VL-PlasmaTech Inc. is the tech company responsible for all manufacturing of Plasma bolt firing PDU products. Early testing of plasma bolt weapons began in the year 2013 of the War-Verse. shortly after the collapse of 2012. The, at the time, small tech company was interested in creating long term sustainable energy. when the social collapse began, they began branching into other technological studies, worrying about self preservation and safety. Their first success? the Lithium Ion "supercore" compact battery unit. A battery core that could last at full charge for up to two years, and another year at partial power. rechargeable, and recyclable. this breakthrough in their technology would build the foundation of what came next. Using the knowledge of plasma, and gasses that can be super heated into plasma, they began testing ways to contain, and fire the plasma in a concentrated high power bolt. they found that a small, infrared guide laser would have to be fired milliseconds before the plasma bolt. a guide laser that would punch a hole through the oxygen in the atmosphere, allowing the bolt to travel through the air and hit its target. they then found a way to heat the gas chosen, argon, to only be hot enough to generate a plasma bolt for a short time. so the bolt would not continue on through the atmosphere for an undetermined amount of time, assuming it missed its target. to contain the immense heat from such a pinnacle of weapons technology, a electromagnetic field had to be generated within the die-cast shell of the plasma-gun. this contained most of the heat, while cooling fans, overheat sensors, and a shiny white polymer outer casing helped to dissipate the rest of the intense heat. The now medium size tech company, was approached by the early founders of the New Titan Order in early 2016. the deal organized, to manufacture and sell the shiny new PDU-MK2 to the new standing government, and remain a separate entity, a bought and paid for arms manufacturer. Many of the founding members of VL-PlasmaTech abandoned the now arms manufacturer when the contracts were signed. as they felt this was the beginning of a mass genocide of American citizens. the others who stayed, felt this would be the way to cull the herd of dissenting voices, and establish a new age of technology and prosperity...
THE PDU-MK2
PDU-MK2 is the technical name of the plasma bolt firing weapon. Personal Defense Unit - Mark 2 (the second, successful plasma bolt weapon) the weapon components consist of the following:
Lithium Ion SuperCore Battery
Changeable Argon Gas tube-enough for fifty bolts before reload
Dual cooling fans for channeling heat out of the rear of the PDU
Overheat Sensors attached to a small haptic engine inside the grip, to pulsate when approaching Plasmatic Meltdown
Electromagnetic field to contain heat of plasma
Infrared Guide laser for plasma to follow to its target.
hardened steel bore
The Deeper Connection: The Reality behind the Gun
Behind the special effects, the short film, & the shiny white plastic, is the Original Designer of the iconic cinematic weapon, Vasilis Lolos.
Vasilis used this design, and/or similar styles, throughout his various comic books he penned artwork for in his career. A version of the gun made its very official debut when he was contacted to design a ray gun for the band, My Chemical Romance. where the design was modified, and produced by Legacy Effects, for the bands two music videos for their 2010 album, "Danger Days." Vasilis fought many years to be credited for his work. He was successful, and in 2020, ten years later, the opportunity presented itself to use a prop variation more representative of his original 2-Dimensional sketch for the Aftermath: The InFamous Ones short film project. Vasilis is permanently credited for his original design within the Aftermath story, as the "VL" in the name VL-PlasmaTech represents his initials. Every prop blaster, sold and most used on screen, are adorned with a sticker label, featuring the pseudo-company name, located at the bottom of the grip. with the designation, PDU-MK2(Mark 2 representing its the second version of the prop blaster)/ 2020-2025 to signify his crediting, and the year the short film began, to the year(in the fictitious War-Verse) the short film is set in. Thank You My Friend, Vasilis Lolos.