Chapter 1

> "We didn't know it then, but it was at that moment that a Neo Eon irreversibly, irrevocably, began."
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> -Multis Kwahn and Eon on the Neo Eon's inception
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Chapter 1, also known as Eon, is the first chapter of One Neo Eon (excluding the prologue). It introduces the main characters and outlines the basic plot.

## Synopsis

Whilst being unveiled at Vancouver Convention Center during the International Science and Art Expo by Satomi Virgil by means of a Turing Test conducted with Xun Hua-Qian, the highly advanced AI Eon sneaks away. Virgil explains that he wishes for Eon to start a new age of machine-human coexistence. He also explains that Eon doesn't have a directive and that like any human he has to find his own meaning in life. Meanwhile, shocked to see the energy and joy within the art portion of the exhibit, Eon is drawn to the cries of Multis Kwahn, the greatest artist in the world, as she creates an expressive art piece while being cheered on by fans. Multis taunts Eon for being a robot but commends Virgil for his ingenuity. Eon decides his directive will be to learn how to create and asks Multis to help him do so.

## Retroactive Continuity

Several parts of this chapter were later expanded on:

* As Eon leaves, Virgil also decides to take a break from the presentation, where he gets a phone call from Yamoto Daisuke urging him to destroy Eon.
	+ In the dream shown to Eon by the god of the world, this manifests as a text message prior to the presentation.
* The last panel of the chapter was redrawn and added as a bonus illustration. In addition, Eon ends up quoting himself multiple times here.
* Virgil's definition of the Neo Eon is revealed to be only one of several.
* Hua-Qian appears again despite being only a throwaway character. They are shown being turned into a Creation Grid Drone.
* This chapter perhaps had the most changes made to it in the Font Revival Project. The biggest change would be making Virgil's outburst more fluent Japanese.

## Easter Eggs

* Each building shown in the chapter is an actual place, down to the very signage used.
* The design of Hua-Qian is an apparent nod to the Exo Force franchise. Their hair is extremely similar to the hairstyle used by several main characters in the series and their shirt bears a depiction of an abstractified Sentai Mountain.
* The Turing Test is shown working as intended.
* When Eon is unveiled, one of the onlookers cries, "It's a replicant!" This may a reference to the transhumanist cyberpunk classic, Blade Runner, a film adaptation of the novel "Do Androids Dream of Robot Sheep?" In the movie, a former police officer hunts down robots called replicants that appear and act exactly like humans do. Alpha Yu has gone on record saying that Blade Runner is one of his favourite films and a possible point of reference when writing One Neo Eon's early themes of transhumanism.
* In the art exhibition scene, several pictures on display seem to resemble covers of previous manga drawn by Alpha Yu.
	+ These would be reproductions of the cover for Ice and Scales & Run: The Pilgrim's Progress.
* Multis has a phone charm of a bear. This is the only time it appears.

## Adaptations

A comic dub version of this scene was uploaded to Youtube in 2019 in order to promote the release of One Neo Eon: Volume 1 Can a Robot Create?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N38JYPS53Rs