>>13372290The computer hardware was too damn big, and to upscale the design so as to account for 80's hardware would, if I recall right, introduce destabilizing flaws in the design.
The problem is that come the time the hardware would be sufficiently miniaturized that Sahelanthropus could be built without design compromise, the Cold War would be over and Huey would have little to take advantage of to justify building his pet Metal Gear. The post-Cold War climate would tell him to fuck off, especially if they find out about some of the more bullshit quirks of the design:
-it's literally a walking nuclear bomb, which is not a cool thing to be building in the post-Cold War years
-it utilizes biological agents for offensive capabilities not just limited to converting itself into a nuclear bomb, which would likely piss off people considering the attitudes held towards biological weapons (which are kinda banned under the BWC; it depends on how one interprets the archaea technology).
Also Skullface was blown away at the thought someone else was more driven by hate and revenge than he was. To quote:
>WAIT. WHO IS DOING THIS?>SUCH A LUST FOR REVENGE... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!?He knew how Mantis worked, that he channeled rage and other negative feelings like a sort of psychic amplifier tethered to whomever happens to be the most butthurt person around him, but he didn't realize Eliquid was just that permanently butthurt.
