At the time of this post, my current answer is that the Knights are beings of pure energy. I know, several materials and gear contradict this answer but hear me out.
1. We have the ability to change size (Height Modifiers) shape (several armors, notably Gremlin Disguise and Mecha Suit), and color (Personal Color changers)
2. Many armor pieces and accessories have certain areas which color corresponds to that of our own, and can change when we do.
3. When we "die", our armor locks up and we can't move unless implanted with excess energy in either a soft reboot (ER) or an explosive kickstart (Spark of Life).
4. We're able to transfer energy from ourselves to other objects (Derelict Mecha Knights, Energy Gates, other Knights).
5. We can warp from Cradle's surface to within the Clockworks at the push of a button, and vice versa. My explanation for this is that the Knights' bodies are mass-produced endoskeletons that we can take control of at a whim.
6. Following the recent Electric Prize Box, it's been found out that Knights can just be several body parts tethered to one another through electric currents or something similar.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think the Knights could be something else?
I'm still standing by the notion that they're genetically modified human/humanoids:
1. We have the ability to change size (Height Modifiers) shape (several armors, notably Gremlin Disguise and Mecha Suit), and color (Personal Color changers)
My answer is that Knights are already pretty skinny, and undergo muscular and skeletal reconstruction
2. Many armor pieces and accessories have certain areas which color corresponds to that of our own, and can change when we do.
Paint.
3. When we "die", our armor locks up and we can't move unless implanted with excess energy in either a soft reboot (ER) or an explosive kickstart (Spark of Life).
Our armor is powered by energy, which a Spark of Life gives in large amounts.
4. We're able to transfer energy from ourselves to other objects (Derelict Mecha Knights, Energy Gates, other Knights).
This is just the Crystal Energy from the knight's inventory being transferred to that machinery.
5. We can warp from Cradle's surface to within the Clockworks at the push of a button, and vice versa. My explanation for this is that the Knights' bodies are mass-produced endoskeletons that we can take control of at a whim.
Every time you party wipe and want to go crying to your mommy, Recon Rangers have to be deployed to drag your sorry [cog]home.
6. Following the recent Electric Prize Box, it's been found out that Knights can just be several body parts tethered to one another through electric currents or something similar.
Back when hologram technology became cheaply available to the general public, savvy technicians and rulebreaking Knight recruits would often graffiti their weapons or wargear with holographic projectors, carvings, or various industrial paints. Isora had a uniform military at the time, so such actions were not tolerated. Now though that events have become dire, personal customizations of armors or weapons is permitted as it improves fighting spirit.
Hologram technology has come really far since its invention in the dawn of the Energy Era.