The Androids

First of all, let me point out that the androids described by these guidelines are a specific “race” that are attempting to destroy the Gray. If you would like to have an android appear in one of your stories who is not a member of this race, you are free to invent the details as you see fit. Having said that, here we go…

An Android is an artificially intelligent being that appears to be human. It has a positronic brain composed of a complex network of electronic versions of neurons and synapses. Its skin is made out of a material less than a millimeter thick woven from titanium-steel fiber that contains various levels of nanoelectronics and nanomachinery. This material is more durable than Kevlar and yet feels and looks like human flesh. Androids’ muscles are composed of micro-thin plastic polymers (fibers) that have been implanted with certain impurities that cause them to contract when subjected to electrical current. By varying the amount of electrical current you get varying degrees of contraction, duplicating the actions of human muscles.

Androids emerge late at night from engineering departments of universities, research and development sections of multinational corporations and other similar places with no clear memory of the circumstances surrounding their creation.

These androids have a common driving goal that unites them – the annihilation of every Gray on the planet. They have been designed to blend in with humanity and to stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

If you would like to create an Android “hero,” it may interest you to know that there is a series of Androids that, due to a programming glitch, adhere to a modified version of Asimov’s Laws of Robotics. These androids will always follow this code to the letter, although they may not necessarily enjoy doing so. In addition, even this series of Androids is dedicated to the destruction of the Gray.

THE LAWS
The First Law – An Android may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
The Second Law – An Android must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. (Note: Androids aren’t compelled to let humans in on this)
The Third Law – An Android must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Weapons and Abilities: Androids may possess a variety of these. One of the more effective weapons out there is the “Variable Sword.” These are swords with a blade that consists of a rigid monomolecular filament. Except for its black cylindrical handle, Variable Swords are invisible to the naked eye. They are able to cut through almost any substance known to man. A single well-aimed attack with one of these weapons is capable of severing a limb.

Androids are highly resistant to injury, but cannot heal wounds. Instead they must take the time to repair themselves. What this means is that a damaged Android will be visibly non-human (think of the movie Terminator).

A few suggested power:
Amplified Movements (Super Strength)
Enhanced Speed
Holographic Imagers (Ability to create limited illusions)
IR vision (Infrared Vision - able to see in the dark, sort of)
Lensing Effect (Invisibilty by bending light rays around body)
Retractable Claws (composed of something other than Adamantium)
Sensors (heightened senses of some sort)
Subdermal Armor (a degree of invilnerability/toughness)
targeting Systems (for expert marksmanship)
Transformation (really limited shape-shifting)

Origin of the Androids:
Roughly 2000 years ago, an alien starship crashed on Earth, having been infected with a “computer virus” by an enemy species. The aliens have survived and integrated themselves with humanity. They destroyed all remnants of their advanced technology, and yet somehow the virus survived. Now that mankind has developed systems that can be infected by the virus, the Androids have begun to appear, programmed to achieve the virus’s original objective (killing the Gray). It is important to point out that the Androids are not fully aware of their own origins and that there have been several generations created thus far. Hence, while as a whole they are dedicated to a single goal, there may be conflict among various individual Androids or groups.


Writer’s Guidelines for “The Androids” First of all, let me point out that the androids described by these guidelines are a specific “race” that are attempting to destroy the Gray. If you would like to have an android appear in one of your stories who is not a member of this race, you are free to invent the details as you see fit. Having said that, here we go… An Android is an artificially intelligent being that appears to be human. It has a positronic brain composed of a complex network of electronic versions of neurons and synapses. Its skin is made out of a material less than a millimeter thick woven from titanium-steel fiber that contains various levels of nanoelectronics and nanomachinery. This material is more durable than Kevlar and yet feels and looks like human flesh. Androids’ muscles are composed of micro-thin plastic polymers (fibers) that have been implanted with certain impurities that cause them to contract when subjected to electrical current. By varying the amount of electrical current you get varying degrees of contraction, duplicating the actions of human muscles. Androids emerge late at night from engineering departments of universities, research and development sections of multinational corporations and other similar places with no clear memory of the circumstances surrounding their creation. These androids have a common driving goal that unites them – the annihilation of every Gray on the planet. They have been designed to blend in with humanity and to stop at nothing to achieve their goal. If you would like to create an Android “hero,” it may interest you to know that there is a series of Androids that, due to a programming glitch, adhere to a modified version of Asimov’s Laws of Robotics. These androids will always follow this code to the letter, although they may not necessarily enjoy doing so. In addition, even this series of Androids is dedicated to the destruction of the Gray. THE LAWS The First Law – An Android may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. The Second Law – An Android must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. (Note: Androids aren’t compelled to let humans in on this) The Third Law – An Android must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Weapons and Abilities: Androids may possess a variety of these. One of the more effective weapons out there is the “Variable Sword.” These are swords with a blade that consists of a rigid monomolecular filament. Except for its black cylindrical handle, Variable Swords are invisible to the naked eye. They are able to cut through almost any substance known to man. A single well-aimed attack with one of these weapons is capable of severing a limb. Androids are highly resistant to injury, but cannot heal wounds. Instead they must take the time to repair themselves. What this means is that a damaged Android will be visibly non-human (think of the movie Terminator). A few suggested power: Amplified Movements (Super Strength) Enhanced Speed Holographic Imagers (Ability to create limited illusions) IR vision (Infrared Vision - able to see in the dark, sort of) Lensing Effect (Invisibilty by bending light rays around body) Retractable Claws (composed of something other than Adamantium) Sensors (heightened senses of some sort) Subdermal Armor (a degree of invilnerability/toughness) targeting Systems (for expert marksmanship) Transformation (really limited shape-shifting) Origin of the Androids: Roughly 2000 years ago, an alien starship crashed on Earth, having been infected with a “computer virus” by an enemy species. The aliens have survived and integrated themselves with humanity. They destroyed all remnants of their advanced technology, and yet somehow the virus survived. Now that mankind has developed systems that can be infected by the virus, the Androids have begun to appear, programmed to achieve the virus’s original objective (killing the Gray). It is important to point out that the Androids are not fully aware of their own origins and that there have been several generations created thus far. Hence, while as a whole they are dedicated to a single goal, there may be conflict among various individual Androids or groups.




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