MaTrix

**Debut** | TBA

**MaTrix** is the Simplicitrix/Stabilized Simplicitrix's DNA sample of a Logizomechanian Byte from the planet Accidiamesttragoedia Taediumestscelus, orbiting the planet of Regiis-Reptilium. She is a free-use alien originally made by WTB.

## Appearance

MaTrix is a feminine reptilian humanoid with serpentine features and a technological appearance, mostly covered in dark indigo scales, with a lighter bluish-gray face and chest, while her visible claws are a bright gray. MaTrix lacks a proper face, instead having a digital screen in its place that constantly displays scrolling lines of binary red binary code that may occasionally distort and reshape itself to vaguely mimic facial expressions. MaTrix has long spiky hair that ends at her lower-back, colored a light-blue-to-yellow gradient, covered in white sparkles and with a semi-transparent bright blue lightning bolt above her brow, and has four fingers on each hand, three toes on each foot, and a thin tail with the same gradient colors that ends in an indigo wheel-like protrusion. Her outfit consists of a gray one-piece outfit with a sharp neckline, large shoulder pads, a brown neckpiece, pointed brown and tan gloves that almost reach up to her elbows and partially cover her hands, a loincloth outlined with multiple jagged red stripes, and gray leggings with high heels.

MaTrix wears the Simplicitrix sideways and halfway submerged within her abdomen.

## Personality

Although highly analytical and systematic, MaTrix cannot convey her own thoughts very well to the outside world due to the technological screen replacing her face being unable to visually express emotions and vocalize words like most other species, although she can circumvent this through using her abilities as an alternate method of communication.

## Powers

* Through access to digital mediums, electronic systems, and even just a strong enough Wi-Fi signal, MaTrix can manifest and manipulate virtual realities out of thin air, either by projecting them into interactable devices or stacking them on top of reality itself in the form of realistic illusions made from solidified digital energy and continuously recycled data that prevents her abilities from running out of usable resources too quickly.
	+ Whenever within one of her simulations projected inside a electronic system separate from the real world, MaTrix has complete dominion over the cybernetic landscape, and even if she is destroyed within one of her virtual realities, she can endlessly respawn and come back to life. The more elaborate and expansive her virtual realities overtime become, the more influence she will have, and the bigger and stronger she'll become.
* Even in the real world, MaTrix sees everything around her as an augmented reality, having a digital database that allows her to scan individuals for any information available about them on the Internet, identify oncoming threats, measure power levels and the statuses of others, and detect radio waves in order to pinpoint where an available Internal signal would be at its strongest.
* MaTrix can manipulate residual data that she has no use for, either shaping it into digital energy constructs, namely in the form of video-game-inspired armory and weaponry, or creating advanced firewalls that she can install into other devices to ensure protection against viruses.
* MaTrix can "breathe" out bursts of "dead pixels" from her screen face, which will uncontrollably pixelate and deform anything that they consume in their path.
* MaTrix's technological physiology grants her enhanced strength, durability, reflexes, intelligence when it comes to programming and coding, and dexterity, on top of an immunity to lethal levels of radiation and space survivability.

## Weaknesses

* MaTrix's screen face leaves her without the ability to emote through facial expressions nor vocalize words into speech, only emitting different pitches of beeps and buzzes, although her abilities can allow her to get around this through different forms of communication.
* Without any sort of access to a electronic medium, nor an Internet signal, MaTrix's virtual reality abilities become virtually useless unless she has stored up enough data beforehand, but even then it can only last for a short while.
* MaTrix's simulations can be hacked and taken apart byte-by-byte by those with technological manipulation, such as Galvanic Mechamorphs, Dejimonos, and Seonsaeng Lobos. MaTrix's own technological physiology can also be hacked, although her built-in firewalls can fight back against whatever takes her over.
* MaTrix's augmented reality filter can be rendered incomprehensible through powerful enough electrical attacks, and in worse cases, blind her entirely.

## Etymology

* MaTrix's name is a play on "matrix," referring to the 1999 science fiction action film, *The Matrix*, that revolves around a simulated reality and obviously refers to her virtual reality abilities, and "trix," as in the Simplicitrix. The capitalization also puts a slight emphasis on the "Ma" portion, denoting her female status with "Ma" being a synonym for mother; this name and mother status together could also act as a nod to the term "Dominatrix."
	+ Going even further, "Matrix" in old english refers to the womb, as it comes from the root "mater"/"matr" meaning mother.
* MaTrix's species name is a play on "logizomechanophobia," an alternate term for cyberphobia, or the fear of computers or technology in general.
* MaTrix's planet name is the Latin translation of "apathy is a tragedy, boredom is a crime," referencing the Bo Burnham song, Welcome to the Internet.

## Trivia

* MaTrix's indigo, blue, yellow, and gray color scheme, Simplicitrix placement, and the wheel on the end of her tail reference Miraidon from *Pokémon*.
* MaTrix's tentative working name was "Logizomechanophobia," which would be reused for her species name.
* Like Tantrum, Breath Penalty, Amphiptheater, Stomache, Skellerina, Kitty Splitter, Capturrific, Liesight, Dovahskiin, KobOld Fashioned, Titty Titty Bang Bang, Murphy's Maw, Kanjiration, Headstrong, Pretzelcoatl, Liczard, Thunder Thighs, Cindurance, Defenderm, Draguardian Angel, Draconomaly, and Primalfunction, MaTrix comes from the same planet as Dragon Queen, mainly originating from one of their planet's moons, explaining the similarities in design, abilities, and the fact all of them are exclusively female due to their genetic similarities.
	+ However, while Dragon Queen is a humanoid western dragon, and Breath Penalty is an eastern dragon, MaTrix is a southern dragon, just like their twins relative of Capturrific and Liesight, that are commonly depicted as rainbow-colored serpents, evident by the sparkly gradient colors of MaTrix's hair and tail, and explaining why despite being more draconic than other subspecies, MaTrix naturally lacks wings, although she can create ones through her data constructs.
	+ MaTrix is uniquely the only relative species of Regiis-Reptilium to be technologically mechanical in nature.