System Ten

A Murder Drones world building and drone variant lore building blog

[systemten]

deciddd to revamp this blog-

So, me, @nemoofunknownparadigm & @abyssalshade have been making up drone variants, and recently I’ve been building onto lore for the Disassembly Drone versions of the variants, although I’ll probably also do the Worker Drone versions too-

Because there’s a lot of lore, I decided to revamp the blog from “Copper-9 Chronicler” to “SystemTen”, which is the name I’ve given the color system that Copper-9 and its sister planets reside in-, this post will also act as a master post, and making a master post like this + in general the way I’ve been building lore is inspired by @fandom-hopping and his Bismuth [I think that’s how you spell it?-] lore and drone type lore- @dronearchetypearchive is where you can find a master list on the various drone variants, and even submit asks and ideas about the current ones and even new ones!

Anygay’s, here’s the planets, their base description, and all the links to the various lore bits so far! [planet 2 is unnamed because I haven’t built up for lore it/idk if there’s any drone variants that need a home still that don’t have one-]

COPPER-9

a cold and snowy planet, labeled a false ice planet Copper-9 is more so Arctic cold versus inhospitable cold, as trees and plants can survive, and recently, due to Solver made organic matter, animals have began returning to the planet. Copper-9 has a steady population of base model Worker Drones, and is home to the last three remaining members of the nearly entirely extinct Unnamed Disassembly Drone variant, along with also being home to the endling member of the almost completely extinct Security Drone species, a species that is neither Worker nor Disassembler but instead its own unique drone subspecies, and it’s not the only unique subtype, Copper-9 is also home to the few members of the Savior Initiative Drone subspecies. Copper-9 is a mere 5 on the deadliness scale, sure it’s Arctic cold and toxic atmosphere provide a challenge, but simply bring along a cold proof spacesuit and a gas mask and your good, remember to get on the good side of the locals though!

Lore Links: WIP, none done so far

FENRIR-8

A seemingly inhospitable and harsh true ice planet, Fenrir-8 is so cold and windy that it cannot support wildlife or plant life, making it impossible for humans to live here-, however, the human created Helwinter drones thrive here, as do any other cold weather drones, working the factories and manufacturing plants that reside here hat were built to take advantage of the planets natural resources, although most Helwinter drones are pretty relaxed about their work, their very chill, pun intended-. Fenrir-8 is a 7 on the deadliness scale, you can survive it with the right extreme cold weather gear and vehicles, but without it, your ass is grass!

Lore Links:

Helwinter Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Helwinter Drone Concept post [lore]

Yeti Disassembly Drones [art + lore, WIP]

Yeti Drone Concept Post [lore]

Fenrir-8 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

LUCIFER-7

a fiery and angrily hot planet, Lucifer-7 can reach up to 150 degrees minimum, on a good day!, still, it’s where the hyperactive Salamander Drones make their home, finding quite the satisfaction in keeping the massive factories running, even after humanity’s extinction. Lucifer-7 being a fast-mine planet means its core produces metal and slag and oil at a fast rate, allowing it to support its drones, who have quite the speedy metabolism due to the intense systems they have to have in order to survive in the sweltering heat-, Lucifer-7 is about an 8 on the deadliness scale, which earns it the title “Hell Class”, it’s very hot and inhospitable, but, if your insane, and willing to stay in your fridge like spaceship, you’ll be able to survive, kinda-, just expect to suffer burns and dry skin from your stay-

Lore Links:

Salamander Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Salamander Drones concept post [lore]

Salamander Worker Drone lore tidbit [writing]

Lucifer-7 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

CHERNOBYL-6

a highly toxic and radioactive planet, Chernobyl-6 used to be a normal planet, aside from the tons of Nuclear plants and factory’s that dotted it that humanity used to power visiting spaceships and any batteries they needed charged, and then, a simultaneous meltdown and detonation of these plants and factory’s, initial or not is unsure, released enough radiation and nuclear waste that the planet went from a 2 on the deadliness scale to being one of the deadliest planets that humanity knew!, still, there were resources to be had, and clean up to be done, so humanity built Reactor Drones and sent them on their way!, now these poor drones toil on after the extinction of humanity, unaware that humans are gone and they have a chance to lead normal life’s if rescued off the plant-, the Reactor Disassembly Drones know, oh they do, pinging out into space and into the Solver System for the Solver Mother to save them, oh save them, save them please. Chernobyl-6 is a 10 on the deadliness scale, making it a “Death Class” planet, it’s impossible for biological life to survive here, so don’t try-

Lore Links:

Reactor Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Reactor Drones Concept Post [lore]

Chernobyl-6 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

BISHOP-5

a green planet similar to Earth, Bishop-5 is known for its fauna and wildlife, which are similar to the fauna and wildlife of Earth in the past, versions of extinct animals, such as Tasmanian Tigers and Direwolves, thrive here, along with even raptors and some other species’ of dinosaurs-, sure their not quite the same animals, but they sure are similar! Bishop-5 is a mosh pit of drone types, boasting the only living population of any version of the Watchmen Drone variant, although its Watchmen Disassembly Drones and not the extinct Watchmen Worker Drones, among many other types of drones-, due to being the closest to Copper-9 in the system, the Wayfinder’s of the two planets often relay messages between, and Bishop-5 supplied the ships that Uzi and her team used when visiting Chernobyl-6 and rescuing a half dozen of the Reactor Disassembly Drones trapped there-, Bishop-5 truly is a trade center, being friendly to anything none hostile, with big yet accessible and disability friendly cities and even huge harmful sunlight proof glass domes over Disassembler and Solver friendly sections of the city!- Bishop-5 is firmly and truly a 3 on the deadliness scale, and the 3’s only there instead of a 2 because of the fauna and wildlife being a little bit dangerous to humans and biological life from other planets-

Lore Links:

Watchmen Disassembly Drones [Art + lore]

Watchmen Drones Concept Post [Lore]

Wayfinder Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Wayfinder Drones Concept Post [lore]

Hazmat Disassembly Drones [Art + lore]

Hazmat Drones Concept Post [lore]

Hazmat Drones lore tidbit [lore-]

Companion Drones Concept Post [lore]

Are Hybrids possible? [lore]

Arachnomancer Concept Post [lore]

Arachnomancer Lore Tidbits 1 2 [lore + writing]

Butcherbird Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Butcherbird Drones concept post [lore] Butcherbird Drones lore tidbit [lore]

Disassembly Drones cubs lore [art + lore]

Bishop-5 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

more links to be added later, when I remember lol-, there’s a LOT- TwT-

COLOSSUS-4

a rocky and dusty planet formally used for trash disposal, when humanity’s Gladiator dreams grew big, they sought to build great arenas, a challenge on the already packed Earth, so they simply did a tiny bit of terraforming on Colossus-4 and called it a day-, now, after humanity’s extinction, the drones still run the arenas and rings and leagues, more so for the thrill of it now instead of humans urging and management. Colossus-4 is a 4 on the deadliness scale, it’s possible for humans to live here, but I’d advise gas masks and skin protection, the dust and the remaining trash from the planets early days are health hazards!-

Lore Links:

Gladiator + Handler Disassembly Drones [art + lore]

Handler Drones Concept Post [lore]

Gladiator Drones Concept Post [lore]

Colossus-4 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

Lethe-3

a mysterious planet, few come to it or come off of it, leaving its secrets shrouded in mysteries, the treasures in the ruins dotting all over its surface left untouched, the deadly and dangerous songs ringing for miles both deterring any passing ships and calling them to a false-home and empty promises, all led by the deadly giants that roam, slowly moving across the dead and dying former green planet, long necks stretched up high, maws open in “song”, whip like tails destroying buildings, helping the planets slow decay, as the planets and meats and products left behind by the humans rot and decay, forming a biohazard of the wasteland worse then the Bavarian Meats or Mexia abandoned market mess-. Lethe-3’s deadliness scale before humanity’s fall was 2, as it was a green planet akin to Earth and was used as a spare Earth, however, after humanity’s fall and the appearance of the singers, the planet’s deadliness scale has jumped up to 8 just from the sheer hostility of its biohazard like landscape and the aggressive drones roaming it.

Lore Links:

Preacher Drone Concept Post [lore]

Preacher Drones Extra Lore [Art + lore]

Armadillo Drones Concept Post [lore]

Armadillo Drones [art + lore]

Hazmat Disassembly Drones [Art + lore]

Hazmat Drones Concept Post [lore]

Hazmat Drones lore tidbit [lore-]

Blight Drones Concept Post [lore]

Blight Drones [art + lore]

Lethe-3 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

Cumulonimbus-2

One of the largest planets in the system, the surface of this rock is constantly battered by endless storms and torrential downpours. There are few places that are safe from this hazard, mainly the small but deep oceans that dot the planet, and the extensive cave systems that run throughout the depths. However, although these are the only safe places, various drones placed here by both humanity and the Solver (mostly the Solver) have settled into these cracks, and made them rather dangerous, which overall increases this planet’s deadliness level to an 8. There are still safe areas you can find if you know what you’re doing.

It should be noted that due to the hostility of the planet, the humans used it strictly for either mining it’s massive rocky structure chock full of valuable materials, or utilising the strong winds for alternative energy. Though once the solver-based drones arrived, any humans were quickly killed, the empty mine shafts and abandoned wind farms becoming their hunting grounds.

[planet designed by @eldritchwriter346 ]

Lore Links:

[list done by Eldritch, I didn’t edit it much, because it’s fine as it is-, I didn’t edit much of what Eldritch wrote tbh-]

Floaters (made by Eldritch, but currently WIP)

Burrowers (made by Eldritch, but currently WIP)

Normal workers (just watch the show lol) [edit from me: I’ve taken to calling these guys Classic models! :D, although, in my lore and stuff, N, V, and J are actually not of the Classic Disassembly Drone variant- it exists, their just not that variant]

Death Worms (made by Eldritch, but currently WIP)

Leviathans (made by Eldritch, but currently WIP)

Arachnomancers (made by nemoofunknownparadigm)

Solar Drones - Disassembly variant (made by Eldritch. Check the reblogs as they have the full lore!)

Alexandria-1

Once a very barren plant, this used to be just a hunk of rock, nothing here, and was formerly named Slate-1, however, after Ember settled on the planet, huge libraries were quickly built up, and the power of the star trapped within the Dragon’s chest started to give life, causing the planet to slowly recover, sparkling rivers of water rumored to have healing properties, glimmering trees with strange fruits that gleam like trees growing from them, a sky so clear you can see every last star, aurora borealis’ so vibrant and colorful that they put the Earth’s ones to deep shame. Alexandria-1 is a 1 on the deadliness scale, no predatory animals exist and it’s only two inhabitants are more focused on each other and tending to the stores of knowledge, and the air and water is remarkable clear and healthy, and no poisonous fruits are known to exist, Slate-1 was a 10 on the deadliness scale, a “Death Class” planet where life was impossible due to its complete lack of atmosphere or fauna or water of any kind-

Lore Links:

Dragon Drones Concept Post [lore-]

Dragon Drones [art + lore, WIP]

Ember, the Guardian of the System [lore + story + art, WIP]

Alexandria-1 landscaping + environment info [WIP]

[systemten]

So- I did thinking- and realized I’ve never explained the base I go off of when doing the designs for DD’s and Solver’s!-, and since my first Solver design is planned to hit System Ten soon, I figured I might as well explain some stuff-, basically, me explaining the “biology” for DD’s for several paragraphs lol- I’ll first go over the base, using the DD trios variant, and then I’ll go over the most extreme/different from the base DD variants!

[DD variants here have lore built up by both me and @nemoofunknownparadigm , and some of the bits and pieces here are inspired by @sicksucculentz ‘s posts!]

Disassembly Drones [Caedes Fucus]

capable of reaching heights anywhere from six to seven and a half feet, Disassembly Drones tend to be larger then their Worker counterparts, but they bear a cat like skeleton, allowing them to squeeze into any spot their head can fit in, a useful feature for a predator designed to hunt and kill.

they bear a more twisty and bendy spine then expected, partly because of their tails, but also because it allows them to rest in a quadrupedal stance with no issue, their necks can angle upwards more then a humans can, allowing them to have an upright head even when standing on hands and feet.

Being loud and confrontal predators, when chasing they can reach speeds that would make a cheetah jealous, and their fused to the fingertip claws both grip ice and snow with zero issue, and hold onto prey without worry of tearing out a claw or losing their grip., they tend to fight more in a cat fight like style, tussling and clawing at opponents, using their sharp fangs to puncture armor and their claws to grip, while they use their claws a lot, their teeth are their best weapon. They also will use their tails to whip crack at opponents faces, or to hit their opponents to stun them, their nanite acid is more so a last option, as should the opponent break the needle tip off while it’s embedded, acid will spill out, often times harming both DD and opponent.

their tails at a base level are a sturdy cable with a hollow channel in the middle, through which nanite acid runs through, it pools inside the “syringe”, which is more so a very fancy scorpion like Barb of sorts, the needle is barbed and its blade serrated, in order to cause maximum damage, and to make sure if they pull their tail out, it’s on their own terms-, the tail can function just fine at this base level, however it’s numb and somewhat feeling less, leaving it easier to accidentally injure, a healthy DD will often times have a thick layer of synthetic muscle like silicone fat packed around the tail, through which nerve cables run through, giving the tail feeling along with making it harder to server, as it’s a fat storage area the tail tends to bulk up first, however its powerful and strong, and doesn’t loose speed even when bulky. It is strong enough to comfortably support a DD’s full weight, allowing them to comfortably sleep upside down, as to help avoid any unwanted ambushes while asleep.

Their wings are often times huge, being larger then they are tall, however this is not for feather surface area/lift, as their feathers are more so decorative, since the ion thrusters located at each elbow are what really does the work. Instead the wings are large for intimidation purposes, and so there’s more of the razor sharp edged feathers to attack with if need be. The ion thrusters are incredibly powerful, allowing mid air hovering, and also allowing them to lift off the ground without their build having to be light or sleek, instead their built to hold onto weight, as their regeneration systems benefit from having excess materials to pull from, as a consequence their ion thrusters are designed to be able to lift them off the ground no matter what. The ion thrusters also act as eye spots in dark places, allowing them to appear bigger and more dangerous then they actually are, since even these beasts aren’t the apex top of the chain predators-

Each individual has a unique scent to them, which smells off or stinky to Workers, and can trigger the prey drive of a Solver, but smells just fine to them, they recognize each other by these scents, and will mark objects and people by rubbing against them, which basically puts a neon sign of “FUCK OFF” on the marked area, keeping it safe-, DD’s that have known each other for a while/are of the same Squad, tend to have at least one matching note to their scent, with twins tending to match in the underlying notes and only differ in the main/loudest note.

They tend to live in packs, being pretty social, and they actually will commune raise pups sometimes, with trusted pack members caring for the young while the parents go hunt. Packs are family units first and foremost, there’s no “Alpha” or “Omega” bullshit, instead the pack tends to be run by the Dam and Sire, aka the eldest mated pair, who act sort of as the parents of the group. Squads are more tight knit, within a pack there’s often times at least one Squad, as for what they are, a Squad is a group of siblings within a five year age range of each other, although occasionally cousins will form Squads. Squads are bonded to each other, and live and hunt alongside one another, unlike most siblings these guys don’t care how old they get, they remain on good terms and affectionate with each other, in extreme cases they will break apart due to negative circumstances, but a Squad is far more likely to disband from a death of a member. [J, V and N are a Squad!, at least, in my AU-]

while it varies from variant to variant, they tend not to process most organics well, meat is fine enough, although too much will give one a stomach ache, but other organics can cause issues, and some, such as honey, are deadly and will cause the drone equivalent of lockjaw/tetanus for the afflicted DD. Their casing also tends to alter depending on diet, rust and slag oil tends to cause dull and mottled casing, steel and iron and the like tends to just leave the casing as it’s normal shiny creamish white self, while gold/silver/copper will often leave streaks of itself across the casing in patterns, each one unique to the DD!

being high energy predators first and foremost, they are very hyperactive, but also very sleepy, like if you mixed a cat and a dog-. treadmills are their beloveds-, they also have a pretty high prey drive-, and will chase you if you run, and run if you chase!, wagging those little tails as they go, having great fun-., adults can and will be dramatic about being “defeated” in play fights or ambushes, since it encourages cubs, and gives the adult an excuse to be a drama queen.

Two sifferences based on variant [doing this a bit briefly since I go over each in more detail on their own posts, and I only did two since I already wrote the rest of this post out, and am spent with writing this TwT-]:

Helwinter: wings are underdeveloped, with fused feathers that allow for easier swimming underwater, their thick layer of blubber like silicone fat, combined with their fuzzy synthetic fur, helps them keep warm in the icy dead zone that is Fenrir-8. Salamander: extremely altered cooling systems, they overheat easier then their counterparts, but even a Standard Worker overheats easier than them!, they lack wings since it’s of no use to them in their environment.

[systemten]

SO- [btw, this is gonna be a half baked idea until I flesh it out in the morning TwT-], Solver Drones have all sorts of forms, normal form, Solver form, Solverpede form, Solverpod form-, all relatively normal forms, in that none are really above the average size for a drone-

HOWEVER-, inspired by a post over on DA, what if there was another form?

enter Kauji forms- massive hulking behemoths of power and strength, normally drawing traits from the particular Solver Drones signature animals, but also bearing Solverpede armor plating and a tail akin to the lower body of a Solverpede-, and mandibles- many mandibles in the maw- four visible from the outside, two extra ones that are hidden inside-

a Solver drone is very strong in this form, due to the colossal size-, but their regeneration systems suffer for it, due to not being built to handle such a large frame and injuries, any wounds heal at a slow by their standards pace, and weaken and exhaust them-, get an energy cannon and fire right, and the resulting wound will slow the Kauji formed Solver right down-

Anygay’s, ima go fucking pass out now that I got this concept done-, I’ll expand on it more tomorrow, after I make art and get my ideas together lol-, just figured I’d write it down here first before I forget-

[dronearchetypearchive]

Introduction

Hello, I am the archivist and welcome to the Drone Archetype Archive. This blog was created to store all the drone variants I have written or will write.

The askbox is open, I am happy to accept drone variant ideas or to answer any questions regarding preexisting variants. All I ask is that those who do send asks remain civil and mind your manners, asks will be seen to in a timely manner but keep in mind that I may fail to do so as I am not a machine (yet).

Table of Contents

To Be Completed.

[systemten]

if y’all ever have a Drone Variant idea, send those asks on over here! Nemoo is much better at coming up with Drone Variants then I tend to be-, so feel free to go scream in their inbox-

[I will gladly answer questions about what I have built up, but I don’t handle creating Drone Variants that well, it stresses me out a little and I’m not the best at it- when shooting an ask just keep that in mind- I love to chat, but Nemo’s the person to go scream in the inbox of about Drone Variants-]

[darkxwolfdoesart]

Everyone, it is with great displeasure that I have to inform you: i believe I am sick- art and stuff will probably be out on hold while i go briefly die- [I’ll be fine- just being dramatic-]

[systemten]

reblogging this post because it matters here too- TwT, am feelin ‘ucky-, so art and System Ten lore posts will probably be put on hold until I don’t feel like curling up into a ball and dying anymore-

[eldritchwriter346]

(With the permission of @systemten , I have decided to add on to their MD au project lore by coming up with the second planet of Copper-9’s solar system)

(Cumulonimbus-2)

One of the largest planets in the system, the surface of this rock is constantly battered by endless storms and torrential downpours. There are few places that are safe from this hazard, mainly the small but deep oceans that dot the planet, and the extensive cave systems that run throughout the depths. However, although these are the only safe places, various drones placed here by both humanity and the Solver (mostly the Solver) have settled into these cracks, and made them rather dangerous, which overall increases this planet’s deadliness level to an 8. There are still safe areas you can find if you know what you’re doing.

It should be noted that due to the hostility of the planet, the humans used it strictly for either mining it’s massive rocky structure chock full of valuable materials, or utilising the strong winds for alternative energy. Though once the solver-based drones arrived, any humans were quickly killed, the empty mine shafts and abandoned wind farms becoming their hunting grounds.

List of present drones:

[Worker Models]

Floaters (made by me, but currently WIP)

Burrowers (made by me, but currently WIP)

Normal workers (just watch the show lol)

[Disassembly Kill-Models]

Preachers (made by @nemoofunknownparadigm ) accompanied by Crusaders (made by me, but currently WIP)

Death Worms (made by me, but currently WIP)

Leviathans (made by me, but currently WIP)

Arachnomancers (made by @nemoofunknownparadigm)

Solar Drones - Disassembly variant (made by me. Check the reblogs as they have the full lore!)

[systemten]

Was bored- also it’s past midnight at time of posting this, so sorry of anything’s not coherent TwT-

saw @fandom-hopping and @the-demon-rose discussing DD UNN’s being like eggs- and thus, I adopted it- this- it’s now System Ten DD lore cannon- >:3

Would’ve done more art, but I ‘eepy- maybe I’ll do more art tomorrow- for now, have my little yap- :3

[darkxwolfdoesart]

So, @nemoofunknownparadigmmade this post about Butcherbird drones [and later added this lore tidbit-]- and I let my brain run for a fair bit while thinking about this variant-

so, allow me to introduce you to: Butcherbjrd Disassembly Drones, the deceptive predator

[I don’t like how the art turns out- but I don’t wanna go redo it because I might make it worse- so unfortunately, suffer with me in seeing this TwT-]

they are one of the very few Disassembly Drone variants who do not care about whether it’s a Worker or a fellow predator that ended up on the menu- the way their tree works with the nectar means that they don’t have to worry about the bitter and sour after notes of DD oil, and I doubt it would bother them anyways-, they have absolutely no issues with anything, everything is fair game, even their rivals own cubs, whether incased in the UNN like protective shells of their first two weeks or free of them, it doesn’t matter, to them it’s food-, perhaps that’s truly where the Butcher part of Butcherbird comes from.

they imprint like birds, anyone a cub sees first is deemed their mother by their systems, regardless of whether or not their actual bio mother tries to enter the picture for whatever reason-, this fact was found out by researcher Shawn after he investigated Yang’s tree and found a UNN shell-egg, he took it in, assuming it was a stolen UNN from one of the cities, as Butcherbirds only produce in their 20s to 30s and Yang was 70-, however the little UNN’s shell split to reveal a tiny Butcherbird cub, who immediately imprinted on Shawn, much to the twenty year old Worker’s shock-, turns out that Yang had down something very uncharacteristic for a Butcherbird, and saved his daughters UNN after she was killed in a fight against a rival of hers- Yang clearly intended to raise the cub himself, but unfortunately he’d passed due to the Flocking-, Shawn decided to raise the cub, later naming her Lily.

[darkxwolfdoesart]

So, @nemoofunknownparadigmmade this post about Armadillo drones- and I let my brain run for a fair bit while thinking about this variant-

so, allow me to introduce you to: Armadillo Worker Drones, the tunneling worker

They are perhaps one of the only drone variants made by other drones- they were made by the now extinct Classic Worker Drones of Lethe-3 as a sort of future hope, an attempt to secure a future for drone-kind on the planet, and it worked!-, these guys are hardy and very well suited to their environment, and their removable gas masks means the miasma of rot in Lethe-3’s atmosphere isn’t able to take them out-

very, very communal and colony based, they know every colony member by name, and love to organize events and meet ups and gathering, to them a good day is simply spending time with their neighbors in one of the meeting areas, doing crafts or reading or writing or simply spending time in the same vicinity, doesn’t matter which, they enjoy every second of it-, their very touchy feely and community focused lifestyle is perhaps why the Hazmat DD’s fit in so well, even if their DD’s living with Workers-, add that to the Wayfinder DD population, and the few odd strays, and well, despite being a series of underground bunkers on a planet of rot and decay, the Armadillo bunkers have a cozy and comfortable and peaceful and safe atmosphere to rival the cities of Bishop-5

[darkxwolfdoesart]

So, @nemoofunknownparadigmmade this post about Hazmat drones- [and later added this lore tidbit-] and I let my brain run for a fair bit while thinking about the Disassembly Drone version of this variant-

so, allow me to introduce you to: Hazmat Disassembly Drones, the durable predator

They are quite scary when mad, I don’t know about you, but seeing mandible's extend out of someone’s mouth while they buzz their wings in anger and curl their tail up in the air would have me tucking my tail and running-, their nanite acid may be average, but their strength and the deadliness of their bite sure aren’t!-

dumb lovable idiots, they do dumb shit all the time and risk a lot of stuff, both for thrills and because it looked fun-, but their also very lovable, loving hugs and being like giant teddy bears, the way their systems works means they can heat themselves up at will, and they can adjust the light pheromones they admit [which are supposed to be used for detecting each other and following a squad mates tracks-] to be able to be picked up by others, and to adjust the scent- yes, I’m implying they can make themselves a cozy heat and make themselves smell faintly of lavender- talk about a good cuddle buddy!-

[nemoofunknownparadigm]

Drone Behavorial Studies - Butcherbirds

Flocking Behavior

(Butcherbirds are a fanmade drone, you can read about them here)

Butcherbirds are a highly territorial model of disassembly drone, willing to attack any other disassembler that wanders into their territory including other butcherbirds. The only time a butcherbird DD is willing to tolerate another DD in their territory is the exceedingly rare instances where two butcherbirds come together to become a bonded pair. Even then, the couple do not remain together for long as one partner leaves to return back to their nesting site after the exchange of base data.

Despite their isolationist behavior, butcherbirds are known to suddenly come together to form a flock. These flocking events are seemingly random, following no set conditions or patterns. When these events do occur, butcherbirds will begin displaying increased aggression, irritableness and minor confusion. They will increase the frequency at which they hunt to build up large stores of nectar which in the finals days before the event, the butcherbird will gorge all at once.

When the day arrives, the butcherbirds will leave their nest and begin traveling to a set location to congregate. The locations where the flocking begins is also random, the same location is never used twice. Some butcherbirds will travel hundreds of miles to reach the flocking site; some die on the way from combat, exhaustion or starvation.

At the flocking site, the butcherbirds will perch or even build small nests. Usually, ignoring the other butcherbirds present, though a few will pick fights with the butcherbirds that built nests in order to steal them. When the flock begins reaching critical mass, the butcherbirds will begin to cry out, singing out in a terrible disharmony and then as if seized by some force they will suddenly stop all at once. This silence signals the proper start of the flocking event.

The flock will take to the skies, moving towards the nearest drone settlement. Once the settlement is reached, the flock will descend upon them as a storm of peak, talons and ungodly screeching. This attack shall continue until all drones are slaughter or until the flock dissipates. Flocks tend to last between few days to a week, these events never last long.

Once the attack is over, the flock will dissipate, and the butcherbirds will return to their nests.

[nemoofunknownparadigm]

@systemten

An addition for the butcherbirds.

[systemten]

great addition-, and it’s interesting, I wonder what causes the flocking behavior?-, and I feel like Bishop-5 Butcherbird’s are very unlucky sometimes, the major cities have huge populations, and nearly half are made up of DD’s-, and not just Watchmen, there are variants with flight abilities-, sure, there’s never any aim to kill the entire flock, but I feel like the Butcherbird population of Bishop-5 always takes a hit after-

I’m just glad it doesn’t interfere with any of the stuff I have already typed out lol, since I would have to switch canvases in order to edit lol- [yes, I have Butcherbird finished- Armadillo to-, just gonna finish up Hazmat and then a general world building extra, and then go watch a gaming video or two to recuperate lol-]

[nemoofunknownparadigm]

what if Cyn decided to make a dragon disassembly drone variant, they would probably be the largest flying drone variant in existence. I had three ideas for how such a large drone would be able to fly the first is some form of antigrav, the second is powerful thrusters built into it's frame, and third is a combination of antigrav and thrusters.

Disassembly dragons do have hordes and like shiny things but they can also become fascinated with a individual drone and decide to just take them and add them to their horde. Disassembly drones rarely take more than one drone into their horde and they take great care of drones in their horde and are very protective of them.

Disassembly Kill-Models

[+++Dragon+++]

Introduction

A great shadow falls over the ruins of a city, the moon eclipsed by a titanic form. The sky is sundered by the roar of engines and scream of antigravity thrusters. The drones below scatter, running for cover into the ruined buildings, some escape into the sewers below. They huddle together, paralyzed by terror as the streets are ripped apart by hurricane winds and the world trembles with the might of the beast above. It’s lasts only for a few minutes but to the hidden drones it feels like hours, soon the sounds quiet and the winds die down. A glimmer of hope sprouts within the drones’ core as a few begins to warily leave their hiding spots only for the winds and deathly noise to return, the beast diving down from the cloud cover and bellowing out a tide of star flames. The building are flash melted into heaps of molten glass, concrete and steel, the streets explode as the remaining water within flash boiling. The drones of the city do not scream, for they weren’t given the chance for the dragon has spoken and it’s spoke, “Death.”

Design

Most disassembly drones designs are partial based on actual mechanical engineering stemming from their worker drones counterparts or from other sources with the more paranatural aspects of their design being based in the unfathomable powers of the Solver. The very nature of the Dragon’s design is wholly unnatural, held chiefly together by eldritch forces as dragons are one of the strongest disassembly drones in possession of the Solver.

The overall design of the Dragon is based upon the classical depiction of the western dragon, a massive reptilian beast with massive wings and four power limbs ending in long, sharp talons. Its neck is long, its head serpentine topped with a crown of horns and a powerful tail.

The wings of the dragon are notable, as they are mostly biological in nature. Shape like the wings of solver infected drones, they are truly massive as to generate enough lift to propel itself into the sky. Upon the dragon’s back are two massive jet thruster to allow the beast to achieve supersonic flight. Along the underbelly of the dragon are antigravity generators to make take off and maintaining flight an easy task.

The entire body of a dragon is armored with scales composed of an alloy made of an unknown composition, both flexible and strong, it makes the dragon nigh invincible. Its claws and horns are composed of a similar material, altered to keep its edge and to slice through the toughest of materials.

The internals of dragons are a mystery but what is known, within the belly of the beast is an imprisoned star. It is this star which acts as the heart of the dragon, its fires fuels the dragon’s functions. With it the dragon can draw upon the raw power of the star to exhale as a weapon of mass destruction, unleashing a deluge of plasma to annihilate everything in its path.

Dragons are capable of space flight, needing no pod nor voidcraft to escape the gravity of whatever planet it is on. Nowhere is safe, once a dragon enters a solar system, they will only leave once every planet is razed and its population slaughtered.

Behavior

Dragons are forces of raw, unyielding destruction. An apocalypse given physical shape, a living nuclear explosion. In every dragon shines a malicious intelligences, their cruelty and appetite knowing no bounds. They are proud, egotistical and tyrannical beings knowing they themselves are second only to the Solver whose will and commands they carry out only because they must. If given the chance, they would gladly rebel against their creator and seize control of the universe.

Dragons builds massive nests upon planets they conquered, these nest are things of terrible beauty as they are shaped using the ruins left behind and their fire breath. Within these nests are massive hoards, these hoards are composed of various items usually of immense value such as precious gems and metals, cultural artifacts and even drones. These captive drones are usually exceptional individuals that the dragon found entertaining. Dragons tend to keep a single drone within their hoard or on occasion two, these drones are kept as prized pets and are taken great of care and protected.

Additional Facts

Dragons are the rarest type of disassembly drone, with many of them sent to spearhead the war against humanity. Yet, humanity did not go quiet into the night and raged against the darkness. Many dragons were felled by humanity mightiest fleets and armies at high cost, this ultimately crippled humanity. The number of dragons remaining is known but is a small for even when the Solver was at its peak the dragons were few.

( @systemten , here be dragons!)

[eldritchwriter346]

This is so cool! I like to think that the dragon variant has a habit of making its nests on/in mountains or hilly areas, y’know, to keep in line with the theme ;)

Also, I’ve been loving all these fanmade drones you’ve been making, and I was wondering if I could make a master list of all of them, as well as my own ones? I’d only do it with your permission, of course.

[nemoofunknownparadigm]

Thank you! And the dragon building their nest in or on top of mountains does really fit their aesthetic, brooding tyrants overlooking the land below them.

On @systemten blog, there’s already a master post of most of the drones I’ve written along with some art, additional lore and some Fanmade drones Systemten drew/written. But, if you’d like to make a master list of your own go right ahead!

[systemten]

@eldritchwriter346 fell free to go ahead!, I just did the master post because I’ve been building up some connecting lore on the side on my own-, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be multiple masterposts!, and hey, System Ten has plenty of room and is open, so if ya ever wanna stop by this little corner of drone variants, well, there’s an entire empty planet slot still open, and there’s plenty of space on the other planets and in the surrounding area-, the more people helping to work on this project the merrier, I just am the humble artist who likes to draw drones and made a master post blog lol-

[sorry if literally none of what I said made sense- TwT, I’m bad at wording stuff sometimes lol-]

[eldritchwriter346]

(Inspired by a section of this post from @systemten )

For any solver or disassembly drones living somewhere other than Copper-9, or at an unknown location on the planet, I’d wager that the change from Cyn to Uzi as the Solver Host/Admin would be a pretty big shift.

Cyn was likely not that great of a leader for these solver beings. She’s already shown to perform gruesome bodily mutilation and experimentation, as well as having zero regard for the lives of these guys beyond doing their job of slaughtering and preparing planets for consumption. J only obeyed the Solver out of sheer fear, and I suspect that most of these guys operated the same.

So it would be quite a change to go from this cold, macabre and unfeeling leader to an edgy, but much more good-hearted one. Perhaps one day, Uzi starts sending out pings across the solver network about how they no longer need to live in fear, and that they can come to her for help and join the quickly-growing drone community on Copper-9.

A lot of them would probably be wary of this, believing it to be a trick as they can’t believe that someone as powerful as Cyn could be defeated. But eventually, they make their way over to Outpost-3, and discover that their leader is no longer a tyrant, but rather a “mother” almost.

It’s just nice to imagine that Uzi would be an incredibly benevolent Solver Host, maybe even fixing the issues in their drones’ bodies such as overheating, excessive flesh growth and the weird legs of female DDs. She soon becomes beloved by most of them and is seen as a true “Solver Mother”.

[systemten]

you- you put this into much better words then I did tbh- this is System Ten lore now [if you okey with this being considered an official edition]- also, Uzi pinging fiiiirssst- I didn’t even think of that- I can picture her pining, and not even fucking five minutes later half the entire DD population on Chernobyl-6 starts pinging back like their life depends on it- poor babeys want OFF that planet- [to be fair, if I lived there too I’d want off, Lethe-3 isn’t even nowhere near as bad even despite being a rotting biohazard of a plant with huge Preacher Drones roaming around-]

[I will eventually make a post on the fixed female DD legs- EVENTUALLY I WILL-, however, focusing on other drone variants first, instead of going at the Copper-9 variant like everybody else has-, yes, in System Ten lore N, J and V are meant to be a different variant then the base DD’s, I’ll eventually figure out the differences lol-]

[darkxwolfdoesart]

So, @nemoofunknownparadigmmade this post about Wayfinder drones- and I let my brain run for a fair bit while thinking about the Disassembly Drone version of this variant-

so, allow me to introduce you to: Wayfinder Disassembly Drones, the scouting predator

While their Worker counterparts have one of the longest lifespans, Wayfinder DD’s have one of the shortest, due to how quickly get the job done, Cyn only needed them alive long enough to scout and relay all the information she needed, once she got confirmation the job was done, she simply activated toxins in their systems, which destroyed them from the inside out, hence why they lack nanite acid and have slightly underdeveloped weapons systems, they were never intended to be anything beyond disposable scouts. Many a Wayfinder DD’s last moments were spent wailing to the sky, oil pouring from their mouth, choking on nothing as they died, some not even older then fifteen years old, created as adult body models and sent off into the unknown, even if they were only a teenager when the button was pushed.

A kind nomad on Bishop-5 found some of the Wayfinder squad Cyn sent, and was able to administer a antidote to the toxin, a nasty poison known to drones as Dis-14, a compound that destroys the material processing systems first and then later the core, a Wayfinder DD’s systems administer the Dis-14 into their system via a hidden vial in the abdomen that breaks and drops the toxin into their oil tanks-, thankfully there’s an antidote that neutralizes it, although the recovery process is NASTY-, on Copper-9 Uzi used her Solver powers to wipe the Dis-14 out of the systems of the three Wayfinder’s V found out while scouting, one of them, Terra, suffered from permanent damage and has health issues, but the other two, Yang and Ying, are healthy-, oh, and before you ask, they named themselves lol, Yang and Ying declared themselves twins and picked out matching names-, Terra sort of acts as their older sister/mother figure- [Yang & Ying: 14, Terra: 21]. Lethe-3’s Wayfinder’s were taken in from the moment they landed, first as prisoners and then as remembers of society, taking to the burrows that the Armadillo Drones and Hazmat Drones live in remarkably well, because of being with other drones from the start, the whole fifty member squad actually made it, although five suffered permanent damage and have health issues-

Wayfinder population numbers: Copper-9: three. Bishop-5: 35. Lethe-3: 54., now, you may have noticed that Lethe-3’s number climbed- yes, Wayfinder’s can reproduce, it’s just something that was accidentally discovered by drones being dumb, because it was assumed they were unable to have cubs due to their expected life span, when in reality, they just never had kids because they never lived long enough to have any- Lethe-3 has four young cubs, a set of two year old triplets and a four year old singlet, while Bishop-5 has six young cubs, a pair of year old twins, a six year old singlet, an nine year old pair of twins [the oldest Wayfinder cubs, and the first Wayfinder DD cubs ever ‘born’-], and a three year old singlet-

Bishop-5 really has a talent for having drone variants that are not on other planets/have a total population below 100 huh-, first Watchmen Drones only being on Bishop-5, now Bishop-5 having a fair chunk of the Wayfinder population-

[systemten]

CODE EVO-ABSOLUTE-FABRIC, THE EVOLUTION CODE

you ever wonder how the Disassembly Drone variants manage to be so adapted to being predators of their environments?-, like they evolved there, instead of just being from Cyn sticking some wings and weapons and nanite acid on a Drone variant and calling it a day-

well, here’s your answer-

Evo-Absolute-Fabric, or EVOAF for short, is a funny little code that activates whenever a Disassembly Drones seems to founder in their environment, Cyn simply gave the basics to the variant and let them loose, but EVOAF did the work, forcing the codes and systems of the drones body to adapt, taking, say, the original Helwinter Disassembly Drones, which were basically just Helwinter Workers but with wings and weapons and a tail, and altered them, forcing the wings blades to fuse over time, synthetic fur to grow long to help keep warm, and building in the bit of chub they always seem to have- [they are a little chonky from the start, I saw the concept of DD’s “hatching” from what appear to be normal pill baby’s, and I’ve stuck with it lol-, Helwinter DD cubs aren’t much more defined body shape wise compared to pill baby’s lol-, don’t worry though, it’s not unhealthy for them, their chubs natural and their systems are equipped to handle it- really, a skinny Helwinter DD is a more unhealthy one by their kinda standards-]

Helwinter DD’s aren’t the only DD that the EVOAF codes streamlined by taking the concept of evolution and speeding it up times two hundred so what would’ve been thousands of years of evolution happens within a couple months of time-, once the DD variants right for their environment and good to go, the EVOAF code simply deactivates, actually deleting itself from the drones code, although in very extreme circumstances, it could potentially reactivate if absolutely necessary-

[systemten]

THE SOLVER SYSTEM

Current A D M I N: DarkXWolf17/Uzi/The Solver Mother

Previous A D M I N: Cyn/The Absolute End/The Solver Tyrant

Spans Planets: Copper-9, Fenrir-8, Lucifer-7, Chernobyl-6, Bishop-5, Colossus-4, Lethe-3, #####-2, Alexandria-1

the Solver System is a huge web of telepathic networks, a huge system of a network that Solver Drones and Disassembly Drones alike can tap into, both to communicate with each other and to send pings to the current A D M I N.

it takes effort for the average drone to tap into the Solver System, but some models, such as Preacher Drones, have access at all times, allowing them to relay information as necessary.

Uzi is the current A D M I N, and to most drones accessing the Solver System she is known as The Solver Mother, due to her being so peaceful and kind compared to Cyn, Cyn was known as The Solver Tyrant due to how bloodthirsty and aggressive she could be, and how she didn’t seem to value the individuality and lives of Disassembly Drone most days and actively sought to kill all other Solver Drones.

[nemoofunknownparadigm]

what if Cyn decided to make a dragon disassembly drone variant, they would probably be the largest flying drone variant in existence. I had three ideas for how such a large drone would be able to fly the first is some form of antigrav, the second is powerful thrusters built into it's frame, and third is a combination of antigrav and thrusters.

Disassembly dragons do have hordes and like shiny things but they can also become fascinated with a individual drone and decide to just take them and add them to their horde. Disassembly drones rarely take more than one drone into their horde and they take great care of drones in their horde and are very protective of them.

Disassembly Kill-Models

[+++Dragon+++]

Introduction

A great shadow falls over the ruins of a city, the moon eclipsed by a titanic form. The sky is sundered by the roar of engines and scream of antigravity thrusters. The drones below scatter, running for cover into the ruined buildings, some escape into the sewers below. They huddle together, paralyzed by terror as the streets are ripped apart by hurricane winds and the world trembles with the might of the beast above. It’s lasts only for a few minutes but to the hidden drones it feels like hours, soon the sounds quiet and the winds die down. A glimmer of hope sprouts within the drones’ core as a few begins to warily leave their hiding spots only for the winds and deathly noise to return, the beast diving down from the cloud cover and bellowing out a tide of star flames. The building are flash melted into heaps of molten glass, concrete and steel, the streets explode as the remaining water within flash boiling. The drones of the city do not scream, for they weren’t given the chance for the dragon has spoken and it’s spoke, “Death.”

Design

Most disassembly drones designs are partial based on actual mechanical engineering stemming from their worker drones counterparts or from other sources with the more paranatural aspects of their design being based in the unfathomable powers of the Solver. The very nature of the Dragon’s design is wholly unnatural, held chiefly together by eldritch forces as dragons are one of the strongest disassembly drones in possession of the Solver.

The overall design of the Dragon is based upon the classical depiction of the western dragon, a massive reptilian beast with massive wings and four power limbs ending in long, sharp talons. Its neck is long, its head serpentine topped with a crown of horns and a powerful tail.

The wings of the dragon are notable, as they are mostly biological in nature. Shape like the wings of solver infected drones, they are truly massive as to generate enough lift to propel itself into the sky. Upon the dragon’s back are two massive jet thruster to allow the beast to achieve supersonic flight. Along the underbelly of the dragon are antigravity generators to make take off and maintaining flight an easy task.

The entire body of a dragon is armored with scales composed of an alloy made of an unknown composition, both flexible and strong, it makes the dragon nigh invincible. Its claws and horns are composed of a similar material, altered to keep its edge and to slice through the toughest of materials.

The internals of dragons are a mystery but what is known, within the belly of the beast is an imprisoned star. It is this star which acts as the heart of the dragon, its fires fuels the dragon’s functions. With it the dragon can draw upon the raw power of the star to exhale as a weapon of mass destruction, unleashing a deluge of plasma to annihilate everything in its path.

Dragons are capable of space flight, needing no pod nor voidcraft to escape the gravity of whatever planet it is on. Nowhere is safe, once a dragon enters a solar system, they will only leave once every planet is razed and its population slaughtered.

Behavior

Dragons are forces of raw, unyielding destruction. An apocalypse given physical shape, a living nuclear explosion. In every dragon shines a malicious intelligences, their cruelty and appetite knowing no bounds. They are proud, egotistical and tyrannical beings knowing they themselves are second only to the Solver whose will and commands they carry out only because they must. If given the chance, they would gladly rebel against their creator and seize control of the universe.

Dragons builds massive nests upon planets they conquered, these nest are things of terrible beauty as they are shaped using the ruins left behind and their fire breath. Within these nests are massive hoards, these hoards are composed of various items usually of immense value such as precious gems and metals, cultural artifacts and even drones. These captive drones are usually exceptional individuals that the dragon found entertaining. Dragons tend to keep a single drone within their hoard or on occasion two, these drones are kept as prized pets and are taken great of care and protected.

Additional Facts

Dragons are the rarest type of disassembly drone, with many of them sent to spearhead the war against humanity. Yet, humanity did not go quiet into the night and raged against the darkness. Many dragons were felled by humanity mightiest fleets and armies at high cost, this ultimately crippled humanity. The number of dragons remaining is known but is a small for even when the Solver was at its peak the dragons were few.

( @systemten , here be dragons!)

[systemten]

I can just picture one trying to land on Copper-9, and Uzi just-, is not having it, outright just using the Solver System to tell them to go fuck off-

the dragon tries to be a little shit and still attack, as they do not obey The Solver Mother [Uzi’s title, gained due to her general calm and kindness towards most drones, Cyn was known as The Solver Tyrant-], and then, Uzi just used biological warfare, straight up fucking stand the thing through the eye using a huge spike like tentacle made of an unknown mixture of flesh and raw metal-

straight up, just dead-, she just kills them-, she gave them an out, they did not listen- they die now-

[I’ll do actual design work and lore later, but i am exhausted and came home from a birthday trip to Universal not even an hour ago, so fucking tired-, just wanted to jot down my little thought rq-]