Kojima Armor

» Name: Kojima-type Agitated Reishi Magnetic Orbit Rectifier (A.R.M.O.R.); AKA: "Kojima Armor"
» Description: The Mark One Kojima Armor has the appearance of a Fiat 500-sized sphere mounted on top of five hefty, triangular legs. Inside the sphere is a variety of complex mechanizations that work in tandem to produce the effect described below. It is, in effect, something akin to a generator. It works on similar principles to a nuclear reactor, but it does not use normally-fissile material. At the bottom of the sphere are a trio of deployable slots that take a special type of fuel rod—elongated Silberröhre (Ginto). Yes, this is powered by Reishi. Thus, it takes a Quincy (or someone else capable of using Silberröhre) to activate the Kojima Armor.

» Effect: The main effect of Kojima Armor is the production of a field of ultradense Reishi into a sphere around the generator. This field works by sending "agitated" Reishi from the fuel rod out to a specific distance away from the generator (currently 10 yards away). Once at the activated distance, it begins agitating the Reishi around it. As this continues, a visible sphere of crackling green-blue Reishi forms. This is the true form of Kojima Armor.

Kojima Armor is similar to Blut Vene, but it acts vastly differently. Whereas Blut Vene is enhancing one's overall defensive capabilities, Kojima Armor is exactly what it says. It is armor. Instead of being a thick wall that either fully absorbs or deflects the force from an attack, Kojima Armor spreads the attack's impact like a ripple. This is similar to the concept of mail armor—where the agitated Reishi would disperse the force of a sudden blow over a wider area, reducing the wear on one section.

The more energy these absorb, the more Reishi needs to be agitated. Thus, repeated or overly-strong attacks (that do not break the barrier outright), require more fuel rods are required. At any given time, only two of the fuel rods can be active—a safety feature so that one of the fuel rods can always be exchanged during use. Attacks with enough force can break through Kojima Armor with a single blow. It can take repeated blasts from a tank or localized artillery before shattering, but the full payload of a cruise missile (or particularly large air-to-ground bunker buster-style bomb) would break through with negligible effects on the munition's effects. Other levels of attack require multiple attacks to completely break through Kojima Armor.

Kojima Armor does regenerate over time, with even a complete dispersal being able to be recovered from. The more damage done to Kojima Armor, the longer it takes to recover. It should also be noted that the Mark One (current iteration) does not produce the effect quickly enough to be mobile beyond a few miles an hour. Future versions may be more portable, but currently Kojima Armor is deployable only in a single area.

Ironically, Kojima Armor is also vulnerable to a Quincy's Reishi Manipulation. A Seele Schneider, for instance, is capable of ripping through Kojima Armor as if it weren't there. Although reishi-based attacks can be fired from within, it is not advisable as the moment the reishi hits in the shield itself, the trajectory is changed significantly. Accuracy becomes an impossibility—unless the shield is surrounded entirely by enemy forces, in which case the accuracy (or lack thereof) is the least of one's concerns. If the piece of the Quincy's spirit weapon that fires is placed outside the barrier, it is unaffected by the shield's diffusion.




» Relevant Link: Vandenreich

» Obtained From: Developed by the Vandenreich under the direction of Calliope Schwarzmann with assistance from particle physicist Sasaki Kojima, PhD.

» Accessibility: At current, there is only the one combat-ready prototype. Full-scale production is dependent on the successful use of the prototype.


This is a project in constant development. The general concept of the Kojima ARMOR will not change—although further iterations will focus on portability, efficiency, and size of the protected area.