+1 Talking Robot Dog

[wolf_of_war]

Hi guys! My name's Dirk, and I am completely and totally new to this community (though I'm old hat to journal-based roleplay). I'm 34 years old and apprentice as a beekeeper while I work (slowly) on getting an education in environmental science.

Anyway, today I'm bringing you LQ-84i, aka Bladewolf, from the Metal Gear Solid spin-off "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance". He's an artificial intelligence that was developed specifically to replace human soldiers in armed combat, but since his creators never thought to instill a sense of brutality in him, he's a complete and utter failure as a weapon. He was activated by a private military force and was forced to work and kill for them for a short time, before being "rescued" (as in he was chopped into tiny little bits and then salvaged) by the game's protagonist, a Cyborg Ninja called Raiden.

Bladewolf is loyal, if snarky, and has immense curiosity about pretty much everything, and because of the way he was programmed, can't really tell people apart at first glance (he was programmed to recognize digital identification signatures, rather than remembering faces). He's an expert tracker, and can throw things with a three-fingered manipulator on the tip of his tail. He's coming to the turtle after having ridden in an experimental aircraft on the way to Pakistan to prevent an insane politician from starting World War III with a giant robot, and is carrying around a really fancy sword in his mouth.

Also? He's got a really cool character theme on the game's soundtrack.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to playing with you all! :-D

Comments

[lasergrenades]

Oh man. I know so many people who will be happy about having Bladewolf around. Welcome to the turtle!

I'm Sara/Seal and I play IMAA Pepper Potts; she's also of the 'curious about everything' type and she's got her own suit of power armor. I imagine they could get along quite well :)

[wolf_of_war]

I honestly dithered over which of my muses to bring here, and Bladewolf seemed to be the best fit. Thanks :-D

I'm looking forward to ALL of the tech-savvy characters meeting Bladewolf. His AI is essentially a digital version of a human brain, and is otherwise blackboxed, so he can't be reprogrammed or altered, aside of teaching him new tricks the old-fashioned way. He'll be curious about other tech and AI stuff, since he's never met another AI capable of speech like himself.

[lasergrenades]

Ah, well JARVIS isn't installed on these suits, although there is a reasonably smart computer in it. Aya, however, the AI navigation computer-turned-woman from Green Lantern, will totally want to meet him.

But hey, can't say no to a robodog.

[wolf_of_war]

Well, even just talking to the likes of Pepper will be enough. Bladewolf's only 3 years old, after all, and has a fairly limited education. He'll want to know ALL the things.

[lasergrenades]

She will happily talk about all of the things. She will teach him everything he needs to know, which sadly does not include The Mummy here in Keeliai but would anywhere else.

[redlightgreenlight]

Ooh! Hello! I'm Kalineh and I play the horse-sized Hellhound, Valdis. Welcome to the Turtle!

[wolf_of_war]

Yay! Another non-human character. Bladewolf's kind of in that weird "looks like an animal, speaks like a man" category. I think he and Valdis will get along :-D

[redlightgreenlight]

Hahaha, she shapeshifts into a human, but yes, non-human :3

[wolf_of_war]

He'll take it either way. There's a funny thing in the MGR fandom of Bladewolf sticking his dog!head onto a human artificial body, so that he can be "human"

I don't think I'll be subjecting anyone to that here XD

[braavosi]

Welcome to the turtle! I know we've chatted a little but I haven't actually introduced myself, I'm JC and I play Arya (of course) and Erskine Ravel from the Skulduggery Pleasant book series. Looking forward to having them run into Bladewolf :D

[wolf_of_war]

Can't say I'm familiar with Skullduggery Pleasant, but I'm pretty well-versed in the GoT series. I'm looking forward to ALL the CR with Bladewolf. Poor dog's only got two friends, one of which he watched get cut down by the other in an old-fashioned sword duel.

[portal_refugee]

Hello fellow newcomer! I am Demi and I just joined with Abigail Callaghan.

Abigail is the daughter of a leader in the field of robotics so she is going to want to learn as much as she can about Bladewolf. His AI is going to be above what most bots in her world can achieve so that's going to really catch her attention.

[wolf_of_war]

Hi there!

Bladewolf will be ALL about that. He's an experimental AI himself, as the others of his series (LQ-84) are of roughly canine intelligence, so he'll be more than willing to share how he developed into the super-smart doge he is :-D

[portal_refugee]

Abigail will gladly sit quietly and listen to everything he can tell her.

She may also show absolutely no hesitation in approaching him if they pass in the street so sorry she's curious.

[wolf_of_war]

Bladewolf's totally prepared for that. The whole reason he was given a canine exoskeleton was to make him more approachable by people, so he's used to people's curiosity regarding the 4-foot tall talking robodog.

Bladewolf himself will express curiosity about anything and everything Abigail can tell him about robotics. Like...his AI was developed more-or-less organically, with his speech and reading comprehension developed through exposure to written text and conversation, so his actual knowledge is relatively limited.

[portal_refugee]

Excellent. PUPPY reaction is appropriate on some level then

Abigail will be glad to explain what she can, but if his questions take her out of her knowledge territory, she'll suggest he speak with her father instead. In which case she'll want to hear the answer too so she can also learn.