TALOS Mk. V
A colossal beast of war, designed with one goal in mind: killing, and resisting being killed in turn, a behemoth of cold steel to burst through enemy defenses and lay waste. In spite of his rather intimidating appearance and inability to express most emotions, however, TALOS has a heart of gold, and only wants to help people and make the known universe a better place for everyone-even if it means he has to kill those making it worse.
Personality
At first glance, TALOS seems to be an unthinking, unfeeling machine of war-he cannot properly express emotions, and as such most assume he cannot feel them at all. Beneath that unintentionally frosty exterior, however, lies a heart of gold that genuinely yearns to help and improve the lives of others. He's no brute that only lives for fighting either-he's a lover of literature of all sorts as well, and can often be found reading some novel or another he picked up.
Appearance
A hulking machine of war that towers above most organics, imposing and looming, all harsh angles and ablative armor plating.
- Build: A bulky and towering machine, built like a suit of power armor.
- Facial Features: TALOS has no true face, only a series of ocular sensors designed to resemble glaring visages.
- Hair Style: TALOS lacks hair, given the fact that he's a robot.
- Distinguishing Features: Nothing besides his general warbot appearance.
History
A somewhat experimental model of shock trooper made by the Magnetic Assembly, designed to take a beating and dish out an equally punishing one in return. Unlike most of their machines, however, his programming was designed to grant him limited sentience-not enough to truly be independent, but enough to be able to make on the fly decisions independent of a commander. For most of his life, he's served his creators as a semi-mindless drone of war, following whatever orders he recieved without question. One fateful day, however, during a skirmish with a pirate crew that had somehow gotten their hands on some Wofleonium, a crate filled with the stuff spilled open... directly onto TALOS. Slowly, over the course of multitudes of months, the strange material triggered a strange and anomalous change within the machine as it seeped into his very circuitry, granting him a consciousness and the ability to manipulate gravity itself, until one day he was a fully sentient being with a fledgeling control over gravity. With the blessings of his creators, he left to serve in the HFR-MA Exchange, left to his own devices for the most part. Eventually, word of slavers reached his ears, and almost immediately he turned to hunting them down, slaughtering them cell by cell until he was brought in by the police. Pleading guilty for multitudes of murder charges, he was given several years in prison, reduced via plea bargain and the fact that he'd only slaughtered slavers, until the Recovery Foundation bailed him out. For a while, he worked to unravel the secrets of Aos Si magic, but in more recent times he's been let go by the Recovery Foundation-his role was ultimately unnecessary, and besides, he'd be better off under the study of a proper scientific ship. Fortunately for him, the wider Li Ming government had just the ship in mind for him-with the offer of a lucrative contract aboard the Soaring Ambition, and the Magnetic Assembly urging him to accept it as a means of furthering their own interests, he could hardly refuse, and now is a member of its crew, serving as bodyguard and muscle.
Skills
- Skill 1: Mechanical Durability- TALOS is incredibly tough compared to regular organics, and can take far more punishment than most due to his design as a shock trooper combat robot.
- Skill 2: Combat Precepts- Being a machine of war, TALOS is naturally incredibly talented in matters of combat, skilled in both melee and ranged combat in equal measure.
- Skill 3: Mechanical Mind- TALOS's mind is essentially a miniature computer, and comes with a wide array of benefits-memory banks, quick calculations for basic math, GPS, he can even browse the Internet and make calls without need of a computer or phone.
- Skill 4: Bookworm- TALOS holds a treasure trove's worth of knowledge on literature, and while he's no definitive font of knowledge, he's a good source to go to for it.
- Skill 5: Magical- TALOS's Wofleonium-infused being enables him to tap into Aos Si magic-for him, this manifests as control over gravity, able to move things about without touching them, altering the weight of objects or people, and even creating gravity wells, among other feats
Traits
- Trait 1: Protective- TALOS is incredibly protective of those he considers his allies, as well as the innocent in general, and will do just about anything to defend his friends and innocent people-even if it means sacrificing himself.
- Trait 2: Nature Obsessed- TALOS is incredibly fascinated by the natural world, and enjoys simply basking in it and observing it.
- Trait 3: Kind- TALOS is a kindly soul, and enjoys just helping others and being a good person in general.
Inventory
TALOS doesn't own much-just his chainsword, a custom double-barreled Underwood Thunderbird revolver, his duster and hat, and a dataslate filled with ebooks and a writing program. He doesn't need much to be happy or fulfilled.