| Kraken | |
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| Faction |  Electrical Protectorate
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| Unit Type | Aquatic Animal |
| Designation | Anti-Ship |
| Production Building | Foundry |
| Secondary Ability | Unknown |
| Prerequisite | |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Production Time | 0:00 |
| Dev. Status | Conceptual |
| Dimension of Origin | Unknown |
| Assembled by | Unknown |
| Key Features | » Tentacles (x10) » Armoured beak » Glowing red eyes » Extremely dense construction w/ vacuum » Data Core: How to blend in with deep-sea life |
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- - Mysterious transmission intercepted off the coast of Greenland
Datalog 104z
Analysis complete: Mythology
Function: Non-scientific explanation of phenomena -> Reverence -> Terror -> Control
Query: Functionality: Terror -> Control
Methodology: Fiction as fact -> Supernatural organisms -> Superstitions ("gods")
Query: Replication of supernatural organisms -> Functionality: Terror -> Humans -> Control -> Humans
Processing
Statistical Probability: Replication of supernatural organisms -> Functionality: Terror -> Humans -> Control -> Humans: High
Nightmare demoralization experiments successful
Nightmares: Effectiveness degrades against larger units -> Combat platforms
Search: Supernatural organisms: Mythology: Aquatic
Processing
Results: Leviathan: Sea Serpent: Kraken: Jormungandr: Mermaids: Aquatic Spirits (Naiads, others): Charybdis: Scylla: Sirens: Aspidochelone: Cirein-croin: Iku-torso: Tiamat: Proteus: Umibozu: Yacumama: Kappa
Analyze: Replication Capability -> Effectiveness -> Combat -> Direct Attack -> Demoralization
Processing
Result: Kraken: Optimal
Begin Creation -> Field Testing
Mythology: Origin: Kraken: Norse
Field Testing: Location -> Triangular region centred on Miyake Island
Mysterious Transmissions
These transmissions from an unknown source were intercepted near Iceland. They have yet to be completely decoded, but the preliminary translations are shown below.
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