EG-R Technologies were an Anti-Gravity racing team based in China. They were one of the three teams that made an appearence only in Wipeout Fusion. The team later merged with Xios after the collapse of the F9000 League to form EG-X.
History[]
Little could be told of EG-R in general because of the team's reluctance to disclose any information of themselves. However, it is widely claimed that the team entered the F9000 League five years prior to the the events of Wipeout Fusion, therefore putting their year of establishment to 2155, although this remains subject of clarification for now, as it is likely that EG-R was established earlier.
In the two years of entry into AG racing, the F9000 International Federation of Anti-Gravity Racing had made numerous missions to acquire the basic information of the EG-R team to no avail, threatening to suspend the team if they did not comply with the Commission, only to be responded with the 'destructive power' the team could 'conjure up at will'. In addition, the physical appearance of the team's heavily augmented pilots – Alex Reece was said to be unable to eat anything – and their inability to recall their lives before EG-R was founded suggested possible illegal operations to turn the pilots into precision 'super-pilots'. Under article XXIVB.C/34 subsection 84839D of the World Peace Council's amendment to the Universal Declaration of Sporting Rights, however, the pilots are allowed to race regardless of information.
Despite all of this drama, EG-R prided themselves of high technology, using advanced methods of propulsion and miniature attack drones (as seen in their super weapon). As a result, they had become among the top contenders in the F9000 League, particularly with a large number of race wins they had achieved throughout the league. Much later, the league was suspended in 2170 following the exposure of corruption scandals committed by the F9000 Commission.
Two years later, to survive the financial ruins and get rid of possible criminal convictions, EG-R merged with another team, Xios, to form EG-X Technologies, who would make their first appearance in AG racing in the FX350 and FX400 Leagues. Even then, it remains unknown whether or not EG-R had really been involved in the corruption during the F9000.
F9000 Background[]
The hope of the mother country
Following the recent unsuccessful legal action undertaken by the F9000 Racing Commission against EG-R Technologies, the EG-R Board of Directors has issued this statement:
'It has now been demonstrated in a court of law that EG-R Technologies is not required to release information for public consumption beyond that which was submitted in our application for official racing credentials. While other teams may welcome public speculation and gossip, we do not intend to operate in this way, and we actively withhold all data of this type.
There have now been 3 attempts to elicit classified information from the EG-R team. All have failed. We can only imagine that rival teams wish to acquire our technological specifications because they are unable to compete through engineering skill alone. We also suspect that they wish to tempt our pilots away with bribes and the promise of fine living.
Do they realise how desperate they appear?
Our pilots, our ships, our crew and our secrets are going nowhere.
Statement ends.'
Appearence, Evolution and Stats[]
Only appearing as EG-R in one game, there is not much in the way of evolution for this craft. The craft is solid, with a low body and two guiding aileron-like structures towards the rear of the craft straddling two raised sections which house the engines. The cockpit is mid-set and wide like the craft itself. The best way to describe the craft is that it resembles a flattened wedge or a plank.
The craft itself is known for a sharp design, sturdy build, low profile and high specifications, making for a solid racer, and indeed a good choice for mid-game.
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Trivia[]
- EG-R's full name is confirmed to be "Electro-Gravitics Racing", referencing their unique use of electrogravitic technology for anti-gravity propulsion.
- Fittingly, the technical data for the EG-R craft does mention some kind of electrogravitic engine technology.
- "Electrogravitics" refers to an anti-gravity force created by an electrical field's effect on a mass.
- The team pilots appear to be very mismatched. Cheung is proficient and mysterious, and was involved in a high-spirited party. Reece, on the other hand, is shown to be boring, and was the head of a butter company.
- The appearance of the pilots suggests that they may be cyborgs, more machines than human beings, with wires and machinery surrounding their heads.
- Likewise, a run-in with Alex Reece shows that he is possibly incapable of drinking or eating.
- The fact that Paul Cheung has used "existence" before uttering out "life" in the team's Super Weapon Licence Challenge introduction may suggest, if not support this theory.
- It may be possible that both pilots may have died or otherwise been severely injured during the incidents they were involved in, only to find themselves having been "resurrected" as cyborgs by EG-R.
- The fact that the pilots have been converted into cyborgs may be a reference to the origin story of RoboCop and, to a slightly lesser extent, the character Alex Murphy, the protagonist of the RoboCop films.
- The fact that both pilots' nationalities are listed as unknown could possibly mean that they are stateless; their original citizenships may have been denied following their cybernetic augmentation.
| Anti-Gravity Racing Teams in Wipeout |
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| AG Systems • Assegai • Auricom • EG-X • FEISAR • Goteki 45 • Harimau • Icaras • Mirage • Piranha • Qirex • Triakis • Van-Über |
| Defunct/Former Teams: EG-R • G-Tech • Tigron • Xios |