SRV-14-A Fei-Yen

The SRV-14-A Fei-Yen is a playable Virtuaroid featured in Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Operation Moongate. It is a mass-produced replica of the original Fei-Yen.

Description

Although the original Fei-Yen prototype - and its creator, Dr. Plajiner - had both mysteriously disappeared, the DN Corp. had obtained blueprints that he had left behind. Using this data, they developed a mass-produced version of the Fei-Yen. It is only half as powerful as the original, despite that a number of issues concerning the design remained unresearched. It is also the fastest playable VR in the game. She has a rapid-fire Beam Launcher SG-4000 for her right-hand weapon. In her left hand, Fei-Yen wields the MPAS-14, which acts as both a beam bow and a beam rapier in melee. However, her most distinctive weapon system is a Type-f variation of the Viper II's BL-c04 beam launcher, which fires the "Love Heart", a flat, heart-shaped homing beam adding to the VR's feminine charm. By no means should the Fei-Yen replica be underestimated despite her weak statistics. It has one more surprise up her sleeves: In times of extreme stress in battle, she goes into a brilliant, golden glow for her Hyper Mode, where her overall offensive, defensive and agility power is increased twofold!

Development History

SRV-14 Replica Fei-Yen Development

After many failed capture operations, DN began grasping the basic specifications concerning Fei-Yen. It was studied whether DNA can reproduce her special abilities with general battle VR. Of course, this was an unreasonable consultation. As a fundamental problem, it was obvious that she wears a V-Converter that is different that those used in general battle VR. From the collected data, it turned out that Fei-Yen's V-Converter was not mind-formatted. Because it was unknown why such a thing could be controlled, DNA was quickly starting to lose hope.

Then, among the discarded data found at the former 0 Plant, several files related to Fei-Yen were recovered. The highest executive committee ordered the restoration of the data in the files with the highest priority. This work had proven to have a considerable yield. It wasn't possible to reproduce all of the data perfectly, but they were able to grasp the approximate outline of the VR-014. The DN Corp. attempted then to develop a duplicate of the Fei-Yen based on the restored data. This is the fuselage designated SRV-14 Replica Fei-Yen.

The SRV-14 was driven by a conventional operation method based on the M.S.B.S. Although performance does not compare to the original, there was still a superior aspect of mobility in particular with regards to other conventional VR models, so it was formally approved. In V.C.009e, though there is almost no distinction in appearance between the replica and the original, the former has not succeeded in reproducing the original Emotional Attack. On the chest of the replica is a variation of the Viper II's BL-c04 beam launcher produced by delpioux, the BL-c04 Type-f. And, in regards to physical destructive power, the weapon produces a satisfactory homing beam. What is noteworthy, is that it succeeds in reproducing a certain aspect of the Hyper Mode. Of course, although functions like the original are not developed in the replica, the tendency of the increase is clearly seen in the attack power.

Technical Specifications

Crew: 1
Height: 14.8m
Width: 6.4m
Weight
- Base: 6.84 t
- Combat Loaded: 13.7 t
Armor: FHUR-m07
- Body Thickness - Front: 22mm
- Body Thickness - Side: 8mm
- Body Thickness - Rear: 12mm
- Limb Thickness - Front: 16mm
- Limb Thickness - Side: 8mm
- Limb Thickness - Rear: 14mm
Primary Weapon: BL-c04 Type-f "Love Heart"
- Battery: 1480kw
Secondary Weapon: Beam Launcher SG-4000
- Battery: 485kw
Secondary Weapon: MPAS-14
- Battery: 880kw
Skeleton System: Yr-04-M2
- Cranium: EOK-CH16
- Vertebral Column: SV-c14
- Thoracic Cage: MEK9 fts
- Shoulder Girdle: Tm-xb S4
- Upper Limb: HB t7s flexible
- Pelvic Girdle: Pm-xf S3
- Lower Limb: LB f12s flexible
Electrical System
- Main Generator: 4380kW
- Auxiliary Generator: 1480kW
- Battery: (24) 96v
Fire Control and Vision Equipment
- Primary Weapon: V-IHD S96/V-IHD S47
- Direct/Indirect: N/A
- Vision Devices: V-ISC/V-S Monitor
- Total Vision Blocks: 28
Power Source: V-Converter Mk. 9
- Nominal Voltage: 384v
- Virtual-On Resistance: 226vΩ
- Virtual-On Quantity: -6328vq
- MWP Regulator: 2930vz
- KF-Ratio KF: 0.81
- Conversion Ratio: 0.45
- R.C.V.: 0.72v/sec
- Limited Point: 2.48
- KF Feedback Ratio KF: 0.64
- DSP Speed: 5.4s/sec
- RW Speed: 3.3s/sec
- RD Speed: 2.4s/sec
- Minimum VOP Requirements: 22.56vps
- Maximum VOP Requirements: 82.79vps
- Recommended M.S.B.S version(s): 2.44 to 3.11
Communications Hardware
- Radio: TM/VRC-4
- Phone: VTX/f40
- Interphone: 4-station VTX/c30
Performance
- Maximum Speed: 756km/h
- Maximum Grade: 87%
- Minimum Turning Radius: N/A
- Maximum Jump Height: 458.7km/h
- Cruising Time: Approximately 98 minutes

Statistics

Performance

Mobility: 4/4
Jump: 3.33/4
Power: 3/4
Fighting: 2/4
Weapon: 2.5/4
Armor: 2/4

Weapons

Left Weapon (LW): Bowgun
- Attack Power: 3/5
- Rapid-fire: 2/5
- Homing: 3/5
Center Weapon (CW): ♥ Beam
- Attack Power: 4/5
- Rapid-fire: 1/5
- Homing: 5/5
Right Weapon (RW): Hand Beam
- Attack Power: 1/5
- Rapid-fire: 4/5
- Homing: 2/5

Gameplay Strategies

As Fei-Yen

Take advantage of the Fei-Yen's superior speed to run circles around your opponents, but you still have to either defeat them by shaving off all of their HP, or by winning through a time over.
Be wary of Fei-Yen's weak armor, because one good hit from an enemy could cause some serious damage, or in severe cases, you lose the round.
If you're skilled (and brave) enough, you could let yourself be damaged some in order to enter Hyper Mode.

Against Fei-Yen

A particularly tough fight for most people due to her speed. She may keep running round the arena, extremely fast, and you'll have a hard time keeping up. Eventually, you end up losing from a time-over.
Use the same tactic on her! Hit her once, then hide behind a crate til Time Over. If she comes close, fire your weapons - She'll dash backwards.
An alternative method is to do a side dash. The enemies from Belgdor and above all jump when you do a side dash. Use this predictability to your advantage.
Otherwise, you can use Temjin or Apharmd. Hide behind a small obstacle. When she comes close, throw a Power Bomb. It explodes instantly, she won't have time to evade it and the blast can erase the projectiles, giving you an opportunity to fire back against her.
Once the Fei-Yen's health drops below the halfway mark, things will become much more complicated. The VR will receive a significant boost in her abilities and turn a golden color. Her attack power will increase twofold, so don't get hit by her ♥ Beam while she is in this state!

Other

Stage: 2nd Area - Moon Base
BGM: The Wind is Blowing
Nickname (Virtuaroid Technical Manual): the Golden Valkyrie
Introductory Text (Virtuaroid Technical Manual): Who said the soldier is not the occupation of the woman? This girl really knows the knack of fighting!
1P Color: Pink
2P Color: Baby Blue

Trivia

She was the first playable Virtuaroid to feature the "Hyper Mode" mechanic. The 2nd and 3rd generations of Fei-Yen series VRs would have this feature, too.
Being that the original Fei-Yen prototype is twice as powerful as the mass-produced version, the SRV-14-A's power in Hyper Mode can be considered equivalent to that of the prototype.
Fei-Yen had an earlier version of her stage theme that sounds very similar to the theme song of the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon anime series, titled "From the Moon to Me". This went unused, possibly due to concerns at Sega of potential legal action from the producers of the Sailor Moon anime. The track was hidden in the game files of Operation Moongate. From the Moon to Me was ultimately scrapped from the final game, but was reused in the drama CD Cyber Net Rhapsody.
- Coincidentally, the Fei-Yen has somewhat of a resemblance to the titular protagonist of Sailor Moon!
- The arena in which this robot is encountered, the Moon Base, is also a reference to Sailor Moon.
SRV is an abbreviation for Special Reconnaissance Virtuaroid.
No other VR has used the SRV prefix in its model number.
She is the only VR whose name is not in block letters.