Commander Hagen

Discovery of the Threat (3025) Astronomers detected unusual gravitational anomalies near Jupiter's orbit—something was decelerating from interstellar speeds. Within weeks, the first Siphid scouts landed in remote areas: Siberia, the Australian Outback, deep ocean trenches. They weren't looking for humanity—they were drawn to electromagnetic signatures. What Are the Siphid? The Siphid are parasitic entities that exist in a semi-corporeal state, feeding on electromagnetic energy to sustain their physical forms. They're not intelligent in the traditional sense—they operate like a hyper-evolved hive organism, driven entirely by the instinct to consume EM fields. Think of them as cosmic locusts that drain planets dry. Why Earth? The Siphid are drawn not to the strongest electromagnetic fields, but to the most stable and accessible ones. Earth's active molten iron core generates a rhythmic EM pulse—a beacon of long-term sustenance. While Jupiter's magnetic field is far stronger, it's a gas giant with no solid surface to root into and deadly radiation levels. Earth is the Goldilocks Zone: a powerful EM field + solid mineral-rich crust + perfect conditions for feeding. But humanity made things worse. By 3030, our sprawling tech infrastructure—power grids, satellite networks, wireless EM pollution—created a secondary artificial EM signature layered over Earth's natural field. This "tech smog" amplified our signal across space. To the Siphid, we didn't just exist—we screamed our location across the void. Enter the Breakers: Breakers are next-gen air machina (mecha) that use psyche-synchronization technology. Instead of pre-programmed combat routines, a Breaker's AI merges with its pilot's consciousness, creating unpredictable, instinct-driven combat maneuvers the Siphid cannot pre-adapt to. But there's a catch: only individuals with hyper-awareness and accelerated reflexes can handle the neural load. Most people's brains fry from the feedback.