The Dragonfly mech is built on a frame resembling its namesake insect. It is quarupedal, with a pronounced head, short thorax, and an elongated blade shaped abdomen. Two small cannons are attached to the underside of the head. The vehicle also has two wings, each of which has a heavy weapon attached. One wing is built around a large missile battery that can fire eight warheads at once. The other wing carries a split barrel railgun that is almost as long as the rest of the mech.

Dragonfly

Last updated: 2026-03-08

The Dragonfly is a model of war machine that was originally designed and built in small numbers by a secret experimental-warfare branch of The Superlative as part of the Null-Body programme.

The original Dragonflies were extremely fast and agile, adhering to a doctrine of powerful engines and low weight. Indeed, historians of engineering have since come to the conclusion that several advancements in material science were first pioneered in the manufacturing of the ultra-light exoskeleton of the Dragonfly mech.

However, whilst the advanced construction of the Dragonfly facilitated its world-class acceleration, it seemed that none of the R+D budget was allocated to pilot survivability. The hull plating was so minimal that even contemporary infantry weapons could pose a threat to the Dragonfly. Even assuming that the pilot was skilled enough to evade incoming sources of damage, it was later determined that the thin shielding employed by the primary reactor was insufficient to prevent the pilot from eventually receiving a lethal dose of radiation. Of the original 20 Dragonfly pilots, only three lived past the age of 25.

The pictured model has been heavily modified from its original configuration; no Dragonflies were ever manufactured with asymmetric armanents due to the risk of unbalancing the already-lightweight machine. It also sports a revised, safer reactor and reinforced front legs.

The first pilot of this Dragonfly is thought to be the former Null-03. After defecting to a 'Free Earth' rebel cell, they would have been in a position to make it less lethal to pilot.
Like all original model Dragonflies, this mech is controlled via a neural interface rather than by traditional controls. This allowed for faster reaction times and more natural movement, but precluded unmodified individuals from becoming pilots.
Dragonflies never entered mass production and the design died with the Null-Body program, though a single additional frame was produced bespoke for Null-13 after their original mech was destroyed.

Behind the scenes

As alluded to in the blub above, this version of the Dragonfly does not quite resemble that used by my character in our Beam Sabre campaign. Rather, it is a Lego MOC that was inspired by my designs for my character's vehicle, but ultimately evolved in its own direction based on what the bricks wanted to do.