COVEC Specs

COVEC - COVert bio-Engineered Cyborg
Main high-end soldier of the Elite. First revealed in 2107 AD
(When justifying all the things a COVEC can do, remember all the things a Cell Phone could do in the 20 years since they went mainline from retina scans, attachments for blood analysis, voice recognition, etc.)
Each unit is designed to be self-sufficient and multitaskable. Many are made for specific fields of operation like assault, defense, or infiltration. Of the later models, of which Nash is one, they were an attempt at an all in one package.
Creation Process:

Only the healthiest and brightest are chosen of the program. Usually those without strong family ties.

Once in the program, the candidates are trained as elite soldiers, their physical and mental endurance put the test over five years of actual duty. Once they have proven themselves on the field, they are ready for conversion.

First step is body modification through chemical treatments and operations. During this step, gene-editing occurs. About 10% die or are forced out during this stage.

Second step is greater operations, implanting new custom organs, replacing bone marrow with new modified cells, and the initial implants of advanced cybernetics. The roughest stage, nearly 50% die or are forced out due to incompatibility. Memory is often affected during this stage, nearly 70% of those who survive lose a significant portion of their long-term memories. Motor skills are not affected. This stage is called ‘Morphing’ and is where most of the physical alterations will occur. Like Stage 3, this stage is only performed deep within New Alamos itself.

Third step is a full overhaul of all cybernetics. Nearly 100% make it through this stage. However, this is also another stressor on the memory and of those who retained their memory, another 30% will lose a significant portion of their older memories. Of those 30%, skill memories are also many times affected.

Fourth step is two years of in-depth training with their new abilities before they are released into the field.

Other COVEC’s which Nash has worked with.

Selena – Nash’s lover. Mostly as brash and impatient seduction/infiltration model. Her impatient tendencies had her pulled from the field.

Drake – A member of Nash’s handpicked team. 8 foot tall and a full assault model

Nash’s Specs
Neural Net: The most potent and dangerous modification to any COVEC.

The computer can run several programs which aid in Nash’s overall ability like:

Surveillance programs which alert him to various triggers

Vector projections to analyze the future location of a target

Ability to hack into local networks and compromise their functionality

Map mode which will give a full map overlay of where Nash is at

Pain suppression

Virtually instant translations of most of Earth’s known languages, allows for placement of most dialects

Internal diagnostics of all systems including simple biometrics like blood pressure and heartbeat

Detailed eidetic memory of recent events

Using air sample from the throat analyzer, ability to figure out probable location on earth

Muscles and Skeletal Structure

Enhanced Skeleton: several times stronger than an average human. Skeleton is a bio-enhanced carbon base. This makes Nash heavier than a human. His bones are slightly more flexible than a human’s also, allowing him to take impacts which might otherwise break them.

Enhanced Musculature: The muscle fibers have been enhanced, mostly genetically, so that they can carry a greater strain. His nervous system can cause the muscles to twitch faster and in greater unison, allowing for quicker movements, higher run speed.

Eyes:

Thermal View Overlay

Electromagnetic View Overlay (can’t work with Thermal simultaneously)

Ears:

Ability to detect magnetic north through specialized iron cells similar to that in geese

Determine air pressure and deduce altitude from there

Fingers – Hypodermic Needles:

Under the fingernail of each finger is a high-stress carbon nanotube needle. The needles are retractable and when fully extended reach out about 2 centimeters. They are largely indestructible and extremely sharp. With them, Nash can perform the following 3 known functions. Climbing most surfaces – the needles can pierce most surfaces enough to gain purchase or slide in between grooves to gain purchase. The needles can be used to inject a variety of chemicals created by Nash’s modified endocrine system. And finally, the needles on either index are laced on the inside with nanofibers which allow Nash to plug into Elite data ports and the data jacks found in the base of the skull of most Elite citizens.

Endocrine System

Nash’s endocrine system can produce several chemicals on demand. He has specialized holding compartments for more dangerous mixtures. Used so far is to create a quick metal weakening enzyme. This is also part of the COVEC’s suicide routine, whereas it can force the body to make a hostile mix of chemicals capable of eating out several of the enhancements the COVEC, completely destroying the neural net in the process.

Throat:

Air sensors able to detect minute changes in the chemical composition of the air

Filters – able to filter out many larger forms of air pollution

Equipment – most of this will not be available to him as he arrived without equipment on Camoray

From belt – black egg size EMP grenade

Black Suit – Complete EMP shielding. Radiates ambient thermals.

Tearco Fire Grenade – Walnut sized orb which when thrown will release locking clamps and expand to a 3’ circle. As soon as it lands, it detonates into a brilliant bluish-white fire and is designed to cut holes into whatever it lands on. Burns at roughly 4000 degrees Celsius for two minutes. The main chemical may be Dicyanoacetylene.

H&K Flechette Pistol – fires 20 flechettes a second. Each flechette is about 2 centimeters long. Fires just below sonic range, fires quietly and designed to pierce most normal armors. The pistol can be ramped up so it fires the rounds at a higher meter per second, though this is noisy.

Spy Globe – A globe camera that gives true 360 degree images. The images are transmitted directly to Nash’s neural net. Both the globe and Nash’s neural net automatically calibrate and adjust for any spinning the globe experiences after it is thrown, tossed, or just left in one spot. The globe can transmit for up to 36 hours on a single charge and can self-destruct in a small explosion upon command by the owner COVEC