The Guardian Angel System (abbreviated as GAS) is an automated weapons system built into the floating city of New Kinshasa on Brahma. It was used to 'incapacitate' any perceived criminals, revolutionaries, or "undesirables" in the eyes of New Kinshasa's law. Peter Nureyev and Mag, disguised as dignitaries, tried to infiltrate the GAS, and Peter ultimately shut it down, labeling himself as a revolutionary and terrorist.
History[]
As the Galactic War got closer and closer to Brahma, unrest among the people living on the surface grew. This lead to an increase in everything from petty theft to violent revolt. In response, New Kinshasa developed the Guardian Angel System. It fires lasers that can stun and kill, at a rate of up to a hundred bolts a second. The system was built directly into the infrastructure of New Kinshasa, using the same reactor as the systems that keep the city in the sky. the government of the Outer Rim did not support the GAS, but neither did they stop its implementation[1].
New Kinshasa's constables determined targets for the lasers, based on reports and surveillance camera footage. They targeted every rule breaker, from jaywalkers to rioters, but ultimately the targets were up to them. Madam Rossignol, an high ranking official in the government, viewed the GAS as a means of shaping the world below and its people into whatever she desired.
Mag obtained copies of the blueprints to the GAS at some point, and years later he and Peter devised a plan to infiltrate New Kinshasa and disable the system. The reactor core was located within the floating city itself, and heavily guarded[2]. Peter and Mag were able to reach it and removed the core from the engine. Without it, the city had about ten minutes of auxiliary power left, at which point it would start falling. Mag knew this would be the consequence of disabling the GAS and deemed it necessary. Peter was horrified at the loss of life it would cause, and how Mag had lied to him about it. Peter killed Mag, and managed to replace the reactor, but constables caught him before he could escape. He threatened to infiltrate the city again and drop the city for real if they did not stop the GAS permanently.