"Given to us by Omegaton, the L.O.A.D. STARR can locate the orbs, collect, and HOLD--the Fire Flyers. It's also been rigged to provide cloud cover from the U.V. rays."
― The L.O.A.D. STARR's description in The Secret Origin.[src]
The L.O.A.D. STARR (Lightweight Object Amalgam Device) is a machine given to the Wind Warriors by Omegaton. It detects the presence of Orbs and provides cloud cover to protect the squad from radiation.
Nimbus is particularly skilled at operating it.
Appearance[]
The L.O.A.D. STARR is depicted as a retractable machine able to change in size depending on usage. When not in use, the machine can fit into the carrier's hand by holding the machine's top handle. When in use for generating cloud cover, the machine's size drastically changes to be quite large for the collection of Fire Flyers. The machine consists of a purple cylindrical body covered with yellow stripes that narrows to a point on the front and back of the machine. Two lights on the front and back light up red when the machine is active and white when it’s closed. The center of the body consists of a small compartment containing the elongated neck of the machine. The head of the machine is crescent shaped.
Origin and History[]
The L.O.A.D. STARR is first introduced in the Secret Origin cutscene. The device can collect and hold captured Fire Flyers along with generating cloud cover to protect the squad from radiation.
In the opening cinematic for Ringling Village, the L.O.A.D. STARR gets partially damaged after a Wind Warrior bumped into Zephyr, who was carrying the device. By the end of Ringling Village, Zephyr manages to repair the device within several hours.
The L.O.A.D. STARR is used one last time in The Final Ending to send the Stone Stompers and Water Whirls back to their homeworld.
Calibration[]
Although the L.O.A.D. STARR is often shown to be fully operated or in the carrier's hand, cinematic cutscenes for the levels Double Wide Damage and Ringling Village showcases the process of calibrating the L.O.A.D. STARR. Here, it's shown that the device utilizes a total of six buttons that turn green upon activation. The combination of "12541" is used to calibrate the device, with the first button turning orange following the second button press; the third, and sixth button are left untouched. Once activated, a blue light shines upwards from the machine, locating the presence of Omegaton's orb. An an audible chime can be heard upon activation.
Trivia[]
- Early screenshots indicate that the L.O.A.D. STARR's name was originally called Storm Cell.