Midgard Protector (pre-Novos)

See also Midgard Protector (program) and Midgard Protector (post-Novos).

Opponent

Image
Processor	3
Memory	5
Hardening	15-18
Code Finesse	2
Alarm	3
Extractable Code	automation routine, math subroutine, Midgard internal code, networking code, security patches
Awards	5 XP

Encountered

Slags Lab
Buried Lab
Halloween Server

Info

Tool	Size	Target	Intensity	Notes
Data Pulse	0	Raises alert level by (3 + Alarm)
Disruptive Wave	≤2	Hardening	4 (4-6 damage)	Disrupts your defenses next pass
Laser Stream	1	Memory	3 (3-5 damage)	(normal)
"		Memory	?	(following Light Lash) Deals piercing damage
Light Lash	≥3	Hardening	3 (3-5 damage)	(with Hardening)
''		Memory	5 (5-7 damage)	(no Hardening)

Text

Technique	Text
Data Pulse	Midgard Protector sends a pulse of data back towards the main security system.
Disruptive Wave	Midgard Protector opens, releasing a wave of disruptive data to interfere with your defenses (and deal <X> Hardening damage). On successful block: Your defense is shorted out by orb's strange display of lights and unformatted data.
Laser Stream	Normally: Midgard Protector focuses a stream of data, represented by a laser-like light, at your avatar for <X> Memory damage. Following Light Lash: Midgard Protector continues channeling code, represented as a laser-like light, into your avatar, dealing <X> Memory damage.
Light Lash	With Hardening: A light races around Midgard Protector probing for weaknesses, then lashes out at your avatar, dealing <X> Hardening damage. Without Hardening: A light races around Midgard Protector probing for weaknesses, then lancing out at your avatar, dealing <X> Memory damage.

Chains (Incomplete)

3P/1M		3P/2M		3P/3M
		Disruptive Wave	?/?
		Laser Stream:Data Pulse	?/?

Known Configurations

Midgard Protectors seem to come in the following forms of increasing difficulty (proc/mem/hard/alarm):

• 3/5/15/3 - 5 XP
• 3/5/16/3 - 5 XP
• 3/5/17/3 - 5 XP
• ?/?/18/? - ??? XP