Worker Drones

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"***We are Worker Drones, autonomous robots helping humans mine exoplanets.***"

 **Worker Drones** are autonomous robots created to help their parent company, JCJenson, mine exoplanets for resources, which Uzi describes as "being mistreated in the name of Windex." After the extinction of biological life on Copper 9, they started a society of their own.

## Appearance

When first created by JCJenson to mine resources from exoplanets before Copper 9's explosion, all Worker Drones wore hard hats and orange jackets, with their only eye color being light blue.

Following the core explosion of exoplanet Copper 9, all humans on the planet were wiped out, turning it into a winter-apocalyptic wasteland. Seizing this opportunity, the Worker Drones quickly picked up where the humans had left off, formed their colony, and embraced this newfound freedom by wearing human-like clothing and having different eye colors. Known colors they can have are red, orange, green, blue, cyan, aqua, magenta, pink, purple, and white.

A key trait to notice about the Worker Drones' eye colors is the total absence of yellow. This trait was thought to belong solely to the Disassembly Drones until it was revealed that they were once Worker Drones themselves and that their yellow eye color originates from the Zombie Drone **Cyn**.

After "banishing" herself from the colony, Uzi sadistically rants about how she wants to kill all humans on Earth in retribution for sending the Disassembly Drones to kill them all. While doing so, her right eye turns yellow while her left eye turns into a yellow hazard symbol hinting at the AbsoluteSolver.

### Visor messages

Drones have two bright eyes on their visor that emotes. Under some circumstances, their eyes can be overridden by an error, status warning, or system message:

* **AbsoluteSolver symbol replacing one eye or covering entire visor:** Caused by the AbsoluteSolver awakening within the drone.
* **System messages briefly covering visor:** Caused by minor errors experienced by the drone. An example is Uzi's "EDGE LEVELS CRITICALLY LOW" error.
* **Rampant error messages covering visor:** Caused by injecting wdOS\_606, a core termination program, into the drone.
* **Warning sign:** This is caused by severe damage to the drone's visor like being pierced by a sharp object. It is also found on numerous deceased drones. Uzi also suffers this after being hit by J's EMP.
* **HIGH TEMP:** Accompanied by a warning sign. Self-explanatory.
* **FATAL ERROR:** This occurs when a drone dies, usually by external causes like severe hardware damage.
* **X shape replacing both eyes:** Used to signify that a drone has died. It only appears once in the series (during Cabin Fever).
* **Elongated 'X' on visor:** Caused when a faulty OS string is present.
* **Flashing ERROR 606 message:** Accompanied by an elongated 'X'. This is caused by the removal of one or more core OS strings. Drones with this error are non-sentient, unresponsive, and immobile.
* **Buffering symbol:** Caused by being boot-looped by Sentinels. Like ERROR 606, drones with this error are non-sentient, unresponsive, and immobile.
* **Text:** Can be generated at will to communicate without speaking. It is also used to display when a drone is in SLEEP MODE.

## Variants

### Zombie Drones

In the case of any Worker Drone that has been rebooted, either by a human or on its own, runs the risk of becoming what is referred to by the company as a "Zombie Drone" as shown in a JCJenson VHS training tape discovered by N in *Cabin Fever* and shown in *Home*.

The video warns against the act of improperly disposing of a Worker Drone marked for disassembly due to the possibility that a drone may reboot without changes (70.3%), carry "terminal lockout" (29%), or revive with "potentially hazardous mutations" (0.7%), which can lead to human fatalities or injury. High federal fines may be incurred on the handler's behalf.

N, V and J were Worker Drones that rebooted normally (as they had armbands indicating that they were marked for disassembly and were found by Tessa in a landfill), whereas Cyn was a Worker Drone that rebooted by herself with dangerous mutations, seemingly revived by the AbsoluteSolver, resulting in her becoming a full-fledged  **Zombie Drone**.

### Untrained Neural Networks

An **Untrained Neural Network** is a premature Worker Drone that is put in infantile bodies before being uploaded to proper adult bodies. After the core collapse on Copper 9, this is noted to be the first stages of Worker manufacturing as, before, they were assumed to be made in factories by humans. For a new neural network to be born, a male and female Worker Drone must upload their source codes to an empty shell for their codes to fuse, creating the new personality.

## Known Worker Drones

### Active

Uzi Doorman (third host of AbsoluteSolver)Doll (carrier of AbsoluteSolver)Khan DoormanThadTrevorRonSarahTeacherLizzyRonathon
### Deceased

Nori Doorman (killed by Khan Doorman after sustaining a fatal injury; second host of AbsoluteSolver)Grant (killed by V)Todd (killed by N)Braxton (killed by N)Makarov (killed by N)Riley (killed by J)Frank (killed by Eldritch J)Tim (killed by Eldritch J)Unnamed Detective Drone (killed by Eldritch J)Angela Palmer (killed by Doll)Dillan Hall (killed by Doll)Kenzie Rivers (killed by Doll)Lainey Gilmore (killed by Doll)Kelsey Day (killed by Doll)Penny (killed by Doll)Yeva (killed by V; carrier of AbsoluteSolver)Doll's Father (killed by V)Reid (killed by Tessa)Darren (killed by Uzi)Rebecca (killed by Uzi)Braidon (killed by Uzi)Sam (killed by Uzi)Emily (killed by Uzi)Drone 029 (killed by an Anti-Drone Sentinel)Alice (killed by an Anti-Drone Sentinel)Beau (killed by an Anti-Drone Sentinel)
### Formerly/Unknown

Serial Designation N (converted to a Disassembly Drone by Cyn/AbsoluteSolver)Serial Designation J (converted to a Disassembly Drone by Cyn/AbsoluteSolver)Serial Designation V (converted to a Disassembly Drone by Cyn/AbsoluteSolver)Cyn (unknown status; first host of AbsoluteSolver)
## Trivia

* Worker Drones have a vast knowledge of therapy, human hormones, feelings of existential dread, and deities. They are shown to mimic human culture.
* During the Pilot episode, Uzi injures herself with her railgun. After, she is shown with bandages and an ice pack. It is unclear if this aids in regeneration or an example of Worker Drones mimicking human behavior.
* According to N, Worker Drones are powered by oil, which the Disassembly Drones must consume to prevent overheating and self-destruction.
* Worker Drones have IDs as seen with Kelsey Day (**#4421**) and Teacher (**#2342**).
	+ There also seems to be another way of identification for specific drones, seen with Nori (**002**), Alice (**017**) and Yeva (**048**).
* In Home, the Zombie Drones tape notes that 7% of clients that wish to decommission a drone prefer "competitor products," which implies that there are other designs of Drones not manufactured by JCJenson.