- Cosm: Pan-Pacifica
Electric Samurai are an underground group gaining a following around Japan, and similar groups have appeared in China, Korea, and across Pan-Pacifica. Most members are crusading youths emulating ancient samurai traditions. The society’s leaders are mostly descendants of true samurai families and their modern day allies across the region.
Membership in the Electric Samurai is by invitation only, and is extended only when a candidate is observed clashing against Kanawa Corporation forces and displaying the best qualities of a disciple of Bushido.
Ion Gusoku
- Prereq: Spirit 8+, at least two adds in melee weapons.
The distinctive armor of the Electric Samurai is the Ion Gusoku. The first suits were adapted from the armor worn by Kanawa’s elite security forces, but many adaptations and improvements were added as the samurai reverse-engineered Kanawa’s technology.
The armor itself is highly advanced and built specifically for the samurai intended to wear it. A bio-scan lock shuts down functions and seizes up when anyone else puts it on. It limits its wearer’s Dexterity to 10, is Tech Axiom 24, provides +4 Armor, and causes Fatigue.
New Enhancements: This Perk may be taken more than once. Each additional Perk enhances the armor with one of the systems below. Unless it says otherwise, each enhancement may only be taken once.
- Chameleon Plates: The entire outer layer of the gusoku is covered in sensors and LEDs that shift color and brightness to mimic the surrounding area when the samurai stands still. So long as she remains completely still (no actions or movement) she is effectively invisible, and opponents suffer a –6 penalty on attempts to find her or hit her with ranged attacks.
- Flash Burst: Once per scene the armor may unleash a blinding flash of light as a free action. The light momentarily dazzles individuals within a Medium Blast around the character, rendering each Very Stymied.
- Kabuto HUD: The armor’s helmet features an integrated display that removes the first two points of penalties from the samurai’s ranged attacks.
- Lightning Sheath: Electric samurai quickly learned the dangers of being overwhelmed by hordes of infected or the jiangshi’s deadly grappling attack. Once a scene, the armor may discharge an electric blast as a free action, causing 12 damage +1BD to anything touching the armor. Anything grabbing the samurai automatically releases its hold.
- Ultra-Light Alloys: The armor’s low weight and perfect fit combine to eliminate the suit’s Fatigue penalty.
Speed Demon
- Prereq: At least two adds in land vehicles.
Motorcycles are the preferred mode of transportation for most Electric Samurai thanks to the combination of speed, maneuverability, and the lack of an outer frame to hamper sword use! When a Speed Demon makes a melee attack from a motorcycle (or from any vehicle that allows unrestrained attacks, such as riding in an open-topped vehicle) he gains a +2 bonus to damage.
Unflinching
- Prereq: Spirit 8+
A true samurai puts her mission first, even above her own personal safety. She pushes her body to the limits of its endurance to accomplish her goals.
An Unflinching samurai may eliminate one or more levels of Stymied or Vulnerable by taking one Shock per condition removed. For one Shock, for example, she could reduce Very Stymied to Stymied. For two Shock, she could eliminate both, or negate a Stymied and Vulnerable condition, and so on.