#tech drones

[silyabeeodess]

FusionFall Headcanons: Tech Drones

Needless to say, it came as a terrifying shock when fusion spawns took over these machines and they turned on the Earthlings working with them. Many underground tunnels were destroyed in an effort to keep the majority of drones from reaching more pivotal areas inside of Dexlabs. They still pose the biggest danger to the company, focused primarily on burrowing into Dexter’s old laboratory for secrets/equipment.

The series of insectoid machines were created by Dexter primarily for construction work. What with property damage being so common in the world of FusionFall, these machines could speed up the repairs to large cities. The Tech Drones were the first in this series and, being more ant-like, their focus was to carry heavy loads and assist in underground jobs like with sewers or the tunnels that connect Dexlabs with his original lab in Tech Square.  

In much rarer circumstances, the Tech Drones were sometimes used for rescues as well in the event of a building’s/tunnel’s collapse. This is due to the drones mimicking an ant’s behavior to “play Jenka” with dirt, in this case safely removing debris without touching anything load-bearing--decreasing the likelihood of a greater collapse.

Since they already had a strong, mobile body to work with, these fusion monsters aren’t as amalgamated as others. You can see fusion matter leaking from gaps and breaks in their bodies, but that’s about it: They’re not pieced together from scrap or random objects. Only in cases where they’ve revived multiple times from battle do you really see any heavy wear-and-tear and those more amalgamated aspects. Sadly, Dexter and his scientists did too good a job when making the drones, so taking them down can be a challenge...

This wear-and-tear, in one sense, actually caused the drones overall to regress by the time of the events of the Future--a big contrast to the typical evolution of fusion monsters. Production on them was cut short during the war, with Earthlings taking on more of the grunt work for repairs as they did in the past since Fuse’s army could just keep taking over heavy equipment. In short, they were running out of new bodies to work with. This is why we only see the Doom Drone in the Past, which had originally been an improved form of the Tech Drone. Described as “smarter, stronger, and meaner,” they were in much better condition; however, they gradually fell into disrepair/a weakened state. 

With a little work from Fuse’s army, it would be possible to create an even stronger version of the Tech Drone. Nevertheless, they never did. It was likely seen as more trouble than it was worth to rework the drones for combat specifically, since they still aren’t the strongest of his monsters, so Fuse’s intention was to let them gradually “die out” on their own.

An early danger they posed on the public was simply the fact that they carried the Dexlabs’ name. At the start of the war, civilians who saw them could easily mistake the Tech Drones for what they were before fusion spawns took them over, accidently putting themselves in harm’s way.     

Unlike real ants, the Tech Drones’ “mandibles” are really more for show, so they primarily attack with their forelegs in jabbing/piercing motions--typically rearing up to strike smaller opponents from above, as seen in concept art. While some can move in groups, thankfully, they also don’t exhibit as strong a swarming habit as real ants do either. If they do swarm in large numbers, it’s recommended that you get some distance as fast as possible. 

For however many Tech Drones may be on the surface, it’s possible to still find them underground, rummaging through abandoned sewers/tunnels and creating new ones in fusion lairs. This creation of new tunnels acts as a secondary role for them, channeling fusion matter through the earth at an increased rate. 

[53v3nfrn5]

The Lockheed AC-130 in action

Due to the cloud of smoke left behind after flares are released, this aircraft is widely known as “The Angel of Death”

[retrogamingblog2]

[eppilem]

The downfall of AvA Google Chrome needs to be studied

How did it go from a flying, laser-shooting drone

To a basketball

THAT SHIT GOT ITS TECH HOLLOWED OUT AND FILLED WITH AIR !!!

BUT OHHHHHHH FIREFOX GETS TO STAY AS A COOL FIRE BREATHING FOX and not become an ABSTRACT SWIRL that would eventually resemble a fox again

Anyhow Youtube please come back for the final ep of Influencer Arc Green is literally posting things to YouTube you have not had a better chance to return you can literally use Green's videos against him CMON YOUTUBE LETS GO YOUTUBE ITS BEEN SEVEN YEARS 🗣💥💥🔥🎵🎶🎶

[wayward-delver]

Pocky day!!!😳✨✨✨

By CatYumiko2

[mbrainspaz]

people might be like "you waste like 4 hours a day scrolling tumblr and sometimes tiktok, why do you hate reels so much?"

well ya see, reels™™™ from "meta™" are a collection of completely uncultivated mindless gibberish content infested with rage bait ghouls that's constantly being thrust into my face on two platforms where I have worked for years to cultivate my experiences. On instagram I followed only artists I liked in order to see their art. On facebook I wanted to see posts from people I actually know, and nothing else. Meta hates that because I'm not CONSUMING enough CONTENT. Not clicking enough Links. Not interacting with enough brandsss.

In barges Reels with its endless stream of drivel about random bullshit like funny horse videos and celebrity drama. Do I watch videos like that on tiktok? Absolutely, and the crucial difference is that I went to tiktok and intentionally cultivated an algorithm that would give me content that I wanted to see when and where I wanted to see it. I wasn't tricked into going down a braindead video funnel by clickbait. I continuously and consciously cultivate my tiktok algorithm with a reasonable degree of success. Meanwhile Reels is over on the sidelines sobbing, begging me to click just ONE VIDEO PLEASE GODS JUST CLICK ONE! I refuse to be suckered in to watching some hour long rage bait video about ice cream in a toilet like 45 million other idiots. Like my aunt from Indiana who had to let the world know that she knows not to eat ice cream out of a toilet.

I wish I could set Reels™ on fire and feed it to wild dogs.

[columboscreens]

[numberonebestratedstimboard]

An N x Uzi stimboard for @highchimbley !!

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[raindrop-stimmies]

Could you do a Cyn Stimboard?

(Cyn from Murder drones. If that's alright with you.)

One fresh Cyn stimboard for you!

I know nothing about murder drones so I hope this pleases!

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[tblsomedoodles]

Adopted Donnie Au (b/c you all got me thinking about it more so it needed art.)

Basically Donnie ends up in 03 b/c he and Leo literally ran into Hob and Donnie got grabbed before they could run away. He was scared, but when he realized Hob was going to grab Leo too, he panicked. Queue ancestor assisted portal swallowing both Hob and Donnie.

His escape was a little more difficult than Angie's was, resulting in claw marks on his shell and arm that eventually scar. (i might go over that more in a different post. we shall see)

But the main difference (other than the fact it's donnie) is that when Donnie is eventually sent back to Rise, he doesn't handle it as well as Angie, at least emotionally.

Donnie doesn't talk about the last ten years (only occasionally referencing a Papa and uncles but never goes into detail.) He throws himself into his work, which isn't particularly hard since the lair needs a LOT of it. He basically tries to pretend nothing is wrong, bottling up those emotions so he doesn't have to deal with them. He's basically decided that he can't go back so why bother thinking about it.

(not for lack of ability to go back. Donnie would have helped Don make the return portal so he could have easily built his own and adjusted it to his needs. But his brothers need him. Without him they barely had heat for the winter. He's afraid of what would happen to them if he went back.)

So, post Krang, when Mikey surprises him with a portal open to 03 and his Papa walking through it, those bottled up emotions suddenly arn't so bottled anymore. He spends the next several hours clinging to, and crying on, Raphie b/c 2 years worth of emotions have broken containment and refuse to be ignored any longer.

also, bonus funny thought to end on:

Purple jacket episode would probably go a lot like this

yes, Adopted Donnie swears. a lot. : )

[submissivefeminist]

As someone with extreme social anxiety, I just need to say that I feel sexting is highly underrated.

Text scenes are about the hottest thing in the world because I can feel so much pleasure and intimacy with someone, share my deepest desires and fantasies, and at the same time never, ever be perceived by them.

[voltage-stims]

Uzi Doorman murder drones stimboard for me bc pretty gifs :]

Sources (some not listed bc i couldn't find them): 1 / 2 / 3 4 / 5 / 6 7 / 8 / 9

[retrogamingblog2]

[catcucumber-salad]

Does anyone else have that weird creativity pull where you're only writing the first chapters but your mind is already so far into the story where there's tears, angst and that one character that has been turned into an eldritch monster who wants to consume the galaxy??

@aesira-of-orion @locitapurplepink @superciput @chaioticcoffee @emerie-karr @zaya-mo

[mic-check-stims]

J board for @littlelittlestars-world

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[ms-hells-bells]

the alien hearing is proof that actually nutjob men are taken 1000x more seriously than any woman ever in the world.