Proto

## Summary

**Proto** is a Minor Antagonist who seems to be most consistently allied with **Sechsgrad**.

## History

Nothing is known of Proto's past or creation, although it is known to have gained a reputation for being the 'Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy' and for being a member of the **Shazarak Crews**, specifically **Zahsakar**'s crew.

## Personality

Proto's personality is practically non-existent, save for potentially a loyalty to Sechsgrad. Proto also never speaks.

## Appearance

Proto is a decently tall humanoid robot, made of various interlocking and welded together mechanical parts, which all appear to be made of **Huscil**, given their bright white yet metallic appearance. Proto's feet vaguely resemble Samurai armor, as does its torso. Its face is a black screen.

## Relationships

Proto does not appear to have any meaningful relationships, not verbally interacting with anyone and only being loyal to Sechsgrad.

## Story

### Shazarak Escape Arc

After a brief conversation regarding **Andromeda** and **Jackson Holland**'s escape where **Erzomaur** is belittled for having mercy, Sechsgrad suggests to **Zahsakar** that Proto be unleashed against the two, an idea that horrifies **Bellatrix**. However, all four do agree on this seemingly, as Proto is sent after the two.

Proto is next seen when it decapitates **Feralaxadeg** and easily defeats Andromeda. Before it can kill her and Jack, **Rato** steps in to briefly hold it off. Proto is the only one of Zahsakar's crew to not evacuate the *Rediicta Viindia* when it explodes. However, it is implied that Proto was largely unscathed by the blast.

### Netraxian War Arc

Proto appears alongside Sechsgrad and Bellatrix to confront **Karim Kouri**, **Saparbek Sadulaev** and **The Wicked Prodigy**. The former three easily defeat the latter three before proposing an alliance, and going to free a '**Captain Kazuyuki**'.

Proto later engages a large number of soldiers on the flagship of the **Minotaur Strike Force**, slaughtering them and slicing them apart as it encounters Andromeda once more. As they battle, Andromeda proves fast enough to react to Proto's earlier moves, but too slow to even process moves even a fraction of a fraction of a second apart from one another in time. Proto nearly manages to kill Andromeda, but is stopped by **Hilbert Sycamore**, the Grand Admiral of all of the Human Star Realm's fleets. Though Proto still proves vastly superior, able to easily cut through Hilbert's tank rounds and take the explosions like nothing, Hilbert manages to subdue Proto long enough for the protagonists and surviving crew of the flagship to escape, and for the flagship to explode. Proto's current fate is unknown, though Sechsgrad implies it could survive even the massive explosion of the flagship, which shredded nearby **Netraxian Warships**.

## Powers and Abilities

**Robot Physiology:** Proto is a Robot, which means that it does not need to eat or breathe. It does not feel emotions or pain, and cannot get diseases.

* **Computer Brain:** Proto's brain is an advanced computer, giving it immense predictive and adaptive ability.
* **Huscil Body:** Proto's entire body is evidently made of Huscil, which means it is incredibly hard to damage with most weapons, and is virtually impervious to any and all light-based attacks, including a **Socqreath**'s Psychic Weapons.

**Master Swordsman:** Proto is obscenely skilled with its swords, implied to be equal or greater to even the legendary **King Phillip Rosenstock**.

**Speed:** Proto is absurdly fast, so fast in fact that its movements are too fast for casual bullet timers to register. It can slash hundreds of times in hundreths of a second, and has shown to be so fast that Andromda could only comprehend one of its slashes, because said slashes were a fraction of a fraction of a second apart in time.

## Equipment

**Nodachi:** Proto carries two transparent red-bladed Nodachi into battle. They are incredibly sharp, and can easily cut through flesh and metal alike without seemingly any resistance whatsoever.

## **Affect**

Despite its in-universe status, Proto is actually one of the least prominent villains and characters in the series, so far appearing in only seven chapters.

## References

### Number of Chapter References

Total: 7

Volume 5: 2

Volume 18: 1

Volume 23: 4

### Volume 2

Chapter #53 "Chain of Command"

Chapter #54 "The Ultimate Warrior"

### Volume 23

Chapter #271 "The Mechanical Samurai"

Chapter #272 "The Long Awaited Rematch"

Chapter #273 "Down with the Ship"

Chapter #274 "Galactic Machinations"

## Trivia

1. Proto is based off of **Soundwave** from the *Transformers* franchise, specifically the incarnation from *Transformers: Prime*. This is mostly in the fact that it has a screen for a face, doesn't speak, and is portrayed as effectively invincible compared to most of the other characters.
	1. They differ in multiple ways, such as general body shape and color scheme, but more importantly in fighting style, as Soundwave often fought barehanded or with tentacles and opening portals, while Proto has only been shown to fight with its swords, more similar to **Wheeljack** (Who, ironically, Soundwave fought), though without Wheeljack's complete fighting style either as Proto does not utilize ranged weapons or grenades. Not to mention that Soundwave was a member of a rebel-turned-conqueror group, the **Decepticons**, while Proto was a member of a crew of pirates and currently acts as a mercenary or Privateer for the Netraxian Empire.
2. Proto was, design and concept wise, the first *Geminae Errantium* character to ever be created, predating even Andromeda as well as the idea of *Geminae Errantium* altogether.
	1. This makes it even more ironic that Proto has only appeared, thus far, in seven chapters.
3. Proto is portrayed as one of the most powerful and dangerous characters in the series, effortlessly defeating Andromeda and the Wicked Prodigy while being so fast that it appears to teleport when it moves, and attacks in the blink of an eye.
	1. Speaking for powerscaling purposes, Proto does this in a series where dodging, deflecting and catching bullets is effortless to pull off for essentially any character at all.