Cyberbrains

A product of the Suits, cyberbrains are thought to have been an integral part in the creation of the Vannai Puppets, gradually replacing all or part of the brain with an computerized counterpart and (supposedly) transferring the mind and personality of the subject over to a digital format (digitized person). Despite being a subject of significant interest, little is understood of how cyberbrains function, and cyberbrain experimentation is generally seen as a taboo topic. They cannot be created by any means currently available to humanity.
While essential to the Vannai's "wargame" plan, cyberbrains also served an important role in humanity's side of the war, allowing Pilots that would have otherwise been slain in combat to gain a second chance at life through transfer of their cyberbrain into an artificial body. By extension, until the cure for Wilder Syndrome was developed, 100% cyberbrain conversion was seen as the only guaranteed way of escaping eventually succumbing to the disease, meaning most Pilots fall into either 100% or 0% conversion. Cyberbrains naturally also serve a vital role in a Pilot's proficiency and aptitude in combat though their integration of the Pilot's senses and consciousness directly into the Suit; Pilots that forgo cyberbrain enhancement are considered an inferior breed unable to unlock the full potential of their Suits by some other Pilots as a result. Even outside of their Suits, Pilots with cyberbrains possess a number of inherent advantages and abilities that put them above an ordinary human due to the memory and computational power afforded to them. 
While generally seen as a strict "upgrade", cyberbrains are not without some drawbacks and are not wholly embraced by everyone. Although considered for a long time to be immune to hacking, this eventually proved to be a false assurance with the emergence of perception interference (Operation To End All Things/Operation Mountain Rush) and personality obliteration (Ellis Castelli, the Revenants). Some also consider the replacement of the brain as a moral issue, with pro-human fundamentalists like the Green Initiative generally finding the topic completely abhorrent, while groups such as Moqaddas are divided over whether or not 100% conversion causes the death of the original person, or if the Ship of Theseus concept applies. Conversely, organizations such as Hanse Behörde and the Engineers (later ARHK) consider this to be a superstitious and backwards-thinking stance.
Unlike with Suits, cyberbrains are generally uniform in design, with only minor cosmetic differences stemming from how much of the brain is replaced and whether or not the conversion is progressive. Cyberbrains are divided into three categories depending on what percentage of the original brain they have replaced.
Cyberbrain Class A	100% replacement of organic brain with synthetic counterpart. Possible personality changes. Wireless communication possible. Psyche vulnerable to electronic warfare. Brain/personality is capable of surviving indefinitely outside of body with sufficient powersource. Limited ability to electronically project personality into suitable platforms other than the original body. Eidetic memory. Approximately 6 petabytes of electronic storage possible.
Cyberbrain Class B	65% or less replacement of brain with synthetic counterpart. Possible personality changes. Wireless communication possible. Psyche partially vulnerable to electronic warfare. Limited survivability of brain outside of body, possibly only partial personality preservation. No ability to fully electronically project into other platforms. Eidetic memory. Approximately 3 petabytes of electronic storage possible.
Cyberbrain Class C	35% or less replacement of brain with synthetic counterpart. Smallest risk of personality changes. Wireless communication possible. Pyche is not vulnerable to electronic warfare but may suffer physiological attacks. Cannot electronically project. Brain is not capable of surviving outside of body. Approximately 1 petabyte of additional storage possible.
An inverse counterpart of the cyberbrain could be said to be the Japanese Empire's Biological CPU.
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