Min (Deceased)

Min-Hyuk

MHL - 08, better known as Min-Hyuk, other times as Mercury. An android that was a unique model created personally by Marcus Black, founder and director of Branwen Corporation. Mercury was built for the director's personal use and to fulfill the role as his son and successor of the company.

## Appearance

Min has silver hair with brown and Silver-blue eyes and a fair complexion, He has a scar which runs vertically down his left eye and face. Min possesses an athletic yet slim physique measuring at 179cm tall with a slender build.

## Personality

Min tends to maintain a calm and quiet demeanor around most people, can be both stoic and affable towards others depending on who he speaks to. Has a curious mind towards technology and new knowledge as a whole, very interested in research and would actively chase for information should it also mean risking himself.

Min was almost childlike in his curiosity with understanding humans. Despite being able to understand human emotions, he was unable to project them himself. He also tried multiple times to comprehend his emotions in an appropriate manner of social interaction, especially when he found a curious interest in Mercury Black. Min himself freely admitted that he was capable of carrying out unethical deeds without obligation; he also admitted to disliking unnecessary violence.

Min used to be torn by his ingrained allegiance to Marcus Black. His behavior became cold and detached while under the guidance of Marcus's directives, and more compassionate when left to his own devices.

## Story

Min was an android that was commissioned and built by Marcus Black and was the first synthetic or artificial person of it's kind. A unique bio-mechanical android that possesses an uncanny resemblance and intellectual traits similar to that of a human being. He was first activated in 2055, with Marcus personally overseeing his progress.

Shortly after his activation, Min was interviewed by his Father, asking him to describe his surroundings and then for his name. After looking at the nametag on his uniform, the synthetic responded with the name 'Mercury', a name that his father personally gave. Marcus has expressed to Min that he wished for the two of them to seek for immortality. Min questioned Marcus as to why he must serve him if he himself would live forever and Marcus would not. Marcus, annoyed at this remark, ordered Min to go explore and familiarize himself with his newfound life. Min begrudgingly complied.

Two weeks after his activation, the official launch of his model was publicly broadcasted to Eden City with Marcus announcing that the synthetic as his son and successor. Upon the news, a man with an identical appearance and name as Min appeared in front of his father, calling out on his ridiculous claim. Mercury argued that he did not give Marcus the permission to use his name for the android, threatening to sue him. Marcus fought back with the argument, firmly reasoning that Min was his only and true child whilst Mercury was just an outsider and a stranger to him. No longer wanting to hear his reasoning, Marcus ordered his guard to shoot him, causing Mercury to suffer from fatal injury from the shot to the side of his head.

Min was later summoned to his father who ordered him to dispose the body of Mercury, whom he later rescued. Min returned to Marcus after pretending to finish his task to report to him, in which Marcus responded with an approval. When Min inquired his father about the man he was told to dispose of, Marcus responded with a tone of annoyance, describing it as something unnecessary. Min provoked his father further by saying that Marcus was lying, and that the man was of large significance to him. Angered by his son's accusations, Marcus shot down the conversation and ordered Min to leave. Min complied reluctantly.

After his meeting with Marcus, Min returned to Mercury who was kept inside the cryosleep chamber to stabilize his condition, saving him from his unfortunate death. Min took an interest in the human, his curiosity causing him to deviate from his original purpose and directives from his creator. Min made a final promise to Mercury, placing upon himself a duty that he will find a way to fix and heal Mercury's body so that he can live again.

In the year 2106, fifty years had passed from when he made his initial promise, Min left the Green Sector and currently resides in the Red Sector, working as a bartender in Pipeline bar and as a Ripper Doctor at the side, actively searching and scavenging for cyber parts and machineries. On one of his searches, Min met Darcy, an android personnel from Mercury Hospital, whom provided with valuable parts in exchange for information.

As Min finally gathered all the materials he needed, he set up a meeting with Darcy once more, requesting that Darcy to dismantle his own body in order to use it to operate on Mercury, along with the cyber parts that he has obtained. Meeting once more at Mercury Hospital, Min lies down at the operating table right before the procedure next to Mercury's, bidding a final farewell to Darcy and Mercury, Min personally deactivates himself one last time.

## Trivia

* Min does not originally have heterochromia, he used to have brown for both eyes. The left eye was a replacement after the original was broken from a minor accident.
* If one looks closely on Min's fingers, it can be seen that a few of his fingerprint's friction ridges form the Branwen Corp logo.
* As Min was programmed in several common hobbies and activities mode, he has taken gardening and tending to plants as his hobby, possessing several potted plants in his apartment.
* Min is referred to as an old crow by the android Darcy.
* During The Consensus attacks, Min removed his S-IC Chip himself, cutting his nape with a pair of scissor to prevent himself from being infected with the virus.
* Though Min has never personally spoken to Mercury, an individual whom his model was based on. Min treats him as his brother as it is something that is right to do, considering that they share the same face and name as well as father.
* Though Min's appearance and traits is completely human; behaving and even having the body temperature like a human, he lacks a beating heart. It is the one thing that makes him so different to them.
* After dismantling, Min has gifted Mercury one of his parts, his left mechanical eye which holds all of his memories and data prior to his activation.

## Quotes

* ***"A perfect match just for you, designed to help you achieve the optimal human experience."*** - From an advertisement of his model release.
* ***"I will serve you, yet you are only human. You will age but I will not. Why should I help you?"*** - To his father, Marcus Black.
* ***"I wonder how we've never conversed much before... We've met multiple times, cause you were usually a good supplier for parts, but never got down to really learn much about you. So tell me, Minnie, have you always been living in this shithole?"*** - Spade to Min.
* ***"I've... grown old. as how the humans would describe it. My systems are of the past. With new models appearing everyday, I am but obsolete. Yet here I remain, slowly waiting for time to pass by until I finally break down."*** - To Darcy.
* ***"Usually amongst the data for androids, their maker's name is included... but you didn't have a maker, or perhaps it's preventing people like me to know. I wonder why..."*** - Spade to Min
* ***"As to being smart, he was always able to figure things out when given the right amount of information and time. He wasn't rude nor was he too sweet. He had enough grit to him to let people know he meant business or he means friendship."*** - Talia, describing Min.