“Have you ever needed more armor? More firepower? Perhaps the ability to fly? This, then should suit you well…”
Introducing the S4M-EX experimental armor system! It features an advanced armor composition that virtually neutralizes enemy projectiles and melee attacks while providing enough heat dispersion to keep you cool under fire! It also features a flight mode, which grants the wearer an additional alt-mode: a Cybertronian attack fighter! The superior firepower of the armor is enough to prevent enemies from exacting revenge at a later date.
The S4M-EX is an armor built by the now-defunct Scalpel Tech. The technology used was based on research into the construction and power sources used by Cybertronians, though the data was stolen from the firm and leaked to an unknown location by a senior member. The current owner of the armor is Treader, the leader of a pirate group located in an asteroid belt near Bellator. Treader has been designated a high-level threat to trading and suppliers in the area, though attacks rarely kill the crew of the freighters.
It is rumored that her armor was made using technology from a source not of this universe, though such claims have yet to be tested. The only evidence to support this is a leaked photograph obtained from an abandoned base that showed an armored human delivering materials to the base. The human was wearing armor of a design never used by the Neo-Germanic Alliance or other groups, with the distinctive feature of an arm cannon and gold and orange coloring. Local authorities have confirmed that the image is genuine, yet no details have yet to surface.
The Arc Staff: a weapon of immense power, famed throughout Cybertron. Its power is provided by a device that originated on Earth: an arc reactor. Details of its acquisition are shrouded in myths and legends, many telling of a metal warrior who helped defeat the Decepticons during the Great War. According to such tales, he died during the final battle, and ordered that his heart be given to the Autobots. That heart was the arc reactor, a device that defies the conservation of energy, producing electricity at a constant rate with no need of fuel. The whereabouts of the arc staff are unknown as of now.
(Yes, this is me plugging Iron Man into the backstory of my Transformers OCs).