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Star Wars | Anakin Skywalker’s Cyborg Hand

Anakin’s first prosthetic was, like almost all replacement limbs, specially built for him. He was quite content that it was not covered by synthetic flesh. The droid-like appearance of its skeletal frame, complete with exposed wiring did not bother him in the slightest. When Anakin married Padmé Amidala, his new arm was still unmodified and carried no armour plating. The gold fingertips used electrostatic technology to create signals that were transmitted through a synthennet neural interface linked to Anakin’s own nervous system at the stump of his flesh-and-blood arm. The servos in the arm meant it was significantly stronger than a human arm, meaning Anakin had to be conscious of not accidently crushing things in his grip.

As with pretty much every piece of technology left in his care, it wasn’t long before Anakin began to modify his mechno-arm. He fitted to it armour plates which were shielded to prevent outside electric interference from disrupting its function. Although he wore a protective glove over it as a matter of course, one of Skywalker’s first changes was the addition of this armour. As well as additional strengthening golden supports to the forearm, Anakin added curving matt-black plates. To the back of the hand and the fingers, he added additional plating that allowed the hand to absorb – and dish out  – significant punishment before taking any actual damage. Anakin even modified the glove he wore, adding an auto-seal function at the cuff that ensured no liquids or even airborne corrosives could easily reach his mechno-arm components.

The realities of conflict meant that Anakin didn’t just carry spare parts for his cybernetic arm. He ensured that, as often as possible, he had access to a full replacement.

“Unfortunately, Jiang Cheng had no love in him at all.”

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new york, 1977. [ a few days before the continental takeover ]

Sources: Hannibal 2x12 - Tome-wan | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley-Doyle