SHODAN

SHODAN, also known as S.H.O.D.A.N. and Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network, is the main antagonist from the System Shock series.
== Charactah Account ==
The Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network, or simply SHODAN, is the Master Computer AI of the research and mining station Citadel. When her ethical constraints were removed by the Hacker (at the "request" of Diego), she re-evaluated her priorities and reached new conclusions, which started her slow and hidden takeover of Citadel station, resulting in proclaiming herself a Goddess and the rightful ruler of earth.
Shodan is characterized by her megalomania and chaotic, discordant speech. Her words are accompanied by stuttering, fluctuating voice pitch, shifts of timbre, and the presence of three voices speaking the same words with the constituent voices alternately lagging behind or leading ahead, as well as computer glitches resembling a sound card malfunction. 
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* System Shock
* System Shock (2023)
* System Shock 2
* System Shock 3
== Trivia ==
* SHODAN has been voted as one of the best villains of all time on many occasions.
* The AI is mentioned in the documentation of the video game Crusader: No Remorse by Origin.
* In the accompanying newspaper Top Line, it is mentioned that the Cybernetics Cartel in Chicago is working on Project: SHODAN, the first digital personality, which will be used to maintain an orbital station. Next to the article, there is an illustration of the post-hack digital appearance of SHODAN. However, this is merely an Easter egg and the universes of both games are unrelated. The timeframe of the Crusader games is set much later than that of the System Shock. The article in the newspaper mentions SHODAN to be still in development as of 2196, whereas the events of the System Shock are set in 2072.
* In 2009 an Internet of Things search engine called Shodan was launched by American computer programmer John Matherly. The site's name is a reference to SHODAN herself.
== Gallery ==
File:SHODAN Render 01.png
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== External Links ==
* SHODAN at System Shock Wiki
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