A handheld directed-energy stun device that delivers a calibrated electrical discharge through two barbed probes connected to the weapon by conductive microfilament wires. The SC-7 is TESSERA's flagship less-lethal sidearm, designed for corporate security personnel who need to incapacitate subjects without the liability of ballistic weapons. The device fires its probes at ranges up to 10 meters, and the electrical discharge is calibrated to cause involuntary muscle contraction and temporary incapacitation lasting 5-15 seconds depending on the target's body mass and augmentation level.

The 'calibrated' part is what distinguishes — and damns — the SC-7. The weapon's onboard processor analyzes the electrical impedance of the target's body through the probe connection and adjusts the discharge to maximize incapacitation while remaining below documented lethality thresholds. This sounds humane until you realize that the calibration database includes cyberware profiles — the SC-7 knows what augmentations the target has and adjusts its discharge to exploit their electrical characteristics. Against a heavily augmented target, the weapon doesn't just cause muscle contraction; it sends feedback spikes through cybernetic systems that cause the target's own implants to malfunction, creating pain responses and motor disruption far beyond what the electrical discharge alone would achieve.