Jupiter

Lambda 3000, also known as Jupiter (ユピテル, Yupiteru), is the giant mainframe that rules Amoi from its capital Tanagura with an iron fist.

## History

Created by the Abis Think Tank upon their arrival to Amoi, in their effort to further human intelligence and prosperity, the supercomputer was fed huge amounts of data and every scrap of available information. The goal was not to add layer upon layer of “book learning” but to give it an advanced sense of self. This effort backfired on its creators when one day, the AI suddenly awakened to the truth of its own existential reality which drove it mad.

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The computer declared in answer to the realisation that it was made to bow to human beings. As a result, the power was taken from the people of Tanagura and vested in the central cortex that was Jupiter.

By the time the Commonwealth noticed this change, Jupiter had already transformed Tanagura and tamed its human inhabitants. It turned Tanagura into the “Metallic City”, the very definition of functional beauty and cool rationality. The surveillance cameras were placed in every nook and cranny of the metropolis, extending Jupiter’s “self” to the farthest reaches of its domain, gaining absolute control over Tanagura, and its satellite city of Midas, which resulted in a constrained and methodical rule over its inhabitants through the class system Zein. The humans of Midas referred to Jupiter as “Monster”.

Despite the Commonwealth’s initial shock and revulsion, Tanagura, under Jupiter’s rule, continued to solidify itself as a place without taboos and constraints, driven by advances in biotechnology and electronics, which set it apart. Out of both fear and undeniable fascination, the Commonwealth reigned in their true feelings on the subject and eventually the public criticism and calls for abolishment of practices that went against human rights and dignity began to die down, establishing Tanagura as a sort of utopia for those looking to shed the constraints of morality and law for a brief period.

## Creation of the Elites

Jupiter viewed humans as limited by the mortality of their flesh and blood and turned its attention to overcoming this issue by creating its own immortal machines - the Elites, to whom humans would become subservient.

Elites were Jupiter’s aristocracy of choice, created to be the backbone of Tanagura, and rule in its name. They were meticulously created by Jupiter who concerned itself with every minute detail of their body, function and mind. They were almost entirely inorganic, the only concession to flesh being their brains. Jupiter created them out of its sense of self, to be the progenitors of a new humanity, the pinnacle of human beauty, strength and intellect, ever immortal. Their bond is such that the elites share their will with their creator.

But Jupiter had imposed rules and expectations on them as well, structuring their ranks much as it did with humans of Midas. Everything had its place, its purpose. To Jupiter, law and structure came before anything else.

## Jupiter and Iason

Iason was created by Jupiter as the top Elite – the most powerful and prominent even among the Blondies. When the issue regarding Riki, the mongrel pet Iason had acquired, had come up, Jupiter remained uninvolved to the very end. As Iason broke one social norm after another, the other Elites became frustrated by Jupiter’s inaction. But as far as their creator was concerned, so long as no actual laws were broken, there was no need for intervention. And Iason used this logic to his advantage, continuously weaving his way through loopholes, doing what he could to both get his way and not anger the AI.

Eventually however, when the scandal of Iason’s attachment to Riki threatened to leak to the outside world and challenge the integrity, not only his own but that of other Blondies, even Iason recognised he was on thin ice. Even though Jupiter never interjected, he knew he was testing its patience with all his unorthodox actions centered around a mere human mongrel, and that Iason’s weakness could be used against Tanagura if their enemies got wind of it. However, until the very end, Jupiter didn’t stand in their way, for better or for worse.

## **Gallery**

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