JonoThora: Fusion Tech Batch G: drop pods + pop cells + metal candles

2026-03-15T04:24:10Z

Fusion Tech Batch G: drop pods + pop cells + metal candles

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! colspan="2" style="background:#333; color:#fff;" | '''Metal Candles'''
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| '''Type''' || Thermite-based rapid energy generation device
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| '''Developer''' || [[Clan Tho'ra]]
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| '''Function''' || Burns hot, generates massive heat rapidly, converts heat to power
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| '''Successor''' || [[Pop Cells]]
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| '''Era''' || Early-stage (pre-Micro Fusion)
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'''Metal Candles''' are early-stage energy generation devices — hot-burning thermite candles that generate a massive amount of heat in a very short time, which is then harvested for power. They represent the precursor technology that evolved into [[Pop Cells]].

== Design ==
A Metal Candle is a compact thermite-composition candle. When ignited:
# The thermite reaction produces extreme temperatures (2,500°C+)
# A thermoelectric or magnetohydrodynamic converter captures the thermal energy
# The captured energy is delivered as electrical power to the suit or device
# The candle burns out rapidly, leaving inert slag

== Role ==
Metal Candles filled the same role that [[Pop Cells]] now serve — emergency one-time-use energy packs. They were the early answer to "how do you get a massive burst of power in the field without a fusion reactor?"

As [[Micro Fusion Fuel Cells|Micro Fusion]] technology matured, Metal Candles were superseded by more advanced Pop Cell variants, but they remain available as a low-tech fallback — they work anywhere, require no advanced manufacturing, and are dead reliable.

== See Also ==
* [[Pop Cells]] — the evolved successor
* [[Fusion Tech]] — the broader technology family
* [[Flash Fusion]] — another one-shot energy approach

[[Category:Tho'ra Technology]]
[[Category:Fusion Tech]]
[[Category:Equipment]]

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JonoThora: Fusion Tech Batch G: drop pods + pop cells + metal candles