Dorothy Theodore

Dorothy Theodore was the daughter of Leon Theodore, the man who would later go by the alias "Flügel". Born in 2002, she developed a neural deficiency that caused her to lose her perception of the real world, eventually falling into a coma. Despite her central nervous system's disconnect with her body, doctors at the time determined that mental activity was still present in her brain, and that Dorothy was still "alive"; caught in a constant state of dreaming. With no definite treatment options available, Leon resolved to take care of his daughter in the hopes that she might one day wake up of her own volition. This resolution continued through the Vannai invasion of 2014, and was the direct cause of Leon throwing his lot in with the aliens in the hopes of finding a cure for Dorothy's condition. When he later contracted Wilder Syndrome, he was further pushed to desperation in finding a way for him and his only child to continue to live. 
In 2016, Leon, now leader of a faction of Vannai Collaborators known as the Chosen, was contacted by EinSoft head of research Dr. Maynard Strausse. Strausse was specifically interested in utilizing Dorothy for his experimentation in artificial intelligence development, and sought to take advantage of her unique mental condition, coupled with the fact that she was one of very few disabled persons to survive the war thanks to her father's efforts.
Strausse was initially unforthcoming with details, but in exchange for helping supply his war effort against Armor Corps and treatment for his followers Wilder Syndrome, Leon was willing to allow Strausse to study Dorothy's brain. As the program's progress continued and the theories became more solid, Strausse offered Leon a deal: He would use Dorothy's brain as a template to create man-made AI from. The process would kill Dorothy, but the AI created were expected to retain the girl's memories and personality, effectively rebirthing Dorothy as a digitized entity - in theory. By this point, four years had passed since the war began. Dorothy had never shown any signs of improvement, and Flügel and his followers themselves were slowly dying of Wilder Syndrome. With a heavy heart, Leon agreed to Strausse's deal in the faint hopes of being reunited with his daughter before he died, willing to reluctantly believe in the scientist's vague promises in his desperation.
From Dorothy's brain data, Strausse created two AI, one he kept for further experimentation, and the other he gave the Leon. Although the AI Leon received did not possess and solid memories of her life as Dorothy, and Leon himself felt incredible guilt for the deal he made, he was willing to love the construct as his own daughter and felt that her spirit still lived on through the entity he dubbed his "angel".
Category:PACYOA: TE
Category:The Chosen
Category:Deceased