ORCHID the SHAPEBOT
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Orchid † Man : he/him † Demiromantic
Second-in-command to the Empress
Overview
Previously Known As: Neo Metal Sonic; MS-2
Gender: Woman; xe/xen/xer/xers/xenself
Line: Metal Series x Hedgehog Series [Metal Sonic]
Affiliation: Neo Badnik Empire
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Once hailed as Dr. Eggman’s greatest creation, Neo is prideful and perhaps a bit arrogant, often preferring to do things xenself and feeling like xe can do them best. Xer biggest pet peeve is being blown off or underestimated. Xe can be quick to anger with people xe doesn’t like, but has remarkable patience with the few people xe cares about.
Likes: speed, flying, space, sunsets
Dislikes: Sonic, disrespect
Favorite color: #180078
Abilities: Shapeshifting, speed
Fun fact: Xe convinced Eggman to let xen transition because "your greatest creation shouldn't be held back by being considered a 'mere copy'."
Main Relationships: Orchid & Cupid (younger siblings); Sage (Co-worker); Sonic (stressor); Shard (predecessor); Shadow (ERR_404)
Appearance
A dark blue dragon with silvery-white horns. Xer eyes are black with glowing red irises, outlined with white eyeliner with two wings. Xe has a jet engine in xer chest and a black skirt which opens around xer tail. Xer lower arms and legs are mechanical.
Exact Palette
Blue [#180078]; Star White (actually a very pale blue) [#def4fe]; Skin [#ae6b50]; Red [#e00e0e]; Metal [#9db0c7]; Gold [#fedc00]; Optic Screen [#2c0112]; Eye Color [#ff0000]
Personality
Orchid is a very sarcastic person, unconvincingly hiding his anxiety. He once had issues with wanting complete control over what few things he had control over, but over the years, he seems to have given up.
Despite his improved self-image, he feels the need to prove that he is that good after being discredited and degraded for so long. It's only with Cupid that he feels completely comfortable.
Abilities
Orchid has psychokinesis (copied from Silver's biodata), though being a robot makes his capabilities with it slightly different. An organic is better at picking up larger/heavier things, but robots are better at careful, detailed manipulation. Orchid commonly uses it to levitate like he could in his original form.
He, of course, also has abilities typical of all badniks in this story; being able to connect to the internet wirelessly and communicate silently with other robots through something similar to Bluetooth.
Relationships
Orchid has known Cupid for as long as he's been running, and due to their unique relationship, the two are about as close as two people can be.
He feels very comfortable around Cupid, and conversely, doesn't feel completely comfortable when they aren't around.
Though he once had issues with letting Cupid be themself, he's gotten better about that.
Orchid has always looked up to Neo, and is especially desperate for xer approval. Xe has tried to give both Cupid and him a chance for most of their existence, trying to guide them and give them constructive criticism.
Orchid has never quite gotten along with Sage, admittedly due to his own jealousy and bitterness. That said, after Eggman's death, he feels a lot of guilt and pity for her, so he tries to be nicer.
Orchid never got along with the doctor, but he's still wracked with guilt and grief over what happened.
Story
Orchid was made from a back-up of SA-55's AI, with the memories wiped.
Trivia
* Neo corrected xer design here to xer dragon form. It was nearly a hedgehog form similar to what xe used in the Team Dark timeline.
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