The Loyal Guardian, M.A.R.I.

Backstory:
M.A.R.I. was a robotic experiment of sorts, an attempt to put human emotions and human intelligence in a robotic body. Financed by the U.E.R.F., M.A.R.I. was based on the deceased daughter of a scientist in the group. A robotic body was built, also modeled after the daughter, and the robotic compononents were hidden under a human shell, one of the most advanced made to this day.

The personality portion, however, was difficult. For three years, the U.E.R.F. had worked like madmen to program an A.I. and a human emotion chip. The A.I. wasn’t too hard; it was simple enough. But the emotion chip kept malfunctioning and failing at crucial times, especially when it kept trying to access the more extreme emotions (such as anger, sadness).

It took a breakthrough from one of the scientists of the rival E.A.T.A. (Earth-Alliance Territory Army) to get the chip working. Since they refused to share the technology, the U.E.R.F. managed to steal the chip and install it before it could be retrieved. As a result, they managed to get M.A.R.I. up and running and thus she became an integral part of their army.

M.A.R.I. would eventually be released from the U.E.R.F. and she would eventually run into Gregor, who she began tagging along with. She would eventually join the Di-Wolves when he started up the mercenary group.

M.A.R.I. stands for “Mechanically-Armored Robotic-Intelligence.”

Appearance:
M.A.R.I.’s height could potentially change depending on the frame her “brain” is in; however, her most common one is 5’ 6” tall. The frame has a thin, slightly curvy build with a flat chest, although again, it can be edited as needed. Her hair is long, down to her waist in length. It is straight, with a bun, and colored a bright sandy blonde with a red streak in it. Her “eyes” are normally a bit slit-like, though they can change shape as needed; her “eyes” are colored a bright red normally, seeming to glow a bit. With skin pale as ivory, decorated by a small barcode on her neck in tattoo form, she appears like a doll.

She wears one outfit most of the time, a simplistic blue sleeveless dress down to just below her knees, high-heeled boots and a straw hat. When in combat, though, she wears a jumpsuit of a similar baby-blue color. A visor and a helmet can cover her head as needed to protect, of a remarkably simple design.

Personality:
M.A.R.I.’s personality is an “in-development” situation. She’s learning how emotions work, so sometimes she uses the wrong ones (such as happiness in upsetting situations or anger in celebrations). However, her emotion chip seems to be doing the job and she seems to be growing an understanding of how to use emotions and how emotions work in practice.

She seems to be close to Gregor, spending time when not in combat shadowing him and trying to learn through observation. She is very aloof and shy to others, not talking much or not looking at others. She tends to fidget a bit when she feels unsure of herself. She also has a habit of talking to herself.

Combat-wise, she was given strategies and tactics through the chips in her “brain.” As she starts out, she seems to be a command-follower to the core. However, she begins developing emotions and thus her plans begin to show ideas of independence. She tends to be a head-on fighter in battle but she loves complicated plans.

She lets her curiosity guide her hobbies, flirting from here to there, from hobby to entertainment all over. She doesn’t seem capable of focusing too much on them for too long though.

Special Ability(ies):
Because of her computer brain, M.A.R.I. is highly intelligent. She is equipped with a Mindriver senser, allowing her to detect Mindrivers nearby and to interfere with their abilities. She is physically enhanced in agility, endurance and strength. She can form a barrier with her energy.
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Guard Alpha:

Background:
Guard Alpha isn’t a seperate robot so much as a form of M.A.R.I.’s robotic outer shell. It was actually created by her, after witnessing Gregor’s Stealth Wolf in action. Inspired, M.A.R.I. worked with Gregor and the other Di-Wolves to create this form of hers.

Description:
The Guard Alpha suit is a robot suit modeled after the Stealth Wolf, which means its a hominid setup of two legs, two arms, a torso and a cockpit area. The torso appears to be made of extremely thick and somewhat bulky armor, which maintains a surprisingly feminine form, especially around the chest area. The legs appear to be covered in a “tasset,” which looks like thin metal pounded and formed into a skirt-like garment. Both arms and legs appear to resemble gauntlets, ending in large metal claws much like the original. The parts not covered by the armor are covered in the “fur” the Stealth Wolf has. The shoulderpads on the suit are far larger then expected, without spikes, and the tal of metal that emerges from the back appears big and bushy.

Like the other Di-Wolves, the head area appears modeled after a wolf’s. Normally, like the others, M.A.R.I. prefers to have her head-area open but when needed, she causes a “helmet” to emerge, modeled after the animal. Like the others, its shaped like the head of a wolf with a visor and teeth and ears. The main difference is that M.A.R.I.’s hair emerges, tied into its trademark bun with the rest hanging out the back. A respirator/mask can emerge and protect the mouth and nose while a visor shields the eyes.

The entire robot suit is colored a dark gray in tone, with the visor as bright red. The claws, skirt, helmet and tail are colored a lighter gray with white mixed in.

This robot suit’s clearly designed to serve as a tank; its armor ranks among the heaviest of the Di-Wolves, giving it the ability to soak up a lot of hits. Its specialized S-M.E.S. System or Shoulder-Mounted Energy Shield System further boosts its tanking abilities, enabling it to further take hits at expenditure of energy. When it comes to combat in melee range, this robot suit fears nothing either, as its incredibly powerful.

The robot suit IS, however, slower then the others and has issues dodging. It also lacks ranged weapons outside of its gatling guns and special beam attack and can be outmanuevered with ease. Furthermore, because it is technically a part of M.A.R.I., she tends to react stronger to damage then the others.

Innate Ability(ies):
S.M.E.S. Barrier- A shoulder-mounted barrier system used by M.A.R.I., this system uses energy from the shoulderpads to form a large barrier that covers the front of the robot suit. The barrier glows purple. It is especially built to deflect beams, missiles, bullets, etc. but it can also be used at melee range. Usage drains energy at a fast rate.

Mindriver Block- M.A.R.I.’s special anti-Mindriver abilities allow her to sense Mindrivers but also allow her to block their abilities temporarily.

Weapon System(s):
Gatling Guns-
Specialized machine guns placed strategically in the robot suit’s shoulders allow for firing multiple blasts of bullets at a foe.

Sharpened Claws-
The metal claws of the Guard Alpha, designed to rend armor, can tear a foe to shreds if used right. Designed for powerful stabs or slashes.

S.M.E.S. Rusher-
A manuever in which the defensive barrier system of the robot suit is used in an offensive manner. The shoulderpads of the robot opening and generating the energy barrier, the robot grasps it and charges at the foe in its path where it smashes through it, using the energy and the barrier to crush its foe.

S.M.E.S. Crash-
Another manuever making full use of the S.M.E.S. system. The robot suit leaps skywards and generates its barrier before diving towards the foe. As it nears, it combines the suit’s weight with downward thrust and gravity to crush the foe completely.

Howling Buster-
M.A.R.I. is capable of channeling her energy into her helmet, releasing it in the form of a massive beam of light complete with a howling sound. The beam can blast a hole straight through a foe, destroying it outright.

Lunar Piledriver-
Using knowledge of martial arts and wrestling, this technique makes full usage of that. Rushing at a foe after activating the S.M.E.S. Rusher, the robot suit uses the shield to knock the foe skywards. Turning to face the foe, unsheathing the Sharpened Claws, the robot suit then rushes at the foe as it lands, grabbing it and spinning it at high speed before flinging it skywards. Howling, the robot kicks off after it and grabs it, before backflipping and flinging the foe downwards. As they fly, the Guard Alpha finishes by using the S.M.E.S. to crush the foe between it and the ground.