Fortress-2
Fortress-2 is the secondairship developed byCyberbiotics, as a replacement forFortress-1, following the latter's destruction byDemona.
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After the first airship's crash,Halcyon Renard had to lobby for permission to continue flying over a populated area.[1]
Renard used his personal fortune to help build it, and, believing that the destruction of Fortress One was partly due to human incompetence, decided to have it manned purely by Cyberbiotics robots (cybots). He andVogel went on board the maiden flight, however.
Fox decided to sabotage the maiden flight, hoping to wipe out her father and thereby secure Cyberbiotics for herself; she corrupted Vogel with a substantial bribe and had him insert a virus into the robots on board the airship, causing them to run amuck and sending Fortress-2 into a direct collision course with theCyberbiotics Tower. Fortunately, Renard andGoliath managed to prevent the disaster, with some help from a repentant Vogel.("Outfoxed")
After its maiden flight, Renard made the effort to replace many, but not all, of the cybots crew with people.[2] Renard and Vogel later used Fortress-2 to battleOberon during the latter's attempt to abduct the infantAlexander.They managed to avoid the effects of Oberon's sleep spell having entered into the city mid-battle and by employing an energy field around the ship's bridge.[3] Oberon finally forced the airship down in an icestorm, although Renard and Vogel managed to land it safely inCentral Park.("The Gathering" Part Two)
The following year, Renard passed away on board Fortress-2 in his cabin but not before naming Fox as the CEO of Cyberbiotics with Vogel as CFO while bequeathing Goliath with 2% of the company's shares.("Young At Heart")
After its crash in Central Park, it remains uncertain if Fortress-2 will fly again.[4]
