This gigantic VS is formed when a GAN-34 Granseed merges with a GAB-25M Cakti. Is a Tencale-VS hybrid, which comes with multiple turrets. The soldiers who ride these Vital Suits are dressed like Akrid, suggesting that the only way to successfully ride them is to deceive their eyes. This new kind of VS is an experimental type recently created by NEVEC. Is a Dongo-VS hybrid, which is versatile. There are some variations of the Cyclops that are armed with rockets instead of lasers as well as one that lacks the protective shutters. Apart from the shutters, it is poorly armored and can be destroyed with any weapon. Normally, its core is covered by a pair of indestructible shutters, rendering it invulnerable from the front however, it must open the shutters to fire, exposing its core to attack. The Cyclops uses a laser rifle mounted underneath its core to attack. Sent by NEVEC to secure key areas of their territory and are also used by the Carpetbaggers.
There are several different models of Vital Suits that can be used.
Vital suits and snow pirates on the prowl The user is also incapable of Jump-Shooting VS Weaponry. VS weapons (with the exception of a few that are permanently installed) can also be removed and used by hand, although this hinders the user as VS weapons are heavy and the user must halt to a stop to use them whereas a VS can fire and reload while moving. Many VS weapons can be found on the ground and a VS can swap one of its current weapons with any it finds. Most VS's mount a maximum of two one on each shoulder.
VS manuals are available once the player has ridden them once and can be read during gameplay or in the Option section of the Main Menu.Ī VS can mount a number of different weapons to its chassis. In Lost Planet 2, almost all VSs have special functions, and are therefore more complex to pilot as well as exploiting their abilities. If the pilot fails to eject or escape the radius of the explosion they will most likely be killed. If a VS is severely damaged, the pilot will have a very brief time to eject before the VS explodes. If the pilot has less than 100 T-Eng units, the VS will shut down.Ī Vital Suit's operating condition is separate from the pilot's own health. Piloting a VS uses T-Eng at a constant rate, but using VS features like jumping or hovering reduces it more quickly. Although many varieties of VS exist, most are bipedal and usually about two to three times the height of a person.Īll Vital Suits are powered by Thermal Energy and leave behind a puddle of it when they are destroyed. The Vital Suit or VS, is a machine built to combat the Akrid of E.D.N.