Exterminators are a subset of Safeguard that often appear as black and white humanoid machines. They use primitive weaponry, often their claws or melee weapons, though stronger versions are capable of energy attacks.
There are many different versions of Exterminators, the most powerful known unit being the Class One, which is capable of telekinesis, regeneration, and beam attacks.
They often attack in large numbers, similar to a horde of zombies. But also a handful can pose a serious threat to anyone without the Net Terminal Gene. This is because they possess a strong Exoskeleton which can't be penetrated by normal weapons.
Most of the time the Exterminators bear the Safeguard symbol on their forehead. In early chapters of the manga, their foreheads are blank (probably because the author hadn't finalized the design yet). When the Silicon Life create Exterminators, the symbol is clear, engraved in the center of their forehead.
Creation[]
Along the series we are shown several methods of creating Exterminators:
- The most common method is generation by the Structure Conversion Towers. It looks like the creatures just pop out of nowhere, but it was explained that this is a security measure that was built into the Towers.
- Human to Exterminator transformation: In Log.16 Sanakan fires darts that transform the Electrofishers they hit into Exterminators.
- Pcell can create Silicon Life's version of Exterminators remotely in she detects an enemy within her sensory range.
- In the the Blame! Movie Exterminators are printed in the Factory, probably as a security measure.
Terminology
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| General Terms | Base Reality * City * Factory * Language Matrix * Megastructure * Net Terminal Genes * Netsphere * Temporary Access Authentication * The World * Unofficial Megastructure |
| Creatures and Professions | Carriers * Dismantler * Exterminators * High-Level Exterminator |
| Technology | Anti Magnetic Cocoon * Electric Barrier Generator * Food Ration Bar * Forwarding * Gravitational Beam Emitter * Structure Conversion Towers |
Races
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| Main | Safeguard * Silicon Life * Builders * Governing Agency |
| Human | Electrofishers * Dry Men * Laborers * Planters * Technomads |
| Monsters | Giant Larva * Watchers * Fairies * Giant Worms |
| Subcategories | Exterminators * High-Level Exterminator |