Exo-Frames

Probably one of the coolest names for a suit of armor, the Exo-Frames were high-tech suits the Centurions wore and were the lifeline between them and their weapons systems. These suits also enabled the Centurions to be teleported anywhere, thus making these exo-frames their main mode of transport to global "hotspots", or wherever their assistance is needed. As the opening narration goes "...they can be transported anywhere...".

Exo-Frames seemed to be specifically designed for each member. Max Ray wore a green exo-frame combined with black colors, plus really cool green lines and tubes scattered along the black parts. Jake Rockwell wore a yellow one combined with a dull, olive-green color. It looked great when the scenery was a desert. He could blend right in. Ace McCloud had a cool blue colored exo-frame complimented with white or silver.

They also had helmets which would appear whenever they requested a weapon system to be beamed to them. Although, not all the weapons systems required a helmet. Good examples of that would be Max's DEPTH CHARGER and Jake's HORNET or WILD WEASEL. These had CANOPIES that covered Max's and Jake's heads, thus providing them the protection they needed.

You would think these exo-frames were big and bulky, but they seemed very light-weight, and could possibly even be folded and carried in a suitcase. Unlike a suit of armor that has a lot of interlinking parts and probably has to be put on one piece at a time, these exo-frames were just one-piece suits that the Centurions would "zip" up whenever they donned them. The intro to the cartoon shows this being done with Ace McCloud zipping up his exo-frame.

These exo-frames also seem to boost the wearer's strength to SUPERHUMAN levels. A good example of this is in the very first episode where Max Ray (equipped with his Tidal Blast weapons system) lifts a helicopter/plane OUT OF THE WATER, with three people (Ace, Jake and a pilot) on board, and proceeds to hold it aloft while transporting it to New York. Although the maximum limit of how much each Centurion can lift was never shown, a good approximation would be in the 10-15 ton range.

Who knows? If the show wasn't canceled we would probably have seen more of these exo-frames' capabilities.

So there you have it. The Exo-Frames were a huge part of what made the Centurions great. It was never revealed HOW these suits were created, but at that point in time I don't think people gave it much thought. We were all just happy that they were there for our favorite heroes to don and fight the forces of Doc Terror.

Until next time. Power X-Treme!!!