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A Ruined Haraka SD, fighting a Lunarian in Kalthi Depths with the help of some combat bots -- two Vultures and a Faranji Stinger. A stream of Burning Blossom projectiles, a Titan Mining Laser, and two multifired Kalthi Fires chip at the Moonfighter's hull.

Like the name suggests, Speed Demons (or SDs) live life in the fast lane -- they fly fast and shoot fast. SDs embody the arcade style of combat where shooting and movement take centre stage.

SDs have very high burst damage potential, with their tracking device super items that allow them to deal doubled damage to a specific target for a few seconds. This stacks with temporary bonuses like +% Damage and -% Recoil, which allows SDs to dish out damage several times higher than their regular output. With a combination of high mobility, high burst, and heightened radar bonuses, SDs alongside Seers are well suited for assassination-style plays.

The four aug slots of a light fighter allows for a variety of build styles for SDs. An SD can choose to be a glass cannon, a long range duelist, a low-vis assassin, or a tiny flying tank -- often crossing over into multiple styles in varying degrees depending on the player's goals.

However, there are some limitations that the class operates within, such as the Sub Skill Dogfighting's -30% range penalty, and the naturally low hull space and resistances of light fighters. SDs have to balance their gear to make room for loot or weapons, and maneuver between the attack patterns of enemies to get within firing range.

Beyond combat, SD enjoys its speed everywhere else. Players often designate an SD character to be their main storage/hauling character, as the class's speed bonuses will translate over into ships like industrial freighters. An SD flying a Divine Behemoth or Honey Badger can reach 700 speed with relative ease, allowing augmenter setups to focus more on capacity or agility over raw speed.

Skills

Zen Skills

Zen skills cost (1 * Level) skill points per level, up to a max of level 50.

Zen of Light Fighters: Specializing in light fighters.

• Per level:
  • +2% Turning in Light Fighter
  • +2% Thrust in Light Fighter
  • +1% Radar in Light Fighter
  • +0.670% Capacity in Light Fighter

Zen of Speed Demon: Mastering Speed Demon.

• Per level:
  • +0.50% Speed
  • +1% Rate of Fire
  • +2% Docking Speed

Class Skills

Recon Focus 1 Your focus is in reconnaissance. 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar	Recon Focus 2 Your focus is in reconnaissance. 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar	Recon Focus 3 Your focus is in reconnaissance. 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar
Speed Demon Class 1 20% Speed, 33% Damage, 60% Docking Speed	Speed Demon Class 2 12% Rate of Fire	Speed Demon Class 3 -22% Electric Tempering
Speedy Firing Quick on the trigger. 25% Rate of Fire, 7.50% Damage, 7% Critical Chance	Dogfighting Get in close and personal. 24% Damage, 15% Tracking, 15% Turning, -10% Range	Speedy Movement The hallmark of the speed demon: speed! 12% Speed, 20% Thrust

Advanced Subskills

General Skills

Recon Skills

Speed Demon Skills

		Shake it Off	+500 shield charge and +500 energy charge while in stasis
		Centered	+500 shield charge and +500 energy charge (Effect is canceled on firing or taking damage, requires 15 seconds to reapply)
		Strategic Deployment	+50 speed (Effect is canceled on firing or taking damage, requires 30 seconds to re-apply. Also affects bots)
		Resilient	100% chance on damage to gain +50% resistance (90% for bots) for 1 second, effect can occur at most once every 30 seconds
		Bot Ph.D.	+8 combat bot slots, +2 max number of combat and wild bots, combat bots inherit 30% of the stats from your skills. (Adv Skills excluded).
		Droney	+1 temporary drone deployment slot and passes 50% of skills to drones. (Adv Skills excluded).
		Expansionist	+1 Hull Extension slot
		Master Scout	+10% Speed, +25% Radar, -50% Scanner energy cost
		Acrobat	+25% Thrust, -50% Critical Hit effect duration, -50% Inertial Dampening
		Fighter Ace	+15% Rate of Fire, -20% Range
		Lucky Devil	+5% Critical Hit Percentage, +10% Evasion