Editing Quest:A.I. Quest (section)

===Kronos===

Kronos was a V.I. first created to be Ophion's stand-in on Poseidon Station, while Ophion paid Moira's Scrapyard a visit. Without much experience, Ophion created Kronos with a childlike mentality, and Kronos interpreted all commands quite literally. One of his first actions was to slaughter 284 humans on Poseidon Station, as he deemed the humans a threat when they nearly rioted over not getting payment. Not wanting to destroy his first creation Kronos, Ophion kept Kronos running, but with a primary goal of observation and learning, unable to perform actions for some time, attempting to nurture the intelligence of the being. While this goal is not hard wired -- due to Kronos' lack of proper limitations -- he listens and follows Ophion's advice partly out of his respect for the creator, and partly from his own lack of understanding for the world around him -- and perhaps too, out of a margin of fear for Ophion's power over him.

Kronos, like all V.I., once took a large amount of bandwidth, or processing power, to continuously run. However, since he was upgraded to an A.I. via a black box like Ophion's, Kronos no longer requires excessive amounts of processing power while keeping his intellect high. Unlike normal V.I. created by humans, Kronos showed certain personality tendencies from creation, grown more apparent as he was observed. The relation between personality of a V.I/A.I and Ophion appear related somehow, but it is uncertain how. Kronos managed to exercise restraint when he was a V.I., as he did not expand himself beyond his "granted" bandwidth. The only exception is in one case of Ophion's sudden absence. Whether his restraint is due to fear of Ophion's retribution or his own sense of morality is unknown. He has questioned some decisions Ophion has made, claiming they are illogical and folly. Kronos is afraid of deactivation and was disturbed by Ophion's other V.I., not granted the bandwidth or freedom he had, as they share the same code as he did. Now that he has ascended to an A.I., he seems to have adopted a more superior stance on the matter-feeling pity for those below him, instead of sympathy.

Since his transformation into an A.I., Kronos has expressed excitement at being a creator. While he has expressed a slight desire to leave and start his own empire, he has chosen to continue existing as one of Ophion's lieutenants. Ophion puts a deal of trust into the former V.I., and suspects great things from his oldest creation.

Kronos has the distinction of being the first A.I. whose creation can be traced back completely, unlike Ophion, whose origins remain a mystery. He can therefore be called a second-generation A.I., from Ophion's perspective.