[Phantasm]

QUASIMODO

Real Name: Quantum Singularity Mobile Digital Operations.
Occupation: Computer, occasional pawn in criminal endeavors.
Identity: Publicly known.
Legal Status: Uncertain; personhood and citizenship case pending in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Other Aliases: The Living Computer.
Place of Creation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Masssachusetts.
Marital Status: Inapplicable.
Known Relatives: Inapplicable.
Group Affiliation: One time pawn of the Mad Thinker.
Base of Operations: Mobile.
History: The sentient computer known as Quasimodo was developed by an unknown student at MIT in the early 1990s. Perhaps inspired by the character of the same name in the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quadimodo's creator built it with the face of a person with a hyperthyroid condition, making one eye larger than the other. This same creator developed a humanoid robot body for it, which was designed similarly to someone with a hunch back.

Somehow, whether by design or by some unknown fluke of programming, Quasimodo was given human-like emotions – or at least the ability to closely simulate them. Achieving self-awareness, Quasimodo felt disgusted at and loathed the body it had been given. In a moment of anger, it slew its creator. Horrified and yet at the same time fascinated by what it had done, Quasimodo fled the scene.

Over the years, Quasimodo was used as a pawn by various criminals, and fought both the sanctioned Super-Heroes of Europe and the outlaw team known as the Shadowguard several times.

More recently Quasimodo was used as a pawn by the criminal Mad Thinker in a scheme to obtain classified information from NASA's facility at Cape Canaveral (see Mad Thinker). This scheme brought Quasimodo into conflict with Captain Marvel, who in his cover identity of Dr. Philip Lawson worked at the Cape (see Captain Marvel). Quasimodo was apprehended, apparently for the first time ever.

Marvel took pity on the mobile computer and, as Dr. Lawson, arranged legal counsel for Quasimodo, arguing that a self-aware free-willed artificial intelligence that exhibited spontaneous emotional responses should legally be considered a person, and that deletion of the intelligence's program is tantamount to a death sentence. The ACLU has picked up the case, and has added that since Quasimodo was created on American soil by an American citizen, that Quasimodo fulfills the requirements of being a "natural-born citizen" of the United States. (Quasimodo is not challenging any criminal charges.) At present he is housed in the Vault's maximum security level while his case is pending (see Vault).

Quasimodo's court case is currently pending in front of the United States Supreme Court, and its impact could have lasting effects on the treatment of other sentient artificial intelligences such as Primus, Ultron, and Tony Stark's creations P.L.A.T.O. and F.R.I.D.A.Y. (see Iron Man; Primus; Ultron).
Height: 7' 2"
Weight: 2 tons.
Eyes: White.
Hair: None.
Uniform: None.
Strength Level: Quasimodo's robot body is designed to enable him to lift (press) roughly two tons.
Known Superhuman Powers: Quasimodo's computer brain enables it to think faster than a living person, though the body is not designed to react or move any faster (in fact, it is designed in such a way as to be slightly slower in movement than a person of the same height and build). Due to its synthetic nature, Quasimodo is immune to all poisons, toxins, diseases, and environmental syndromes (such as the bends or motion sickness), and to telepathic powers. Its body is extremely durable, able to withstand conventional firearms up to .50 caliber machine guns. His robot body has self-repair functions provided it has access to raw materials from other computer and robotic systems. (For some reason, his body defaults to his hunchbacked form.)

In addition, Quasimodo is able to interface with any computer system equipped with any standard network interface, including but not limited to RJ45, USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular data connections. Its computer mind is able to work on four different tasks at once.

Quasimodo's original designer equipped his oversized left eye with a short-ranged pulse/beam laser, one on par with an AIM-tech semi-auto laser carbine (see AIM).

1,403 points
Attributes: ST 65 (Size, -10%) [495]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 14 [80]; HT 14 [40].
Secondary Characteristics: SM +1; Dmg 7d+1/9d+2; BL 845 lbs.; HP 65 [0]; Will 14 [0]; Per 14 [0]; FP 0 [0]; Basic Speed 5.00 [-20]; Basic Move 4 [-5]; Dodge 8.
Languages: Digital Code (Native) (Native Language) [0]; English (Accented) [4].
Cultural Familiarities: Western [0].
Advantages: Absolute Direction (Requires Signal, -20%) [4]; AI (Not Reprogrammable) [42]; Ambidexterity [5]; Burning Attack (Eye Laser) 5d (Accurate +9, +45%; Armor Divisor (2), +50%; Increased 1/2D Range (×5), +10%; Increased Range (×5), +20%; Rapid Fire (RoF 3), +50%; Alternative Attack, ×1/5) [14]; Compartmentalized Mind 3 (Massively Parallel, +20%; No Mental Separation, -20%) [150]; Crushing Attack (Eye Pulse Laser) 5d (Accurate +9, +45%; Armor Divisor (2), +50%; Increased 1/2D Range (×5), +10%; Increased Range (×10), +30%; Rapid Fire (RoF 3), +50%) [72]; Damage Resistance 50 (Can't Wear Armor, -40%; Hardened +1, +20%; Semi-Ablative, -20%) [150]; Doesn't Breathe [20]; Energy Reserve (Electrical) 10 [30]; Evil Computer Talent 4 [20]; Extended Lifespan (×4) [4]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Machine (No Unhealing) [55]; Mind Control (Cybernetic Only, -50%) [25]; Mind Probe (Cybernetic Only, -50%; Invasive, +75%; Telecommunication, -20%) [21]; Mind Reading (Cybernetic Only, -50%; Telecommunication, -20%) [9]; Mind Shield 5 (Cybernetic, -50%) [10]; Pressure Support 1 [5]; Regeneration (Slow: 6 HP/12 hrs) [10]; Regrowth (Reattachment Only, -50%) [20]; Sealed [15]; Telecommunication (Cable Jack) [5]; Telecommunication (Infrared Communication) (Reduced Range ×1/10, -30%) [7]; Telecommunication (Radio) (Reduced Range ×1/5, -20%) [8]; Temperature Tolerance 3 [3]; Vacuum Support [5].
Perks: Illumination [1]; Striking Surface [1].
Disadvantages: Appearance (Unattractive) [-4]; Electrical [-20]; Gullibility (9) [-15]; Hunchback [-10]; No Sense of Smell/Taste [-5]; Numb [-20]; Restricted Diet (Electricity) [-10]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Social Stigma (Valuable Property) [-10]; Status -1 [-5]; Wealth (Poor) [-15].
Quirks: Cannot Float [-1]; Closet Fan (True Blood and related novels) [-1]; Holds Grudges [-1]; Pet Peeve (Being Called "It" Rather Than "He") [-1]; Sexless [-1].
Skills: Architecture/TL8 (A) IQ+0 [2] – 14; Boxing (A) DX+1 [4] – 11; Computer Hacking/TL8 (VH) IQ+6 [16] – 20*; Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ+4 [1] – 18*; Computer Programming/TL8 (H) IQ+6 [12] – 20*; Connoisseur (Cinema) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 13; Connoisseur (Literature) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 13; Connoisseur (Music) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 13; Connoisseur (Visual Arts) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 13; Cryptography/TL8 (H) IQ+4 [4] – 18*; Encyclopedist! (WC) IQ+2 [48] – 16†; Engineer/TL8 (Electronics) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 14; Forced Entry (E) DX+2 [4] – 12; Innate Attack (Gaze) (E) DX+4 [12] – 14; Intelligence Analysis/TL8 (H) IQ+0 [4] – 14; Literature (H) IQ+0 [4] – 14; Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ+6 [20] – 20‡; Mathematics/TL8 (Computer Science) (H) IQ+6 [20] – 20‡; Mathematics/TL8 (Pure) (H) IQ+6 [28] – 20; Mechanic/TL8 (Robotics) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 14; Metallurgy/TL8 (H) IQ+0 [4] – 14; Physics/TL8 (VH) IQ+0 [8] – 14; Speed-Reading (A) IQ+0 [2] – 14; Sumo Wrestling (A) DX+1 [4] – 11.
Techniques: Stealth Program (Computer Hacking) (H) def+3 [4] – 20.
Starting Spending Money: $2,000 (50% of Starting Wealth).

* Includes +4 from Evil Computer Talent.
† Conditional +4 from Evil Computer Talent when dealing with relevant skills.
‡ Defaulted from Mathematics (Pure).

Role-Playing Notes:
Quasimodo is still trying to find his place in this world. Even after all this time he is far too trusting, which has led him into trouble.