Zenba Prime
Zenba Prime is an ‘Amaroq zeo pilot formerly associated with the Photisma Collective, an integrationist group based in the Nilara heliosphere. Sporting custom zeotech and physical augmentations, they are estimated to be 65% non-organic. Zenba is wanted for piracy in the Stars Edge and Novageon heliospheres, and has had bounties posted on their head by the LykaRel and Belera Corporations.
According to underworld figures such as Mendes-3, Zenba Prime was originally part of the hivemind of the Photisma Collective, but was forcibly removed from membership after refusing to abandon their individual ambitions. Zenba has since become radically egotistical, requiring that any teammates adopt the name “Zenba” and a number (such as “Zenba-1”) and refusing to obey or associate themselves with any faction or organization beyond their own, leading to tensions with criminals and local authorities alike.
Zenba has distinguished themselves from other small-time pirates with audacious, risky strikes and brilliant tactical displays, such as subtly shadowing other pirates, ambushing them with carefully coordinated strikes, and stealing their spoils. Zenba has bragged to other criminals that they can estimate when a target force will rout or surrender with 87% accuracy.
Zenba commonly operates with a small, dedicated group of teamsters, bokugyo, and warper drones, using the latter to distract enemies and provide cover while maneuvering. Zenba is known for ambushing cargo ships and warehouses of zeotech hardware, military and industrial zeos, and drones of all descriptions.
Zenba’s Amaroq deserves special note, as it has been heavily modified to serve as a mobile enhancement networking platform for drones, allowing linked drones to borrow some of the Amaroq’s processing power to improve reaction times and autonomous action. Armed with a Plasma Inductor and Hivestream weapons, Zenba’s Amaroq focuses on area denial and overloading enemy zeos while their support troops pick apart non-zeo troops.
