Category:Android

Robotic humanoids made by Team Enigma. Enigma cheated a bit in making their AIs incorporating lab-cultured Ghost essence (they refuse to call it an "artificial soul"). While the results are more versatile and have better intuition than a purely-coded machine, they also have a strong tendency towards forming personality quirks that are very difficult for their programmers to fully iron out (some of the programmers have started calling these quirks "soul bugs", but only where their superiors can't hear). The original pitch was that the android program would eventually eliminate the human tolls of war. . . but everything has a cost, and one cannot have war without cruelties.

In order of project start date:

ASP: Android Scout Prototype series. ASP units are the size of small children to save on materials, because their physical capabilities are much less important than the sophistication of their AIs. They are not optimised for combat, but have very good strategising ability and each have a two-way data uplink to one cybernetically-enhanced pokemon for emergency situations. ASP units prior to ASP-04 do not possess the ability to make complex facial expressions. The first ASP unit deemed fit for field testing was ASP-03, with ASP-01 and ASP-02 having unsuitably disruptive AI quirks. ASP unit production stopped after ASP-05(?), and production of ASA units began.

AWP: Android Warrior Prototype Series. AWP units were made full-sized due to ensure the best possible data on their physical maneuverability. They are optimised for combat, have good strategising ability, and have a network uplink to up to three cybernetically-enhanced pokemon for carrying out their standard functions. AWP units do not possess the ability to make complex facial expressions. The only ASP unit deemed fit for field testing was AWP-02, with AWP-01 being a testing model on which mobility and other functions were fine-tuned. AWP unit production stopped after AWP-02, and production of AWA units began.

ASA: Android Scout Agent series. More advanced than the ASP series, and built as full-sized adults. [Uncanny Valley effects severely reduced. Pokeborg limit: 2. Other production stats not decided. Should perhaps actually have more personality quirks than the ASP series, but programmed to not be able to show them?]

AWA: Android Warrior Agent Series. [same deal as ASA line, but with a Pokeborg limit of 6]