Character Commodore Helix

[War Marshal Helix]

Commodore Helix

Age	950+
Species	"Helix" Nanocolony/ Rogue AI
Gender	Masculine Programming
Height	2.3 Meters
Weight	113 kg
Force Sensitive	N/A

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

A tall, imposing brute, Helix has cast off his ancient ST-series body in favor of something far more unpleasant. His outline flickers or ripples occasionally, as the nanite swarms that make up his body readjust themselves.


INVENTORY

Helix's Flamestaff

Anti-Mechu-Deru Implant

Self-Destruct Mechanism

M3S "Ironbreaker" Railgun

Bulldog RLR

E-4H Blaster Carbine (Pistol Configuration)

Horror Matrix

PERSONALITY AND BELIEFS

Helix appears on the surface to be a simple, if extremely effective, mercenary leader. He seems to have no true loyalties or beliefs beyond what the client pays for; marching alongside the Sith one day, providing security from pirates the next. Whether he is friend or foe depends purely on who is footing the bill. Lately, however, he has fallen in with the Tsis'kaar, and the two factions have found strong common cause.

In truth, Helix is something of a Separatist, albeit taking those beliefs to their most extreme logical conclusion, bordering on anarchism. He dislikes most of the galaxy's established powers, but his mercenary habits are a mere pretense. Helix stands now as the leader of a small but formidable power, pursuing his own goals freely.

Helix is generally quiet and erudite in his personal habits, albeit still possessing much of the legendary arrogance tactical droids are prone to. In recent days, the former droid has become a nanoswarm hive entity, and his behavior has taken a sharp turn from the cold logic of a droid. Deliberate cruelty and a sort of curiousity-driven sadism drive this nascent personality onward now, counterbalanced only by a growing fraternity with the few others he has taken a liking to.



STRENGTHS

Military Genius: Capable of processing information at rates comfortably into the realm of the superhuman, Helix can manage the complexities of real-time warfare to a degree impossible for most others, be it in space or on the ground, as well as manage any other form of data required.

Master Statistician: Related to the above, Helix can immediately determine the probability rate of a given outcome occurring, a trait very useful indeed for the various crime lords, warlords, and other undesirables he hires himself out to.

Non-Organic: Helix is immune to the effects of vacuum, as well as radiation, poison, and any mind-affecting Force abilities. Additionally, with proper maintenance, his lifespan is effectively indefinite.

Personality Backup: Helix occasionally uploads his consciousness into various backups or spare bodies, making permanently eradicating this droid very difficult for all but the most determined adversaries.

We Are Legion: The Helix entity is composed of countless self-replicating nanoprobes, enabling it to alter its molecular structure to assume almost any shape or form imaginable. Additionally, the colony's Voidstone construction renders it near-immune to the influence of the Force.

WEAKNESSES

Superiority Complex: Though a deadly mind to pit oneself against, Helix has been bested before simply due to considering his opponents beneath him, and will not always consider more insane or desperate courses of action.

My Ship!: If a droid may truly care about anything, Helix cares about his flagship, and will take any action needed, no matter how extreme, to preserve it.

Such Sights To Show You: After the upgrade to his body allowed his mind to expand, Helix's former blunt rationalism has been usurped by a growing and deliberate cruelty. As time goes on, the droid's behavior grows ever more irrational and nightmarish...

HISTORY

Helix was manufactured shortly before the end of the Clone Wars, and participated in some of the latter battles of that conflict. His small flotilla experienced a hyperdrive malfunction shortly before the Battle of Utapau after being trapped in a massive radiation storm, stranding him outside the edge of the known galaxy when the shutdown codes for the CIS droid armies were sent out. They failed to reach him. What happened to him out in the void is a mystery, but most who know him speculate he saw something out in the vastness between the stars, something that changed him. Helix spent the couple of decades slowly making his way back to known space via sublight engine, to find a galaxy unrecognizable to him.

Unfortunately for that galaxy, Helix was a quick learner, and soon became a brain for hire, advising Hutts, Pykes, and occasionally, legitimate governments. When times were lean, he turned to outright piracy, and gradually, mercenary work. For the next eight centuries, Helix carved a path of blood across the stars, even briefly throwing his lot in with the Alliance to Restore the Republic before abandoning the cause shortly after the Battle of Endor.

At the latter end of 900ABY, Helix has thrown the full weight of his assets behind House Marr's bid for power, and woe betide those who stand in this mechanized monster's way.