Post by Z451 on Oct 31, 2017 3:02:24 GMT
Rommie
Early on in the series, it is stated that avatars were created to allow the crew to relate to their ship on a more human level, and vice versa.
Her personality, though, is largely defined by her function: "I am a warship, and I don't like running from a fight." is a commonly recurring line for her.
She is very loyal to her crew, especially to her Captain, Dylan Hunt, and incredibly protective of those in her charge.
She is confident, direct, and often displays a sense of pride in her status as a warship capable of destroying entire populations.
Since her creation, Rommie is shown to have evolved differently from the ship's Artificial Intelligence.
Rommie maintains a certain amount of individuality, and is distinct from the core Artificial Intelligence to a large but unspecified degree (On-screen versus Hologram) (On-screen and Hologram versus Rommie).
Disagreements are often due to the fact that Rommie exhibits human emotions much more deeply and strongly that the logic-oriented core Artificial Intelligence.
This can be seen to great effect in the Season One episode "Star-Crossed", in which Rommie falls in love with another ship avatar, Gabriel, Artificial Intelligence to the Balance of Judgment.
Rommie's individuality also protects her from some of the 'ailments' that afflict Andromeda's Artificial Intelligence, as prominently shown in the episode "Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last", in which Harper accidentally activated a version of the ship Artificial Intelligence that had been deleted after a failed mission; the ship's Artificial Intelligence was reprogrammed, but the android was unaffected.
At other times, as the ship itself is damaged or infected, Rommie is shut down.
Rommie's nature as an artificial construct provides her abilities that would be considered superpowers by humans, such as super strength and speed, resistance to injury, and heightened senses.
Using the sensors in her hands and eyes, she can detect the physiological signs associated with lying, as well as diagnose internal injury.
Rommie also exhibits nearly complete awareness of, and control over, the workings of the ship itself.
For example, she is able to change the level of artificial gravity in a given locale, or turn lights on or off merely by thinking it.
She is also capable of instantaneously changing the length, cut, and color of her hair.
There are some inconsistencies with Rommie's capabilities throughout the series, like the aforementioned independence from/susceptibility to technological attacks to her Artificial Intelligence.
Inexplicably, she often stays behind on the ship; though her core Artificial Intelligence is entirely capable of running the ship without her and her physical abilities would make her the best choice to accompany Dylan on most of his dangerous adventures.
Her power levels also fluctuate; in one episode she displays the ability to transfer power from her body's system to power a small craft like the Eureka Maru, while in another she is in danger of powering down after being separated from the Andromeda Ascendant for only a few days (however Rommie may require more energy to function than the Maru, or that she almost entirely depleted her energy supply, knowing that she'd be able to recharge in short order).
Also, since the episode in which her power was quickly depleted was very early in the series, she was upgraded later in that regard.