Proto

== Summary ==
Proto is a Minor Antagonist who is Atlas Abraxas' ultimate soldier, and the final antagonist Andromeda faces before Atlas himself.
== History ==
Proto was created and trained by Atlas, it is known to have gained a reputation for being the 'Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy' and for being a member of the Shazarak Crews, specifically Zahsakar's crew.
== Personality ==
Proto's personality is practically non-existent, save for potentially a loyalty to Atlas. Proto also only speaks once, mocking humankind for fighting Atlas in a dry and robotic manner.
== Appearance ==
Proto is a decently tall humanoid robot, made of various interlocking and welded together mechanical parts, which all appear to be made of Huscil, given their bright white yet metallic appearance. Proto's feet vaguely resemble Samurai armor, as does its torso. Its face is a black screen.
== Relationships ==
Proto does not appear to have any meaningful relationships, not verbally interacting with anyone and only being loyal to Atlas.
== Story ==
=== Shazarak Escape Arc ===
After a brief conversation regarding Andromeda and Jackson Holland's escape where Erzomaur is belittled for having mercy, Atlas suggests to Zahsakar that Proto be unleashed against the two, an idea that horrifies Bellatrix. However, all four do agree on this seemingly, as Proto is sent after the two.
Proto is next seen when it decapitates Feralaxadeg and easily defeats Andromeda. Before it can kill her and Jack, Rato steps in to briefly hold it off. Proto is the only one of Zahsakar's crew to not evacuate the Rediicta Viindia when it explodes. However, it is implied that Proto was largely unscathed by the blast.
=== Netraxian War Arc ===
Proto appears alongside Atlas and Bellatrix to confront Karim Kouri, Saparbek Sadulaev and The Wicked Prodigy. The former three easily defeat the latter three before proposing an alliance, and going to free a 'Captain Kazuyuki'.
Proto later engages a large number of soldiers on the flagship of the Minotaur Strike Force, slaughtering them and slicing them apart as it encounters Andromeda once more. As they battle, Andromeda proves fast enough to react to Proto's earlier moves, but too slow to even process moves even a fraction of a fraction of a second apart from one another in time. Proto nearly manages to kill Andromeda, but is stopped by Hilbert Sycamore, the Grand Admiral of all of the Human Star Realm's fleets. Though Proto still proves vastly superior, able to easily cut through Hilbert's tank rounds and take the explosions like nothing, Hilbert manages to subdue Proto long enough for the protagonists and surviving crew of the flagship to escape, and for the flagship to explode. Atlas rescues Proto at some point after this.
=== Final Arc ===
Proto is first seen in a meeting involving Atlas and his inner circle, displaying Atlas' rescue of it to the others when Sanjuro Akibara asks about its survival. It places a sword to Malas'Vilin's throat when he attempts to insult Atlas, as Atlas then orders it and Indra to face off against the Human Star Realm's forces.
Proto engages the Human Star Realm's military in the middle of Farfair, the city the story primarily takes place in. It is able to quickly dispatch the regular military, before being engaged by the Nightmare Division, who manage to cause it some damage and take some of its attacks. Serena MacDonald is noteworthy for being able to somewhat match the robot in swordfighting for a time, and Rakgu is able to fight it due to his bulk and strength. Later, their battle is interrupted by Andromeda's rampage against Indra, before Proto goes to attack her after Indra's death. Andromeda, even with her new power, is unable to defeat Proto by herself, but Shunsuke Vaquero manages to take its final stab and rip out its arms before it can kill her. Proto and Andromeda are then captured and taken into custody.
Later, Andromeda finds Proto being interrogated by Reuben Hammond. It is completely silent during the entire interrogation, only speaking, for the first and only time in the story, when it notices Andromeda, simply telling them all that Atlas will defeat them. Before Reuben can shoot the robot, Andromeda cuts its head off, horrifying just about everybody in the med bay who had noticed.
== Powers and Abilities ==
Robot Physiology: Proto is a Robot, which means that it does not need to eat or breathe. It does not feel emotions or pain, and cannot get diseases.
* Computer Brain: Proto's brain is an advanced computer, giving it immense predictive and adaptive ability.
* Huscil Body: Proto's entire body is evidently made of Huscil, which means it is incredibly hard to damage with most weapons, and is virtually impervious to any and all light-based attacks, including a Socqreath's Psychic Weapons.
Master Swordsman: Proto is obscenely skilled with its swords, implied to be equal or greater to even the legendary King Phillip Rosenstock.
Speed: Proto is absurdly fast, so fast in fact that its movements are too fast for casual bullet timers to register. It can slash hundreds of times in hundreths of a second, and has shown to be so fast that Andromda could only comprehend one of its slashes, because said slashes were a fraction of a fraction of a second apart in time.
== Equipment ==
Nodachi: Proto carries two transparent red-bladed Nodachi into battle. They are incredibly sharp, and can easily cut through flesh and metal alike without seemingly any resistance whatsoever. It also has four more identical Nodachi, one on each hip and two on its back.
== Affect ==
Despite its in-universe status, Proto is actually one of the least prominent villains and characters in the series, appearing in only eighteen chapters. Despite this, it is positioned as Andromeda's final hurdle before Atlas himself, acting as the Main Villain's most powerful and competent subordinate.
== Quotes ==
(To Reuben Hammond and Andromeda Abraxas, Chapter #575) "Atlas, superior. Humankind, inferior."
== References ==
=== Number of Chapter References ===
Total: 18
Volume 5: 2
Volume 18: 1
Volume 23: 4
Volume 46: 1
Volume 47: 1
Volume 48: 8
Volume 49: 1
=== Volume 2 ===
Chapter #53 "Chain of Command"
Chapter #54 "The Ultimate Warrior"
=== Volume 18 ===
Chapter #210 "A New Alliance"
=== Volume 23 ===
Chapter #271 "The Mechanical Samurai"
Chapter #272 "The Long Awaited Rematch"
Chapter #273 "Down with the Ship"
Chapter #274 "Galactic Machinations"
=== Volume 46 ===
Chapter #548 "Unmasked"
=== Volume 47 ===
Chapter #564 "Cards Unveiled"
=== Volume 48 ===
Chapter #566 "Warriors of the Future"
Chapter #567 "The Terminator"
Chapter #568 "First Casualty of Battle"
Chapter #571 "Created to Kill"
Chapter #572 "The End of the World"
Chapter #573 "The End of the World (Pt. 2)"
Chapter #574 "The End of the World (Pt. 3)"
Chapter #573 "The Final Mockery"
=== Volume 49 ===
Chapter #582 "Insidious"
== Trivia ==
# Proto is based off of Soundwave from the Transformers franchise, specifically the incarnation from Transformers: Prime. This is mostly in the fact that it has a screen for a face, doesn't speak, and is portrayed as effectively invincible compared to most of the other characters.
## They differ in multiple ways, such as general body shape and color scheme, but more importantly in fighting style, as Soundwave often fought barehanded or with tentacles and opening portals, while Proto has only been shown to fight with its swords, more similar to Wheeljack (Who, ironically, Soundwave fought), though without Wheeljack's complete fighting style either as Proto does not utilize ranged weapons or grenades. Not to mention that Soundwave was a member of a rebel-turned-conqueror group, the Decepticons, while Proto was a member of a crew of pirates and acted as a mercenary or Privateer for the Netraxian Empire.
# Proto was, design and concept wise, the first Geminae Errantium character to ever be created, predating even Andromeda as well as the idea of Geminae Errantium altogether.
# Proto is portrayed as one of the most powerful and dangerous characters in the series, effortlessly defeating Andromeda and the Wicked Prodigy while being so fast that it appears to teleport when it moves, and attacks in the blink of an eye.
## Speaking for powerscaling purposes, Proto does this in a series where dodging, deflecting and catching bullets is effortless to pull off for essentially any character at all.
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