Vajra (Macross)
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The Vajra are an alien race that appear in Macross Frontier.
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History
Eleven years before the show started, the Vajra were encountered by a Earth research fleet and were responsible for completely destroying it. It was at this point that the name Vajra was designated to this new threat but little was known about them.
The Macross Frontier Emmigration Fleet encountered the Vajra forces with skirmishes erupting between the two forces.
On one of the nests of the Vajra, Grace activated the Dimension Eater weapon which destroyed the planet but not before the nest escaped.
Rankee Lee and Brera Stera journeyed to the Vajra homeworld in order to make peace wit them and humanity.
Background
Biology
Vajra mecha appear as insectoid designed biomechanical machines with built in weaponry and flight capabilities. They had a life cycle similar to insects in that they start off as eggs and once they hatch they become squirrel like green skinned pupa that size of a small animal. In time, they begin to grow larger to the size of a large dog after which they moult. Once this was complete, they emerge as a more insect looking creature that can fly through its wings and possessed sharp claws capable of damaging vehicles or organic beings. They are about the size of a car at this point and gather in swarms and made use of integrated weapons to attack enemies. After sometime, they begin to moult into the more larger mecha sized warriors.
The Vajra's body's naturally produce Fold Quartz, a substance used by Humans to enhance as well as monopolise foldspace travel and communications. This was done so by exhibiting behavior of collecting the raw materials needed to produce the quartz. They are grown by a Queen type Vajra who lays hundreds of eggs which slowly hatch and mature into a different Vajra strain. Furthermore, they are a constantly evolving organism with damage sustained by one being transmitted to the others allowing them to learn and adapt to attacks. In time, they become impervious to such weaponry and grow gradually stronger. This makes them immune to even reaction warheads and eventually heavy quantum beam attacks. However, they appear to be susceptable to the song of Ranka Lee which confuses them.
Furthermore, the race were responsible for the unique V-type infection. This occured through contact with the Vajra and was produced by their fluids. After initial exposure, the infection remains within a host body and can be treated if discovered early. However, a lack of treatment results in the parasitic organisms emigrating to the spine and brain of the host. Once there, the parasites begin producing a deadly toxin that will ultimately lead to the hosts death. At this point, there is no possible cure for the disease.
While an intelligent and adaptive lifeform, the individual Vajra do not possess brains. Infact, they are capable of continuing to function even if their heads are destroyed to a certain degree. It was believed that a higher organism was controlling the actions of the Vajra. However, it determined that the Vajra's network of intestinal germs emit a type of fold wave which transmit information. The network was expanded to encompass the entire Vajra swarm with each individual being a single synapse among the race. As such, the species possess no concept of self or individual as they are a swarm that behave as a single entity.
Variants
One model of Vajra appear as beetle shaped models with a red carapace and a somewhat elongated face where four green eyes reside. The head can be destroyed with a mecha sniper cannon but the Vajra can still function on somoe level however the use of a energy blade thrusted from the chin seems to be capable of destroying the unit. Analysis by the Frontier Fleet states that the Vajra are bioweapons with an energised armor similar to that on Valkyries, the capacity to grow missiles internally and a built in fold system. They possess a small brain system which is nearly non-existant which suggests that these creatures are incapable of higher thought and are possibly controlled by another source.
A large spear shaped weapon is carried on their back which is situated on a turret base allowing it to rotate in any direction. From this lance, the Vajra are capable of firing yellowish energy blasts that are capable of destroying a Macross Frontier starship as well as break the colony fleets domes. Their forward limbs contain an autocannon underneath the claw adding to its firepower. Finally two smaller limbs are present at the front which act as hands that are capable of crushing a Human easily. Their back also contains wings that can open up when the Vajra enter into an atmospheric environment like that within the domes giving them the power to flight in that environment but fold back in when they land or when they enter space again. They also possess a tail flagellum which acts as a weapon in combat.
Another model of Vajra is identical to this version but possesses a more greyish carapace as well as a hammer shaped head and seems to lack the backmounted energy lance.
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