ED304-Pixie

Although initially not part of the GRIMOIRE Project forward release, the Pixie had reached “good enough” status and was deemed a worthy enough addition to be released. Whereas previous machines were created under the pretense of fast development, borrowing a lot from Greco Roman designs, the Pixie is one of the first from the MAGUS line of the GRIMOIRE Project. Borrowing heavily from completed ZGAs and research data obtained from stolen and flown Phoros, the Pixie is a light AA with complete aerial capabilities.

Standing at 10 meters tall, it’s the smallest AA of the group, and perhaps also the strangest. Its body is mostly frame, with very thick jointless legs, shaped almost like wings. Its arms are surprisingly gangly, with ball joints at their base. Its head has a visor, hiding a twin eye camera arrangement. The rest of its head is covered in a helmet not too dissimilar to a football helmet, with a sliding face mask which covers its ‘mouth’ portion. Though its main body is surprisingly small, really only holding enough frame to keep its body stable while retaining a cockpit, it does manage to sport two wing attachments.

These ‘wings’, shaped like beetle wings, are an experimental foray into magnetic field flight. Taking technology from the Phoros, the GRIMOIRE Project has instead opted to lighten the frame and attach wings, the wings thus acting as a field manipulator to allow it to fly. This means that the Pixie has powered flight with minimal use of thrusters, the machine still possessing some along its legs.

When in ‘flight mode’, it spreads its wings out, attaching them to the underside of its hands, which sleek and taper along the edge to provide control. Its legs either lock into a spread configuration behind it, or swivel underneath the body when engaged in combat. Though the Pixie is capable of using standard AA weaponry with its hands, it has one major storage rack within its thick legs, allowing it to fire and otherwise use a weapon through there.

Along with its thruster, this means its legs are quite dangerous. Though untested and unseen, a pilot could theoretically use the thruster built into its legs to kick with devastating effect. Ultimately, the Pixie is still somewhat experimental. While clearly promising in early ESU AA design, time will tell whether it sees success on the battlefield.