How to survive, in spaaaaacccceee!

Because apparently being into pen and paper role playing games, comic books, board games, fantasy novels and video games was not enough to prevent me getting a hot girlfriend (Thanks Tuesday Shanice) I'm also a massive science fiction nerd, and like any good nerd I have thought long and hard about was elements of my favourite science fiction I would like to have in real life... if I met a genie...

So without further ado I present for the approval of the midnight society my choices of what elements from all my favourite science fiction films, games and TV shows I think would serve me best, If I found myself in deep space, in a blog post I'm calling

Monday Richard presents, How to survive, in spaaaaacccceee!

Spaceship.

Moya from Farscape.

If you are going to be trapped in deep space on a spaceship, you may as well pick a ship with some personality, and you can't do much better than a living ship.

Moya is not just a spaceship, she is a living breathing ship, a member of a race called Leviathans making her a sentient spaceship and a biomechanoid. Leviathan’s grow and adapt based on the needs of their crew so you could always be sure of all the space you need and they have there own squad of Diagnostic Repair Drones (DRDs) to keep the ship in tip top working order.

Apart from Moya's in built knowledge of the universe she also comes with a pilot, an alien being bonded to the ship to serve both as a pilot and as a relay of information between the ship and crew. The Pilot has an ability to multitask many many things at the same time making him invaluable in regulating the leviathan's vital systems and relaying information from all the ships sensors to the crew.

Tools.

Omni-tool from the Mass effect series.

The ultimate swiss army knife. Omni-tools are multipurpose diagnostic and manufacturing tools complete with a powerful computer that is small enough that you would not even realise your wearing it until you need it.

According to the in game data-store, an omni-tools combine a computer microframe, a sensor analysis pack and a minifacturing fabricator, this allows for on the fly hacking of computer systems, repair of broken equipment and even allows on the spot adjusting of the functionality of equipment.

Using the Omni-tools mini fabricator a melee “omni-blade” can also be deployed and used. A disposable silicon carbide, diamond hard blade is created and suspended safely away from the user's skin. This blade is searing hot, and can cause a hell of a lot of damage if used correctly.

During the mass effect games we have seen the tool be used as a flashlight, a hacking tool, a camera, a holographic communications rig, dispensing treatment for wounds and best of all, downloading and playing video games.

Weapon

The ZF-1 from The fifth element.

Who better to explain the ZF-1 than its creator, so for this one i'm going to let the film do the talking.

“It's light. Handle's adjustable for easy carrying, good for righties and lefties. Breaks down into four parts, undetectable by x-ray, ideal for quick, discreet interventions.

A word on firepower. Titanium recharger, three thousand round clip with bursts of three to three hundred, and with the Replay button - another Zorg invention - it's even easier. One shot, replay sends every following shot to the same location. And to finish the job all the Zorg oldies-but-goldies. Rocket launcher... arrow launcher, with exploding or poisonous gas heads, very practical... our famous net launcher... the always-efficient flame-thrower, (my favorite...) and for the grand finale, the all-new 'Ice-cube System' “

What more could you want?

Armour.

The Advanced suit from Dead Space 2.

A state of the art suit RIG used by elite combat teams, the advanced suit features thrusters for manoeuvrability in a zero gravity environment, a collapsible helmet that when up provides an airtight environment allowing you to survive in the vacuum of space.

It also features a built kinesis module allowing the user to lift heavy objects with ease and a stasis module to decrease the speed of machinery to speeds that allow for safe repair.

All this combines with a decent amount of armour and holographic guidance and communication systems come together in a great suit of armour.