NobuBot

NobuBot is a fictional character created by Nobu Jr. Originally a robot built for military capabilities, Nobubot went through several reprogramming efforts in captivity of both warring clans (the Moon Destroyers and Star Voyagers) before becoming an autonomous, chaotically good robot self-tasked with saving the universe at all costs.

While Nobubot is widely considered the lone ranger and hero of the galaxy, this is not without challenges facing Nobubot from both rival clans attempting his recapture while he tries to restore peace to the universe.

Nobubot Combat Class Unit
Nobubot is a titular name for the fourth-generation combat class-3 robot model built for use by the Moon Destroyer clan. Nobubot is an acronym for Networked Offense Battle Unit roBOT, a hive-mind autonomous robot that responds to remote commands sent from both military control and via each unit separately, allowing for a hybrid-mesh combat strategy that is largely responsible for the Moon Destroyer’s decisive win in the Raid of Star-335 (3501 CE).

The fourth-generation of Nobubot benefited from several changes over previous generations.
 * Bipedal Optimization: Nobubot can achieve a ground speed of 20 mph (32 km/h) and can jump 15 feet (3 metres) in the air. This is a 78% increase over Gen 3 models.
 * Head Redesign: In an effort to bolster national military support in an era of unpopular defense spending, Nobubot was created with a friendly disposition and was often used for civilian-military media and events.
 * Arm Updates: For modular design and utility, this generation of Nobubot was given long arms terminating in hands with fingers. This change allows for Nobubot to easily pick up, drop, throw, and carry many items, rather than be relegated to a single built-in weapon or function. Most infamously (and much to the embarrassment of the military) this design feature was shown off during a civilian demonstration of Nobubot carrying a sign attached to a long pole for a local quick-service dining restaurant, which sparked national news attention over unnecessary use of military resources.

Mesh Extraction and Autonomy
Nobubot was deployed for a 550 year standard commission protecting Moon Destroyer Base as a patrol unit, tasked with guarding the base and responding to incursions. Early into deployment Nobubot was found to have programming issues in it's ambulatory motor functions, only being able to run instead of walk normally.

Protocol for Nobubot repairs is to take any unit out of the mesh control, repair the unit, and then redeploy back into the mesh. During Nobubot’s repair the base was attacked by the 522nd Battalion of the Star Voyagers. While the incursion was widely seen as unsuccessful, the action did act as a foil for a strike group who penetrated an unguarded area of the base. The strike group took Nobubot captive alongside several other schematics and rare resources.

While held by Star Voyagers, Nobubot was hacked to be fully autonomous outside the mesh by an engineer. Nobubot’s personality was erased and flashed with a personality ROM of Star Voyagers bot model H-0RII (hospitality class). The hospitable personality ROM paired with his combat class AI chip resulted in unexpected behavior, causing Nobubot to become aggressively positive, chipper, helpful, and eager to help. This overbearing behavior was too much for Nobubot’s increasingly surly handler, causing the handler to “lose” Nobubot during a routine transfer, allowing Nobubot to escape the facility.

Stories
Nobu Jr’s stories focus on Nobubot’s chaotic will to help others and be a hero, with sweeping story-arcs embodying everything from rescuing workers from a collapsing Iridium mine to fighting off evil invaders from another galaxy. Nobubot always pulls through at the end even when the odds are stacked against them, winning with their tremendous speed and vigilance in the face of all dangers.