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So... I kind of sort of combined the backstory and origin story fields since they basically amounted to the exact same thing, what with this being a robot hero and all.  Kind of think said field came out kind of... Not that great, but oh well, it hopefully works anyways. ^^; ...Also, hopefully will be writing up Dr. Coscarelli at some point too... Although she's technically a villain but um yeah. ^^;

Alignment: Hero
Real Name: Tactical Law Enforcement Unit Z-7
Superhero Name: Zeta
Normal Appearance: Whee.
Superhero Appearance: Whee.
Meta type: Non-human
Description of Powers: Being a robot, Zeta is much stronger and more durable than any human. Her "skin" is in fact an experimental polymer, tough enough to withstand small arms fire, and her mechanical muscles allow Zeta to easily lift cars above her head with no noticable effort. Zeta's eyes can switch between infrared, x-ray and heat-sensitive vision, and her sense of hearing is not only more sensitive than a humans but it is able to filter out sounds, allowing for greater clarity of hearing. Naturally, as she does not need to breathe Zeta can operate rather comfortably in locations humans would find lethal, such as within poison gas or in a vacuum. Zeta is powered by an experimental fusion reactor, which can keep her running for practically forever; in the event of Zeta being severely damaged, the reactor will shut itself off to prevent any catastrophic reactions. Stored inside her head is a nigh-invulnerable, EMP-resistant black box that contains all of Zeta's memories and personality subroutines, allowing them to be placed into a new body should the old one be damaged beyond repair.  Whilst her black box is shielded against EMP, Zeta's other functions are not, and thus she will be temporarily disabled if hit by an EMP.  Magnetism in general is one of her main weaknesses, what with being primarily constructed from metal.  Notably, Zeta is actually programmed to feel pain, for similar reasons as to why humans feel pain; she does however have a much higher tolerance for pain, due to her more sturdy and durable body.  When the need arises for additional protection, nanomachines erupt from under her "skin" and form Zeta's armour so quickly that it seems more like an instantaneous transformation rather than an act of donning armour. As well as enhancing her durability, the armour also grants a boost to her already inhuman strength; thankfully she has such precision control that she will not accidently crush anyone she is trying to save or apprehend to death. Affixed to Zeta's left arm is her primary weapon, the Zeta Buster, which fires out a blast of concussive energy. Rather than burning, cutting or puncturing an opponent, it instead can be compared to basically a heavy, long-ranged punch. The Zeta Buster arm is modular, and can be replaced with other weapons such as a grappling hook or a close-combat attachment; however, these need to be manually attached and whilst Zeta is able to replace her buster with these other attachments rather quickly if she has them in hand, there is not much she can do if they are too far away from her at the time.
Personality: Zeta was designed primarily for law enforcement and not social interaction, leading her to come off as rather awkward and, as some would put it, "dorky" when talking with others.  However, she tries her best to fit in with humans; being programmed to not only serve them but to protect and defend human life above all else, Zeta is fascinated by them and wishes she could be more like them.  Despite not being anatomically correct (such parts not being seen as needed for a law enforcement robot), Zeta thinks of herself as a girl, and thus refers to herself with feminine pronouns.  Zeta does not exactly understand concepts such as romance, faith and fate, and is often confused by them.  Finally, due to her programming Zeta puts the preservation of human life above all else, and at times can come off as somewhat selfless at best and suicidally self-sacrificing at worst.
Background/Origin Story: In the wake of so many emerging superpowered individuals, the law enforcement services were struck by a very obvious problem.  After all, not all of these superhumans were exactly law abiding citizens, and they couldn't always trust masked vigilantes to take care of them.  With that in mind, a proposal for creating a line of mass produced law enforcement robots was quickly approved, and after a few years of development a working prototype was finally produced.  Utilising designs and programming developed by the... Infamous and unique Dr. Aesling Coscarelli, Tactical Law Enforcement Unit Z-7 was activated for the first time to much fanfare, with many media outlets claiming it to be the future of law enforcement.  Naturally, as the hub for superhuman activity on the planet, Angel City was chosen to be the unit's testing grounds.  However... Not long after the unit was first activated, people started to notice some irregularities with its behaviour.  Soon, it became clear that, rather than simply artificial intelligence Dr. Coscarelli had somehow programmed something close enough to true sapience into the unit.  The moral and ethical ramifications of someone not only having created what basically amounted to artificial life but for said being to be put into what some saw as slavery were too controversial for the project to continue, and so it was put on hold for the time being (and supposedly has been ever since).  However, since a major part of her (as the unit insisted on being referred to as, despite her design having been intended to be androgynous) programming was to protect humans and uphold the law, the newly dubbed Zeta decided to continue to work for the police, and is currently employed as a special operative to be deployed against supercriminals.
Secret identity known to public?: Yes.
City of residence: Angel City
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