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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- First Intent: To create a bioengineering and cloning technique which represents a logical advancement from the comparatively primitive Kaminoan cloning practices depicted in the prequel movies.
- Second Intent: To improve the playability of biosynthetic/"clone" characters by allowing players significantly more freedom to customize biosynthetically created characters without being locked into a pre-selected appearance or personality template.
- Image Source: Brandon Roberts
- Canon Link: Cloning, Memory Flash, Flash Training, Prime Clone
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: First United Astral Engineering
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: N/A
- Engineered Variance Cloning (EVC) can create wholly unique subjects from human, near-human, and humanoid species.
- The benefits of EVC over traditional cloning methods include diversity, better ability to assimilate into society, and markedly longer lifespans.
- Diversity: Because each individual produced via EVC is genetically and phenotypically unique, the clones are more easily assimilated into groups of naturally born individuals. They are not immediately recognizable as artificially produced lifeforms because they lack the uniform appearances ubiquitous to clones produced from more outdated processes.
- Genetically Perfect/Engineered: EVC clones are genetically engineered and optimized. As such, they are almost always free from disorders, malignant conditions, and harmful mutations. Any clone that is produced with a genetic disorder is humanely euthanized before their body is sent to the internal labs for research purposes.
- Unpredictable: Although the diversity of the clones is beneficial to their integration into groups of naturally born individuals, their inherent individuality can make them somewhat unpredictable, especially when working in operations which demand and end enforce strict uniformity. These issues can be alleviated by engineering to encourage the development of conformist traits over maverick ones. However, genetic engineering aimed at adjusting personality traits of subjects is by no means a perfected science. As such, individuals frequently deviate from their established “programming” in spite of all efforts to eliminate unwanted tendencies.
- Uncanny: While the genetic perfection of the clones is mostly beneficial to their quality of life, they frequently possess subtle phenotypic features which distinguish them from naturally born members of their species. For example, biosynthetic human (and near-human) clones tend to have perfectly symmetrical facial features. They may also possess skin, eye, and hair colors which fall outside of the spectrum of naturally occurring colors. In addition, many clones can be roughly distinguished from naturally born individuals because of the striking perfection and symmetry of their features.
Engineered Variance Cloning (EVC) represents a natural improvement in cloning practice which takes full advantage of breakthroughs in biotechnology, biochemistry, and bioengineering made since the end of the Clone Wars. In essence, EVC is a cloning process which utilizes the DNA of multiple template organisms to create a genetically unique and engineered individual. Rather than utilizing the DNA of a single host to create a baseline copy of the original source, EVC requires the DNA of multiple hosts to create a fundamentally unique individual which is then bioengineered to remove any defects, disorders, or unfavorable conditions. EVC allows for the mass production of genetically and phenotypically distinct individuals, thereby facilitating the integration of the biosynthesized subjects into an environment of naturally born individuals.
Ironically, the subjects produced by EVC are not clones by definition, but rather, biosynthetic lifeforms. Unlike clones, they tend to lack unifying traits and tendencies. As a result, they are typically less predictable than traditional clones, unless their genetic codes are selectively engineered to encourage the development of certain traits over others.
The number of template individuals which contribute to a certain gene pool for a cloning batch can number in the hundreds or thousands depending upon the size of the batch and the needs of the client. Each host individual is intensely screened for genetic disorders, harmful mutations, and deleterious abnormalities in order to alleviate the amount of engineering needed to clear the produced subjects of unfavorable conditions. The hosts are also screened for DNA from different species in order to prevent the intrusion of foreign genetics into the pool. At its current stage, EVC is unable to produce healthy hybrid individuals, and as such, the production of these subjects is only done internally for research purposes.
The entire production process of a single clone typically takes as long as twelve hours. In the first step, the body of the clone is created via chemosynthesis. At the time of creation, the body is typically physically and neurologically matured to the equivalent of roughly eighteen years of age, though subjects can be grown to later or earlier stages of development. After the body is created, it is then merged with an artificially synthesized consciousness, at which point the clone is considered to be fully alive. After this, memory imprints are scanned into the brain of the new clone. These memories typically include basic socialization, and language skills, along with basic combat training for clones intended for military application. Once the memory imprinting phase is complete, the clone is released from the growth tank and escorted to the medical laboratories to complete a full physical before being delivered to the client.
Human subjects can typically expect to have lifespans in excess of 90 years. Their bodies do not show signs of age past young adulthood (roughly equivalent to 20-23 years of age) until they turn approximately twenty years old, at which point their bodies will begin to age at a normal rate. Subjects from longer-lived species can expect to have lifespans and aging cycles which are similar to that of naturally born individuals from their species, albeit slightly longer. For example, Elzeri subjects have estimated life expectancies of a full millenium, while also not showing signs of aging until their final few years.
SUBMISSION MODIFICATION RECORD
September 11, 2020:
- Changed Manufacturer from “Biogenesis Laboratories” to “First United Astral Engineering”.
- Changed Affiliation to “Closed-Market”
- Updated to Factory 5.1
- Fixed Broken Links.
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