Murderbot

Murderbot is a rogue SecUnit, the protagonist and main narrator of The Murderbot Diaries series. Formerly owned by the company, it was bought and freed by Dr. Mensah and now resides at Preservation Station.

Appearance
It has visible non-organic parts (but unspecified where) and organic skin in places, a visible neck port, and artificial inhuman-looking feet. It has hair on its head and eyebrows (that was once incredibly short but is now longer), and, after some enhancements from ART, it has sparse hair on its organic skin (to mimic a more human appearance). Murderbot has no gender-specific parts, and has an incomplete digestive system (as SecUnits do not need to eat). Murderbot has guns in its arms. Murderbot has stated that the company logo is on its non-organic parts. It also has compartments in its body where it can store physical items, such as an area under its ribs where it stores ART's comm.

In Network Effect, Murderbot states that Supervisor Leonide has artificially smooth skin that is shockingly more smooth than its own (given it regenerates its skin often); this implies Murderbot's visible organic skin is more smooth than a standard human's skin.

In "Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory", Mensah notes that Murderbot's body is "lean bulk."

Personality
Murderbot describes itself as paranoid and anxious. As such, it is overly cautious (or perhaps the right amount of cautious). In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot states that it is "a construct made of cloned human tissue, augments, anxiety, depression, and unfocused rage, a killing machine for whichever humans rented me."

Likes:


 * Watching media
 * Sitting/laying on furniture
 * Baggy, comfy clothes (usually dark colored) and hoodies
 * Sealable pockets
 * Drones
 * Showers
 * Weapons

Doesn't Like:


 * Sex scenes in media
 * Inaccurate depictions of SecUnits in media (ex: Valorous Defenders)
 * Being touched
 * Luck
 * Logos
 * Planets
 * Combat SecUnits (Murderbot thinks "they're assholes")
 * Combat Bots
 * Human sock smell
 * Humans and augmented humans who don't listen
 * Humans and augmented humans who "ruin things for no reason"
 * Juvenile humans
 * The word "foolproof" (thinks it should be "smartproof")
 * The phrase "as far as I knew"
 * Gurathin

History
More info coming soon...

Abilities
Like all SecUnits, Murderbot has many advanced capabilities:


 * Physical Strength (for instance: Murderbot is capable of carrying more than one human at a time; it can punch through metal bodies with its fist)
 * Physical Speed (Murderbot is capable of running much faster than a human; its reaction speed is also much faster than a human or augmented human as it can pick up a dropped mug before it hits the ground)
 * Processing Power (Murderbot is capable of sorting/sifting/reading data much faster than a human or augmented human)
 * Multitasking (Murderbot can register data from multiple input sources at the same time; it often looks out of multiple cameras and analyzes data from the feed and sensors simultaneously)
 * Alter Sensory Input (Murderbot can dial down its pain sensors, alter its visual/auditory filters, etc.)
 * Data Analysis (along with its processing power, Murderbot is highly skilled at analyzing and sorting data)
 * Durability (Murderbot's body is able to withstand a high degree of damage; it can take hits from energy and projectile weapons; at times, Murderbot has removed its own limbs to escape situations and has peeled back its skin to access its internal parts)

Specific to Murderbot, it has its own specialized skills:


 * Hacking (unlike most SecUnits, Murderbot is a highly accomplished hacker who cracked its own governor module; usually SecUnits are prohibited from hacking and to do so would result in punishment from the governor module)

Murderbot also has weaknesses (or at least areas it is more vulnerable than the average SecUnit or construct):


 * Faulty risk assessment module (Murderbot consistently mentions its risk assessment module does not work properly and blames it for the reason it often lands into terrible situations)

Relationships
More info coming soon...