Sentinel
Giant robots that the boys and girls pilot to fight against the kaiju. The Sentinels are made to be piloted through mental commands. Furthermore, by linking the nanomachines within a pilot's brain to the Sentinel, the Sentinel's information is sent directly to the brain in a voice that sounds like the pilot's own.
They were designed by Tsukasa Okino and manufactured in an automated factory.[1]
Due to the effects of DD-426, pilots who enter their Sentinels may suffer brain damage, lose memories, and in the worst cases, become mindless vegetables. Even being inside for a few minutes can be fatal.
The Sentinels were ready for use after the 2104 kaiju invasion. The first time they were actually used in battle was 2064.
In order to become a Sentinel pilot, one must be injected with nanomachines that enable command of the Sentinel and be registered as the pilot for that Sentinel.
Similar to the shifter gate, the Sentinel is capable of traveling between sectors. It has a maintenance hatch like the Type-98 bipeds, where one can set the shift destination. The pilot must confirm the shift in order for it to happen.
The Sentinel pilots have an activation switch that's used to activate the Sentinel. Typically, the activation switch would be where the nanomachines were injected, but if additional codes have been implemented later, then that would be the new spot for the switch. Swiping across the activation switch causes the letters "START" to appear, and activates the registered Sentinel.
Using Meta-Chips allows for expansion and improvements of the Sentinel armaments.
Notes
- ↑ Tetsuya Ida helped with the 1st-Generation Sentinels, but Tsukasa Okino added on to his original ideas. Future generations were designed purely by Okino.