Fortified Armor Shell Shin

Fortified Armor Shell Shin (強化外骨格 震, Kyōkagaikokkaku Shin"), or Shin Armor for short, was featured in the original Manga and PS1 Game. The Shin armor is Bolt's designated Fortified Armor Shell. Created by Harara for Bolt's use, it's also capable of hosting a "will" made of multiple souls.

Appearance
Hosting a far bigger and bulkier frame to match Bolt's size, the Shin Armor is an imposing mix of a fighter pilot uniform and a knight's armor. It has a black undersuit with shiny black-and-silver metallic armor (a dark-blue undersuit and black armor in the anime). While it still as the screw-laced kneepads, the elbow pads have a trio of spikes on them. The red ascot Bolt wears in his normal outfit is still on display. The faceplate is capable of expressions like smiling or baring its teeth. When it enters Assault Mode, the spikes on the helmet and shoulder grow larger, giving the armor a more demonic look. The ascot pops out and the suit gains a new red cape similar to Bolt's normal armor. Instead of the kanji found on other armors, it has the emblem of the Immortal Warrior Corps.

Specifications
Like the Fortified Armor Shells created by Shiro Hagakure, Shin is made from a special malleable titanium alloy that repels most attacks. The suit has polarized light filters for its eyes, several nozzles in its hands, and small thruster jets on its back.

Abilities
Shin is only known to have two abilities:


 * Sublimation: Shin can launch a blast from its right hand that immediately destroys most foes with intense heat and pressure.
 * Retribution: Using the malleability of its titanium alloy, Shin can reflect the enemy's attacks back at them with similar force.

Shin's Will
Another oddity of the Shin Armor is how its "will" is created. Rather than being born of the pain and suffering of thousands of prisoners of war, Shin's Will is comprised of 400 souls of loyal soldiers from Bolt's Immortal Warrior Corps. Initially, the Shin Armor doesn't have a will to draw upon and is just more armor worn under Bolt's normal armor. However, the 400 soldiers sent against and killed by Kakugo would be absorbed into it. This bypassed the need for Bolt to be recognized by Shin as a worthy warrior. The resulting fusion is referred to a "Possession Complete".

After Kakugo was seemingly defeated, Bolt released the souls into the afterlife, rendering the armor useless.