Floating Ship

JahadArmy — Several Floating Ships of Zahard's Army

Floating Ship (부유선, buyuseon) is the flying aircraft in the Tower. All Floating Ships were equipped with Suspendium, a mineral that, when electrically charged, will produce energy to lift or "float" the aircraft.

About[]

A Floating Ship at least need one Suspendium to make flying mechanism possible. Depending on the ship's design and weight, the required amount of Suspendium will be vary. Some Floating Ship only has one, some has two or more.

Floating Ships are most likely built for long distance travel efficiency purpose, and also to help Regulars to fly. Rankers and High Rankers can normally fly using Shinsu in general, but they might get tired if they fly for too long.

As some of us might have already noticed, the Floating Ship technology are really pure science fiction (Sci-Fi) and Fantasy. The design also probably were inspired from the future spaceship which often appear in many Hollywood movies like Star Trek and Star Wars.

Type of Floating Ship[]

Floating Ship (부유선, buyuseon) is a generic term used for ships that utilize Suspendium in order to fly and it may used for any kind of ship in all shapes and sizes. When appropriate a more specific term may be used, but it can still be referred to as a floating ship.

Transport[]

A Floating Ship that was used to transport cargo or people and not entirely prepared for fight.

Small Transport[]

This small transport was used by Zahard's Army to board 2 people for team strategy. It was used by Misebichi, Yuryu, Dorian Frog. Another one of the small transport also was successfully stolen by Sachi Faker and Boro from the C-Rank Regular Pinnacle.^[1]

Hovercrafts[]

Viole riding a hovercraft

A type of lightweight Floating Ship that was used by Jyu Viole Grace to chase after Kang Horyang that has decided to disbanded himself from Team Tangsooyook to meet with Beniamino Cassano in The Hand of Arlen at the 28th Floor. Seeing that Viole was leaving them behind, Ja Wangnan stated that this Floating Ship was very expensive and costly to be rented by ordinary Regulars and perhaps their determination to bring Horyang back has reach the end of the line. But then, Yeon Yihwa, the heir of the Yeon Family, who get fully supported financially by her family decided to rent this hovercrafts to follow Viole together with Wangnan, Hon Akraptor and Prince. Unlike most Floating Ship that has design like an airplane, this Floating Ship is more like a motorcycle and scooter. The design and concept were similar to hoverbike or hovercraft.^[2]

Floating Castle[]

One of five great Floating Ship of The Workshop
Madoraco's Floating Castle
Madoraco's Floating Castle
Floating Castle of Po Bidau Family appear
Floating Castle of Po Bidau Family front look
The Cage

Floating Castle (부유성 buyuseong) is a very huge, large and vast Floating Ship that can be easily identified by it's massive giant size and it's capacity to house thousands, or maybe even dozens of thousands of living beings. Some Floating Castle also often has buildings, skyscrapers, house residences, enough to built a city-like environment. The Floating Castle can also carry many Floating Ships. Just like it's name suggest "Floating Castle", this type of Floating Ship is like a floating, moving castle in the sky.

The concept probably similiar to Military Aircraft Carrier and Luxury Cruise Ship in the real life. Examples of the Floating Castle:

The 5th Floating Castle of Zahard^[3], the palace of Princess Jaina Repellista Zahard is located on this Floating Castle.
Archimedes, one of the five great Floating Ship of The Workshop. It has two giant large Suspendiums on each sides of the ship.
The Cage, the great Floating Castle of the FUG Slayer Baylord Yama, King of the Canines.
Madoraco's Ghost Ship, the Floating Castle of Madoraco. It has an ability of invisible cloaking.
Po Bidau Family's Mothership, the great Floating Castle of the Po Bidau Family. It has one super giant Suspendium below the ship hull.^[4]
Lo Po Bia Family's Mothership, the great Floating Castle of the Lo Po Bia Family. Beneath its hull lies a massive piece of Suspendium. ^[5]

Warship[]

Floating Warships (부유함, Buyuham), also known as War Ships (함선, Hamseon)^[6], are ships used during conflict that generally have some form of weaponry or combat capabilities. There are several ships of various sizes that fit this description.

Heavy Fighter[]

Anti High Rankers Weapon "El Robina"
Maschenny's heavy warship fleet attack Jinsung
Yool (snake guy) attack ship
Canzon's attack warship
Canzon's attack warship shot down Gado's ship

A typical military Floating Ship that was used to attack and engage powerful enemy. The attack of this Floating Ship might be strong enough to hurt most Rankers, since the crews were so confident to hurt Ha Jinsung despite they knew he is a High Ranker. But in the end, it gives no damage to Jinsung at all.^[7]

Medium Fighter[]

A type of Floating Ship that was used by Yool (snake guy) and Kell (masked guy) to chase after the transport ship that were boarded by Viole, Lo Po Bia Elaine, David Hockney and Louie. They intended to destroy Baam's ship from the very start since they are assassins that were ordered by King Zahard to kill Baam. This Floating Ship can shoot a big shinshoo blast like laser from it's cannon for offensive purpose.^[8]

Warp Fleet[]

Also known as a Warp Ship (워프함, Wopeuham), is a type of Floating Warship that has the ability to provide safe travel for its passenger through Portals and Shinsu Warp Devices, which without such a warp ship could only be traversed by a High Ranker.^[9]

Lo Po Bia's Warp Fleet is one of these ship.^[10]
The ship with Khun Aguero Agnis and his team leaving the Battle of The Nest is described as a Warp Fleet.^[6]

Mothership[]

Mothership (모함, Moham) is a type of large Floating Warship and is generally the flagship of a group or organization.

The Ark of Knowledge is the Mothership of the Po Bidau Family.
The Lo Po Bia Family Mothership is as the name suggest, the Mothership of the Lo Po Bia Family.
The Kallavan Warship was the Mothership/flagship of Zahard's 4th Army Corp.

Prison Ship[]

Prison Ship (감옥함, Gam-ogham) is a type of Floating Warship that was used to hold captive and imprison any Regulars, Rankers, and even High Rankers. The prison design are different on each ship.

Khun Maschenny Zahard's prison ship that was used to contain Ha Jinsung has a very unique prison technology.^[4]
The prison ship that was used to capture Sachi Faker, Boro, Ja Wangnan, Rachel, Ha Yura, Traveller, Bero Bero looks like a normal prison with jail bars. But the prisoners were trapped in a bed capsule.^[11]
The prison ship that was used to trap Karaka and White surrounded with many yellow tube objects in their prison room. The prison was specially made by The Workshop to trap High Rankers. It has bank steel vault door.^[1]

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Notes and Trivia[]

Any ship that is called a "Floating" ship has the prefix "부유-, Buyu-", which means buoyant. The generic term uses the suffix "-선, -seon" and military/combat ship will have the suffix "-함, -ham".
A Floating Castle, which is considered a civilian type ship, can at the same type be considered the Mothership of a faction, which would a military designation.