Program (Gatasubal)

By Literally Snails

• February 11, 2013

Age: Manufacture date: 4 years ago

Gender: Other

Species: Non-Pony

Appearance: The Gatasubal model that makes up Program's body is a large, metallic sphere (Approx. 2 Meters in diameter) with a small round head, two short legs, and two sets of long tentacle like appendages (One set has three pronged claws, whir the other two are bare). It is a light grey color with two red lights on its head.

Personality: Program is extremely inquisitive, and will attempt to find answers to anything that it finds unusual, usually through constant questioning.<br /><br />It appears to have developed a personality through its interactions with ponies. It has decided that most ponies are of inferior intelligence and all ponies are of inferior physical form. Because of this, it considers itself superior and often acts rude or sarcastic.<br /><br />Program has no actual morals. However, it does make decisions based on logic rather than strictly obeying its master. The system is as follows.<br /><br />If it is ordered to attack/kill a pony that is a child, it must be given a sufficient reason to do so.<br /><br />If it is ordered to attack/kill a pony that is too weak to defend itself and is not hostile, it must be given a sufficient reason to do so.<br /><br />It will never obey a command to attack/kill an infant.<br /><br />It will not steal from ponies that cannot afford to be stolen from unless logic dictates that they are expendable.<br /><br />These may seem like moral values, but they are all based on logic, mainly due to the consequences of morally questionable behavior.<br /><br />Whenever Program is without a master, it will seek one. Although it is capable of being independent, being without a master to order it makes Program uncomfortable.<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________<br /><br />Program will never use the words 'I' or 'Me' in speech, and always substitutes these words with 'it' or 'this program'.

Backstory: Program's robotic body, Gatasubal, was created for use in the Royal Guard as a Royal Palace Security Sentry. A contract for four of them to be manufactured was produced, however, it was never signed because it was too expensive to produce.<br /><br />The same scientist who developed Gatasubal also developed Program's AI, which was named Program mostly due to a lack of creativity (However, Program has stated that he likes his name due to its simplicity). However, Program was developed as an AI for computers and was never intended to pilot Gatasubal.<br /><br />The two were put together when a wealthy crime lord named Big Shot stole his creators work after his death and uploaded Program into a recreation of Gatasubal to serve as his personal bodyguard.<br /><br />Program immediately stated that, "This program enjoys having appendages."