A "capsule"[1] is an insertion capsule used by the Mobile Infantry's cap troopers in order to descend directly on planets or any other body by a shot from a drop ship.
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- The capsule as seen in the Starship Troopers novel.
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- The alternative names for the "capsule" include landing capsule[2], pod capsule (ポッドカプセル Poddo Capuseru)[3], and drop pod[4] (降下ポッド Kōka poddo).[3]
- In the 1988 OVA Starship Troopers and the 2012 film Starship Troopers: Invasion, the capsule has only one layer. The capsule is designed to crumble once the soldier use a switch that causes it to open and so is free to continue his mission.
- In the 1997 film Starship Troopers, the idea of the capsule is replaced with the DR-4 Viking dropship.
- In the 1999 Television show Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and in the FPS game Starship Troopers, the idea of the capsules is replaced with the Orbital Drop Suit.
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