Anima Android

== The Anima Android's Origin ==
Specialized droids bound to the ownership of a character that retrieves it, utilizing perks which are found here within the D20 system. Originating from project anima, which had the initial goal to preserve the genetic codes of every animal and plant to ever exist within a computerized compendium as well as develop androids that can utilize traits of said lifeforms. It is also considered connected to the environmental preservation project, Project Gaea, as a subsidiary program. This type of android does not exist commonly within the wasteland as it was never mass-produced and has methods to protect itself from hacking or circuit-interference (D20 system marks it as a Level 3 fire-wall).
The logo and rigs of the androids are designed by Bryle. Lore is also written by him.
The Anima Project Logo
==== Anima Transformation Model 3.1 ====
One of the original prototypes of the android-aspect within project anima, this droid is capable of limited-smart thinking and commands, filtering existing languages while being able to adapt to new terminologies. It is however restricted to limited features between its three forms unlike its successors and was considered the assistant model for scientists that worked in the laboratories of the project. As an android dubbed with 'transformation' in its naming, it is capable of forming into different shapes to mimic the appearance of three animals which are a dog, lion, and eagle. Due to the limited software of this model, the wild shapes have a set few functions that they specialize which are: sampling, security, and distribution. The unit is also capable of self-repairing if damaged but it takes a total of twenty-four hours to fully repair, using the mesh and 3D-Printing capabilities it has. To fuel the android, it requires to consume scrap metal or plastic of any kind and will do this when it is low on stored materials for self-repairing. 
The first and original form of the animal which requires the least amount of energy input is its canine wild shape. Taking the appearance of a dog (also identified as such along its information panel within its program), the Anima can do several things represented by the animal it takes after. Having the ability to also collect air samples from opening its mouth, it can accurately identify the radiation as well as collective elements in the air and reveal it along a hologram screen from its back. It is also capable of temporary imagery, collecting pictures of what it has seen and showing it along the same screen. The form also has the ability to detect metals within a 1 yard range. 
Its second form is the largest and most material-taxing wild shape which is known as the giant feline, taking the appearance of a lioness or jaguar... depending on interpretation but on its hologram screen in the information panel, it is identified as lion. The Anima in this form is purely built for mobility and combat, unlike the other forms which are incapable of directly harming others with their shapes due to program limitations, this form bypasses this function to protect its owner from danger. It can utilize several commands and instinctively function in unison with its owner through verbal as well as body language-based commands. 
In the Anima's final form is called the eagle, though like its other wild shapes, the eagle isn't accurately depicted exactly as the bird its based on due to its motor functions and being a shapeshifting android. When in this form, the Anima is purely built to carry heavy objects which can be roughly 4 tons or lower but flies slowly and isn't necessarily good for long-distance travel as it exhausts quicker in this state. It also requires hooks or something its claws could lift to bring items around in the first place. The shapes being so limited showcases the hard truth that this android was a prototype at best for an all-encompassing future model. 
On all three forms, the animal is also capable of scanning the biology of creatures and plant-life, looking into its backed-up database and referencing it along its hologram screen. It can also directly tell which direction is north, south, east, and west with its built-in compass. If satellites were up, it would also be able to act as an accurate GPS for its owner but being disconnected from required devices, it lacks this ability post-collapse. In all three shapes, the creature is seen with a shiny white mesh which mimics muscles and the eyes are a bright blue with a glass encasing to protect its visual feed from possible damage. The hologram is projected from a small camera which can shift along the body to appear anywhere for the owner to see, excluding along any eye or joint (depending on the form, wherever bends are). 
This was first introduced in the story-line by Dion during the first chapter of Oblivion's Throne, after traveling on a train to a state nearby the Texas border. During her trip, she came across a recently destroyed Black Watch Facility with somewhat fresh corpses lying around and found the Anima inside a crate, freshly contained in its canine shape. She gladly accepted its ownership request when the hologram appeared, squealing over it like it was an adorable stuffed animal she could play with. Realizing soon after how advanced and dangerous this droid can be. 
When the creature is off-duty, it can mimic the nature of the animal in its wild-shape minus the possibility of acting out without commands. It will protect itself when provoked and can collectively understand who to trust based on its owner's decisions or statements. As a dog, it could run around and interact or be friendly with anyone it deems trustworthy by the owner. In its eagle form, it would stay perched and lick its wing which was a habit installed for personality. Finally, as a lioness, it is capable of wrestling with its owner as well as licking in all three forms (though it doesn't leave any sort of saliva). 
While it is recharging and recovering during self-repair, it acts as if it fell asleep and is quite vulnerable in this state. It can choose to rest in any form it pleases or by the decision of its owner. While it is incapable of communicating verbally, it can respond and act a lot more intelligently compared to the animals it's based on though it lacks the social capabilities of common androids. The innate personality of the android does form however upon its activation and retains memories of the owner and its experiences from the moment it was activated. While it can collect images and recordings, it does process what to prioritize and keep due to its limited space which is indicated by having 30 RAM. The owner can choose to save certain recordings and images. Audio picked up in the recordings are decent, though nothing spectacular as it can only catch sounds around the droid. And the recordings are limited to somewhat blurry footage through the hologram but will be clear if downloaded into a USB. It is also capable of processing information from a USB, revealing files and anything similar but it cannot run other software like videogames excluding the silly program built into its software which is one or two-player pong. Playing it alone allows the user to compete against the android's AI while two-player splits the hologram in half for a local experience. The appearance of pong follows the color scheme of the Anima logo which is white and blue. 
Although the android is capable of expressing artificial emotions, it will never interfere with its decision-making or listening to the commands of its owner. This is prevalent especially in battle, only listening to others if given the green flag by the original owner. It also has a distinct function to pass on its ownership program to the next of kin, called familial passing which was built-in with the intention similar androids they make for common households would expect such occurrences of ownership changes. 
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