Armor in The Ascent is an equipment category that is worn by the player's character to acquire defensive properties and protection from hostile characters. In The Ascent, Armor is categorized into three groups such as Head Armor, Torso Armor, and Legs Armor, each having its own statistical values, bonuses, and unique effects. Armor pieces are usually obtained as rewards from completing missions, purchased from merchants, looted from various locations, and are dropped by enemies or bosses. This page will indicate a list of all the Armor pieces in The Ascent which will also include its description and values. You can find detailed information on its location and properties on each individual page linked below.
Armor in The Ascent
Every piece of armor gives individual defence rating for each damage type. Make sure to equip armor best suited for the type of incoming damage you want protection from the most. It's also very important that you keep up with the quality of armor as you start encountering enemies of higher level. a lower defense rating will be very punishing against stronger enemies. It's usually a wise investment. Armor can also provide passive boosts to Attributes and Proficiencies.
Quality Color
Items in the Journal appear with different colors. Peach, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Purple. These indicate the quality, level and efficiency.
Better color on augmentations means they're currently scaling well with your Attributes. Armor indicates defence and weapons relate to their MK. upgrade level.
The Ascent All Armor
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The Ascent Armor Comparison Table
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Head Armor | 17 | 8 | 10 | 15 | Basic head protection. This peculiar headgear was made somewhere in the arcology sublevels where the toxic atmosphere makes for shortened lifespans. The filters need replacing, but the piece still offers some protection in a brawl. |
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Torso Armor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Basic torso protection. A functional equipment harness with fastening points for power-tools or hand grenades, whatever your trade is. |
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Legs Armor | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | Basic leg protection. The Byxor leg rig is a repurposed bipedal mobility platform taken from a decommissioned repair bot. Provides some protection against heat and ballistic attacks, but you'll never dance again. |
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Head Armor | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | Uplus. Basic head protection. Protect your eyes with the visor used by the Speedcrush stars. Equipped with multispectral auto filters and a customizable whiteout threshold. Those features might seem redundant when a Larkian tries to bash your head in, but you never know! |
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Head Armor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Basic head protection. Made by an off-license craftsman. Multiple layers of shock absorbent polymer fibers provide durable protection against blunt and ballistic trauma, Coupled with a Canary mech-welder visor for improved eye protection. |
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Head Armor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Basic head protection. A rudimentary heat-resistant visor made to protect one's face and vision in hazardous environments, whether that be a Suntor-Kline factory or Blossom Hill back alley. |
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Head Armor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Canary. Basic head protection. A mandated piece of headwear for most construction sites, factories and mines. Worn by indents everywhere, and poop-fingering middle-managers when they come to inspect the work sites. |
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Head Armor | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | Basic head protection. Injection-molded helmet with a built-in anti-field projector protects your mind and cranial augs against devious trojans and aggressive ICE-breakers. |
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Head Armor | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | Habnet Tech. Basic head protection. The TacCom allows an operator to uphold proper comms protocols even in the heat of battle. A shielded, hardware-encrypted signal booster provided a good range, and anyone wearing it will look like a proper field commander. |
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Head Armor | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Basic head protection. The soft headband needs replacing, and it might be a bit pinchy on the nose, but this visor makes up for it with its soft red glow, it'll remind anyone facing you of their own mortality as they see the color of their own blood staring back at them. |
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Head Armor | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Habnet Tech. Basic head protection. Embedded field breaker-wiring provides the budding dataNet technician with limited protection against unwanted intrusions and aggressive ICE-breakers. What it lacks in style makes up for in FOV. |
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Head Armor | 10 | 22 | 11 | 10 | Joyrunner. Basic head protection. Custom-built goggles with added suprafidelity audiio cups designed to keep you focused and aware while jacked into the dataNet. or riding a sweet wave of combat-induced adrenal rush. |
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Head Armor | 45 | 14 | 20 | 42 | uPlus. Advanced head protection. A favorite among Speedcursh contestants, the Velocity helmet has also found favor with rock hopper pilots and ever ganers. In an accident (or fight) your body might be burned to cinders, but your head will remain intact. |
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Torso Armor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Canary. Basic torso protection. The Canary patented CoolPad-technology keeps the wearer comfortably chill in challenging0temperature work environments. Non-flammable materials used throughout. |
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Torso Armor | 26 | 16 | 16 | 30 | Canary. Medium torso protection. The hellfire Work Jacket adds padded sleeves to the successful Hellfire Vest, providing improved protection against rapid temperature changes. Favored by miners, reactor technicians and corpSec alike. |
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Torso Armor | 22 | 10 | 21 | 0 | Canary. Basic torso protection. The Slabworker range was not intended for combat use,but anyone trying to stab you while you wear this will still come away disappointed. If they survive. The massive duralloy plate covers all vital organs. |
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Torso Armor | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0 | Canary. Basic torso protection. The Canary Slabworker range of protective equipment serves indents equally well whether on or off shift, in a deep cesium mine or a shady loHab back alley. The light version trades some protection against increased dexterity. |
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Torso Armor | 12 | 20 | 8 | 8 | uPlus. Basic torso protection. Made to withstand the punitive environment of the Killball ring, this vest sits snugly on the wearer, allowing for full dexterity. Has lately found favor with certain loHab gang appreciating its non-conductive outer coating. |
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Torso Armor | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | The Habnet Tech. Basic torso protection. The Habnet Tech Vest comes packed with potential, including multiple equipment fasteners to hang your soldiering irons on, jack-in sockets and layered protection. A garment designed for the budding dataNet operator. |
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Torso Armor | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | uPlus. Basic torso protection. A time-worn classic still in use by many Speedcrush teams, proudly displaying their team logos on the back. Lined pockets provide ample space for snacks and small caliber ammo clips. |
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Torso Armor | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | uPlus. Basic torso protection. Project an active and healthy lifestyle by wearing the VitalTraxx vest. With multiple body scan-sensors mounted on the inside, the VitalTraxx will keep you. and your employer, informed of your health statistics at all times. |
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Torso Armor | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Basic torso protection. Though made with pilfered Whisper Cybernetics pieces, this facility technician backpack doesn't quite live up to the sum of its parts. A low-frequency field generator should still lessen the impact of unexpected energy surges or dataSpill. |
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Torso Armor | 8 | 6 | 22 | 10 | Habnet Tech. Basic torso protection. This Tech Vest comes with numerous nifty accessories already mounted, such as halogen, a work light, wireless scanners, multiple socket adaptors, and even a filtered rehydration system for those work shifts when there's no time for a break. |
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Torso Armor | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | Canary. Basic torso protection. Designed to endure the harsh condition of magma mining, the C2 augmentation rig multiplies your work capacity with precision hydraulics, advanced control chips and ceramic plating, Hooks directly into your spine with minimum intrusion inserts. |
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Torso Armor | 38 | 33 | 30 | 38 | Habnet Tech. Advanced torso protection. Made for concerned indents, the Habprotector vest offers security grade body protection at an affordable price. Any ganger will think twice before accosting you if they see you wearing this. |
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Torso Armor | 22 | 61 | 9 | 15 | uPlus. Medium torso protection. Nothing can touch you when you're wearing RedRunner, Bull-friction fabric allows you to slice through the air (and your enemies) like a honed monoblade. Also resistant to caf stains. |
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Torso Armor | 32 | 19 | 21 | 34 | Cybersec Mega, Medium torso protection. The CyberSec-7 range comes with combined protection qualities at only a slightly higher cost. The sleeveless Plate Carrier keeps you agile while the ceramic and duresin layers keep you alive. |
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Torso Armor | 29 | 15 | 15 | 20 | CyberSec Mega. Medium torso protection. With the Sec-3, CyberSec Mega has gobbled up a sizeable share in the upper body protection market, Patented alloys, multiple gadget mounts and a range of fitting options make these a favorite in the corSec and CGT communities. |
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Legs Armor | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | CyberSec Mega. Basic lower protection. Part of the affordable Sec-1 range from CyberSec Mega, these trousers are popular among the less wealthy corpSec organizations out there. Soft-fabric, padded pants with dissipation greaves added for extra protection. |
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Legs Armor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Basic leg protection. Someone with a pair of power-scissors and a yearning for cool calves modified these basic Canary miner pants to improve the airflow. Function over form. Don't wear to social functions. |
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Legs Armor | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Joyrunner. Basic lower protection. Straight from the Stimtown club-scene, these pants will let you sidestep through your enemies while you flatline them left and right, They can't touch you. |
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Legs Armor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Canary. basic leg protection. These durable work pants has been a staple of the Canary indent clothes range for decades. Heavy ounce fabric and quadruple seams provides some basic protection against sharp nails. |
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Legs Armor | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Habnet Tech. Basic leg protection. These practical work trousers have added kneepadding for those long days spent working on the lower hull hydrolics. Sometimes worn by loHab gangers wanting to showcase their working class heritage. |
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Legs Armor | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Habnet Tech. Basic leg protection. Functional, loose fit work pants made of a rough 'n tumble fabric. Spacious design allows for premium leg ventilation. Also provides extra storage space if you run out of pockets. Stay cool while going in hot. |
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Legs Armor | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Basic leg protection. Breezy trousers with a classic cut. Favored by engineer's mates and low-income neon crawlers across Veles. Manufacturer unknown. |
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Legs Armor | 29 | 8 | 10 | 19 | CyberSec Mega. Medium leg protection. The Sec-3 leggings provide competitive calf and thigh protection, but no less attention has been given to the pelvic cover - often ignored by lesser brands. CyberSec Mega looks after your vitals. |
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Legs Armor | 28 | 30 | 35 | 35 | Joyrunner. Medium lower protection. Quality chrome for your lower body. The MC-H rig combines a sleep combability platform with the stylish MC-H pants. You might never procreate again, but you'll still attract plenty of attention while wearing these. |
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Legs Armor | 27 | 25 | 42 | 30 | Whisper Cybernetics. Advanced leg protection. Straight pants with a clean, casual look. Wear them to the office or at social occasiona. Spotless outer covers an inner digi-protective liner. Look smart to be smart. |
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Legs Armor | 17 | 18 | 27 | 28 | Whisper Cybernetic. Medium leg protection. With creases as sharp as these you'll come out on top of every transaction. The subtly enhanced digiweave cloth will ensure your competitors or regulators. |
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Legs Armor | 30 | 40 | 25 | 25 | uPlus. Advanced leg protection. The RedRunner pants are made with the same null-friction fabric as the Smooth Top. Sentient materials keep your hard working muscles in check while you beat it out on the track or pulp a rival in the Warrens. |
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Legs Armor | 42 | 40 | 32 | 51 | Canary. Advanced leg protection. Heavy duty miner equipment, made to withstand extreme temperatures in forbidding environments. While wearing these pants an indent can stand thigh deep in a molten lava flow for almost ten minutes without suffering permanent injury. |
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Legs Armor | 44 | 25 | 0 | 40 | Canary. Medium leg protection. Made for the discerning demolitionist, these multipocketed leg protectors offer solid shockwave reduction with maintained mobility. A favorite among astroid minors and other heavy duty indents. |
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Legs Armor | 28 | 50 | 50 | 35 | Whisper Cybernetics. Advanced lower protection. Part of the Urban Operator product range, these lower armor pieces will keep you safe and mobile while shrugging of incoming energy pulses and data-hacks. |
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Head Armor | 42 | 30 | 29 | 45 | Canary. Advanced head protection. The Hammerhead has it all: Heavy duty sensors, a full internal climate system to keep your head chilled even while standing in a lava rain, and a voice enhancer to make you heard over the terrified screams of your dying victims. |
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Head Armor | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | Habnet Tech. Medium head protection. How can you possibly improve the on the 190 Visor? Easy! You increase the FOV and add a halo-HUD. This affordable Habnet product is the result. Effectively prevents aug hijacking and other underhanded attacks. |
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Head Armor | 35 | 50 | 28 | 20 | Habnet Tech. Advanced Head Protection. Active and passive sensors combine to provide the wearer with a perfect rendition of the surrounding physical space. An onboard SI provides advanced analytics and tactical overlays. Far more advanced than most idiots facing you. |
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Torso Armor | 40 | 10 | 19 | 0 | Canary. Medium torso protection. The Slabworker Chest Rig combines Canary's popular chest plate with augmented upper limbs for improved workk efficiency and added protection. Ship with nuMuscle fibers strong enough to crush ore-rich pebbles or the heads of cheeky ****ers with ease. |
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Torso Armor | 31 | 29 | 41 | 30 | Joyrunner. Medium torso protection. Carries the Joyrunner label--an off-market, non-corporate collective of DIY enthusiasts. Made by a restless Keesh, this harness makes for a reliable aid in all dataNet-related endeavors. |
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Head Armor | 30 | 18 | 18 | 25 | Canary. Medium head protection. While based on the same design, the Jackhammer improves on the Supervisor hat in every way , offering better protection aginst falling debris, sudden, accidental fires and unruly indents. |
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Head Armor | 18 | 20 | 22 | 0 | EightCo. Medium hea protection. Multiscreen visor allows for geometric data dives on the fly. Designed for multiple infostreams while maintaining situational awareness of unhinged coworkers going postal. |
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Torso Armor | 17 | 18 | 27 | 28 | Whisper Cybernetics. Medium Torso Protection. Made for CGTs and PMCs favoring speed over protection, the Urban Scout Armor still provides a decisive tactical edge. It'll serve you well whether you face off against the Rojin on Veles or fight a running bottle on Anaira. |
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Legs Armor | 25 | 18 | 20 | 36 | Canary. Medium leg protection. The HellFire Leg Pads combine Canary's patented CoolPad-tech with a hardened shell to ensure lower body protection against flames and errant power drills alike. |
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Head Armor | 15 | 25 | 30 | 18 | Canary. Medium head protection. Anti-rad rated outer coating and multispectral active sensors combine in an excellent geo-engineering supervisor package. Track precious ore and protect your brain from harmful irradiation at the same time. |
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Head Armor | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 | CyberSec Mega. Medium head protection. Mid-range cranial protection for frontline corpsec officers. A sinular sensor package in a classic cyclops mount provides tactical edge over any rowdy IoHabber spoiling for a fight. |
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Torso Armor | 15 | 25 | 30 | 15 | Whisper Cybernetics. Medium torso protection. A garment designed for the net jockey fashionistas out there. The slim fit, choice fabric and slick appearance effectively hides the multiple fail-safes protection you against unwarranted intrusion. |
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Torso Armor | 18 | 30 | 16 | 14 | No Label. Medium torso protection. A DIY field generator made to dissipate incoming energy charges with reduced harm done to the wearer. A variety of versions can be found among gangers in any Arcology IoHabs. No label, no warranty. |
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Head Armor | 64 | 20 | 21 | 35 | Joyruner. Advanced head protection. A Karlan-Improved piece of quality body armor carrying the Joyrunner label. The lovingly rehardened duresin shell has been custom-fitted with bespoke audiovisual pickups. Practically unbreakable. |
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Head Armor | 50 | 50 | 62 | 55 | EightCo. Medium head protection. Multicreen visor allowed for geometric data dives on the fly. Designed for multiple infostreams while maintaining situational awareness of unhinged co-workers going postal. |
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Head Armor | 45 | 55 | 60 | 45 | Whisper Cybernetics. Advanced head protection. Decades of multi-world combat experience has gone into the design of the NH61. A compound senor suite provides superior tactical information. while exotic alloys serve to protect your most precious asset. As exclusive as it is expensive. |
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Head Armor | 28 | 50 | 50 | 35 | Canary. Advanced head protection. Canary outdid themselves with this multi-redundancy, heavy-duty visor designed for asteroid mining and similarly lethal jobs. The strain on your neck will be worth it when you shrug off the next phasma blase to your face. |
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Head Armor | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | Habnet Tech. Medium head protection. Designed to hook up to a medium-tonnage mech, this visor comes preloaded with various operator interfaces and HUDs. Feel like a mech while wearing it, even if you don't actually control one. |
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Head Armor | 50 | 30 | 9 | 35 | Habnet Tech. Advanced head protection. The MechRhino represents Habnet Techs foray into mil-grade armor made for the concerned habber. Overall shape designed for intimidation and maximized ballistic protection. Or you can just head-butt your way out of trouble. |
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Legs Armor | 46 | 46 | 60 | 38 | Joyrunner. Advanced leg protection. Don't let the bare-boned appearance of thrdr Joyrunner-made trousers fool you.cThey come packed with hidden features, and provide superior protection in hostile data environments. |
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Legs Armor | 52 | 60 | 30 | 45 | uPlus. Advanced leg protection. A premium uPlus product combining whip-tight exo-muscles with industry-leading lower extremity aug. Leave your competitors gasping or flattened as you speed ahead toward ultimate victory. |
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Legs Armor | 45 | 30 | 52 | 34 | Whisper Cybernetic. Advanced leg protection. These slimfit trousers will make any deck jockey look stylish, and the carbon-infused multiweave is designed to soak up incoming data assaults of all varieties with little injury done to the wearer. |
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Legs Armor | 55 | 15 | 30 | 45 | Habnet Tech. Advanced leg protection. These hardshell greaves can soak up plenty of ballistic punishment, and their enhanced joints are especially favored by senor CorpSec Officers, whose knees are long past their prime. |
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Torso Armor | 48 | 50 | 64 | 4 | Joyrunner. Advanced torso protection. Made from a SenseHAncer rig, this stylish coat offer superior protection against multispectral digital assault. As an added feature, some owners report dreaming of electric sheep while wearing it. |
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Torso Armor | 44 | 49 | 58 | 59 | Whisper Cybernetics. Advanced torso protection. a state-of-the-art combat augmentation rig designed to withstand punishing amounts of damage. An adaptive SI molds itself to your mind and provides superior reflex and performance enhancements. Favored by the Turgian Enforcers and other elite CGTs. |
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Torso Armor | 24 | 60 | 12 | 13 | uPlus. Advanced torso protection. The Athelet's rig combines the RedRunner Smooth Top with state-of-the-art-supper limb chrome, pushing your performance envelop far beyond its maximum. Subdermal inserts alleviates post-workout (or combat) soreness. Can also be loaded with assorted stims for extra relaxation. |
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Torso Armor | 63 | 52 | 49 | 45 | Advanced torso prtoection. An inventive Nug created this superior piece of chrome by kitbashing a Canary QuadCrusher with a CyberSec chest armor. Let your enemies beat themselves senseless against your chest while you take them on tour at a time. |
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Torso Armor | 60 | 50 | 50 | 60 | Joyrunner. Advanced torso protection. Made by an anonymous armor technician under the Joyrunner label, this rig based on a Sec-7 plate carrier, but with enough added armor to make you toucher than a stimmed-up Larkian, or almost. |
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Torso Armor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Whisper Cubernetic. Basic torso protection. Made for the discerning upper habber looking to add some protective measures to their active life-style. The Fintech Blazer protects you from autoskimming and the subpar stun-guns of the occasional loHab robber. |
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Torso Armor | 28 | 32 | 29 | 43 | uPlus. Medium torso protection. This dapper racing jacket will not only draw all the attention you could wish for from whoever you want to impress, it will also keep you rtorso well protected in case of a catastrophic fire inside your vehicle. |
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Torso Armor | 45 | 39 | 41 | 45 | Habnet Tech. Advanced torso protection. The HabDefender Jacket adds armored sleees to the successful HabProtector Vest. With a carefully planned mix of soft and hard materials the jacket will maintain your dexterity while keeping you safe. |
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Torso Armor | 56 | 41 | 38 | 37 | CyberSec Mega. Advanced torso protection. With the Sec-5, CyberSec added shoulder and lower arm protection to their popular Sec-3 model. Will withstand most physical attacks, whether melee or ballistic feral or habganger. |
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Torso Armor | 35 | 37 | 39 | 51 | Canary. Advanced torso protection. The FullPad provides complete upper body protection in extreme temperature situations. Next-gen CoolPad-tech keeps you temperate even while in the midst of a fiery conflagration. It can be enjoyable to see others burn while you don't |
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Torso Armor | 38 | 42 | 45 | 47 | Whisper Cybernetics. Advamced Torso Protetion. The Urban operator Armor is a heavier version of the Scout, with added armored sleeves and an upgraded neural response package. If your enemies don't panic at the mere sight of you in this, they'll soon regret it. |
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Torso Armor | 37 | 50 | 40 | 48 | uPlus. Advanced torso protection. The premium version of the uPlus Killball vest utilizes only the choicest materials and provides extra padding in vital areas. A quality product for the affluent tean, gang or habber. And it'll make you look as if you play Killball, even if you don't. |
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