Father (Valiant Entertainment)

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|-|Rai XI/X-Ray=
|-|New Japan=
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|-|Bloodfather=
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==Summary==
Amanda McKee, one of the great and powerful psiots - a technopath - died, however, a psychic puppet of hers, which was created by Harada, became an entity of her own. She used original Amanda's DNA to create a new and sentient form of energy and AI called Livewire - which will begin calling itself Father once it takes over New Japan completely.Book of Death: Fall of Ninjak Vol 1 1 Livewire, came As the former master of GIN-GR and one-time master of Shanhra, Amanda's clone created this AI to be far better than any other AI they had ever encountered. Livewire is so powerful, even a small drop of it can give androids human-like life. A live being using Livewire will enhance their consciousness' and expand their mind to unknown levels. 
Japan fell to the brink of its knees when the Fitz invasion began. After it's fall, Amanda's clone created Father, who elevated Japan into space, becoming a powerful sky-heaven - and the only country which survived the ongoing wars on Earth and New Japan's evils. In order to survive, New Japan's very existence causes the Earth to be ruined - as it needs to feed off it's energies. And later on, it needs to release it back into Earth, causing mass destructions.Rai Vol 3 10
When Japan first rose to the skies, the few people who lived here were not as obedient as they were now. They were against Father and his purpose to control all, however, that changed when Father created his first Rai - Rai I - a PR android, created for the sole purpose to unite the many sections of New Japan and initiated his plan to segregate the country into nearly 5,000 sectors.Rai Vol 3 13 
There are early 5,00 sectors on New Japan, each with it's unique design, style, environment, technology, and more. There are futuristics cities, recreation of various Earth cities and towns from various eras, such as 21st New York, 19th Century industrial town, Cyberpunk Los Angeles, old style Japanese towns, a city with zeppelins, old and ruined cities, and many more. In addition to, there are other sectors which are beaches, gardens, mountains, deserts, sea, biological farms, birthing sector - where artificial and human lives are created/born, hanger bays for spaceships,Rai Vol 3 11 high-security prisons. There are sectors which are full of mountains. There are also some sectors which Father has give it's control to Silk and some others which he did not extend his Network too. Father is New Japan, and vice versa, and as such, this all exists within his body as tiny organism that makes up a large body.
New Japan is a magnificent technological megastructure, and as such, has technology and military might to prove it's superiority over Earthly nations. The entire megastructure is kept safe by drones which scans and attacks anyone who approaches the country. And has an auto-defence system to protect it's inside from invaders.
To keep it's 500 million population in check, Father created the Positrons - also known as Raddies - and Rai. Raddies are created for the sole purpose to become the ultimate companions and friends of New Japan's humans. In addition to Raddies, Father also created Rai. Each generation gets a new Rai, and each Rai has a different purpose to fulfil; one is to become a hero, another a warrior, another a politician, and so on.
Thanks to the aforementioned entities, Father has become the ultimate authority on New Japan - a God. However, not everything is as he had imagined. The Raddies have become a racially segregated group of individuals who are nothing but slaves for humans to use the way they see fit, and then throw away as they like. 20 years before 4001 A.D., there were large number of private clubs that would put Raddies in one place, who will be then used as target practice for humans to relieve stress. Raddies, at their homes, have also been assaulted by their partners whenever they see fit. As it is an enclosed nation, away from other countries, entertainment has become quite boring to them, so they indulge in killing Raddies, assaulting them, or watching them kill one another in live games.
In case something goes bad, he has created Rehab Cubes, where criminals are sent and transformed to become obedient citizens. At one point, he found extra-terrestrial warriors, whom he began to deploy as part of his army to keep his people in check, however, they turned evil, so he ejected them to Earth - as an experimentation. On Earth, he would watch them mutate and bring horrors to mankind. Father also made a deal with Silk, where he is given a place of his own, outside the view of Father, to do whatever he desires, however, Silk will need to do certain things for Father when he needs it.
Since Father is everything, he controls people via the Fish-Eyes, his eyes on the ground and his police force, and also the media. He uses the media to freely pass on his message and also control the masses.
Father always predicted that New Japan would fall one day, and to make sure he survives, he created backups of himself called the Offsprings. The Offsprings are small portions of himself which he left in various locations so he will find it when the time comes. After New Japan fell by the hands of Rai, Psyloke and Lula, Father began looking for his Offsprings to return and take control of his property once more. In his path, however, is standing none other than his own child, his own creation - Rai. 
Father's goal is global domination and to become a God for humanity.Rai Vol 4 4 He is an enhanced being, existing above humans already, so he wants to take it a step further and make everyone and everything his minions. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , as the Dragon, at least when operating through Rai or other smaller forms | . , higher with body control and nanites, even higher with weapons, nanite-based attacks and technology 
Key: True Form | New Japan | Bloodfather
Name: Father
Origin: Valiant Entertainment
Gender: Inapplicable, appears and acts as Male
Age: Two thousand years old
Classification: Artificial Intelligence, Android
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Base=Non-Corporeal and Inorganic Physiology (Is pureRai Vol 3 4 Livewire - a new and unknown form of energy created by the psiot Amanda McKee, the original Livewire.), Immortality (Type 1, 3, 4 and type 6; can pass his consciousness into an Offspring,Rai Vol 4 1 which can then possess someone and take over their body.Bloodshot FCBD 2019 Special 8; As long as Livewire exists, Father cannot be destroyed.), Regeneration (High-Godly; can return from the merest scraps of data), Accelerated Development (Is an ever-evolving and replicating AI), Pseduo-Omnipresence (He existsRai Vol 3 1 everywhere inRai Vol 3 5 New JapanValiant Universe Handbook 2015 Vol 1 1 - except for certain spots where heRai Vol 3 2 did not extend the Network either because he did not need to or because a deal he made with Silk, and anywhere where Livewire exists.), Information Manipulation and Technology Manipulation (Transmits data/info straight into the mind of Rai, who is a a hybrid of Livewire, technology, and human. Created the Network out of Livewire, which is essentially everything on New Japan - a technological and data superpower. Almost everything in New Japan is technology. Thanks to his Network, his weapons, such as Rai, can freely teleport across the entire country instantly. Holds a portion of Rai within himself whenever they are destroyed and can regenerate them as if nothing had happened.Rai Vol 3 3 The windows of New Japan's solar cells are materialised out of data and he can manipulate it at will. Can erase the minds of androids - and of other Livewire beings.Rai Vol 3 9 Turned a human into a human-android being.Rai Vol 3 13 Experimented and turned more humans into AI/Human hybrids after his fall.Rai Vol 4 5 Created Data Gaki - a form of data bugs that travels through the Neurosphere. He created them to track and locate Rais and Offsprings, other beings of pure energy and data. They also feed on data.Rai Vol 4 3 His Offspring form, a small scraps of his true self. can "upgrade" any tech. Created a false version of Ray (Original Bloodshot) in the Neurosphere to trick his enemies to attack him, so he find their location and attack them back.Rai Vol 4 6Rai Vol 4 7Rai Vol 4 8Rai Vol 4 9Rai Vol 4 10 Created Neurosphere, a stream of data only accessible to the citizens of New Japan and users of Livewire. If someone were to enter the Neurosphere, they would become data itself. Any damage to them done in Neurosphere, can heavily affect their physical form. Can take control any tech with his nano-warfare attackFallen World Vol 1 4), Telepathy (Transmits data/info straight into the mind of Rai, who is a a hybrid of Livewire, technology, and human. Can read minds. When Rai emptied his mind, Father tried to probe deeper and deeper into his mind to try and understand his plan. Spoke to Rai V while he was on the other side of the country - and outside the Network.Rai Vol 3 15 Another example as shown here. Spoke telepathically with Bloodshot), Information Analysis and Enhanced Senses (Superior to Rai X and Raijin. Can track people who use certain energies. Can sense emotions. Created Data Gaki to gather information through the Neurosphere), Illusion Creation and Light Manipulation (As shown here), Preparation (As explained here), Animal Manipulation and Darkness Manipulation (As shown here), Preparation (Prepares for virtually every possibility), Absorption (Can absorb his Offsprings), Possession (Possessed Rai XI. Possessed Bloodshot), Energy Manipulation (Is Livewire, and as such, can manipulate it in various ways), Healing (Up to High; healed Rai when practically nothing of his body was left), Creation (Created all the Rai, and many other things on New Japan. Can create artificial life. A spark of Livewire is enough to give a non-sentient entity consciousness.Rai Vol 3 6 According to its creator, it can create anything), Fusionism and Biological Manipulation (Created Rai X.Rai Vol 3 16 Fused a human with technology and granted him new powers. Can give Livewire to androids, giving them consciousness and life. Created the dinosaurs from DNA strandsRai Vol 3 7), Power Bestowal and Power Nullification (Can give and remove powers from Rai and other creations of his - as well as others who use Livewire), Statistics Amplification and Statistics Reduction (Can increase and decrease the power of Rai and other creations of his - as well as others who use Livewire), Corruption (Type 1; turned a normal human to become a slave of his. Experimented and turned more humans into AI/Human hybrids after his fall), Sound Manipulation (Spoke through a tree), and Portal Creation (As shown here). Can do everything Rai and Raijin can, but on a much higher level. 
|-|The Black Tentacles=All previous plus; Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Body Control (Can move it's many tentacles.Rai Vol 3 14 Restrained a woman), Inorganic Physiology (Physically technology), and Large Size (Type 0). 
|-|Rai XI/X-Ray=All from base, plus; Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 04001 A.D. Vol 1 3), Energy Projection (As shown here.Rai Vol 3 12 Decimated the board of directors4001 A.D. Vol 1 1), Light Manipulation (Can glow), Illusion Creation (Can create holograms4001 A.D. Vol 1 4), Weapon Creation (Like all Rai, he can also create weapons), and Fusionism (Can fuse with New Japan). Can do everything Rai X can, but on a much higher level. 
|-|New Japan=All previous plus; Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 3; Is New Japan itself, which is the same size as Japan - but in space), Body Control (Can cast off part of its "body" to save its mind. Cast of tiny microforms of itself - called Dragon Sentries - to corrupt the X-O Manowar armor. Can remove some of its sectors if they become "corrupted"), Transformation (Twisted New Japan into a dragon), Transmutation (Can "burn" some sectors and turn it into pure energy and power for New Japan draconic form4001 A.D. Vol 1 2), Energy Projection (Every once in a while, as New Japan, he needs to release energy exhausts, which is capable of eradicating towns on Earth. As shown here and here), Absorption (To keep New Japan running and operating smoothly, Father/New Japan absorbs energy from the sun and earth - and then redistributes it across the country. It's Dragon Sentries ate the and absorbed the X-O Manowar Armor), Weather Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation (Can control the day and night of New Japan, as well as its weather. An example as shown here), Flight (Is floating in space. And as the dragon, it can fly normally), Status Effect Inducement and Ice Manipulation (As shown here). 
|-|Bloodfather=All from base, plus; Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; is a human whose entire biology is coated in nanites), Regeneration (At least Mid usually; can heal broken bones, loss of organic muscles and skin,Bloodshot Vol 3 1 his brain,Bloodshot Vol 3 0 eyes, and practically every organ very quickly,Bloodshot Vol 3 2 sometimes within a few moments due to how much nanites/energy he has. See this for a full list. Regenerated from this instantly. Regenerated from this. Mid-High overtime; healed from this withinHarbinger Wars 2 Vol 1 4 a few days time, however, left his form unstable for a bitHarbinger Wars 2: Aftermath), Body Control and Transmutation (As his body is part nanites,Fallen World Vol 1 1 he can manipulate it in any way he sees fit.Fallen World Vol 1 2 Transformed his clones into something that no longer resembled humanoid creatures. Can transform himself), Duplication (Can create countless "clones" of himself), Flight (Can fly), Energy Projection (As shown hereFallen World Vol 1 3), and all powers and abilities of Bloodshot. 
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Attack Potency: Unknown (Is pure Livewire) | Unknown (Is New Japan itself), Large Island level as the Dragon (Removed an unknown number of sectors from himself before he turned into a Dragon. Fought a version of X-O Manowar armor. X-O Manowar armors are superior to GIN-GR and the Torment), at least Building level when operating through Rai or other smaller forms (Rai X is the superior model of Rai X. Overpowered Rai X. As the tentacle monster, he gave Rai V a lot of trouble) | Varies (Bloodfather's strength varies based on the number of nanites and amount of protein he has access to). Building level physically (Fought RaiFallen World Vol 1 5), higher with body control and nanites (Can duplicate himself into many clones and overpower his opponents. With enough nanites and body modifications, he should be easily able to replicate Bloodshot's feats of fighting X-O ManowarHarbinger Wars 2 Vol 1 3), even higher with weapons, nanite-based attacks and technology (Ravaged an entire forest and town with a nanite swarm. Weaponizing Sector 3,023 of New Japan, he levelled another sector, which should be at the very least as large as a regular Japanese city)
Speed: Unknown | Unknown, at least Supersonic as the Dragon (Can fight an X-O Manowar armor, which should at the very least be as fast as GIN-GR), at least Supersonic when operating through Rai or other smaller forms | Supersonic (Comparable to Rai) 
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Class T (can support it's own weight, which includes a large number of cities, oceans, mountains, 500 million people, and more) | Class K (Comparable to Rai) 
Striking Strength: Unknown | Unknown (Is New Japan itself), Large Island level as the Dragon, at least Building level when operating through Rai or other smaller forms | Varies, Building level, higher with body control and nanites 
Durability: Unknown | Unknown (Is New Japan itself), Large Island level as the dragon (Fought a version of X-O Manowar armor), at least Building level when operating through Rai or other smaller forms (Rai XI is superior to Rai X. Fought Rai X as Rai XI) | Varies. Building level physically (Can fight Rai), higher with body control, nanites, and technology 
Stamina: Infinite | Infinite | Superhuman (Comparable to Bloodshot who can fight continuously for prolonged periods of time despite the amount of damage he takes. Regeneration makes it hard to take him down. See here) 
Range: Unknown | Country-wide, slightly lower as the dragon (as he made himself smaller), even higher with energy projection. Standard Melee Range when operating through Rai. | Standard Melee Range, higher with body control and nanites, up to at least city-wide with certain weapons and nanite swarms. 
Standard Equipment:
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* Livewire
* Nanites
* The Offspring
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Previous plus;
* Rai
* Raddies
* Other robotic armies
* Countless weapons
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All from base plus;
* Clones of himself
* Raijin - temporarily
* Nanoaugmented soldiers
* Nanites
* Certain New Japan sectors, i.e. Sector 3023, which he can weaponize
* Countless unnamed weapons
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Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Father is a self-replicating and constantly evolving AI. He, using Amanda's blueprints, turned Japan into a floating megastructure. He made Japan fly into space and created a new era for the Japanese people. Created all of New Japan and its technologiesRai Vol 3 8 and weapons, some of which are capable of creating almost human-like beings (the Raddies, Fish-Eyes, Positrons, and more), as well as weapons of mass destruction. Sees and know everything, as long as there is Livewire. Predicted every move of Dr Silk in advance, who is one of the smartest people in the verse and built countermeasures against their plans. Dr Silk, who thought he was playing Father, couldn't have been more wrong. He was always dancing on the palm of Father. Created the Fishing Net technology, which he used to launch to space to find Flotsam and Jetsam of the solar system. In one of the sectors, he recreated the dinosaurs from DNA strands. Created a biome which grows fungi, which he then employs for various things, such as medicines. Is the most advanced AI created by Amanda McKee, which means, it is superior to both GIN-GR and Shanhra. On Earth, after his fall, he created a new army of human and AI. The tech of his new army is capable of interacting and damaging other technological beings/AIs with a touch.Rai Vol 4 2 Created Data Gaki to gather information through the Neurosphere. Created Neurosphere, a stream of data only accessible to the citizens of New Japan and users of Livewire. If someone were to enter the Neurosphere, they would become data itself. Any damage to them done in Neurosphere, can heavily affect their physical form. He planned for the downfall of his New Japan form, and as such, created Offspring to help him recover his lost strength over time)
Weaknesses: It lacks a physical being, and as such, incapable of fighting physically. Lacks human-like thinking skills and knowledge, which can sometimes lead to his downfall. | Some of the sectors are not within his control - he chose not to extend his Network to those sectors for various reasons, such as, making a deal with Dr Silk. And as such, he cannot peer into those sectors outside of the Network. Attacking certain parts of New Japan will damage the Network, which will weaken Father's control over it. There is a virus that can damage the Network and Father. However, any damage to Father, means damage to New Japan itself. The virus needs to be inserted into his source pool to work. And his source pool is the most vulnerable part of New Japan | Bloodshot needs to consumeBloodshot Vol 3 4 amino acids and proteins in order to sustain the nanites. 
Notes:
*Father is everything in New Japan and the Network, and as such, he should be able to replicate everything he can do on New Japan anywhere where there is enough Livewire for him to use.
*Regarding his Dragon form; he can turn normal New Japan into a Dragon too. It's just during this arc, he wanted to remove certain sectors in order to minimise the effects of the virus.
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