Cythar
The Cythar are a new discovery to the UPF, when a large mobile space station dropped out of the void in the K'aken-Kar system. Ken'zah Kit fell prey to their rapid assault, consisting of both the heavy defensive systems on the station itself and ten 6-unit squadrons of various sized fighter craft ranging from class one to class three hulls. The smaller craft were single operator star fighters lined with fusion bombs, obviously designed for ramming attacks as well as sporting laser weapons for ship to ship combat. The medium sized Raiders were manned by two to three Cythar and featured both laser and rocket weapon systems, while the larger craft were bombers manned by two crew members and the nuclear powered energy weapons were obviously intended for heavy damage on larger targets such as capital ships, orbital space stations, and planetary assault.
If it weren't for the timely commissioning of the latest SF-1 Dagger squadron the planet surely would have fallen. Together with the Ken'zah-Kit Militia and several Strike Force NOVA vessels that were insystem at the time, the Cythar forces were eventually overtaken and driven off, but at the cost of heavy casualties among the defending fleet.
When some of the salvageable enemy wreckage was recovered afterwards, it was shocking to discover that these various fighter craft were manned by bipedal armored cybernetic robots featuring a sweeping LED visual sensor and a reverberating voice module in the head, and brains and nervous systems as well as support organs of Sathar nature. Certainly this explains why the Sathar gather their dead and fallen after battles, they appear to be utilizing and ressurecting their fallen comrades to continue serving the Sathar cause in the form of these deadly cybot warriors that have been dubbed "Cythar", an acronym for Cybernetic Sathar.
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So far three classes of Cythar have been identified: Drones, Centurions, and Officers. Drones have a single CPU to assist the organic brain, and so far all the drone brains tend to be somewhat lacking in size when compared to normal Sathar brains. In theory, Drone brains were most likely surgically altered prior to cybernetic incorporation. Drones appear to be incapable of independant thought or action, yet retain the basic motor skills from their organic brain and are capable of learning and adapting to new conditions. Drone armor is dull in appearance. Drones were found amongst the wreckage of fighter craft.
Centurions feature normal sized Sathar brains that operate independantly of their single CPU, which merely serves to power the mechanical and electronic systems. They most likely are capable of operating independantly and making decisions, much like a living being would. Centurion armor is albedoline coated and polished to a mirror-like finish. Centurions were found along with Drones among the wreckage of many of the class two Raider craft.
Officers are immediately distinguished from Centurions with their polished gold albedoline armor. The only difference aside from visual appearance is their dual CPU units are wired to their organic brains, indicating that they are both hardwired to other systems as well as capable of free thought and decision making. Officers were recovered from the wreckage of the bomber craft, and an occasional one was found with a couple of the Raider craft as well, possibly indication of a Raider squadron leader.
A fourth class featuring matte black armor has been reported, but none have been acquired for analysis yet. It is presumed that these are stealth models designed for intelligence missions.
Just like the other Sathar allies, any civilian encounters with Cythar should be reported immediately. They should not be attacked unless as a last resort, as they are very dangerous cybernetic beings and completely unpredictable, although their slow reaction and movement speed does allow one to obtain the upper hand in some situations.