- "He got an implant with a synthetic liquid metal it’s bracing his spine. But it’s also causing Khalil's body to produce a neurotoxin like a snake's venom. Causes instant paralysis so they weaponized him by giving him darts as a delivery method."
- ― Peter Gambi (Arrowverse/Black Lightning) explains Khalil’s spinal implant to Jennifer.
The ability to have a cybernetic enhancement in one's spine. Sub-power of Technorganic Physiology. Variation of Robotic Body Parts and Cybernetic Metal Skeleton. Opposite of Bionic Surrogacy.
Also Called[]
- Bionic/Cybernetic/Mechanical/Prosthetic/Robotic Backbone/Vertebral Column
- Bionic/Cybernetic/Mechanical/Prosthetic/Robotic Spinal Cord/Column
- Bionic/Mechanical/Prosthetic/Robotic Spine
Capabilities[]
The user is implanted with a cybernetic enhancement to their spine, which will result in the user possessing cybernetically enhanced strength, speed and durability. Even though the user is technically a cyborg, cybernetic enhancement to the user’s spine may effect their DNA, thus likely becoming a transhuman/mutant and developing their own supernatural abilities.
Applications[]
- Artificial Martial Arts
- Cybernetic Speed
- Cybernetic Stamina
- Cybernetic Strength
- Digital Vision
- Efficient Body
- Flawless Coordination
- Human-Computer Interaction: The user's cybernetic spine may allow them to interact with a computer.
- Mechanical Regeneration
- Psychic Immunity/Shield: The user's cybernetic spinal implant protects them from psychic abilities.
- Technological Power Link
Associations[]
- Advanced Technology
- Artificially Enhanced Physiology
- Bionic Physiology
- Body Modification: The user is implanted with a cybernetic spinal implant.
- Cyberpresence
- Experientially Induced Powers
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Robotic Body Parts
- Superior Human Physiology
Limitations[]
- The spinal implant may infect the user's bodily fluids, thus developing poisonous abilities including:
- The implant that grants the user's poisonous abilities can also be switched with an antidote substance to negate the affects of their poison including:
- Users of Absolute Strength may still be able to harm/overpower the user.
- May still be vulnerable to users of Electricity Manipulation.
- Crash! users could put a user's life in danger or even kill them by shutting down their implant.
Known Users[]
- Humanoid Sirens (Azur Lane); possibly
- KAN-SENs (Azur Lane); possibly
- Kearsarge
- Various characters (Cyberpunk)
- David Martinez
- V
- Stalker (DC Comics)
- Bane (Batman: Arkham)
- Khalil Payne/Painkiller (Arrowverse)
- Resource Integration Gear (RIG) users (Dead Space)
- Brixton Lore (Fast & Furious)
- Fleet Girls (Kantai Collection); possibly
- Various humanoid Abyssal Ships (Kantai Collection); possibly
- Dissonant G03LMs (Madness: Project Nexus)
- Lamenters (Madness: Project Nexus)
- Mag Agent: Gestalt/Project Gestalt (Madness: Project Nexus)
- Player (Madness: Project Nexus); especially as Creber
- Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
- Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Sam Raimi's Spider-Man)
- Ariadna (Metal Slug)
- Alaya-Vijnana System users (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
- SCP-073 (SCP Foundation)
- Gray Man (Team Fortress 2)
Known Objects[]
- Biological Weapons System (Arrowverse)
- Heavy Duty Neural Processor (Cyberpunk)
- Kerenzikov (Cyberpunk)
- Reflex Tuner (Cyberpunk)
- Revulsor
- Sandevistan (Cyberpunk)
- Synaptic Accelerator (Cyberpunk)
- Resource Integration Gear (RIG) (Dead Space)
- Inert Replication Rig (Madness: Project Nexus)
- Replication Rig (Madness: Project Nexus); via Toggle 3, 4, and/or 5
- Alaya-Vijana System (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Gallery[]
Kearsarge (Azur Lane)
David Martinez (Cyberpunk)
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Stalker (DC Comics) was given a prosthetic spine that greatly augments his physical attributes providing obtained super enhanced senses, strength, and agility.
A Resource Integration Gear (RIG) (Dead Space) is a technological attachment along the spine that allows for health monitoring and Hologram Interaction.
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After being saved by Eteon, Brixton Lore (Fast & Furious) was implanted with a number of cybernetics, like a new spine, ocular implants, and mechanical bulletproof prosthetic arms, making him physically superior to average humans.
It is possible for Fleet Girls (Kantai Collection) to have a cybernetic backbone that can (remotely) be connected to their rigging.
Dissonant G03LMs (Madness: Project Nexus)
Lamenters (Madness: Project Nexus)
Mag Agent: Gestalt/Project Gestalt (Madness: Project Nexus)
The Player (Madness: Project Nexus), as Creber, has the Replication Rig, which controls and harnesses his Replication Support Gas (RSG).
Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics) has indestructible strips of Adamantium fused to portions of his skeleton, including his spine.
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Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Sam Raimi's Spider-Man)
Ariadna (Metal Slug)
Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) is an example of a person who has an Alaya-Vijana System unit implanted, which allows him to maximize the abilities of Alaya-Vijana System-appiled mobile suits like the Gundam Barbatos which requires the system to operate at full potential, and is compatible with it.
Orga Itsuka (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Akihiro Altland (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Norba Shino (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
A highly advanced Life Extender Machine on Gray Mann's (Team Fortress 2) spine.
Videos[]
SCP-073 Cain (SCP Animation)
Fast and Furious- Hobbs and Shaw- The end of Brixton HD CLIP-2