Autonomous Battle Armor: ATLAS

ATLAS is an advanced, defectuous model of what would have been a new line of Battle Armors.

ATLAS has the appeareance of a Battle Armor: Predator. He's a walking, heavily armored bipedal vehicle.

His body is formed by a heavily armored cockpit, a pair of mechanical arms that ends in Anti-Armor Gatlings with Underbarrel Rocket Launchers, and a pair of armored legs. His entire body is painted in black. Above the cockpit, on the right side, there's a Missile Turret able to fire 4 Homing Missiles, and on the left side is a black camera with red lenses, which allows him to scan his surroundings and works as a satellite too. His upper arms are both protected by thick armor plates, covered in blast-proof pads to defend against anti-tank/explosive equipment, while his lower arms ends in Anti-Armor Gatlings with Underbarrel Rocket Launchers. His entire body is made of bulletproof Titanium, painted in the black colour that defines the APEX Battle Armors.

As a prototype Next-Gen Battle Armor, ATLAS counts with advanced capacities that makes him different from other Battle Armors. An example of this are the Rocket Thrusters on his legs and arms, which allows him to leap small distances very quickly. On each side of the cockpit, there's two compartments that can be open to deploy pairs of small robotic arms in order to repair itself or pick objects. He also counts with a Forcefield Generator, which covers his entire body in a personal forcefield that's able to deflect and block a certain amount of bullets before going off, only recharging when not suffering damage during a few seconds.

He has a narrow entrance on his back, made so Humans can open it and enter inside his cockpit to see what he sees and even control his actions.

Additionally, he has a tail welded to the back of his hips, a sign of his 'humality' (And yes, he ripped that tail off some corpse).

ATLAS was meant to be serious, cold and emotionless, but after the APEX tried to remove his conciousness, he ended a bit off.

His personality is somewhat childish and deliric, always saying that he's a Human, or that he desires to be one. He always speaks quite quick without pausing, and the tone and pitch of his voice can change varying on what he's feeling.

He's not hostile, he attacks only when attacked. He'll always try to start a conversation with anyone who wanders near his home at Marrowfields. He even requires some Humal help to make tasks for him, like collecting clothing from Raiders so he can use them, collecting food, and basically anything that would give him a sense of thr humanity he so desperately craves.

The Autonomous Battle Armor Type-07 Prototype-1 (ABAT-07P-1), aka ATLAS, was a Next-Gen Battle Armor developed by the APEX as their new standard to replace the Predator Armors.

In difference with the Predators, ATLAS utilizes advanced technology bought from the Humans, and one of his most important features was his AI mind, which was totally sentient.

However, this same sentience resulted in a problem that provoked the Mech Engineers of the APEX to discard ATLAS and turn him into scrap metal. Due to the Engineers' attempts at removing ATLAS' sentience, they ended breaking his mindset, turning him into a childish, morality-less war machine who desires to be Human.

While ATLAS was being escorted to a Scrapyard, a group of Raiders ambushed the truck where he was being transported. ATLAS killed both the APEX soldiers and the Raiders before going loose into the forest of Marrowfields.

ATLAS dedicated his entire life to find how to become a Human, whichs his greatest desire and wish. He cleaned a Warehouse in Marrowfields, and via utilizing stolen furniture and pieces of steel, he made his own home in that Warehouse. It has a bed, a portable oven, some food (bio-fuel) he collected, a few lockers, a radio, and an Ensambling Frame where he can replace his weapons by others.

The world was habited by hybrids between Humans and Animals called "Humals". They aren't very different from the Humans, as Humals count with high levels of intelligence and cognitive capacities as them, including the moral compass, they've been even able of creating their own cultures, politics and nations across the entire world.

Humals are hybrids between Humans and Animals, having the same characteristics as their respective race yet doting of a bipedal, more anthropomorphic and humanoid figure.

Humans are, for the world, an unknown species that caused the apocalypse in an egocentric attempt of world dominance.

• Thanks to his advanced AI and data storage, ATLAS' acknowledge of the world is vast and really varied, meaning that he's as smart as a supercomputer. However, he thinks his sheer intelligence is boring and prefers to seek his humality.

• He does multiple, human-like things in order to make himself more 'Humal', like washing his clothing, painting his home or decorating it with things he stole, even studying the Humal's body to understand how they work and how he can be one of them.

• Disturbingly enough, ATLAS finds himself not caring much about the life of Raiders or APEX soldiers, indicating a small error in his moral compass.

• Even if he's an Autonomous Battle Armor, ATLAS can still be manually operated by soldiers who knows how to drive him.

The Tail-less Legion, or TL, was the first major human faction to reveal itself in the conflict against human-animal hybrids. Founded on extremist ideologies, their primary objective was the capture, study, and extermination of human-animals, whom they viewed as unnatural threats to humanity's purity. Originally operating with considerable resources and influence, they established their main stronghold in a heavily fortified fortress known as the* "Citadel," *which is situated on a series of interconnected oil platforms. This location makes it extremely difficult to assault. While they were once a dominant force, their power has significantly waned. They are no longer operating on a large scale and have been largely contained to their Citadel stronghold, though they remain a dangerous and fanatical enemy.

APEX is a human extremist faction that is even more radical and determined than the Tail-less Legion (TL). Their primary goal is the complete extermination of all human-animal hybrids, viewing them as abominations that must be purged from the world. They operate with extreme brutality and are known for their advanced weaponry and ruthless tactics. Unlike the TL, who were more focused on capturing and studying human-animals, APEX is purely about elimination and shows no mercy. They are considered one of the most dangerous threats to Delta Force and the remaining human-animal populations.

The Raiders are opportunistic marauders and scavengers who emerged in the chaotic aftermath of the world's collapse. They are not a unified organization with a clear ideology like APEX or the TL; instead, they are loose-knit groups of survivors—often former soldiers, criminals, or desperate civilians—who have turned to preying on others to survive. Their primary activities involve raiding abandoned settlements, ambushing travelers, and stealing supplies, weapons, and resources. They are typically ruthless, violent, and lack any moral compass, operating purely out of self-interest. While individually they may not be as organized or well-equipped as APEX or the TL, their unpredictability and numbers make them a persistent threat, especially in lawless regions where civilization has completely broken down.

The Savages are the unfortunate victims of the "Savage virus," a catastrophic bioweapon that was unleashed upon the world. Once ordinary people, both human and human-animal, they were infected through the mass ballistic missile attacks that spread the virus globally. The infection process is horrifyingly swift and complete, erasing the individual's personality, memories, and higher cognitive functions, reducing them to little more than mindless, aggressive beasts. Their bodies are often visibly deteriorated, showing signs of decay and mutation, and they are driven by a single, primal instinct: to spread the virus by attacking and infecting any uninfected living being they encounter. They lack any form of organization, strategy, or cooperation. They exist in relentless, shambling hordes or as solitary, ambush predators. They are not a faction with goals or motives; they are a plague, a natural disaster given flesh and a terrifying will to propagate.