====== Onyx Series 5 ======

{{:ic:eva-onyx-female-small.png |Female version of the Onyx series 5}} The Onyx Series 5 enviro-suit as a military grade enviro-suit originally designed by the military of the [[Veolian Commonwealth]]. The Onyx Series 5 suit takes advantage of [[hemet veolian|hemet]] physiology by removing most of the usual life-supporting equipment and replacing this with a finely tuned breathing mixture combined with a very thin layer of isolation.

The Onyx Series 5 is based on three internal subsystems: The rebreather, the pneumatic system and the electronic support system.

The rebreather system is used to scrub a breathing mixture and recycle it through the breathing system. Mainly due to the requirements dictated by the military, the rebreather system is distribution throughout the suit. The rebreather system can operate without any of the other subsystems, though the electronic support system does increase both it's efficiency and ease of breathing.

The pneumatic system is a system based on pressurized gas, distinct from the life-support rebreather. Pneumatic applications include the shooting of small projectiles, or propulsion by controled release of gas. 

The electronic support system originally only encompassed only the command and control of valves and seals. Since the original design it has come to encompass most of the visor upgrades, certain communications and jamming functions and at least one weaponization.

Although originally designed for use by the Veolian military, the design has since been made available to the Jedi Council as part of the Veolian sponsoring of [[Shebi Ajava]].

===== Upgrades and Modifications =====

Multiple upgrade and modifications schematics exist. Most of these are based on military applications, such as the universal veolain military attachment system, multiple visor upgrades, and at least a few modifications that allow the suit to survive even worse environments.

Since the inception of the Series 5 enviro-suit, the design has been acquired by some of the more influential families within the Veolian Commonwealth. There are rumors that some families have started work on a set of modifications allowing the suits design to be used for compatible races such as humans and Twi'lek.

Pneumatic systems:
  * Grappling hooks, with automatic retractors and reusable
  * Boosters, uses the directed release of pressurized gas to propel the suit, useful in stealth operations as the signature is very low

Protective systems:

  * Active Dampening Field, offers protection against strong radiation.
  * Carbon nano-fiber plating, protects against small meteorites and normal stabbing ans slicing weapons.

Utility systems:
  * Visor with dynamic range adjustment, allows vision in very dark/bright environments
  * Infra-red vision, upgrades the visor to map the infra-red range into the visual spectrum
  * Resealing of fresh-air seals, can open and close fresh-air seals which allows indoor use without wasting precious breathing mixture
  * UVMAS upgrades, allows the attachment of multiple types of gear to the designated attachment points