Name: Lateral Muscle System (White Fury Core)
Cost: $38,000
Weight: 6 tons
Function:Performance Enhancement
Mounts On: Hammerhead, Neo-Gungyarados, Stealth Dragon, Stealth Viper, Warshark Mount Location:
-- All zoids mount this part internally.
In Brief: Artificial muscle "fibers" increase performance in areas where physical power is paramount.

Description: The third and final part of the White Fury Modification Set, the "core" part, was produced by that small backwoods engineering firm this part is considered to be the "Core" part even though synergistic benefits are derived from mounting any two of the parts in conjuction rather than needing the core part for such things. The Lateral Muscle System -- named for the configuration of a snake or shark's muscles -- was created by a largely unknown engineer who chipped in his cents by linking nano-motors into three dimensional chains and attaching these artificial muscle "fibers" to the long structural components of the zoid skeletons.

Because of that only zoids with a long, sinuous or serpentine form were able to benefit from this modification due to the construction and linkage of the muscle fibers -- most zoids were just too short in the body to make use of them.

For the zoids that do benefit from this modification it provides several benefits; the foremost is an increase to overall strength, raising it by roughly a third of what the zoid's base strength was which means quite obviously, increased damage in melee. In addition, for those zoids that swim, they gain an increase of 25% to their aquatic speed. For those that burrow, their burrowing speed is increased by 20 kph in all mediums.

The Lateral Muscle System is a permanent modification which means a zoid, once modified with it, cannot be upgraded.

White Fury Set
The White Fury Modification Set was built on the successful example of the Knightmare Array, a series of interconnected and mutually supportive modifications. It was named for a beast of historic porportions that ancient data files spoke of and because everyone hated the more archaic name (Carcharus Iracanas) that was initially suggested for the set.

While the Lateral Muscle System is still considered the "core part" of the set, White Fury is more advanced than the Knightmare Array and, as such, having any two parts in combination can give syngeristic benefits; a trade off for the set's lack of a spectacular capstone ability similar to what the Knightmare Array displays. Instead of that sort of end benefit, White Fury instead uses a steady advancement of the Warshark's capabilities, bringing out the fullest, most expansive potential the zoid has to offer to a daring and skilled pilot.

Lateral Muscle System + Exo-Dermis = The Warshark, through the new combination of brute strength and specially designed armor, gains the ability to burrow through packed dirt, the kind of which is normally found on open plains and tundra and the like at a speed of 60 kph.

Exo-Dermis + Fin Blade = The Ion Charger sends power through the advanced alloys of the armor mesh, strengthening the metals to be equal to the Warshark's instead of half strength. In addition, this energetic field allows the Warshark to slip more easily through water and sand, increasing the aquatic speed to 145 knots (269 kph) and the speed under sand to 110 kph.

Lateral Muscle System + Fin Blade = The increased strength of the LMS obviously lends itself to more powerful attacks but, the combination of the newly strengthened fins and the increased physical power means that the Warshark not only enjoys an above ground speed of 145 kph now but has Aro Saurer level agility.

White Fury Set: The end result of the White Fury Modification Set is drastically increased performance and mobility. The combination of all three mods allows the Warshark to function on land, below sand, below dirt, and underwater. On land its top speed is 145 kph with Aro Saurer level agility; below the surface under sand its top speed increases to 125 kph and the Warshark retains its customary aquatic agility even though it's "swimming" in sand. In packed dirt like that found on the ubitquitous open plains the Warshark has a top speed of 90 kph. Underwater is where the Warshark gains the most drastic increase to its abilities with the aquatic speed rising to 190 knots and its agility now slightly surpasses that of the Hammerhead.