And now for something completely different.

This is a concept that’s been rattling around in my head for the better part of five years. It’s nowhere near finished — I’ve only tackled the sharp, pointy bits so far — but the idea is called The Reaper, a cyborg close‑combat drone.

In my head‑canon, these were once civilians or fatally wounded soldiers who were repurposed rather than allowed to die. Most of their brains and internal organs are removed and replaced with computer components and hardened steel. After all, in the corpo wars, it’s cheaper to recycle existing meat and bolt on armaments than it is to build a fully synthetic unit from scratch.

The final version will be missing most of the top of its head and will have nutrient canisters mounted across its back.

I used the trousers and boots from my maul set for expediency...