The Shinkirō (蜃気楼 Shinkirō, lit. Mirage) is an Eighth Generation Transformable Knightmare Frame constructed for Lelouch vi Britannia (Zero)'s personal use. It possesses an integrated Air Glide System
for flight and can transform into a submarine/jet fighter to move
underwater and/or fly, which Lelouch uses to travel to and from Japan
undetected. Its armor is primarily black and gold, and it has several
unusual physical features. Its feet are not round, instead consisting of
four large toes, and its head has four eyes. Its cockpit is also much
wider. In addition to the standard control yoke system, the Shinkirō has
keyboard-based controls similar to those used on the Gawain.
The Shinkirō possesses an Absolute Defense System
(絶対守護領域, Zettai Shugo Ryōiki) system which uses an array of hexagonal
energy shields that can be projected over any part of the Knightmare.
Its Druid System, adapted from the Gawain, plots the trajectories of
incoming projectiles and shifts the shields accordingly, giving the
Shinkirō the highest defensive power of any Knightmare Frame. All these
are controlled by the Druid system and the keyboard-based controls. The
system requires incredibly complex calculations to form effective
barriers, such that it takes an intellect on the level of Lelouch to use
the system to its full potential. When Rolo Lamperouge
attempts to use it, he is only able to erect a meager defense with a
number of weak spots. At its full potential, the Absolute Defense System
can block a sustained blast from the Mordred's Stark Hadron Cannon, albeit at the cost of much of its power reserves.
Its main weapon is a chest-mounted Diffusion Structure Phase
Transition Cannon (拡散構造相転移砲, Kakusan Kōzō Shō Teni Hō). When activated, a
prism-like object is fired from the Shinkirō's chest. The Shinkirō then
fires a powerful beam into the prism, which refracts the blast into
dozens of devastating pinpoint lasers. The beam can be fired without
launching the prism for a concentrated attack. The shields must be
deactivated for the weapon to be fired. The Shinkirō also has a pair of
Hadron blasters mounted on the underside of its wrists which fire
sphere-shaped blasts, rather than continuous beams.
Interestingly, the Shinkirō does indeed feature a set of Slash Harkens,
concealed within its knees. The unorthodox design requires Shinkirō to
bend its knee in order to fire them. Lelouch scarcely ever uses this
weapon, leading many to believe that it does not exist on the
Knightmare. However, a case could be made that the Slash Harkens are in
the perfect location to be used in Fortress Mode. In addition, the
Shinkiro mounts at least one missile or grenade launcher, which was
never used in combat. It's single operation was within the Thought Elevator,
in order to deploy an amount of reflective Chaff with which to disrupt
Emperor Charles' ability to use his Geass effectively, while allowing
Lelouch to use the reflective surfaces to deploy his own.
The Shinkirō also shares the same black and gold color scheme as its predecessor, the Gawain. Whether this is a personal request from Lelouch or merely a tribute to the larger Knightmare Frame from which it was developed remains unknown.
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