Mech 16 the Cybernetic Robot

Mech 16 is a fan character created by SButzbach07. Despite being a robot, his voice identifies himself as a male.
This character is featured in the first Shard story, as well as the upcoming second one which will be co-written by NeoCreo.
==Appearance==
Mech 16's structure looks like a hedgehog. He has a one-way gear-like spike arrangement in the center of his head, along with two sets of quills on the sides. Most of his structure is a light gray, showing dark gray on his inner ears, muzzle, arm and leg joints, finger joints, shoulder designs, and mid-body. He has a set of shoulder pads and a red gem on the front of his chest. His wrist and sock cuffs have little red gems on opposite sides, and the outside part of his hands have red handslates. His shoes are the same as Shadow's, except they are light gray and have red boosters, a black outline, and a darker gray backbuff.
==Personality==
Mech 16's software allows him to act sentient, but the majority of his actions come from user requests. His cybernetic mind does not have the full capability to function like a natural mind. It's like the current state of AI in real life today. 
==History==
When Sonic and Shadow from the Shard Dimension built Lab 16 on the remains of Eggman's base after he died, they needed some kind of defense against Blade's raids against the lab. Project 4937-16 was created and it's purpose was to build a sentient, cybernetic robot that can follow any command Sonic and Shadow give it, within reasonable limits, and defend the lab and everything and everyone in it. This was Sonic and Shadow's first major project, so they had difficulty wondering where to start. Luckily, they had help from their friends, making it a full group project. In less than a week, they finished the blueprints to Mech 4937-16's structure and hardware locations, and they finished construction in a few weeks.
The next challenge was the software for Mech 16. Since Sonic and Shadow were just beginner programmers from online tutorials, they had the help of Tails to start the base of Mech 16's system functions. With a wireless output monitor, and many failed attempts, they successfully got Mech 16's base system functioning. A month's worth of trial and error later, they almost got half of what the project's goals stated before the project was ultimately scrapped in favor of Sonic's idea of creating an artificial lifeform to take Mech 16's place. Since Mech 16 was a major milestone for Lab 16, they decided to not scrap him and instead store him away, where almost a year later he would get salvaged and sent to the Chaos Dimension where Paws and Shard would find and activate him.
==Abilities==
Mech 16 is equipped with a ton of sensor arrays that he uses to collect and analyze data and his surroundings. He can identify who's friendly and who's a threat. He can walk and run normally, use his rocket skates to hover a few inches from the ground to skatewalk and skaterun like Shadow, or use his body boosters to fly through the air. He can slice through any obstacle in his path by using his head spikes to cut through while spindashing. He is equipped with energy blasters on the palm of his hands and rocket launchers, like Iron Man. His built-in GPS can allow any compatible-device to pick up his energy signature and location.
==States==
Mech 16 has four states: On, Off, Suspended, and Backup
===System On===
In this state, Mech 16 is fully functional. He can utilize 100% of his full potential and can take any commands that his supervisors give him. His yellow eyes are 100% lit up.
=== System Off===
In this state, Mech 16 is powered off. His eyes are non-existent and he can't do anything. Usually, he is plugged in to a station in the underground shelter below the security station at Town Center (I am quoting content in the second Shard story, which is still being worked on).
===System Suspended===
In this state, Mech 16 can only run basic software functions, like an idle computer. His yellow eyes are 50% lit up and waits for someone or something to trigger it back to System On.
===Backup System On ===
Mech 16 enters this state if his main system is updating, damaged, or being tested. His backup system runs on different hardware just in case any major hardware is damaged and needs repairs or replacement. His eyes 100% lit up with a red color, but it doesn't mean that he's dangerous. He can only utilize 25% of his full potential in this mode because his backup system runs on a weaker power supply, and he cannot interface with most of his main hardware.
==See also== 
*Sonic the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)
*Shadow the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)
*Shard the Hedgehog
*Shard the Hedgehog (Fanfiction)
*User:SButzbach07
*Shard the Hedgehog - scot.butzbach.net
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