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Wouldn't say it's inherently flawed, just definitely a lot more... unorthodox than I'm used to. It's an interesting concept, but I had to dig into some old notes I had revolving around Professor Gerald and the Space Colony ARK that were worked out for the RP.

Myself and a friend of mine worked quite a bit on what could work the best. The concept we came up with was this:

[quote]Taking into account when SA2 was released, and placing the events on the ARK around fifty years prior, the time period would line up fairly close to the Cold War. The United Federation likely brought Gerald Robotnik in to create a super weapon, that eventually being the Eclipse Cannon, and in return they promised to fund his research for a cure for his granddaughter's condition.

Biolizard was the first prototype, but ultimately failed to deliver the results he was looking for and required extensive life support to function on its own. It was after this that he encountered the Black Arms, and their leader Black Doom, who offered his aid and DNA in exchange for the professor's assistance in conquering Mobius. He agreed, though planned to betray him and alert the U.F. after his experiments bore fruit.

Then came Shadow, his ultimate success. He was on the brink of achieving his goal. Though the U.F. had other ideas, learning about the 'true' nature of his research and growing concerned that he was plotting to use these 'Ultimate Lifeforms' for his own gain. So they sent in G.U.N. Forces to scrub the facility, killing all associated with his projects. Gerald and Shadow escaped, during which time the professor overwrote Shadow's memories in a bid for revenge against the U.F. before both were captured. Gerald was later executed for treason, and Shadow was sealed away for further study.[/quote]

So with that in mind... there is a little wiggle room for your concept to work. It could definitely be safe to assume Gerald would first test the DNA before proceeding into a full blown experiment with it.

I do like the idea of a machine developing self sentience, something which I'm even somewhat working with in one of my characters for this. They dwell in the area of neutral antagonist, not inherently evil but also not inherently good. Would be interesting to see any kind of interaction with them and other characters.

So if it can adjust to fit the backstory, I... don't see a reason why it couldn't work. Definitely an out of the box concept that just threw me for a loop XD