[b]Name: Government[/b], or 'Gov.' for short.

[b]Age:[/b] ???

[b]Gender:[/b] Masculine Programming

[b]Appearance:[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/3W765ai.png?1[/img]
(It should be noted that his 'head' is purely mechanical. His dome is therefore covered with an opaque plate).

[b]Home:[/b] Originally from **** *****, Maryland. Unearthed somewhere in Georgia.

[b]Skills:[/b]
[i]Science -[/i] His robotic nature, not to mention his 'character', make him better at raw analysis of facts and data than humans, and he is adept at gaining clearance to locked pre-war terminals. Due to the nature of his origin, he can almost-instantly access terminals associated with offices of the Pre-War Federal Government, which is one reason why he was so highly sought-after by the Enclave.
[i]Speech -[/i] He possesses Negotiation Subroutines which make him quite the diplomat when necessary; as opposed to most robots, who will either shoot or run. Only problem is, he negotiates entirely in rational, unemotional terms, which makes dealing with irrational opponents difficult.
[i]Energy Weapons -[/i] He was not designed for combat, but as a defensive measure, he was programmed with basic Energy Weapons handling subroutines, enabling him to potentially integrate more powerful energy weaponry, including both Laser and Plasma weapons, into his system if necessary. He hasn't found it necessary so far, however.
[i]Sneak -[/i] Yes, believe it or not, despite being a clunky robot, he knows a fair bit about the art of not being detected. Not just limited to hiding, but also pretending to be more insignificant than he is. You don't escape from scavengers on multiple occasions without picking up a few tricks.

[b]Background:[/b] Government, formerly known as 'GAU/A/-LYNJ', has been around since before the war that devastated the USA. As his name might suggest, he was formerly an employee of the pre-war US Federal Government, as an automated secretary of sorts for high-ranking figures. Or so it seemed. In reality, he was actually a *** for the ***, and was programmed with hidden ********* subroutines for the purpose of ****** on '**********' ********** officials. Just before the war broke out, his *** ********** overwrote his subroutines, against his judgement, and ordered him to actually **** *********** ******, his then-current boss and a vehement opponent of ******* ******** and ******, as part of an ****** **** to ****** **** *******. Ultimately, the war beat him to it and buried him in the process. 

He was dug up by scavengers near Atlanta after laying dormant for over a century. Miraculously, he was still in barely-working condition, and the scavengers called in an 'expert' who was able to use spare parts to get him running properly again. However, they were unable to locate his hidden ************* subroutine. As such, Gov. attempted to escape his captors, determined to get back on the trail of *********** ******, not realising that the *** is long dead. Naturally, he was recaptured and put up for sale at a scavenger's market.

Gov. changed hands a number of times after this, during which time he finally realised that the USA was, indeed, hit by a Nuclear Attack. Eventually, the robot found himself in South Carolina, where he was purchased again by a mysterious figure. The mysterious figure turned out to be a member of the Enclave, who had heard rumours of the robot who claimed to be a Government employee, and sought after his lucrative pre-war data. Contrary to what the Enclave had assumed, however, Gov. did not recognise them as legitimate government employees like him. Instead, he accused them of being 'Impostors' who wished to stage a Coup D'etat against the [i]real[/i] Federal Government.

The Enclave's engineers sought to break into his chassis and reprogram him manually, but Gov. had picked up experience in the art of escapism. He killed the engineer assigned to reprogram him when his back was turned, and then successfully escaped the Enclave base where he was being held. Since then, he has been roaming the wasteland in the hopes of reaching Washington DC, where he believes the remainder of the [i]true[/i] Federal Government (including his ******), is holed up in a bunker somewhere.

[b]Equipment:[/b] He has a compartment in his chest in which he can carry things a la Bender. At the moment, the only things he has in there are 35 Laser shots-worth of spare Energy Cells, a couple of Fission Batteries, a copy of Dean's Electronics, some metal filings, and burnt papers. For self-defence purposes, he also has a plasma pistol mounted inside one of his arms. He usually flees from combat, though. Or gets the jump on people if they don't suspect he's armed. No pun intended.

[b]Other:[/b] While he's at least aware that America has been devastated, he acts as if the US government is still in power, and often futilely tries to pull rank on people by claiming to be a government employee. It's how he got his name; 'Look, it's the Government!' 'All of it?' 'Yep, all of it'. The arrival of the Enclave has made this somewhat redundant, but the name has stuck nonetheless.

Also, his favourite board game is Risk. He's always wanted to get his claws on a genuine Pre-War copy of the game.