Prototype (episode)

**Prototype** is the tenth episode of the *V2 Universe* television series, and the fifth episode of the Saturday Arc, which covers episodes 6-11 of Season 1 (the "Central City" saga).

## Plot Points

* With guidance from Philemon and a lot of grit and determination, Callie uses her Code to free herself from Troy's Code-created world, jumping into another painting to save V2. When the two of them hear the sounds of battle in the distance, V2 encourages her to go out and help, using his Persona to free the rest of his comrades.
* Saffron, Jeremiah, Roy Elliston, and Desmond Rouge fight an uphill battle against Alpha, a prototype version of Jeremiah furious at his creators for discarding him and at Jeremiah for seemingly "stealing" his name and his identity, intent on killing Jeremiah.
* The squad manages to trap Alpha on a boulevard; however, Alpha refuses to stand down or break under heavy fire. Callie leaps to the rescue, however, unleashing her strongest move yet and destroying the outer plating of Alpha's powerful Armor. The singular hit completely saps Callie of her strength, however, enveloping her in pain and agony before knocking her out. Before Callie can pass out, she sees the mysterious Astra arrive on the scene, using her starlight scythe to cut the Sigmund down in one fatal strike, before just as quickly leaving the battle.
* Alpha rises out of the debris, crazed and still intent on fighting Jeremiah to the death. Before Jeremiah can trade blows with him, however, Yui steps in to finish the job. She strikes Alpha down, trying to reason with him; as the two of them fight and slash at one another, Nine swoops in from behind and hacks into Alpha's core processor, leaving Alpha wide open for Yui's decisive, final strike.
* Jeremiah stops her at the last moment, and asks Nine to erase Alpha's memories instead. Yui and Nine, remembering their feelings of wrath at having their own memories erased by Prometheus, ask Jeremiah if he's sure, but Jeremiah reaffirms his belief to stand by Alpha no matter what. He promises Alpha that the two of them will stand side by side as brothers one day. Alpha smiles before shutting down.
* As the Vincent Five and GUN arrive at the scene to start cleanup and reconstruction, Callie awakens, having been taken to Roy's hideout. She learns about his status as a vigilante, and finds the possibility of being able to be a hero on her own alluring. She smiles at the sight of the Vincent Five on his monitor.
* Prime V2 awakens in the real world, and asks a teary-eyed Dr. Valentine about the strange glitch he encountered when meeting Violet for the first time. He learns that Violet was supposed to be Prime Kirsten's daughter, but a miscarriage killed the baby prematurely. Seeing what Violet would have looked like, had she survived, made Kirsten upset while observing the display. Understanding and sympathetic, V2 gives a hug.

## Characters In Order of Appearance

* 1. Philemon
* 2. Callista Paige
* 3. Saffron McCarthy
* 4. Jeremiah Gottwald
* 5. Roy Elliston
* 6. Alpha
* 7. Steven Venomous
* 8. Alexis Venomous
* 9. Desmond Rouge
* 10. V2
* 11. Garuda
* 12. Naomi Mobius
* 13. Zach II
* 14. Tina Lockhart
* 15. Troy Specter
* 16. Robyn
* 17. Gray
* 18. Astra
* 19. Yui
* 20. Nine
* 21. Candy Clairet
* 22. Kirsten Valentine
* 23. Rio

## Characters Introduced In Order

* Alpha
* Steven Venomous (first TV appearance)
* Alexis Venomous (first TV appearance)
* Astra
* Yui (first TV appearance)
* Nine (first TV appearance)

## Battles and Events

* Arlus Crowe Heist (Concluded)
* Vincent Five vs. Alpha Jeremiah (Concluded)