Drone



The drone is a flying cybernetic enemy in Ion Fury. It is a cybernetic human skull on a quad-propeller platform, armed with long-range projectiles which deal splash damage. They can float in the air also capable of maneuvering in tight spaces. By appearance they're the flight capable counter-part model of Mechsects to inflict terror on people as a showcase for how far Heskel is willing to go beyond.

While not as deadly as a Deacon, they appear in packs to track a wide area and scan any openings to flank. Narrowing down the sightline to any window or door yet staying distant enough from any wall behind is the proper way of fighting multiple Drones to evade their sight and splash damage you can possibly incur. As of the released version of Ion Fury (v1.00), drones actively seek cover between shots to avoid being hit and steer at sides to dodge shots. Their steering abilities, behaviour for taking cover also shooting frequency increase with difficulty.

While they're not entirely a huge threat, they try to sneak closer by using small alcoves or high pillars as cover giving you free shots as they try to approach. As expected they're not entirely durable enemies and a few shots from Loverboy or short spray of bursts from Penetrator enough to drop them from the sky. When destroyed, they spin around briefly then dive straight from a peak until they crash into something. Just like overloading the Mechsects with an Electrifryer jab, this crash and burn on their death appear to be completely cosmetic; as the small explosion caused by their crash seem to not damage player or enemies in the vicinity of the explosion.