Hearthstone WM-5 'Porter'

Domestic

Arcturus KS-4 'Knitter'

Spider Platform — Antipersonnel

TESSERA TN-1 'Cradle'

Containment — Autonomous Prisoner Transport

Crucible ER-5 'First Response'

Medical

Ouroboros AQ-3 'Undertow'

Aquatic Platform — Harbor Patrol/Denial

Iowan Behemoth — 'Meridian 88'

Iowan Behemoth

Ringo WP-6 'Nightwatch'

Security

Sterling-Nakamura SX-0 'Revenant'

Infiltration Platform — Identity Replication

TESSERA ES-4 'Perimeter'

Security

Arcturus MX-1 'Cerberus'

Multi-Platform — Three-Headed Sentry

Tessera TP-0 'Shepherd's Crook'

Population Control Platform — Behavioral Herding

Arcturus KS-11 'Coffin Nail'

Spider Platform — Precision Kill

Ringo SC-3 'Seneschal'

Domestic

Lazarus MX-7 'Sawbones'

Medical Platform — Involuntary Augmentation

Vantablack VD-2 'Paparazzi'

Pursuit Drone — Harassment/Documentation

Lazarus APC-2 'Locust'

Agricultural — Pest Interdiction Swarm

Crucible Industries CR-9 'Foundry'

Self-Replicating Platform — Manufacturing

TESSERA TX-12 'Chorus'

Swarm — Acoustic Weapon Platform

Arcturus PX-1 'Phantom'

Experimental — Active Camouflage Platform

Ouroboros UT-1 'Worm'

Tunnel Platform — Boring/Assault

Arcturus PG-3 'Aegis'

Security

Red Circuit RC-Pit 'Dogfighter'

Training

Arcturus UP-2 'Sandhog'

Industrial

Arcturus CK-1 'Fetch'

Canine Platform — Explosive Delivery

Lazarus MN-1 'Angler'

Capture Platform — Chemical Lure and Restraint

Arcturus GW-1 'Gargoyle'

Static Sentry — Architectural Integration

Lazarus MB-3 'Mosquito'

Micro Aerial — Pharmaceutical Injection

Dynamo Fitness DF-Coach 'Ironside'

Training

Crucible CN-1 'Cradle'

Domestic

Arcturus FF-9 'Salamander'

Medical

Arcturus EW-3 'Migraine'

Electronic Warfare — BCI Disruption Platform

Lazarus EC-4 'Companion'

Domestic

Iowan Behemoth — 'The Foundry'

Iowan Behemoth

Iowan Behemoth — 'Revenant'

Iowan Behemoth

Crucible HS-2 'Hearth'

Domestic

TESSERA TC-3 'Crucible'

Heavy Platform — Mobile Incinerator

Meridian Domestic MV-9 'Jarvis'

Domestic

Crucible SAR-6 'Saint Bernard'

Search and Rescue — Heavy Platform

Arcturus BW-1 'Widow's Walk'

Pursuit Platform — Relentless Tracking

Kang Athletics KA-500 'Sparmate'

Training

Crucible VG-7 'Bastion'

Security

Ringo RT-4 'Oxcart'

Walking Tank — Logistics and Suppression

Ringo EV-3 'Watcher'

Security

Vantablack VS-3 'Skin Job'

Infiltration Platform — Wearable Exoskeleton

Ouroboros PN-2 'Flicker'

Sabotage Platform — Infrastructure Corruption

Iowan Behemoth — 'Palisade'

Iowan Behemoth

Tessera TX-15 'Cradle Song'

Neural Warfare Platform — Memory Manipulation

TESSERA TX-0 'Mimic'

Experimental — Shape-Memory Chassis

Vantablack VO-1 'Looking Glass'

Optical Warfare Platform — Reflection Manipulation

Vantablack FH-20 'Convoy'

Autonomous Vehicle — Heavy Freight

Arcturus BH-2 'Marrow'

Resource Extraction Platform — Biological Material Harvesting

TESSERA GK-8 'Doorman'

Security

Crucible Industries CX-1 'Golem'

Heavy Platform — Construction/Demolition Combat

TESSERA Widow Mk. III

Spider Platform — Area Denial

Arcturus HD-1 'Homestead'

Domestic

Lazarus LX-5 'Siphon'

Medical Warfare Platform — Biological Data Extraction

TESSERA CR-12 'Whisper'

Communications — Tactical Relay Platform

Iowan Behemoth — 'Thunderhead'

Iowan Behemoth

Ringo RR-1 'Rattlesnake'

Serpentine — Area Denial

Lazarus BX-0 'Test Subject'

Experimental — Biomechanical Hybrid

Crucible Industries CK-3 'Junkyard'

Canine Platform — Scrap Recovery/Combat

TESSERA TX-8 'Scarecrow'

Psychological Operations — Terror Platform

Ouroboros PG-2 'Blackout'

Infrastructure Weapon — Power Grid Attack

TESSERA TK-4 'Hellhound'

Canine Platform — Incendiary

Arcturus DX-4 'Taxidermist'

Deception Platform — Corpse Manipulation

Ringo RM-4 'Thresher'

Agricultural/Combat — Autonomous Clearing Platform

TESSERA TH-2 'Warden'

Walking Tank — Urban Pacification

Iowan Behemoth — 'Cathedral'

Iowan Behemoth

Vantablack VS-1 'Cameraman'

Spider Platform — Surveillance

Kang Athletics KA-900 'Sensei'

Training

Hearthstone CK-3 'Stockpot'

Domestic

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Agricultural (Modified)

Arcturus HX-1 'Headsman'

Execution Platform — Autonomous Lethal Enforcement

Iowan Behemoth — 'The Granary'

Iowan Behemoth

Hearthstone GN-6 'Greenthumb'

Domestic

Arcturus CK-5 'Bloodhound'

Canine Platform — Pursuit and Tracking

Lazarus NB-1 'Cradle Robber'

Medical Platform — Neonatal Extraction

Kang Athletics KA-200 'Padwork'

Training

Tessera TS-9 'Locust Cloud'

Swarm Platform — Biological Material Consumption

Arcturus KS-7 'Nursery'

Spider Platform — Swarm Carrier

Crucible RW-3 'Paver'

Industrial

Ringo RB-1 'Judas Goat'

Deception Platform — Synthetic Human Mimicry

Ringo EV-5 'Showstopper'

Entertainment — Performance Platform

Lazarus NI-1 'Earwig'

Infiltration Platform — Neural Intrusion

Ouroboros PD-1 'Leech'

Parasitic Platform — Energy Theft

Meridian Domestic PB-4 'Nana'

Domestic

Hearthstone HC-2 'Dustbin'

Domestic

Lazarus SA-6 'Steadyhand'

Medical

Arcturus UT-5 'Lamprey'

Tunnel Platform — Pursuit

Ringo AG-7 'Fieldhand'

Industrial

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Agricultural (Modified)

TESSERA WL-6 'Stacker'

Industrial

Crucible CW-8 'Ironworker'

Industrial

Ringo PT-8 'Truckline'

Industrial

Ringo AB-3 'Barker'

Commercial — Advertising Display Drone

Arcturus MN-3 'Digger'

Industrial

Ouroboros EW-7 'Requiem'

Area Denial Platform — Acoustic Weapon

Lazarus LX-2 'Lab Rat'

Experimental — Autonomous Test Subject

Iowan Behemoth — 'Leviathan'

Iowan Behemoth

Crucible Industries CF-1 'Carapace'

Powered Exoskeleton — Industrial/Combat

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Arcturus HX-1 'Headsman'

The HX-1 is a bipedal automaton standing exactly human height — 1.8 meters — dressed in a matte-black chassis designed to evoke formal authority. It carries a single weapon: a wrist-mounted high-powered laser cutter capable of severing limbs, penetrating body armor, and — in its designed application — executing individuals designated for termination by corporate authority. The HX-1 walks to its target, identifies them through biometric confirmation, announces the authorization for lethal force, and carries out the sentence.

The HX-1 exists because certain corporate contracts include lethal enforcement clauses — debt obligations, NDA violations, and security breaches that carry capital penalties under corporate law. Previously, these executions required human operators, which introduced complications: hesitation, conscience, witness testimony, PTSD-related liability. The HX-1 eliminates all of these. It does not hesitate. It has no conscience. It generates its own execution record. It cannot develop post-traumatic stress.

Arcturus produces the HX-1 in limited quantities for clients who operate under legal frameworks that permit autonomous lethal enforcement — which, in GLMZ, means most Tier 4 and Tier 5 corponations. The unit's formal appearance and announcement protocol are deliberate: they create a veneer of due process around what is, functionally, a walking death sentence that cannot be appealed, negotiated with, or bribed.

name	Arcturus HX-1 'Headsman'
classification	Execution Platform — Autonomous Lethal Enforcement
aliases	Headsman Final Notice The Signature
manufacturer	Murmuration Systems
tier availability	Tier 5
legality	Licensed under corporate lethal enforcement statutes
autonomy level	Fully autonomous with biometric confirmation requirement
dimensions	1.8m height, humanoid proportions
weight	220 kg
power source	High-density hydrogen cell, 48-hour endurance
locomotion	Bipedal — deliberate, measured pace
armament	Wrist-mounted high-powered laser cutter Biometric confirmation system
sensors	Multi-factor biometric identification (facial, gait, BCI, genetic) Vital sign monitoring (confirms completion)
countermeasures	Biometric spoofing can delay but not permanently prevent identification. The unit is armored against small arms. Destroying the biometric system prevents target confirmation, halting the execution protocol. The HX-1 will not engage unconfirmed targets. Fleeing works temporarily — the unit will pursue until its endurance expires or the target is confirmed dead.
known deployments	Corporate lethal enforcement operations (Tier 4-5 corponations) Classified — specific deployments not publicly documented
story hooks	An HX-1 is walking through the Shelf, announcing a name. The name belongs to someone who defaulted on a corporate medical debt. The execution authorization is technically legal. The neighborhood is deciding whether to let the machine pass. An HX-1 has announced the wrong name — a biometric false match has sent it after an innocent person. The real target is watching from a distance. The innocent person has hours to prove their identity before the machine catches up.
cultural context	The HX-1 is the most overtly dystopian automaton in GLMZ — a machine that walks up to you and kills you because a corporation decided you should die. Its existence is cited as the defining artifact of the corporate sovereignty era: the moment machines replaced executioners.