Scipio's Log: Entry 81.24 - Project Nightscream
"Count Dooku has just made known to me the existence of another super-soldier initiative, one that has produced very tangible results! It's a bit much to comprehend, but he's thankfully given me every detail possible, no doubt to simply sate my questions. I will do my best to explain it.
"Emir Tambor was so taken with the effective results of Project Sunstorm, he was bound and determined to create something similar. After forging an agreement with the Umbaran ruling council, or 'Rootai' as they're called, he did.
"'Project Nightscream' is a joint Techno Union and Umbaran special weapons project that developed the super-soldier now known as 'Banshee'. It is similar to the other super-soldier projects started by the Techno Union, but Umbara's involvement has dramatically shifted the sciences. I must admit, their technology is amazing!
"Banshee derives her enhanced abilities from a special gaseous compound, a formula developed by the Umbarans that grants her peak physical speed, strength, agility and toughness. The gas mixes with her molecular structure and fortifies it, but as a result she must continue to breathe it in on a daily basis. Her suit comes equipped with a pair of concealed gas packs that must be replenished every seventy-two hours. It's a bit of a deviation from the Sunstorm Serum, as that was designed to force the subject's DNA to adapt to peak physical status, but it certainly has its merits... for a limited solution.
"My understanding is that she was the only one of nearly one-hundred test subjects whose body fully accepted the gas, making her unique just like Wraith.
"She derives her technology from custom-made materials provided her by both the Umbaran militia and the Techno Union. Count Dooku has apparently had a say in her development, hence her twin-bladed lightsaber gauntlet. But her Umbaran battle pistols, that new M-three-forty-five 'Shriekburst' emitter, even her suit of armor has all been designed by the Umbarans.
"And that suit... it is as versatile and durable as the Umbaran militia armor, but it is also powered by a concealed electromagnetic plasma energy core, granting her even additional strength and power. Truly a revolutionary advancement... and it's given me a few ideas as well.
"My understanding is that Banshee is an Umbaran. No name or history given, only that she was moved off-world by our agents before it was brutally conquered by the Republic. Her home is now under their control, her people forced to submit to the Republic... and that is something that, understandably, grates with her. That is her driving force to fight for the Separatists, the fuel for the fire that burns within her.
"I think she will make a good partner for Wraith, as that is what Dooku wishes for her to become. She has some limited training experience with the Umbaran militia, but she needs further field testing. She is to join in Dooku's plan to rescue Wraith and that should give her some opportunity to prove herself in front of us all. If she can impress Wraith, then that would seal the deal.
"However, I do have some private reservations about this matter. The fact that another super-soldier was engineered without my knowledge and with permission from Count Dooku... I don't know what to think. Considering I have pioneered biological super-soldier sciences, one would think I should be involved to some degree. Apparently not."
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"They do not want to... replace Wraith... do they? No, surely not! They need him, he has proven an invaluable asset. After all, two super-soldiers are better than one... right?"
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