Transformers Binaltech System Description
BT-01 to BT-09 Translated by Jeremy Barlow, Soundwave's Oblivion. The
rest courtesy of Fantofan.co.jp & Torsten B. Abel.
BT-01
Cybertron Tactician Smokescreen
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The head module is the centre
of thought and communication. It consists of the brain chip which contains
the personality program, a visual sensor array, a faceplate with adjustable
facial expressions made of a super elastic alloy and a speech device.The robot body is made of
a newly developed metal fluid actuator and a high-rigidity alloy frame which
is expected to withstand intense exercise and combat. The high-output
electrocell has successfully demonstrated formidable power and instantaneous
force. It has also been provided with cushioning to withstand sudden load
fluctuations and impact loads.
The vehicle mode which
contains the robot mode within its structure uses four independent
closed-loop controlled motors which are different from the standard
vehicles. Sensors have been placed in the front section and around the
vehicle's body which act as sensory apparatus.
BT-02
Cybertron Warrior Lambor
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The “TORQ 3000” quantum processor developed by Quantum Laboratories in the
US is used as the common standard operating computer. It processes
information for mental and physical controls as well as the Transformer's
“seven senses” (sight, hearing, touch, smell, short-range radio wave
transmission, magnetic sensitivity and electric sensitivity).
Both of Lambor’s fists are linked to linear actuators in his upper arms
allowing them to function as piledrivers which deliver 3.6 tons of force, 5
times a second. This is more than useful in close combat and siege attacks.
Because of this, his manipulator unit consists of a minimal set of parts
such as extremely strong alloy blocks, torque motors and metal fiber
tendons. On their own, each component has no sensory functionality.
Information such as tactile and strength sensations are detected by sensors
near his wrists which transmit the data directly to his brain.
The main power source of the Binaltech Transformers are electrocells, which,
when fully charged can function for 40 hours continually in robot mode and
180 hours continually in vehicle mode. His main weapon, the Electron Pulse
Gun, can be used as an emergency power supply.
BT-03
Cybertron Warrior Streak
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The head module includes a high-precision
composite targeting system. Equipped with multi-spectrum sensors in both
eyes and a tight-beam aiming device in the centre of his forehead. The left
and right crests contain multiple antennae components and function as a
phased-array radar.
The main weapon is the Ion Charged Dispersion Rifle, an electronic weapon
which charges particles in the air in the line of fire towards the target
and hits its marks as a powerful beam of charged particles. Although its
accuracy is limited due to the nature of its function, it has an output of
80,000 volts and can punch a 3m deep hole in a concrete wall at a distance
of 20km.
The main drive engines of a Binaltech Autobot are independent in-wheel
superconductive motors in each of the four wheels. When Streaks personal
components were undergoing an eligibility review, the BT-03 team continued
to make their own adjustments which resulted in significant improvements in
speed, frame positioning control and ground contact efficiency when compared
with the other BT models.
BT-04 Cybertron Scout Hound
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
When Hound’s body was redesigned, his existing tracking and detection system
was significantly overhauled and reconfigured. The infrared radiation
collector built into the front of his helmet can detect heat differences as
low as 0.02oC making it effective in tracking any target be it human or
machine. Additionally, enhanced electromagnetic shielding has dramatically
improved the performance of his topographical mapping function as well as
his data storage.
His portable Hologram Gun is a high-tech device, and despite its small size
is capable of projecting three dimensional holographic images through large
scale control of photons. Additionally when he transforms, he can use it as
a medium-powered Photon Blaster.
With the introduction of smart skin technology, Hound’s exterior is a mass
of scanner and radar equipment. On Earth his Neutrino Scanner can collect
information within a radius of 5km at a time (at a range to the horizon).
This data is processed through 3D simulation circuitry and is transmitted as
high precision virtual environmental data to his comrades. In vehicle mode,
his roll bar is equipped with a holoprojector to disguise himself and it can
also project a driver and passenger.
BT-05 Destron Soldier Dead End
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The first Binaltech Destron was created by the American institute, Symultech
Industries, who had appropriated and modified a Binaltech body. This was
already under development before Starscream took control. After his
personality data had been successfully implanted, Dead End continued to
conceal his true identity and was officially registered as BT-05 after
undergoing EDC’s field tests!
His portable Compressor Air Gun is an impact weapon which blasts high-energy
compressed air to knock down structures and enemy warriors. The receiver
tank is made of a pressure-resistant and heat-resistant alloy made by
Symultech. This enables the pressure to be increased to 4.6 tons per square
centimetre. Additionally the two energy blasters built into his backpack
have enough power to punch a hole in a 2m thick steel wall.
His vehicle mode can reach speeds of up to 360km/h and retains the Stuntrons
unique abilities such as the exterior reinforced with an automatic
forcefield and acrobatic capabilities thanks to the low-power anti-gravity
generator. He is also equipped with a radar which can detect movement within
a 320km radius as well as being able to store the collected topographical
information in its memory banks. This allows him to lure the enemy into a
dead end.
BT-06 Cybertron Warrior Tracks
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Given the absence of air support within the Cybertron Earth Defence Force,
Tracks' body underwent a targeted redesign to enhance its aerial combat
capabilities, with a specific emphasis on air combat in robot mode and
improved manoeuvrability. The redesign includes two mobile rocket engines as
dorsal thrusters, enabling short subsonic flights, and they are capable of
launching multi-warhead heat-seeking incendiary missiles from their tips.
Additionally, both arms are equipped with dual plasma shotguns.
His primary weapon is the Black Beam Gun, a sophisticated armament that
projects a kinetic energy beam infused with a hyperkinetic black gaseous
substance known as "Black Light." This formidable tool envelops his target
in a force field, disrupting their optical circuits, and the impact force of
the swirling gases inflicts substantial damage.
The integration of repulsor force panels and aerodynamic force fields in
different sections of his vehicle form theoretically enables Tracks to
achieve flight without the requirement of his former flight mode.
Nonetheless, this design alteration leads to a significant drop in combat
effectiveness and speed during flight, and due to Tracks' unique aesthetic
preferences that prioritise appearance over functionality, these features
are rarely used. Additionally, the vehicle's exterior panels are coated with
the latest functional pigment from DuPont. This innovative coating allows
Tracks to alter his body colour, effectively camouflaging himself or
projecting dynamic video images of the surroundings, rendering him nearly
invisible.
BT-07
Cybertron Tactician Smokescreen
GT
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
"BT-07" serves as the development code for a sub-project focused on
researching "the possibility of increased production and mass mobilisation
of robot lifeforms." In response to Smokescreen's request, Subaru's newest
Binaltech body was employed as the experimental base. The EDC Advanced
Technology Development Bureau undertook modifications, enhancing its
functions to ensure compatibility with the GT system.
The recently integrated multi-purpose projectile weapon, the Blaster
Launcher, features a loading mechanism connected to a subspace link,
enabling an unlimited supply of missiles from Cybertron City’s ammunition
depot. However, occasional malfunctions may arise due to its loading
mechanism. BT-07 primarily utilises jamming rounds containing materials that
disrupt enemy detection.
The Transformers Life Force emanates from a "Laser Core," situated at the
centre of a force field, propagating throughout the entire body. The GT
System ingeniously places this Laser Core in subspace storage outside of the
body while concurrently connecting it to a translink port installed in each
Binaltech terminal. This process breathes life into each unit, duplicating
the personality data. Upon each unit's return from a mission, the stored
memory data is amalgamated.
BT-08 Cybertron Lieutenant Meister
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
This Binaltech body, which faithfully reproduces and enhances the
performance of his original form, meets all of Meisters demands, whose
marksmanship with his photon rifle allows him to hit targets from any
position. The built-in flamethrower, full-spectrum headlights, and
180-decibel stereo speakers combine to produce a captivating light and sound
spectacle. Furthermore, the incorporation of auxiliary wings on his back and
his side thrusters allows him to glide for approximately 3,000 metres.
The other Meister, whose entire body is crimson, is a Cybertron replica
automaton and represents the original research achievement of the BT-08
plan. The AI, constructed by emulating Meister's personality program,
exhibits a high level of autonomous behaviour, though not yet sufficient to
be considered sentient, and can be remotely controlled by Meister for
deployment in actual combat. Meister affectionately calls this AI robot, who
is like a brother or son to him, 'Zoom-Zoom,' and occasionally gives him
dance and music lessons.
The “BT-08” project initially began as an effort to artificially recreate
and replicate the Transformer's cognitive program using cutting-edge AI
technology. For the control body, Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan had been
producing several Binaltech units modelled after Meister's functions and
appearance. However, due to situational changes, it was quickly decided that
these units would be better utilised as a disguise body for Meister himself.
Consequently, his brain core and personal components were secretly
transported to Japan and installed at Mazda's Concept Lab in Hiroshima.
BT-09 Dstrin Supply Soldier Swindle
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Swindle's body frame was completed by
seizing the BT-09 prototype, developed by Central City Technical University
for Cybertron warriors, along with the entire project team, and forcing them
to finish it. As a result, several functional terminals, including force
barrier radiators and jamming transmission panels that are incompatible with
his control system, remain offline.
His handheld Gyro gun disrupts the balance centre of all Transformers.
Additionally, the engine-like units on both upper arms house the mechanism
for its primary weapon, the Scatter Blaster. In vehicle mode, it can fire
explosive shrapnel over a wide area from the front grille, while in robot
mode, it can launch from both palms. Weapons used by the Binaltech TF are
often supplied by the Earth Defense Command (EDC) Weapons Department once
they are integrated into Cybertron City. Since Swindle fled just before the
BT-09 operational test and was not equipped by the EDC, he crafted these
special weapons himself using his own concealed supplies.
Due to the cancellation of their EDC registration, the Binaltech Destrons
lost access to the recharge facilities for their 'Electrocells.' As a
result, they replaced their power source with an “Exponential Generator,” a
stabilised, low-power, and practical alternative.
Grimlock
Unlike other TF regeneration plans, the BT-10 was released as
a project for the development of the Ultimate Robot Body, from the previous
technological accumulations. As a result, an engine with greater output than
the conventional was used, also with the injection of molecular machines, a
higher performance stress guidance control system was planned out. With
this, the BT body, comprised of delicate operational components, now had the
equivalent strength as its crystal alloy framework enabling an exertion of
immeasurable strength.
The development of BT-10 was carried out by Ford Company’s specialised car
development team, and with Wheeljack’s cooperation, the preparation work for
Grimlock began. The problem child, Grimlock regardless their original good
intentions, took it out on the developers from his resentment of being
remade a BT. But they bore it with equal tolerance, and thus the ultimate
performance body was completed.
The portable gun, stun laser, paralyses the enemy with a blow of solid
light. Also the close range energo sword, given a burst of energy on the
blade, increases its cutting edge, likewise destroying the electrical
systems. A self propelling mini rocket launcher is installed in both knees,
and a plasma shield unfolds from the hubcap of the lower arm.
Ravage
The BT-11 Plan was a research frame secured in the name of "technological
synthesis tests," but in fact this project was used as a cover for the "X-9
Revival Plan" by people connected with the old secret organization known as
the Intelligence and Information Institute (I.I.I.). In order to bring back
X-9 as a "living TF," the project team brought in the original Ravage, whom
the EDC had in custody as a prisoner at the time, and used his life force to
achieve reactivation.
"Battle Ravage's" exostructure was completed through improvisation by
diverting existing BT unit blueprints. The project team took into account
the danger of hostile activity after his body was finished, and omitted all
armament and built in multiple fail-safe devices, but with his knowledge of
the future's super-technology, Battle Ravage easily took control of the
automatic assembly line, undid the safety devices, and acquired the latest
in modern weapons systems besides.
Since Battle Ravage's body contains no "Life Essence Nucleus," what he
refers to as a "Spark," he gains life by combining with his "present form"
of Ravage. Ravage remains reduced into cassette mode and stored in a
suspended-function state in the vehicle console's audio unit, and is still
unaware of Battle Ravage's existence.
Overdrive
Overdrive's original body was most severely damaged, requiring an extended
period of time to repair his core section, so the launch of his new body's
development was greatly delayed compared to the first BT numbers. Honda's
Wako Technological Research Centre was in charge of developing the BT-12
frame, and thanks to the efforts of a team with superior skills in
developing anthropomorphic robots, they achieved delivery of the frame in a
very short time, indeed. The numerous BT-12 prototypes were later offered up
for "Project Bodyshop," which was drafted by Wheeljack.
His ballistic shield, formed from a membrane of high-density polymerized
durabyllium, can block any physical projectile attack. In addition, the
Omni-Blaster, a multifunction weapon developed by the EDC, can be used as a
neutron blaster, electron cannon, and plasma beam rifle, the three weapons
which were once his standard equipment.
Because of stipulations in the contracts for development manufacturers
brought into the BT Project, they are limited to humane support, so Honda
had to pass up the installation of internal weaponry in his car frame and
omit the mechanism for his two-stage transformation into attack mode.
Instead, three field propulsion devices been included in the rear of his car
frame (his shoulders and abdomen in robot mode), granting him the special
abilities of super-high-speed travel and brief transonic flight in vehicle
mode, as well as high mobility in robot mode.
Laserwave
BT-13 is a research plan to bring back the Transformers' most radical
transformation method, the Transmutor, using Earth science. By altering the
quantum information of particles composing matter, this technology can alter
the composition and structure of objects. However, its implementation
requires large-scale machinery and power, so the plan was put on hold.
Battle Ravage invaded the BT-13 research facility, made improvements to this
equipment and research data, and used it to bring Laserwave back to life.
A commercial vehicle made by Mazda was used as experimental material for the
Transmutor device. The essential test procedure involved transferring scan
data of BT-08 Meister, then modifying and reorganizing it into a completely
different robot exostructure. The base vehicle, installed with Laserwave's
personality component and redesign data, achieved a dramatic transformation
into a powerful BT Destron.
His personal weapon, the Turbo Rifle, is a high-output laser gun loaded with
a high-efficiency energy supercharger. Besides being a weapon on its own, if
he stores away its stock and equips it on his left upper arm, it also
functions as an amplifier unit that increases the offensive ability of his
gun-arm. His destructive power is then on a par with that of his original
laser gun mode.
Wheeljack
Wheeljack believed the key to saving "the war dead of the future" lay in the
GT System, and at his suggestion, the development plans for BT-14 were put
into operation as a link to "Project Bodyshop." The GT System made it
possible to have parallel forms of a single being through the sharing of
life force. After the completion of BT-07, slots corresponding to all BT
Cybertrons were established in the system, but his is the first case of one
being put into full operation since Smokescreen.
Unlike the identical bodies used by BT-07, Wheeljack's parallel forms are
comprised of an "Alpha Unit," his original form supplemented by a GT
mechanism; a "Beta Unit," using the Ford-made BT frame, and an "Omega Unit,"
the form and specs of which are still completely shrouded in a veil of
secrecy. The Beta Unit, which uses the BT core torso, possesses the greatest
combat strength as well as high-speed flight capability thanks to
rear-mounted field propulsion panels.
His hand weapon, a laser-strafer rifle, is capable of firing strafing
volleys of high-output pulse lasers. His cryo-sword envelops its blade in an
immobilizer field, the molecular motion-halting effect of which supercools
the contact surface. Using this extreme temperature deviation, it can
shatter or slice through any armour material.
Prowl
Prowl's newest grade form achieved boot-up by installing Chip Chase's
awareness, separated from his body by mind transfer, in place of Prowl's
lost "laser core." BT-15 acts with all of Prowl's usual personality and
will, but it is also extended by a separate neurocomputer that handles
thinking as Chip, so the two of them are in a strong symbiotic relationship.
Meanwhile, Chip's own body is being kept in stasis in an EDC special medical
facility.
Project Bodyshop is a plan to affect a rapid rise in the Cybertron survival
rate through GT technology, which allows Transformers to have multiple
bodies. At first, the Honda-designed BT-15 model was developed for this
project to become the parallel form "Prowl 2," but because Prowl's original
body was destroyed before the GT network was activated, it was decided that
BT-15 would function as his primary unit.
At first, the Honda-designed BT-15 model was developed for Project Bodyshop*
to become the parallel form "Prowl 2," but because Prowl's original body was
destroyed before the GT network was activated, it was decided that BT-15
would function as his primary unit. His vehicle mode exterior is programmed
with the coloration patterns of police cars from around the world and can
change its appearance as necessary. He can also change his interior thanks
to the employment of ultra-smartplastics.
*Project Bodyshop is a plan to save "the war dead of the future" through "Genetronic
Translink" technology, which makes it possible for a TF to have multiple
selves.
The BT-15 GHS Unit: The all-blue, general-release version BT-15 model was
developed as a Generic Host Shell not limited to any one user. Normally, it
stands by as Prowl's reserve GT unit, but it can be activated as an
emergency parallel body for Streak, Tracks, or any other Cybertron, as the
situation requires.
His portable weapon, an acid pellet gun, is a semi-automatic
rifle that fires volleys of highly corrosive pellets. His close-combat
equipment, the blight stick, can instantly render an enemy powerless by
injecting a disruptor surge.
Skids
BT Skids is the first case to use a BT frame purely as a form upgrade,
involving no special circumstances in his creation. In order to implement
this official usage, the Toyota Group and the EDC's Advanced Technology
Development Division cooperated to include internal systems in this frame
that would refine it as a mechanical lifeform: self-repair and regenerative
functions, nano-mechanical antibodies, material preservation functions and
so on. So long as it is not damaged in battle, in theory, its effective
working life should be several thousand years.
Owing to the difficulties of production increase, the BT-16 model does not
have the same type of GT replication frame. Instead, it is equipped with a
subspace channel that will transport just the nucleus of the life-force into
an external storage area.
His hand weapon is a liquid nitrogen rifle which can shoot a stream of the
element, super cooled to nearly -200oC, almost 190 meters (623
feet).
Black Convoy
As a man-made Transformer, Black Convoy does not possess a life core. In
order to give him life, the subspace linkup experiment was carried out. But
during the experiment, a glowing orb emerged from a mysterious time warp.
When it came in contact with the body, it was suddenly activated and
disappeared.
Rijie Electro Disruptor Version
The Ford GT type BT body placed the emphasis on re-creating one of the
Transformers’ most mysterious technologies, the “Power Chip Current
Co-ordinator”, using Earth technology. During the research among the ten
bodies used, the #7 body with multiple bio photons showed an abnormal energy
output reaction. Rijie’s original Electro Disruptor was capable of staying
invisible for approximately six minutes, but this #7 body had an
extraordinary ability of maintaining its shielding function indefinitely as
long as it was online, though instead it was now unable to become visible.
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