Equinox

Equinox is Bei Silkstream's Weapon (Amor?) of choice. It is a Heavy Melee Oriented Suit (HMOS), and is considered the "Cousin" to Disparity, a Light Plated Runner Suit (LPRS).

Description
Equinox follows a unique path in terms of it's construction, being a worn piece of armor rather than an actual weapon, similar to Simin Megistus's Synchronized Dust Protection Jacket. Forged out of a Damascus Steel-Titanium-Chromium hybrid, Equinox is rather complex, more so than a few weapons.

Blade Mode
Blade Mode is one of Equinox's alternate forms, and has rather minute transformations. For one, the shoulder pads thin out and rise, creating 3 spikes. The ornamental piece on the hip folds upward and triggers layered plates to fold downward, furthering potential protection. The leg armor remolds itself slightly, and the vambraces close up, ejection holes opening to allow it's specialized Dust Type, Ice, to form.

Blade mode makes liberal use of Ice dust to tear into a combatant, harming their aura bit by bit. The ice spikes provide protection for it's user as well as a method of combat, being quite sturdy. Blade Mode is one of the most often used forms of Equinox, and is inspired by a certain Shredding Villain of Mutant Turtles.

The suit is vulnerable to mace-type weapons, or anything blunt, due to how the ice spikes shatter if met with enough force. It still provides the same level of protection as it's base mode, and with aura, provides a good defense.

Shield Mode
Another Alternate form, Equinox is more steadfast and tight, using Earth dust to give better protection. In this form, the shoulder pads segment, without thinning out, and most of the armor closes itself up. While it slows down Bei significantly, as it reduces allowed movement, it's not designed to move fast, rather to tank blows. Multiple hits from a Beringel are not enough to cause major damage to this mode, showing it's hardy nature.

While not combat oriented, the Shield Mode makes use of Earth Dust in highly damaging strikes or in perimeter defense, usually making maces or clubs out of it. It can also be used to create shields for other people, and in rare cases, armor, if their tough enough to hold up several pounds of extra weight.

This mode becomes extra vulnerable to piercing weapons, since the amount of force spread into a small area can break through to the armor. It's often made up for with it's Earth Dust usage. It's also rather slow.

Mobile Mode
The last and most fragile Alternate Form, Equinox's Mobile Mode is not designed to be in direct combat, rather it's made to escape it. Mobile Mode is partially collapsed compared to most other forms, signified by a relative lack of armor.

Being one of the lightest forms of Equinox, it's difficult to catch Mobile Mode, as not only does it ease movement for the user, but it also enhances it using small amounts of fire dust, propelling the user forward, similar to how the heavy recoil of a fair amount of weapons assists in their user's mobility.

Mobile Mode is vulnerable to slashing or shredding weapons (I.E. Saws and Swords), due to it's lighter frame, but blunt weapons don't seem to be able to punch through the armor. Morning Stars still hurt.

Melee
[X] Slashing

[ ] Piercing

[ ] Bludgeoning

[X] Other: Tearing

[ ] None

Ammunition
[ ] Bullets:

[ ] Other:

Delivery Method
[ ] Dust

[ ] Tension

[ ] Thrown

[ ] Casting

[ ] Other

Dust Type
[ ] Red - Fire

[ ] Yellow - Lightning

[ ] White - Wind

[ ] Blue - Water

[X] Dark Blue - Ice

[ ] Purple - Gravity

[ ] Cyan - Energy

[ ] Green - Earth/Stone

Dust status:
[ ] Cut

[X] Uncut

[ ] Powder

Shield Mode
Melee

[ ] Slashing

[ ] Piercing

[X] Bludgeoning

[ ] Other:

[ ] None

Ammunition
[ ] Bullets:

[ ] Other:

Delivery Method
[ ] Dust

[ ] Tension

[ ] Thrown

[ ] Casting

[ ] Other

Dust Type
[ ] Red - Fire

[ ] Yellow - Lightning

[ ] White - Wind

[ ] Blue - Water

[ ] Dark Blue - Ice

[ ] Purple - Gravity

[ ] Cyan - Energy

[X] Green - Earth/Stone

Dust status:
[ ] Cut

[X] Uncut

[ ] Powder

Mobile Mode
Melee

[ ] Slashing

[ ] Piercing

[X] Bludgeoning

[ ] Other: Tearing

[ ] None

Ammunition
[ ] Bullets:

[ ] Other:

Delivery Method
[ ] Dust

[ ] Tension

[ ] Thrown

[ ] Casting

[ ] Other

Dust Type
[X] Red - Fire

[ ] Yellow - Lightning

[ ] White - Wind

[ ] Blue - Water

[ ] Dark Blue - Ice

[ ] Purple - Gravity

[ ] Cyan - Energy

[ ] Green - Earth/Stone

Dust status:
[ ] Cut

[X] Uncut

[ ] Powder

Behind The Scenes
Equinox's name was taken from that of a Warframe from a game. The Warframe in question is capable of changing forms to suit it's needs, something that the Armor is capable of doing.

The design of the armor is a mix between T-50 Power Armor from Fallout 4, the Mark VI Iron Man Armor, The Predator Armor from Predator, and Reinhardt from Overwatch.

The transformations of Equinox appear more magical than technological, and this is due to technical restraints of the designer used to make the armor; Normally, the author would use the site Pimp My Gun to create weapons, but as Equinox is an ARMOR rather than a weapon, a different type of designer was needed.

Trivia

 * Equinox and Disparity fit into Team BSDN's theme of opposites. Equinox is a heavily built, melee oriented suit with 3 transformations and lacks the ability to collapse into a storage form, while Disparity is a light weight, ranged suit that holds only 2 transformations, yet can fold itself if it is not needed.
 * It also plays into their secondary theme of Greek Mythology: Bei and Equinox allude to Ares, God of War. Nean and Disparity allude to Hermes, god of thieves and travellers.
 * Theoretically, It's possible for the modes to tear off a bit of dust and use it as improvised weapons.