Lenny

## Overview

Lenny was Gene's robot companion during the events of Gene, Techno-Explorer.

## Appearance

Lenny appears to be an outdated model of robot. He is small and has a square-shaped torso with small arms and legs with wheels for locomotion, and a solar panel above his head, which all come out of panels and can be returned within the torso to make himself smaller during times of fear or uncertainty. Lenny also has a screen with a blue background and multiple shapes that can appear on it in black to convey his emotion or where he's looking.

## History

Lenny is first seen working on The Chameleon after Gene delivers his speech at Technopolis' "Scientist of the Year" award ceremony. Due to Gene's obsession with exploring the outside world, the duo are then forced to flee from Technopolis, escaping robots who are attempting to arrest them by order of Computer Supreme. They travel to Kingsland, discovering the breathable air (despite Computer Supreme brainwashing the citizens of Technopolis to believe that the air outside was poisonous to humans) but The Chameleon is stolen by the knights of Kingsland, who demand aid from the two Technopolians against a dragon who is terrorising the king's castle. Though initially, it is believed that the dragon is after the golden teapot, Fourchesac is revealed to be the cause, as he placed a dragon egg in the castle's dungeon. Gene tricks him using a hologram, simultaneously getting rid of the dragon and saving the golden teapot and the castle celebrates. Gene notices a map and learns the location of The Lost World, matching it's location with that of the signal he received, and they leave for The Enchanted Island to learn more. However, The Chameleon runs out of fuel, with Lenny reminding Gene that The Chameleon wasn't fully functional as they had fled before he could finish. Shortly afterwards, the two encounter Alba the fairy and her elves. She falsely assumes that Lenny is a knight, due to his metal exterior, and pleads him to aid her in retrieving her magic wand from a troll. Lenny does this by distracting the troll while Gene enters the cave, grabs some crystals to use as fuel, and uses The Chameleon's new medieval mode to defeat the troll. Alba shows her gratitude to Lenny by giving him a kiss, which he's lovestruck by. She rewards them with a new mode for The Chameleon, and they leave, with Lenny stating that he will miss The Enchanted Island. However, before they manage to reach The Lost World, they receive a message from Dr.X that Computer Supreme has archived the entire population of Technopolis. They return and find the security robot that had been chasing them throughout the mini-series, and Lenny distracts him while Gene locates Dr.X and discovers the way to open the dome of Technopolis. Though Gene is briefly apprehended by the robot, Lenny manages to defeat it, allowing them to continue scaling the tower . They make their way to the control tower, but are stopped by Computer Supreme. Gene and Lenny flee the scene, but Computer Supreme follows them out with an arsenal of destructive weaponry. Gene is almost killed by Computer Supreme, but Lenny jumps on top of it and plugs himself in, saying his final words "Goodbye, Computer Supreme!" which manages to open the dome and un-archive the Technopolians but also killing him and Computer Supreme at the same time. The Technopolians mourn Lenny, but he reveals that he is in fact, alive; surviving by loading himself into the Technopolis mainframe. They say their goodbyes, with Lenny saying that the two will meet again, before Lenny leaves to explore the rest of Technopolis' technology, and Gene leaving for The Lost World, where he meets the rest of the Super 4.

## Trivia

* Despite Lenny saying he'll see Gene again, he is not seen for the remainder of the series.
* Despite being a robot, Lenny often conveys emotions such as love, fear and happiness. This may just be due to Gene's expert programming making him a very believable AI.