Mechapede

Mechapede
Unit
Internal name	AlienMillipedeHead AlienMillipedeBody
Affiliation	Scrin Reaper-17 Traveler-59
Role	Customizable support walker
Armament	Tiberium shard launchers Plasma disc launchers Plasma cutters Tiberium weaponry
Tier	3
Properties
Hit points	2400
Armour type	Medium (100% Cannon, 75% Rocket, 25% Grenade, 25% Gun, 1% Sniper)
Production
Cost	$1400 (+100 for each segment)
Build time	0:14
Produced by	Warp sphere Warp chasm
Requires	Technology assembler
Hotkey	F7
Combat
Ground attack	70 (Cannon), 75% scalar against infantry and structures (main, Disintegrator Segment) 75 (Gun) damage, with a 225% scalar against vehicles and 75% scalar against vehicles (Shard Segment) 112.5 (Grenade) (Toxin Segment)
Air attack	18 (Rocket) with 400% scalar against aircraft (Disc Segment)
Cooldown	0.75 seconds, additional 0.35 seconds every 3 shots (main, Disintegrator Segment) 1.65 seconds (Shard Segment) 2.2 seconds (Disc Segment) (Toxin Segment)
Speed	110
Attack range	150 (main, Toxin Segment, Disintegrator Segment) 325 (Shard Segment, Disc Segment)
Function
Abilities	Spawn Shard Segment Spawn Toxin Segment Spawn Disintegrator Segment Spawn Disc Segment

The Mechapede is a Scrin walker unit from the Third Tiberium War, determined to be an "advanced customizable biotank" according to GDI InOps.

Background

The Mechapede closely resembles a Terran millipede or centipede, though it is exponentially larger. Its speed is faster than even a Seeker, and can fire in any direction. However, it can not move in reverse.

Abilities

	Spawn Shard Segment	Creates a Shard segment on the Mechapede that fires 3 Tiberium shards per salvo. Spawning a segment costs $100 and takes 1 second. Each segment has 1000 health (Ctrl+A).
	Spawn Toxin Segment	Creates a Toxin segment on the Mechapede. Spawning a segment costs $100 and takes 1 second. Each segment has 1000 health (Ctrl+S).
	Spawn Disintegrator Segment	Creates a Disintegrator segment on the Mechapede. Spawning a segment costs $100 and takes 1 second. Each segment has 1000 health (Ctrl+F).
	Spawn Disc Segment	Creates a Disc segment on the Mechapede that fires 5 shots. This is the only segment that can target aircraft. Spawning a segment costs $100 and takes 1 second. Each segment has 1000 health (Ctrl+D).

In-game

The Mechapede's "head" is the only part constructed at first; it has a weapon similar to the Scrin Disintegrators. Eight additional segments, of four varying types, can be added. Shard segments are powerful against enemy infantry (and unintentionally vehicles), disk segments can strike down enemy aircraft, the Tiberium segment has a similar weapon to the Corrupter and does a lot of damage against infantry who are not protected by ZOCOM Tiberium field suits, and a Disintegrator segment. These segments allow the Mechapede to be a versatile support unit. Like the Corrupter, its Tiberium toxin can not only heal other Scrin, but also heal itself. Multiple Scrin Mechapedes with four Shock Trooper plasma disk segments and four Disintegrator plasma cutter segments (not counting the head) can destroy a fully armed MARV in a matter of minutes. Although its huge population count, the Mechapede is the strongest non-epic Scrin ground unit in the game, the Reaper Tripod aside.

Destruction of the Mechapede body segments will not destroy the unit, as it can then rebuild more segments. The only way to totally destroy the unit is by targeting the head segment. It is impossible to gain infinite segments on the Mechapede.

Changelog

• Kane's Wrath patch 1.01:
  • creating a decoy army of Mechapedes will no longer desync the game.
  • disintegrator segment damage and range halved, corrupter segment range decreased 25%, range of disc segment increased 8%, Shard segment rate of fire improved significantly
• Kane's Wrath patch 1.02: disintegrator segment range increased from 150 to 175; corrupter segment healing reduced by 66%; ravager segment range increased from 300 to 325

Gallery

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  Features of the Mechapede

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  Multiple Scrin Mechapedes

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  Disc segment closeup

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  Disintegrator segment closeup

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  Shard segment closeup

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  Toxin segment closeup

Trivia

• Mechapedes do not follow rally points when set in a Warp Sphere or Warp Chasm. In fact, they do not even leave the portal when they are finished warping in, unlike other Scrin "vehicles". Instead, they instantly appear in front of said production buildings.
• In official versions of the game, the Mechapede's sections can change positions while moving.
• Its pre-release name was the Millipede, as seen in the Worldbuilder.

References

• [1]:Scrin Mechapede appears at 7:47
• [2]: Official Mechapede page

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