Name: Sterling International Classification: International Multi-Industrial Corporation Headquarters: London, England Founder: Sir Victor S.Price Owner: Sir Victor S. Price VP: Sir Marcus G. Price Executive Assistant: Issac K. Makaveli Makes: Military Hardware, industrial, commercial, residential and medical goods, land vehicles, aircraft, naval vessels Net Worth: Rivals Stark Industries
Available Bases: Lexington Estate The centuries old home of the Price family this imposing castle in the English Countryside near London was built in 1372 by Sir Gideon Price, the first lord of House Price and had been the family's home for more than six hundred years until Sir William and Lady Selena were killed in a car accident in 1988 and Count Bertram seized the estate returning to it's rightful owner when Victor Price reclaimed the castle in 2004. The estate has been restored and reinforced with a much stronger structure and is considered one of the mightiest fortresses in the world thanks to it's defenses, imposing facades and massive amounts of firepower. Victor himself designed the defense tech of Lexington Estate making it one of the world's hardest places to break into or out of. This location is also Victor's primary base of operations and his company headquarters. Lexington Estate has forty bedrooms and baths along with all the amenities one would expect from a multibillionaire's home such as a pool, full bar, world-class kitchen and dining room, study, lounge, gaming room and a large, comprehensive library. But the building houses many secrets as well, a network of secret passages, escape routes, a subterranean bunker, armory, foundry and hangar bay are some of the secrets beneath this menacing structure. It is one of the most historically significant castles in Europe as well as being one of the very few fortresses with an arsenal on par with Doomstadt in Latveria.
ACS-1 Stratocarrier "Percival" "The beauty of a luxury yacht with the firepower of a battleship." An elegant, mighty ship designed to be a floating fortress whether on land, sea or air. This ship is Victor's base of operations when not at Lexington Estate, can sustain up to fifty people and various vehicles comfortably and is more than capable of defending herself in most any situation. Outfitted with cutting edge, navigation, communications, radar, sonar and medical equipment as well as powerful shields and a durable titanium hull. Percival's aesthetics are simple, pleasing and clean cut with a distinct lack of gaudy adornments with the exception of Victor's bed. He wanted the best bed he could get and that's what he got. Percival is armed with massive firepower enabling it to face otherwise superior ground, naval and airborne threats as well as enemy structures several times it's size including railguns, missile batteries, mortars and anti-air flak zeta laser and flak gun emplacements as well as a host of VTOL fighters and UAV drones Percival's main guns are based on main cannons of the battleships of World War II and can deliver blistering firepower on target from land, sea or air.
NOTE: Following Dark Reign the Percival is being overhauled to serve as an Excalibur mobile base. Changes are in the Percival's Information Page.
Personal Weapons:
Zetatech Sword Price's personal melee weapon is a custom built modular longsword loosely based on a medieval equivalent. It is a collapsible weapon with a built in zeta drive and sonic resonator stored at Victor's hip or in a compartment on Saber's left leg as Price is left handed. The sword has a nano shader device that changes the weapon's color to match whatever suit shell he is currently using or simple silver if he is unarmored. The Zetatech Sword emits both a zeta particle effect and a high frequency sonic resonance field when drawn making it function like a flaming weapon capable of cutting through solid stone and up to three inches of steel armor with greater ease. It was specifically designed to combat Venom and other symbiotes and similar creatures as well as enemies susceptible to fire. This weapon cannot power or be powered by a Saber as per it's safety guidelines.
SI-19 Hound Sterling's best selling primary small arms weapon, this tough hybrid assault rifle and submachine gun uses a wide variety of rounds thanks to its modular choke the weapon can quickly switch between AR mode for more accuracy and damage with less recoil or SMG mode for more mobility, higher fire rate and slightly more recoil. The Hound can be fitted with a holographic sight, grip, and silencer. Due to it's design the Hound is loaded from the underside of the stock. Ideal in any climate, these weapons are notoriously rugged and easy to maintain. The Hound is standard issue to both British infantry and SAS operatives having replaced both the MP5 and SA80.
Baskerville Customs Victor uses a pair of long, sleek hand cannons tailored for his preferences and specially designed to be dual wielded. The weapons are black, trimmed in gold and have pearl grips, very distinct but very effective. The Baskerville pistols use .50 caliber armor piercing hollow points and hold 9 rounds per clip. These weapons are very loud when fired and cannot be equipped with silencers.
Saber "War has changed. Honor has not." This is the name given to Victor Price's cutting edge powered armor systems and is the generic designation to all of his personal suits. Rather than having multiple suits for different situations he uses a universal frame that attaches to the armor components he needs on the spot. Known variants still in use are as follows.
Alpha Model Victor's original iteration of the Saber suit, this antiquated frame is large, bulky and heavy. It is fitted with a light machinegun on it's right arm, flamethrower on it's left arm and a shoulder mounted anti-tank gun. This suit is more heavily armored on the legs which reduces it's speed and mobility and due to it's age it cannot fly. Only used if there is no other alternative. A replica statue of the Alpha Saber can be found at the University of Applied Science in London posed in a sword to sword deadlock with the UH-53 beside The Knight along with it's brothers in the lobby.
Epsilon Model "The Knight" This second generation saber suit has been largely retired in favor of the third generation models made in partnership with Tony Stark but there are still a small number of these suits in use for defending Lexington Estate and the Percival. Phased into an honor guard role these suits are also used as exosuits by British law enforcement and special forces as extra force multipliers and mobile armor support. The Epsilon models have the following abilities and weapons. Honor Guards: Heavy steel armor, tower shield, bastard sword, wrist mounted double chainguns, rocket pods, strong energy shields, flight Law Enforcement: Medium armor, riot shield, handgun, stun baton, smoke and knockout gas grenades, weak energy shields, flight, painted in police colors with lights and sirens installed SAS Variant: Heavy armor, riot shield, wrist mounted double chaingun, smoke, flashbang and knockout gas grenades, strong energy shields, flight, painted dark blue and decorated with the insignias of the SAS Despite their limited role these Saber models can still be very effective against conventional opposition making them valuable to British special forces and Scotland Yard for sensitive operations. A replica statue of The Knight can be found at the University of Applied Science in London posed in a sword to sword deadlock with the UH-53 beside the Alpha Saber along with it's brothers in the lobby.
Third Generation Models "The SP Line" The most recent Saber systems use a universal framework to change the skin as needed. One suit that can fill the role of a hundred. Variant skins are as follows.
SP-49 Galahad: General purpose light armor. This iconic black and gold suit boasts high speed and mobility at the cost of armor and heavy weapons. Lightly armed and shielded Galahad relies on deployed drones and it's speed to take down enemies. Fitted with an experimental cloaking device the suit can render itself invisible but will generate a more noticeable thermal image or steam when it is wet or cold. Galahad wields a retractable longsword and a pair of hardlight blades in it's wrists as well as light zeta beam lenses and a medium zeta unibeam. Meets the bare minimum requirements for a burn cycle overclocking device. Standard sensor and comms package. A replica statue of Galahad can be found at the University of Applied Science in London posed in battle against the UH-53 along with it's brothers in the lobby. Galahad is the most recognizable Saber suit and is marketed in a toy and collectible line popular in England.
Strong Arm: Heavy weapon mod. This armor mod can be attached to Galahad to give it additional power and extra weaponry. Containing it's own zeta core, a heavy zeta beam lens and much stronger armor plating it more than doubles Galahad's energy reserves, firepower, shields and melee damage at the cost of some speed and agility in flight. This mod allows Galahad to fight for much longer without running out of energy and if used wisely the second core can keep the suit powered for an almost indefinite amount of time. Strong Arm replaces Galahad's default left arm when equipped.
SP-50 Mordred: Special operations light armor. Though technically not a true Saber suit, the Black Knight Mordred trades flight and, zeta tech and heavy armor for a sleeker stealthier profile. Made of leather, kevlar and carbon fiber the suit has no metal components or zeta tech. Armed with a silenced Hound, knife, tazer and wrist mounted garrote bobbins Mordred can take down enemies quickly and quietly utilizing stealth, cunning and Price's expert training to get in and out of trouble. Mordred carries grappling lines, explosive breaching charges and can silently designate targets for artillery strikes from Percival and other sources.
SP-51 Merlin: Light stealth armor. A high tech variant of Mordred, Merlin was designed to sabotage enemy defenses unseen and unheard. Fitted with tools for infiltration and espionage relying on the operator's skill in wetwork rather than high tech weapons. Merlin carries a silenced Hound, a knife, smoke grenades, stealth and signal jamming equipment and grappling lines. fitted with an improved version of Galahad's prototype cloaking device to reduce the enhanced thermal signature the prototype was offset by. Enhanced sensor and comms package for sharp target acquisition and silent mapping of enemy strongholds. Merlin is a classified armor variant kept secret unless needed.
SP-53 Lancelot: Main assault armor. The White Knight of the Saber suits, Lancelot is slower and less agile than Galahad but better armed and armored as well. Lancelot carries stronger zeta lenses, a heavier zeta unibeam and a host of micro rockets, flares and additional plating in the fists to inflict more damage with melee. Fully optimized for the burn cycle overclock device as well as the perfected cloaking device enabling the suit to simply vanish. Lancelot has the most advanced sensor and comms packages of any Saber variant as well as having the highest defense and firepower of any Saber other than Gawain. This suit is the only variant with it's own dedicated Zetatech Sword but despite it's ornate and elegant appearance this sword like others Price has created has no name. Lancelot will debut in Siege.
UH-53 Prototype: Prototype ultra heavy anti-siege armor. A large heavily armed and armored behemoth standing nearly fifteen feet tall and weighing seven and a half tons, the original Gawain exosuit was designed to participate in siege operations or to defend against them. Built with sheer defense and raw firepower in mind the UH-53 was fitted with twin high torque chainsaw swords, dual heavy machineguns on the shoulders and could be further armed with a pair of smoothbore howitzers. The UH-53 was used during the Kree invasion of Earth and despite it's success in helping secure Area 51 the prototype was decommissioned in favor of a more streamlined design. A replica statue of the UH-53 can be found at the London Institute of Applied Science posed in a sword to sword deadlock with the Alpha Saber and The Knight in a scene depicting it facing off against it's smaller brothers in the lobby with the damage the original sustained meticulously recreated in the statue.
Tower Shield: The UH-53 was also able to be fitted with a large heavily armored wide frame tower shield slightly taller than the suit itself making it ideal for taking heavy hits head on, the shield was constructed of high strength steel, osmium and titanium and is nearly four feet thick,weighing in at two and a half tons and designed with an angled surface for deflecting hits and drastically reducing damage making it superior to any tank armor ever built. The UH-53's shield was painted with the Union Jack design and made into the back of Victor's seat in his office having it shipped between Lexington Estate and Sterling Tower as he travels between England and the US. It prevents snipers from hitting him through the windows and will likely outlast both the man and his other creations.
SP-54 Gawain: Heavy assault armor. Developed using the data collected from the UH-53 during the Kree invasion the result is ultimately a suit that while bigger and more powerful than Lancelot is much smaller than the UH-53. Standing nine feet tall and weighing five tons the finished Gawain is nearly half the size of it's predecessor with all the firepower. Gawain is fitted with heavy zeta lenses, a high density zeta unibeam lens and a larger host of micro rockets than that of Lancelot. Gawain can he equipped with one or two huge zeta autocannons to fire blistering streams of zeta energy like hardlight bullets and can be further fitted with a pair of heavy zeta cannons to provide a substantial force multiplier. Gawain's heavy armor and strong energy shields provide it with ample staying power without having to resort to massive size or a metal shield and is slightly slower in flight than Lancelot. Gawain is black and gold like Galahad and is similar in appearance and durability to a Hulkbuster suit. Advanced long range sensor and comms package, satellite uplink software and independent internet connection. Gawain has reinforced plating on it's fists and knees to inflict greater damage in melee. Gawain carries eight fast moving dagger drones similar to those of Galahad but with higher damage output, greater durability and upgraded optics for tracking targets at longer ranges. Gawain will debut following Siege as a mainline armor variant instead of an exosuit