Ultimate Lepic: The Iron-Willed Grenadier
The Ultimate Descendant Project refers to a plan in which either the Ancestors' technology and equipment found throughout Ingris, or their special Arche genes, are refined to suit the characteristics of active Descendants, then applied to them. The ultimate goal being to enhance all Descendants to reflect the Ancestors, the powerful predecessors of humanity. And the first recipient of this grand project was Lepic, the sole survivor of the 44th Grenadier Squad.
Lepic was chosen to be the first Ultimate Descendant because the Ancestors' equipment that was restored with a high reproduction ratio at the time was best suited for his characteristics. Named the "Indomitable Knight," this battle equipment consisted of a modularized full-body armor suit and a helmet with integrated augmented vision. Judging from the design, it appears the "Indomitable Knight" was similar to equipment used by the Ancestors' mobile attack squads, whose mission was exactly that of the 44th Grenadier Squad.
After some test runs, Lepic was very pleased with the "Indomitable Knight." The double-layer, enhanced battlesuit provided excellent defense despite being light weight. In particular, the Arche-powered auxiliary motors projected Lepic's power throughout the equipment, allowing the use of more powerful Arche abilities. Needless to say, the grenade attacks, made more precise by the integrated augmented vision, were deadly. The most important part was the tactical prosthetic arm upgrade using the "Indomitable Knight" parts. The Indomitable Knight was fully modularized, meaning that the section where the prosthetic arm should fit could be removed without any modifications. Lepic's new right arm, built from the remaining parts, was the culmination of the first Ultimate Descendant Project.
And together with the battle equipment left behind by the Ancestors, the Iron-Willed Grenadier was born.
Ultimate Equipment, "Indomitable Knight" Mobile Infantry System
This equipment, named Indomitable Knight, was first discovered in the ancient blueprints stored at the Ancestors' facility in Kingston. It could be faithfully reproduced with the current generation of technology, thanks to its simple and reliable design. Based on these findings, the Magisters have inferred that Indomitable Knight may have been part of the standard equipment for the Ancestors' mobile infantry. However, it remains a mystery how the Ancestors, who mass-produced such superior equipment, could have perished without a trace.
"It may be an Ultimate equipment... but I still can't give you rocket fists, Jonathan."
- Magister Anais