Heavy Object

Heavy Object (ヘヴィー・オブジェクト) is a light novel series authored by Kamachi Kazuma and illustrated by Nagiryo, published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. Heavy Object revolves around the story of Quenser a talented engineer who studies Objects – large Powered Suits that revolutionized the face of war completely.

It has been featured in the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels as they share the same author and publisher, and has been adapted into a short manga series illustrated by Shinsuke Inue.

Plot
In the world of Heavy Object, the United Nations has collapsed. The world is divided into four powers – Legitimate Kingdom (the main characters belongs here), Information Alliance, Capital Companies, and Belief Organization.

Principal Characters

 * Quenser Barbotage – Foreign student wanting to be an engineer.
 * Heivia Winchell – Quenser's partner. Radar analyst.
 * Milinda Brantini – Pilot of the Object called 'BABY MAGNUM'. Also known as "Princess".
 * Floretia Capistrano – Quenser, Heivia and Milinda's superior officer.

Appearance in Toaru Majutsu no Index
The Toaru Majutsu no Index universe has acknowledged the existence of Heavy Object as fictional media in Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 01, media which spawned a full feature movie that Hamazura Shiage and Takitsubo Rikou went to watch under Kinuhata Saiai's recommendation. Here, Quensar and Heivia appear trying to figure out how to defeat an Object.

Heavy Object's light novel cover featuring Milinda the female protagonist, could be seen in the full color image that shows Shiage buying drinks for the members of ITEM, in the introductory pages of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 01.

During the incident at the Trial shelter on December 9th, while removing the safety device from a gas canister to turn it into an improvised explosive, Touma recalled seeing a method for doing so in an old action movie which was playing on TV the previous Sunday night and had been remade recently, which he remembered as Heavy something-or-other, a reference to Heavy Object.

Trivia

 * A character with extremely similar design to Uiharu Kazari (along with the flower headband) appears from time-to-time in the manga adaptation.