Gretel (TimeSplitters)

The Gretels are the trio of robotic heroines from the games.
==History==
The Gretel series of robots are a line of slender robots, as well as the only "female" robots in each game. In each edition of the Gretel series, the same look has been maintained, with differences in clothing. The only partially different frame look is Gretel Mk II, due to her being shorter than the other two. A robot from the Gretel series has made an appearance in every TimeSplitters game thus far.
==Members==
===Gretel Mark I===
Gretel Mk I appears only in the original TimeSplitters, as one of the eighteen story mode protagonists, being one of the nine females. The first appearance of the Gretel series of robots, she is a female-based robot. Gretel appears alongside R-108 for the Spaceways mission. It is the most futuristic level of the game, set in 2035, featuring many forms of aliens and cyborgs as enemies. The mission involves grabbing a basket of some duty-free goods and boarding the "Yareel Express", with no known reason to be under fire.
===Gretel Mark II===
Gretel Mark II, appearing only in TimeSplitters 2, is a second generation precision killing machine, programmed with stealth and martial arts techniques from around the galaxy. Together with R-109, she has been sent to destroy the Machinist's robot army. It is possible that she works for UltraNet, as the Robot Factory level briefing states that they learned of the Machinist's plans through "UltraNet sources". This would make her - and thus all Gretel robots - evil characters (at least during the Machine Wars), much like the R-100 robots. However, as her mission is to prevent the Machine Wars from being restarted, it is also possible that UltraNet (including Gretel and R-109) is under the control of the rebel human cyborgs by this stage.
===Gretel Mark III===
This Gretel, exclusive to Future Perfect, is an upgraded version and the third generation of the Gretel series. Unlike the other Gretel robots, she is the only one to not appear in a story mission. She is one of the toughest AI characters in the game, being five stars. Strangely, Gretel, unlike any other robots, can be set on fire and has the stats of a human. Some speculate this is because she wears human clothes, but it is Gretel who catches alight; a possible mistake made by the developers.
Other than featuring in the Training Ground and Femme Fatales bot sets, the only role Gretel plays in the game is as the protagonist of the "A Pox of Mox" Arcade League match. "The spaceport has been invaded by the dreaded Koozer Mox, but fortunately for the authorities, the latest Gretel combat droid just happens to be passing through on her way to Eridani 3 for some R'n'R under the triple suns. Well now they've spoilt her holiday so it looks like she's gonna be whippin' their blue alien hides in return."
==Appearance==
Gretel Mk I has red and grey metal on her exterior; the grey metal that covers most of her body is designed to look like clothing, while the red metal is meant to resemble skin that is not clothed. Her grey "clothing" consists of a sports bra, panties, gloves that reach to near the top of her arms, and long boots that reach to halfway up her thighs. Her head is also grey, like the other two Gretels.
The metal "skin" of Gretel Mk II and Gretel Mk III is entirely grey. Gretel Mk II wears a dark red hoodie that shows off her belly and the lower part of her breasts, with the hood up, and matching gloves. Gretel Mk III wears regular clothing to appear more human-like than the other versions; she wears a sleeveless white hoodie, black pants, red gloves, and red shoes. All three Gretels have no hair.
==Gallery==
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GretelCutscene.gif|Gretel Mark II storms the robot factory in 2315.
==Trivia==
*They all have the same voice clips.
*Gretel Mk I appears in the first game's box art.
*Gretel Mk I appears in 2035, while Gretel Mk II appears nearly 300 years later in 2315, but Gretel Mk III does not appear in story mode.
*The location that Gretel Mk III was travelling to in "A Pox of Mox" is a system, not a triple-sun system as the description suggests.
*When Gretel Mk III is mentioned to be flying to for (rest and recuperation), it's likely she's on leave from the military during the Machine Wars (2243-2280), though it's unclear which side she fought for if she did.
*Gretel Mk I and Farrah Fun-Bunny are the only two non-human females in the first game that use female animations; every other non-human female (Female Alien, Female Cyborg, Fishwife Mutant, and Girl Zombie) uses male animations.
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the TimeSplitters Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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