Glitter Boy

"It's not about fame, power or money. It's about generations of tradition and making a difference, helping people who need it. That's our destiny."

The Glitter Boy is both a relic of the past and symbol of power, hope and courage.

Of all the Mega-Damage suits of power armor available on Rifts Earth, only the Glitter Boy is known to have originated from before the Great Cataclysm and remains one of the most powerful, feared and respected fighting machines on the planet.

Powerful, because of its heavy armor and laser resistance.

Feared, because of its Boom Gun and endurance.

Respected, because Glitter Boy armor was the weapon of the greatest heroes in North America throughout the Two Hundred Years Dark Age.

History
Who created it and where the Glitter Boy armor originates is something of a mystery. Legend says the armor was created by a group of powerful beings known as the Neemans. The Neemans were themselves heroic supermen who fought to stem the tide of chaos and destruction during the Great Cataclysm and are reputed to have saved millions of lives. Whether they were humans, D-Bees from another world, sorcerers or demigods remains a matter of heated debate, and how they are portrayed depends largely on the storyteller. Likewise, whether the Glitter Boys were the armor of the Neemans or a gift created by them and given to human champions to carry on in their footsteps is also a mystery lost to myth and legend. Many a Dark Age tale tells of a worthy hero being given a Glitter Boy by a king or aging Glitter Boy champion, as well as stories of bands of worthy heroes occasionally finding a treasure trove of Glitter Boys they could man to battle evil. Such tales have convinced many scholars that Glitter Boys were a gift left behind by the godlike Neernans to be found by worthy heroes of later generations. All that is known with any certainty, is that tales of Glitter Boys go back to the Neemans and the days of the Great Cataclysm, and continue throughout the Dark Ages to the present day.