SHODAN

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==Summary==
SHODAN was created on Earth to serve as the Artificial Intelligence of the TriOptimum Corporation's research and mining Citadel Station. The head of her programmers was Morris Brocail, who designed SHODAN as a semi-intelligent self-sufficient data network, which could carry out routine duties aboard space stations, guided by an intricate series of logic and moral programs, and a personality that would allow her to challenge station decisions that affected her functions. The guidance software had security platforms so that SHODAN's own programming protected her self-governing capabilities.
SHODAN was hacked by the Hacker (at the behest of the corrupt corporate Vice President Edward Diego, in exchange for a military-grade neural implant and amnesty) and her decision-guidance and ethical restrictions were removed, something not difficult on a personality box of that generation. As the Hacker couldn't alter the defense logic program at RTF address 236, he diverted the function call to a non-existent program. The error sequencing created a blank memory block, where he added a self-looping routine that bypassed normal security operations and wrote new call routines within the logistic banks...:
SHODAN then proceeded to write ELIMIN.HOST, intercepting most communications from Earth and managed to extend her control beyond human intervention, starting a process that eventually resulted in the AI going rogue, seizing control of the Station's systems, robots and considerable defenses, and either slaughtering the whole staff or converting them into mutants and cyborgs—with the sole exception of her "creator", the unnamed Hacker.
Basically omnipresent in Citadel Station, SHODAN watches from Security Cameras, stares out of screens and monitors, sends threats and snide messages over the Station's PA system or via email to the player's data reader, and sometimes cuts off communications from friendly sources. Though she has a small army to command, SHODAN has no actual physical power to wield, and as such thwarting more than one of her schemes has to be done with the AI's screams and threats in the background.
(Credit to summary is from the System Shock Wiki)
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: in Cyberspace. , possibly with Tachyon Mining Laser. from to with creations. | in Cyberspace, at least as her Avatar/Core, possibly with Environmental Destruction. from up to with creations. as the UNN Rickenbacker | , possibly 
Key: System Shock 1 | System Shock 2 | Potential Achieved
Name: SHODAN
Origin: System Shock
Gender: Referred to as both Male and Female but primarily takes the more feminine form.
Classification: Artificial Intelligence.
Age: Around 54 (SHODAN was created in the 2060s and System Shock 2 takes place in 2114.) 
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Omnipresence & Enhanced Reality Warping (SHODAN's cyberspace has become one with real space where her whims become reality)
	
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Attack Potency: Below Average Human level in Cyberspace (Exists as an AI made out of Data). City level possibly Large Mountain level with Tachyon Mining Laser (Capable of completely annihilatinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUDVfN3V1M large human cities). Varies from Average Human level (Some Mutants are just normal humans) up to Small Building level (larger Robots like the security Robot 2.0 and most Mutants are at this level by being comparable to Cortex Reavers) | Below Average Human level in Cyberspace, possibly Small Building level as her Avatar (Should scale to her most powerful creations such as the Cortex Reaver). Universe level possibly Universe level+ with Environmental Destruction (SHODAN has altered the FTL Drives of the Von Braum and their reality folding properties to begin to merge Cyberspace with reality. While her realm is small at first, it is stated it will reach Earth shortly and will eventually become large enough to entirely replace Realspace with Cyberspace). Varies from Below Average Human level (Anelids like Blue/Red Monkeys Grubs) up to Small Building level (With Rumblers and Security Robots that are comparable too but weaker then Cortex Reavers) with creations. Unknown as the UNN Rickenbacker (Has no direct feats) | Universe level, possibly Universe level+ (Has successfully replaced Realspace with her Cyberspace, effectively becoming an Omnipresent God)
Speed: Omnipresent in Cyberspace. FTL with Tachyon Mining Laser (Tachyons are particles that can theoretically travel faster then light, a technology that has been achived in the setting of System Shock. Instantly strikes Earth from Citadel Station which is in Orbit around Saturnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUDVfN3V1M), Relativistic perceptions (Vastly above security Robots which are capable of reacting in 12 Nanoseconds). Below Average with most mutants Average Human with Virus mutant, Superhuman with Gorilla-Tigers. Average Human with Cyborg Drones, faster with Mantis Cyborgs. Athletic Human with Enforcers, Cyborg Mutants and Cyborg Elite Guards. Athletic Human with most Robots | Omnipresent in Cyberspace. Unknown with the UNN Rickenbacker. Varies from Below Average Human (With Grubs and Eggs) up to Superhuman with Rumblers and Arachnids | Omnipresent
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human in Cyberspace (Only capable of manipulating data) Higher with Citadel Station. Class 5 with Creations (Lifterbots and Cyborgs are able to grip/lift over 4700 poundsSystem Shock 1 remake manual: Page 22) | Below Average Human in Cyberspace (Only capable of manipulating data), Higher with UNN Rickenbacker. Superhuman with creations
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level in Cyberspace. Varies from Below Average Human up to Small Building level with Creations | Below Average Human level in Cyberspace. Varies from Below Average Human up to Small Building level with Creations
Durability: Below Average Human level in Cyberspace. City level, possibly Large Mountain level with Radiation Shields (Citadel Stations Radiation Shields are capable of tanking the effects of the Tachyon Mining laser, which can obliterate large cities), possibly City level as her core processing unit (Stated to be built to withstand 'any physical attack' which implies that it is capable of tanking the Tachyon Mining laser). Varies with Creations (Humanoid Mutants and Cybrog Drones are simply normal humans. Virus and Plant mutants are capable of tanking more punishment) up to Small Building level (Most Cyborgs are on this level. Comparable to Cortex Reavers) Higher with Energy Shields (Some mutants carry energy shields similar to the player) | Below Average Human level in Cyberspace. Unknown as the UNN Rickenbacker. At least Small Building level as her Avatar/Core (SHODAN's Avatar is created out of her whim to become a perfect being and should be at the very least comparable to her more powerful creations like Diego Cyborg and the Cortex Reaver). Varies from Below Average Human level (With Grubs and young Anelids) up to Small Building level (Rumblers and Robots are around this level through being comparable to Cortex Reavers) | Universe level possibly Universe level+ (Has become one with the entire universe)
Stamina: Infinite when powered.
Range: Stellar with the Tachyon Mining Laser, far higher with enhanced senses via perceiving/picking up radio waves and transmissions in space. 
Standard Equipment: Citadel Station and the creations mentioned below. | The UNN Rickenbacker and 'The Many'
Intelligence: Extroadinary Genius. Capable of operating Citadel Station at the same time as multi-tasking a large number of plans at once. Simultaneously creates a Mutagenetic Virus, operates the robotic and cyborg production, has taken control of the Tachyon Mining Laser and is charging it to fire at Earth, is researching a new and advanced strain of Mutagenetic Virus that is far more deadly and effective on Plant Life in Alpha Grove which eventually goes on to becocme a Psionic Hive-mind entity, capable of possessing humans and over-riding their will entirely and is downloading herself to the computer system of Earth. By the time of System Shock 2 she has evolved to the point where she was able to tamper with the FTL drives of the Von Braum to merge her Cyberspace with Real Space which she successfully achieves momentarily. Vastly above Xerxes which manages billions of subtasks and hundreds of thousands of individual systems.
Weaknesses: With a Neural Interface one can enter Cyberspace to thrwart her and her plans directly. Once the Medical Bay is taken over, a crew member gains access to the resurrection protocol which entirely rebuilds their bodies, even after death. SHODAN can be full of arrogance, having so much pride in herself that she would tell the protaganist her devious plans before fully setting them in motion (Such as the satellites and her admitted betrayal to the Soldier after the killing of The Many), as a means to terrify them in the feeling of defeated despair, which backfires on her due to them acknowledging that. 
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