MILITARY ARMED EXOFRAME
The Military Armed EXOFRAME (Enhanced Xenobiological Organic FRAME) is a neuro-linked tactical humanoid unit from the 3D CG anime series OBSOLETE, created by writer Gen Urobuchi with mechanical designs by Makoto Ishiwata. Traded to humanity in 2014 by mysterious alien 'Peddlers' for 1,000 kg of limestone per unit, these 2.55-meter-tall frames rendered traditional military hardware obsolete due to their negligible cost and intuitive neural controls. Outfitted with external armor plating, specialized optics, and heavy armaments, Military Armed EXOFRAMEs are deployed across global conflict zones by national militaries, private security contractors, and insurgent forces.
Cronologia
Biografia
The Military Armed EXOFRAME is the weaponized adaptation of the base EXOFRAME—a 2.55-meter-tall, 269 kg cybernetic alien skeletal frame introduced to Earth by extraterrestrial traders known as Peddlers.
Operating through a direct neuro-link that requires only physical contact and pilot intentionality, the frame bypasses human clumsiness and automatically compensates for load weight distribution.
Because an EXOFRAME can be acquired for a mere 1,000 kg of limestone (worth approximately $40 USD), militaries and insurgent groups rapidly realized that converting these civilian frames into tactical combat units was far cheaper than producing traditional tanks or jet fighters. Modified with external armor plating, sensor pods, optical periscopes, thermal lances, and anti-tank missile launchers, Military Armed EXOFRAMEs serve as primary combat units across major global flashpoints. Prominent users of these tactical units include Zahir of the Outcast Brigade operating the custom Shango variant, USMC Force Recon operators Bowman and Loewner piloting the AREX-03 Toad, and guerrilla fighters Jamal and Reshep employing improvised anti-tank setups.
Storia
The history of the Military Armed EXOFRAME began in 2014 when alien Peddlers first initiated trade with Earth. Offering advanced neuro-linked frames for 1,000 kg of limestone each, the Peddlers flooded human society with cheap, adaptable technology.
While Western nations initially restricted EXOFRAME usage to protect domestic automobile industries, developing nations immediately recognized their tactical potential, employing them as explosive delivery platforms against petroleum supply lines.
Military research conducted at Area 51 by scientists like Michelle revealed that the frame operates via a 'gel-system'—a prehensile, non-Newtonian fluid emitting a blue light during activation that functions through pressure-flow or hydraulic density-contraction. Furthermore, distinct physical wear and tear across units revealed that the frames provided by Peddlers are actually recycled 'used goods'. Tactical proliferation accelerated as combatants fitted the skeletal frames with aftermarket fire-control systems, angled armor plating, hovercraft mobility feet, and heavy weaponry, permanently shifting the global balance of military power.
I PEZZI DI MILITARY ARMED EXOFRAME
Evoluzione
The Military Armed EXOFRAME evolved rapidly from crude, improvised field modifications into standardized military equipment. Initially, early deployments in developing regions during conflicts like the Third Cabinda Conflict involved bare 2.55-meter frames fitted with makeshift explosives, basic steel shields, and improvised anti-tank missiles.
As world military powers and private military contractors recognized the strategic threat of these low-cost units, specialized manufacturing emerged. The United States Marine Corps engineered the standardized AREX-03 Toad variant with specialized military avionics and armor. Private contractors produced models like the PMC Cerberus, while regional armies built flagship customs like the Azanian Army's Shango. Over time, aftermarket additions grew to include integrated datalinks, hovercraft mobility feet, angled composite armor, and countermeasure systems, fully turning the $40 civilian frame into a modern military force multiplier.
Da Collezione
For mecha and sci-fi model collectors, the definitive physical representation of the Military Armed EXOFRAME comes from Good Smile Company's MODEROID plastic model kit line in 1/35 scale. Mirroring the modular nature of the anime, each MODEROID kit features a common 28-point articulated EXOFRAME skeletal runner onto which distinct military armor plating and weapons are mounted.
The line kicked off in 2020 with the MODEROID 1/35 USMC AREX-03 Toad EXOFRAME and the Outcast Brigade EXOFRAME Obambo. In April 2021, Good Smile Company released the flagship MODEROID 1/35 Military Armed EXOFRAME (Shango variant), which includes an unpainted miniature figure of pilot Zahir. Other notable releases include the PMC Cerberus Security Services EXOFRAME, the Improvised Armed EXOFRAME 2-Model Set, and a special crossover kit—the MODEROID 1/35 RSC Armored Trooper EXOFRAME, which combines OBSOLETE mechanics with classic Armored Trooper VOTOMS Scopedog styling.
An EXOFRAME can be bought from alien traders for just 1,000 kg of limestone, worth approximately $40 USD.
