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Mana's unit before getting the Daiou. Less powerful, but still a well-balanced unit capable of combat at both melee and range.
Unit Description: The Advanced Trooper Kerykeion line has long been Corusa Industries's mainstay, and the Kerykeion Mark III continues their tradition of high-performance, highly modular units.
At 18 meters tell, the Mark III is of comparable size to a typical mobile suit. Its multiple gravitic thrusters take advantage of its energy advantage over many of its contemporaries, making it flight-capable in atmosphere out of the box. While it only comes standard with four beam submachine guns mounted on the forearms, its multiple hardpoints give it a wide variety of customization options. The unit piloted by Mana has been customized to carry a pair of beam sabers mounted on a thruster pack, as well as a beam rifle and an arm-mounted solid shield for defense. The unit also carries a beam launcher, normally stored at the waist. A much stronger version of the beam rifle, the beam launcher fires a significantly stronger and wider beam with a longer firing range - however, it uses an appropriately larger amount of the unit's energy.
The secret to the high performance of the Mark III is its reactor, the Vitas Engine, which functions as a turbine for the flow of life energy throughout the universe, using it for power generation without expending it. This has three notable effects - first, it allows the Mark III to regenerate the energy stored in its capacitors. Second, it coalesces life energy near the engine itself, which can saturate the pilot's body and sensitize them to it, resulting in the development of Newtype-like abilities. Third, a spike in the pilot's emotional drive will cause the engine's output to sharply increase, causing a temporary boost in the Mark III's all-around performance. This feature, while not as strong as a psychoframe or biosensor, is enough to allow the Mark III to punch noticeably above its weight class.