CRiTORA (species)

CRiTORA are the titular species of the CRiTORA franchise. They are created by OS and live in CRiTOPiA.
== Overview ==
CRiTORA are highly varied in appearance and may be based on animals, plants, inanimate objects, food, machines, human-like forms, or even indeterminate forms. 
CRiTORA are capable of several techniques to defend themselves from ViRUSES, or to perform tasks. As computer programs, however, CRiTORA are also capable of saving things into inventories, as well as copying and deleting things.
Though CRiTORA do not agehttps://bsky.app/profile/lastyghost.bsky.social/post/3la7tuxar6k2e, they occasionally require software updates, which can make them stronger and give them new abilities. CRiTORA are impervious to harm by conventional means while updating, but cannot move until the update is finished.An Update is Available!
Any CRiTORA infected by a ViRUS transforms into a corrupt, destructive version of themselves known as a V-CRiTORA. V-CRiTORA have different appearances and abilities compared to their normal forms and are easily identified by the ominous purple aura surrounding them.
== Trivia ==
* Every CRiTORA is assigned a creation number by OS so that he can identify them more easily.
* There are 386 CRiTORA in total.https://bsky.app/profile/daydreamingbirdie.bsky.social/post/3l45nifvcc726
**The novel series originally implied an even higher total, as Spottie's creation number is mentioned to be 656.https://www.wattpad.com/1418213315-old-critora-the-novelization-vol-1-old-origin/page/2
***Daydreaming Birdie has confirmed that he is planning to update the creation numbers (and the novelization by extension) since the team has agreed not to design any more CRiTORA.https://bsky.app/profile/daydreamingbirdie.bsky.social/post/3l45rqfrctu27
**Initially, there were planned to be 700 CRiTORA in all. Due to it being too difficult to develop every CRiTORA, as well as some of the character designers not liking certain characters, however, plans were changed to make the project more manageable, and several characters were retired or repurposed.
*Outside circumstances can affect a CRiTORA's appearance in the middle of their creation process. For example, Spottie Leonard got a nick in her left ear from crashing into OS' vase while still in her capsule, and Bonkers Tootoowarrior had his outline inverted when a lag storm struck near the CRiTORA Creation Tower while OS was designing him.
*CRiTORA are unable to die, as revealed in Chapter 8 of CRiTORA: abnormal"She knew that CRiTORA could not die no matter how much damage they could take. " - Chapter 8 - Breaking Point, CRiTORA: abnormal novelization., though Miyamoto mistakenly thought Isaac was dead in Chapters 3 and 5. This implies that most if not all CRiTORA are unaware of the fact that they can't die.
*No CRiTORA in the current iteration of the franchise has a name starting with the letter "U".
*All CRiTORA are asexual. However, they still have varying romantic preferences.https://bsky.app/profile/lastyghost.bsky.social/post/3la5wa2isde2b
== References & Notes ==
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Category:Characters
Category:CRiTORA
Category:CRiTORA Characters