Fire LEO-04 "Rynex" (Soul Bringer)

The Fire LEO-04 "Rynex" is one of the main characters in the Soul Bringer series. It is a powerful starfighter that was originally created by the Galactic Federation in an attempt to thwart the evil ORN Empire. It was later found by Rosalina when the spacecraft crashed into her cosmic observatory during one of her visits to Earth, where it was subsequently repaired by Lady Emeraldblade and her allies.

Appearance
The Fire LEO-04 "Rynex" is a powerful starfighter that is notably larger than many Earth-made fighter aircraft. It has a white and red color scheme with a blue cockpit, which is capable of holding two occupants: a pilot and a navigator. The spacecraft features a pair of turret-shaped wings which deploys the craft's primary weapons, and originally a vertical stabilizer for improvement in directional stability in space. Following a subsequent upgrade made by the Federation at some point the stabilizer has since been replaced with a large modification called the "Thunder Sword".

The craft features dual engines, one that is must larger for control in its speed, and a smaller one for maneuverability.

Weapons
The Fire LEO-04 "Rynex" boasts a large assortment of weapons that makes the starfighter versatile in all forms of combat:


 * Twin Shot - fires a twin stream of rapid firing energy shots are unleashed directly in front of the fighter. With the CLAW, an addition two shots will be fired at a 45 degree angle upwards and downwards respectively.
 * Blade - An upgraded version of the Twin Shot, this fires two large energy blades in front of the fighter rapidly. With the CLAW, an addition two smaller blades will be fired at a 45 degree angle respectively.


 * Back Shot - fires a single stream of rapid firing energy shots are unleashed in front and back of the fighter. With the CLAW, and additional two shots will be fired at 45 degree angle upwards and downwards behind the craft.
 * Rail Gun - An upgraded version of the Back Shot, this fires two powerful lasers in the rear of the fighter. With the CLAW, an additional two rail guns will be fired backwards.


 * Snake - fires two napalm bombs above and below the Rynex as well as a single bolt straightforwards. Upon impact with any surface, the bombs will explode. If the bombs explode a surface, the resulting explosion will travel across the ground, destroying anything unfortunate enough to cross its path. The CLAW will not provide additional firepower to this weapon in contrast to the others, but instead will created holograms that will absorb weaker enemy fire much more effectively.


 * Free Way - fires a total of five missiles, with one traveling straightforward, two at a 30 degree angle up and down, and another two at a 45 degree angle up and down; in addition, a single bolt is fired on the opposite side of the missiles. The missiles will be fired in the opposite direction the Rynex travels, making them very useful against all types of attacks. With the CLAW, an additional two missiles will be fired straightforwards.


 * Hunter - fires three orbs of energy rapidly that will home on the nearest enemies. They are not too powerful but very accurate. With the CLAW, an additional two Hunters will be fired.


 * CLAW - A twin pod support unit that enhances the Rynex's firepower by providing additional projectiles to be launched with most weapons and acts as a makeshift shield that is able to block some enemy shots.


 * Thunder Sword - The Thunder Sword is the most powerful weapon that the Rynex is equipped with, when the Rynex stops firing any weapon in its arsenal, its CLAWS will begin to build up a large amount of electric energy, which when capped out, can be unleashed in a large beam of electric energy, destroying almost anything unfortunate enough to fall in its path.


 * Shield - creates a force-field type shield surrounds the Rynex that can sustain a limited amount of damage before dissipating, it can be recharged if the craft manages to avoid taking damage from incoming enemy firepower.

History
The Fire LEO-04 "Rynex" was originally created by the Galactic Federation as the fourth starfighter in a line of powerful Fire LEO spacecrafts under the project known as "Project Thunder Force"; as such it was much more powerful than its predecessor the Fire LEO-03 "Styx". Like its predecessors, the craft's main purpose was to defend the Milky Way Galaxfrom potential invasion and destruction by the ORN Empire, which the Federation was at war with for a very long time.

The starfighter successfully completed its mission and destroyed the ORN Faust that contained a resurrected Khaos, the leader of the ORN Empire, but in the process, a large chain reaction caused the base to explode, forcing the original pilots of the craft to eject to safety, thus leaving the craft to drift aimlessly through space to an unknown destination.

According to a theory, the offline craft managed to get itself caught inside a wormhole, which subsequently teleported it back in time to the present-day, there it continued to drift aimlessly until it collided with Rosalina's Cosmic Observatory, forcing the princess to retreat down to Earth.

After aquainting itself with Lady Emeraldblade, Rosalina and her new friends began a laborious process of repairing and restoring the spacecraft back to operational status. This was accomplished by a combination of reverse engineering but the Engineer, Rosalina and Lady Emeraldblade's magic, as well as implementing a shard of Soul Bringer into the AI and navigational systems of the craft, thus giving the starfighter the ability to be piloted on its own.

Following its revival, the Fire Leo-04 "Rynex" was recruited into Lady Emeraldblade's army as it prepared for a forcing battle against a new foe, one that wished to destroy the fabric of the Universe...

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