Kaiser

Kaiser is a robot, specifically, a Combat Robot Model A, in Starfield.

Background[]

Kaiser is a war robot that helped the Red Devils during the colony war, he is able to perform scientific and military tasks with a precision human hands can't handle.

Kaiser was send to Niira to clean up xenowarfare projects, in particular: Unit 99 and its peers. He eventually became unable to continue his mission due to Heatleeches draining his powercells. Locals, particularly the workers of 1-Of-A-Kind Salvage, started referring to him as "Captain Ahab." This due to his hunt for Unit 99 being near parallel of the story Moby Dick.

Interactions[]

War Relics[]

Find Kaiser on Niira in order to continue work on discovering the Terrormorph threat.

Hostile Intelligence[]

Use Kaiser to analyse Terrormorph samples in Londinion.

Dialogue[]

Show: War Relics
"Error. Biological... contaminant... detected. Destroy... infestation..." "Biological... contamination... eliminated." "Password... required...." I have to go. One, two, three, four, five? "... incorrect. Password... required." Bah weep graaagnah wheep ni ni bong? "... incorrect. Password... required." "Nos Belli Machinis." "Voice... controls.... unlocked... Attempting to resume... attempting to... error. Power... level... insufficient. Battery... required. Type... MicroCell. Inquire at... salvage yard." - After obtaining a microcell: - "Battery accepted. Operational power levels restored. Analyzing. Residual damage detected. Impact shielding... visual systems.... damage within acceptable limits. Thank you for your aid. I must resume my mission. Please step aside." What were those creatures you had me remove? "Heatleeches. Energy-siphoning pests. Nested as I reset from my last altercation. Good to have them gone at long last." Mission? What're you talking about? "Weapon disarmament. High risk. So I will ask you to stand aside." Doesn't sound like you're in any kind of shape to complete your mission. You should come with me. "My damage is within acceptable thresholds. I have done more with less." Your mission just got superseded. Major Hadrian Sanon wants you back. "Major Sanon... will have to wait. I cannot leave... my mission." "Although... previous attempts to disarm the weapon have been unsuccessful. Additional support may allow me to complete my active mission more quickly. Allowing me to leave this place." Let me think about it. "Very well. I will proceed to the mission site. We will rendezvous there." Kaiser, the galaxy is at risk here. That takes precedent over whatever your current mission is. "Request denied. My current mission requires completion. Will you provide support?" Tell me about this mission first. "My mission is the disarmament of Unit XW-99. Designation Siren. Niira's final active Xenoweapon. Ninety-nine has proven a far more formidable adversary than its peers. Will you aid me with disarmament?" If you're asking me to help you with your mission, sure, I can do that. "Excellent. We must disarm Unit XW-99. Designation Siren. Niira's final Xenoweapon. Are you ready to proceed to the mission site?" But aren't there lots of these Siren things running around? Why is killing this one so important? "During the Colony War, handling of Unit 99 and its peers were among my personal duties. Deploy Unit 99. Defend Unit 99 against hostile forces. But above all, ensure Unit 99 was never used against non-combatants. When I was separated from the Xenowarfare team with the Armistice, Unit 99 and its broodmates remained here, causing many non-combatant deaths. So I am here to correct my mistake. I have nearly succeeded in disarming their brood. Only Unit 99 remains." We're going to "disarm" a Xenoweapon? So I'll be helping you, what? Kill some alien? "Correct. Unit 99 is a Siren, a deadly biological specimen deployed to Niira during the Colony War, engineered for combat efficiency. Execution of said specimens is the standard method of Xenoweapon disarmament." What can you tell me about Unit 99? "Species designation: Caecusa Lantanus. Top speed: 78 kilometers per hour. Confirmed kills: 107." Killing is the standard "disarmament" method? Meaning there are other methods aside from killing? "Technically yes. All Xenoweapons have a control interface which allows them to be given orders. If Unit 99 were to be subdued, I could wipe its interface. This would prevent Unit 99 from ever being used as a weapon again. That would be technically sufficient for the parameters of my mission. However, it is my personal assessment that Niira would be better off with Unit 99 terminated." Fine. I'll join you, but I don't want to kill this thing if we don't have to. "I suggest you meet our foe before rendering a judgement. Let us move." Oh. Unit 99? I already killed that thing. "... scans affirm your claim." If that's the only way I can get you to come with me, fine. Let's go. Let's move out. "Follow me." - Upon nearing Unit 99: - "I am detecting Unit 99... but there is a complication." "Unit 99 is on the other side of that ridge... but it appears to be under the control of hostile forces. Sensors suggest... Ecliptic. A mercenary company like Ecliptic would only want Unit 99... to utilize it as a weapon. This means... Unit 99 must be disarmed immediately. Standard procedure would be a frontal assault on the outpost, no quarter given. Do you concur?" How can this "Ecliptic" group use Unit 99 as a weapon? "Unit 99 has an integrated control apparatus. This "Neural Control Interface" allowed handlers to give the creatures orders during battle, a practice now explicitly prohibited. These mercenaries may be in the process of deciphering a way to access the interface, allowing them to weaponize Unit 99 again. Something we must prevent at all costs." I want to try and disarm Unit 99 without killing it. "Elimination is the sounder course of action. But, based on my scans, what you are describing is feasible. Ecliptic appear to have already subdued Unit 99, though they could release it at any time. If you were to eliminate Ecliptic forces... or could manage to seal Unit 99's restraints without being detected, I could move in and disarm the creature's control interface. Such an approach would require no small bit of guile or stealth... neither of which are within my operational capacity. You would have to do it alone." You wait here. I'll check it out myself. "Very well. I will wait for your return." Frontal assault sounds good to me. Let's go clean house. "Moving out." - After dealing with Unit 99: - "Our work here is finished. Now, what is this mission you spoke of? Major Sanon is involved?" What about Unit 99? We're not just going to leave it locked up, are we? "I will rig the gate on a timer. It will release once we are a safe distance from the site." We've wasted enough time as it is. Trust me, you'll love it. "... my protocols don't normally permit getting into ships with strangers... but you did have my security overrides... very well..." We've reunited part of the Xenoweapons team, but we're fighting against aliens, not with them. "That... that is a cause I would like to be a part of." Hadrian and I want your help preventing a possible plague of Terrormorph attacks. "A plague? Of Terrormorph attacks? That is... disconcerting." "You are docked at "1-Of-A-Kind?" I will meet you there."

Conversations[]

Show: War Relics
Major Hadrian Sanon: "I can't believe it." Kaiser: "Major Sanon. Doctor Walker." Percival: "You're in better shape than I expected, Kaiser. Shouldn't take us long to get you back up to full fighting capacity." Kaiser: "This is good to hear. I was told there is a new threat on the horizon. I wish to learn more." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Percival'll give you the full story." Percival: "Plus get you dressed for the occasion." Kaiser: "Occasion? Where are we going?" Major Hadrian Sanon: "Londinion." Kaiser: "Londinion... Doctor, I will require additional armaments." Percival: "That's the plan. Come on." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Captain, you're with me. Time to walk you through what we came up with."

Show: Hostile Intelligence
Major Hadrian Sanon: "Kaiser, Percival, everything green on your ends?" Kaiser: "I am ready." Percival: "Personal comms should be routed through Kaiser now. You copy that?" Major Hadrian Sanon: "Roger. Loud and clear." Kaiser: "Perhaps too loud." Percival: "Oh you're a riot, robot." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Kaiser, kick it off." Kaiser: "Unlock code transmitted. You may open the gate when ready." - After clearing the mind-controlled fauna: - Major Hadrian Sanon: "Looks like the last of 'em. No sign of the Morph, though." Percival: "Your shipping yard's just beyond the processing plant. Cache with some goodies is towards the rear of the facility." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Kaiser, we close enough for you to dial in the location of those samples from here?" Kaiser: "... yes. They're faint but I'm detecting multiple valid signatures. I have restored power to the containers." Percival: "Jackpot. Get down there and collect as many as you can." - After obtaining the samples: - Percival: "Nice work. Now, earlier scan picked up a valid Terrormorph sample, but, well, it's in the spaceport. And the quick route there looks like it got blasted when the port did." Kaiser: "There are steam tunnels under the city which will allow us to access the spaceport." Percival: "What're you... that-that's right. Kaiser, how did you know that?" Kaiser: "I... am not sure." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Percival, you see any better option?" Percival: "Not from where I'm standing." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Then we've got our answer." Kaiser: "Access unlocked. We may proceed." - In the steam tunnels: - Major Hadrian Sanon: "Kaiser. This flora. This is Lazarus Plant, isn't it?" Kaiser: "Confirmed." Major Hadrian Sanon: "A perfect specimen for a world like this. Capable of hibernating for generations at a stretch. No one even realized it was a living thing until someone got it under a microscope and saw it had cells. Can't be cultivated anywhere but Londinion. A real marvel." - After defeating the terrormorph: - Major Hadrian Sanon: "All right. Let's get to the bottom of this. Percival, Kaiser's got the cell data from the New Atlantis and Tau Ceti attacks, right?" Percival: "Uploaded them myself." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Captain, let Kaiser take a look at that sample." Kaiser: "Beginning analysis... It is a match. This suggests with high certainty that the Lazarus Plant was used to trigger the attacks on both planets." - At the gate to the spaceport: - Kaiser: "I am unable to provide sufficient power to the lock mechanism." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Anyone got ideas where we could get some extra juice?" Percival: "Local power looks like it was controlled in the Security Office. Upper floor." Major Hadrian Sanon: "Captain and I can scout it out. Kaiser, see if you can't find another way to get it open." Kaiser: "Roger that. I have restored power to the office entrance. You may proceed." - After restoring power: - Major Hadrian Sanon: "Kaiser! Try it now!" Kaiser: "Unlock successful." Percival: "Guys... your sample. It... moved. I'd be real careful out there if I were you." Major Hadrian Sanon: "That... doesn't sound good. Eyes peeled."

Quotes[]

War Relics[]

"Mind your step. As you have no doubt witnessed, this region... can be hazardous to organics."
"Greetings, Unit 99. The specimen's control interface is intact. I can proceed. Initiating wipe. Wipe successful. Unit 99, your service is now complete. Mine, however, continues."
"Unit 99's service is now complete. Mine, however, continues."
"Locked in and ready for lift-off."
"We have arrived. I will meet you inside the facility."