Solar Pupil

Solar Pupil, also known as Solaris, The Bydo (Final Target), and Bydo Core is the main antagonist of the R-Type franchise as well as the story R-Type Distortions.

**Background**

Solar Pupil is the original, primordial Bydo life-form, progenitor of the entire Bydo species and absolute ruler of all Bydo forms in existence.

Initially created by humanity in the 26th century to be the ultimate deterrent against alien aggression, a WMD so horrific that no power would dare threaten humanity ever again, Solar Pupil activated by accident in the solar system and, without a suitable target, went berserk. It was contained and confined to Dimension 26, thrown away as a failure.

Solar Pupil survived its banishment and evolved in the strange timeless environment of subspace, eventually growing into its present cancerous growth form. However, despite having experienced subjective millions of years and having evolved alone, it never got over its banishment by humanity and hold a grudge to this day.

Having been brushed aside by 26th century humanity, Solar Pupil decided to direct its wrath toward humanity at an earlier point in time (22th century).

Solar Pupil is petty and vindictive but highly intelligent and dangerous. Though the loss of physical world assets and the destruction of the Mother Bydo greatly hindered its ability to retain control over all Bydo forms, Solar Pupil has bounced back from each defeat, treating them as temporary setbacks, and has continued to push humanity back.

As Solar Pupil begin the big push that will destroy all of humanity's last holdings, humanity on its side draw up the plans for Operation Last Dance, their desperate last stand. The legendary R-9A "Savior" Arrow-Head, meanwhile, face the harsh realization that it will be forced out of retirement for one last mission...

**Character and abilities**

Solar Pupil is highly intelligent but vindictive and petty. It has the ability to create as a Bydo anything that has come into contact with the Bydo, allowing it to "weave" even large constructs very quickly, allowing it to act as a source for Bydo war-forms even without infrastructure and allowing it to create and repair a Bydo base all by itself. Solar Pupil has vast psychic powers, capable of reaching through dimensions and timelines, allowing it to control Bydo life-forms from its lair even accross time periods and allowing it to contact other beings.

Solar Pupil's god-like powers are not infinite however and are limited in some mysterious ways. To get around this, Solar Pupil make use of a variety of lieutenants, involving fellow Pupils (Ebon, Amber, Obsidian) and various other Bydo forms (Dobkeratops and the Mother Bydo among others).

The ultimate goal of the party in the context of R-Type Distortions is the defeat of Solar Pupil, which mark the official end of the story.

**R-Type Distortions**

Solar Pupil tested the party by sending patrols of Revos and Surges, distracting them and analyzing individual members. It then attempted the Big Push but in the first timeline, was stopped by the Shadow Armada.

Following the party's arrival in the Imperial Bydo timeline, it attempted to make an alliance with the Imperial Bydo but was rebuffed. It then attempted to sneak in forces to sabotage the Evergreen's mission and ensure its destruction. Those efforts ended in failure.

While the party is experiencing the Bydo Forest story arc, Solar Pupil directed its gaze to the Shadow Armada and begun conducting a series of temporal attacks upon it, as to set the stage for a more decisive push into the solar system timeline.