Re: Davies' Character Thread: World of Freedom 3.2 -- The Republic Alliance!
Kid Robot (as of June 2016)

Up until now, it's been suggested that the quest to obtain and use the Progenitor Stones was a largely bloodless affair, with no one on the forces of good suffering death or serious injury. This is only partially true, however. Closer to the fullness of truth is that no one suffered permanent death. And the fact that this has become an option is becoming a concern to certain people.
During one phase of the quest, several of the heroes were subjected to visions of their dreams fulfilled, and Kid Robot -- or Kevin, as he thinks of himself -- saw himself as a normal boy, having a normal life with his friend Kimmy*. The vision became very strange after a certain point, portraying him as a young man and Kimmy as a young woman, and things happened that Kevin has decided not to think about at the present. In any event, the implication was that he could abandon the quest and have the vision become reality, or continue the quest and possibly never have that opportunity again.
The visions assailing his teammates were no less confusing to them than Kevin's own, and so it was that he was the first to reject the offer. The situation portrayed in the vision was too vague to be taken seriously, lacking in details that would explain how the situation it depicted came about. Even though it did appeal, the present situation was more important, and Kevin pressed on -- to be rather vindictively blasted by the artifact containing the Precursor Stone, blowing him to pieces.
Fortunately, the sight of his death rallied the rest of his team, and they were able to overcome the defense system and obtain the stone. His friends sadly gathered his remains and proceeded with the mission. Once it was over, and the Freedom League and Sentinels alliance returned to the Lighthouse, a small army of experts in the field of artificial intelligence, including Andrea Atom, Frederik Zane, and Solo Takeshi, began studying the pieces in hopes of putting them back together again.
For a wonder, they succeeded. Kid Robot returned to life with no awareness that any time had passed between his loss of consciousness and the restoration of it. And the exact steps required to accomplish this were recorded, so it would seem likely that similar episodes can be recovered from in the future.
Understandably, Dr. Hallemier, while happy that her son was saved in this way, is concerned that Kevin might start taking more risks now that he knows that he can be repaired from seemingly permanent destruction. Kevin has picked up on this and has tried to reassure Natalie that he's much less likely to do so now that he's experienced 'death'. He can't quite articulate his reasons for feeling this way, as he's aware that they're not very logical-sounding -- since he didn't experience anything between the cessation and restoration of his consciousness, why does he feel afraid of that moment of non-experience?
The experience has resulted in a few changes to his systems -- the removal of certain limiters, subtle modifications to his force field, and a small but measurable increase in his height. This has led to Natalie and Harry discussing whether to make major upgrades to Kevin's chassis to represent the growth spurt that normal children go through in adolescence. Until now, Kevin preferred to stay out of these discussions as his ideas on how to change himself are more radical than either of his parents realize. But now, when the topic came up, Kevin indicated that he very much does want to be taller.
Kid Robot -- PL 11
Abilities: STR 0 | STA -- | AGL 4 | DEX 6 | FGT 2 | INT 4 | AWE 2 | PRE 0
Powers: Armored Chassis (Protection 4), Artificial Intelligence (Immunity 20 [mental effects]), Can Be Rebuilt (Immortality 10, Technology Check [DC 20] Required), Construct (Immunity 30 [Fortitude Effects]), Force Field (Sustained Impervious Protection 8), Force Flight (Enhanced Strength 4, Limited to lifting, Quirk [only when flying]; Flight 7), Force Generation (Array: Line Area 2 Damage 8, AP: Ranged Damage 11, Accurate 2, AP: Ranged Multattack Damage 7, Accurate 3, AP: Burst Area 2 Damage 8, AP: Deflect 8), Sensors (Senses 7 [extended vision penetrates concealment, extended hearing, radio]), Short (Permanent Shrinking 4, Innate).
Advantages: Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Ranged Attack
Skills: Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+6), Expertise: Science 4 (+8), Intimidation 0 (-2 from Shrinking), Perception 6 (+8), Stealth 2 (+10), Technology 6 (+10).
Offense: Initiative +8, Unarmed +6 (Close Damage 0), Force Blast +11 (Ranged Damage 11), Force Bolts +13 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 7), Force Drill -- (Line Area Damage 8), Force Burst -- (Burst Area Damage 8).
Defense: Dodge 10, Parry 10, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 12/4, Will 6
Totals: Abilities 28 + Powers 135 + Advantages 3 + Skills 11 + Defenses 14 = 191 points
Complications: Acceptance--Motivation. Enemy. Family. Friend. Naive. Responsibility (student).
* See Everyone: This is Kevin, by Eytal Bernstein.
Kid Robot (as of June 2016)

Up until now, it's been suggested that the quest to obtain and use the Progenitor Stones was a largely bloodless affair, with no one on the forces of good suffering death or serious injury. This is only partially true, however. Closer to the fullness of truth is that no one suffered permanent death. And the fact that this has become an option is becoming a concern to certain people.
During one phase of the quest, several of the heroes were subjected to visions of their dreams fulfilled, and Kid Robot -- or Kevin, as he thinks of himself -- saw himself as a normal boy, having a normal life with his friend Kimmy*. The vision became very strange after a certain point, portraying him as a young man and Kimmy as a young woman, and things happened that Kevin has decided not to think about at the present. In any event, the implication was that he could abandon the quest and have the vision become reality, or continue the quest and possibly never have that opportunity again.
The visions assailing his teammates were no less confusing to them than Kevin's own, and so it was that he was the first to reject the offer. The situation portrayed in the vision was too vague to be taken seriously, lacking in details that would explain how the situation it depicted came about. Even though it did appeal, the present situation was more important, and Kevin pressed on -- to be rather vindictively blasted by the artifact containing the Precursor Stone, blowing him to pieces.
Fortunately, the sight of his death rallied the rest of his team, and they were able to overcome the defense system and obtain the stone. His friends sadly gathered his remains and proceeded with the mission. Once it was over, and the Freedom League and Sentinels alliance returned to the Lighthouse, a small army of experts in the field of artificial intelligence, including Andrea Atom, Frederik Zane, and Solo Takeshi, began studying the pieces in hopes of putting them back together again.
For a wonder, they succeeded. Kid Robot returned to life with no awareness that any time had passed between his loss of consciousness and the restoration of it. And the exact steps required to accomplish this were recorded, so it would seem likely that similar episodes can be recovered from in the future.
Understandably, Dr. Hallemier, while happy that her son was saved in this way, is concerned that Kevin might start taking more risks now that he knows that he can be repaired from seemingly permanent destruction. Kevin has picked up on this and has tried to reassure Natalie that he's much less likely to do so now that he's experienced 'death'. He can't quite articulate his reasons for feeling this way, as he's aware that they're not very logical-sounding -- since he didn't experience anything between the cessation and restoration of his consciousness, why does he feel afraid of that moment of non-experience?
The experience has resulted in a few changes to his systems -- the removal of certain limiters, subtle modifications to his force field, and a small but measurable increase in his height. This has led to Natalie and Harry discussing whether to make major upgrades to Kevin's chassis to represent the growth spurt that normal children go through in adolescence. Until now, Kevin preferred to stay out of these discussions as his ideas on how to change himself are more radical than either of his parents realize. But now, when the topic came up, Kevin indicated that he very much does want to be taller.
Kid Robot -- PL 11
Abilities: STR 0 | STA -- | AGL 4 | DEX 6 | FGT 2 | INT 4 | AWE 2 | PRE 0
Powers: Armored Chassis (Protection 4), Artificial Intelligence (Immunity 20 [mental effects]), Can Be Rebuilt (Immortality 10, Technology Check [DC 20] Required), Construct (Immunity 30 [Fortitude Effects]), Force Field (Sustained Impervious Protection 8), Force Flight (Enhanced Strength 4, Limited to lifting, Quirk [only when flying]; Flight 7), Force Generation (Array: Line Area 2 Damage 8, AP: Ranged Damage 11, Accurate 2, AP: Ranged Multattack Damage 7, Accurate 3, AP: Burst Area 2 Damage 8, AP: Deflect 8), Sensors (Senses 7 [extended vision penetrates concealment, extended hearing, radio]), Short (Permanent Shrinking 4, Innate).
Advantages: Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Ranged Attack
Skills: Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+6), Expertise: Science 4 (+8), Intimidation 0 (-2 from Shrinking), Perception 6 (+8), Stealth 2 (+10), Technology 6 (+10).
Offense: Initiative +8, Unarmed +6 (Close Damage 0), Force Blast +11 (Ranged Damage 11), Force Bolts +13 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 7), Force Drill -- (Line Area Damage 8), Force Burst -- (Burst Area Damage 8).
Defense: Dodge 10, Parry 10, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 12/4, Will 6
Totals: Abilities 28 + Powers 135 + Advantages 3 + Skills 11 + Defenses 14 = 191 points
Complications: Acceptance--Motivation. Enemy. Family. Friend. Naive. Responsibility (student).
* See Everyone: This is Kevin, by Eytal Bernstein.
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