Half-Borg

Faction: Authority

Era: Civil War

Subcategory: Military Technology [alternative names: "Walker", "Witch" (exclusive term for half-borged Grunts)]

Half-Borgs are Humans, Wanes or Grunts which have had their limbs (and sometimes face) completely replaced with robotic prosthetics.

These replacement limbs are nothing like the originals. Each limb looks, while compressed, like a normal prosthetic, but each solid (non-joint) section (eg. thigh) has the capability to slide apart lengthways to increase its length by double.

At full extension, half-borg legs are slender, skeletal and digitigrade and around 6 feet in length at full stretch. They have clawed, bird-like feet.

The arms can extend similarly. All half-borg limbs are frighteningly strong, capable of kicking through thin walls and lifting a small car.

The skeletal, loping appearance of a half-borg with all limbs fully extended is what earns the nickname "Walker".

Wane and Grunt half-borgs also get prehensile tail prosthetics, which while capable of extension, such function however is quite limited.

In combat, Wane or Grunt half-borgs will often deploy a telescopic riot shield with their arms and then swing their tail up between their legs to grip the shield at its base and hold it in front of their body to free up both arms.

Due to the incredible strength required, Half-borgs are some of the few individuals capable of wielding a Blast Hammer.