Optimized
"Is a person whose flesh is stripped from their body any less a human? Does reducing the body to a hunk of living flesh and integrating alien machinery into it take more than organic material away? Is it the right of humans to burn and destroy those who survive this process? The answer is yes. We are human no longer. The weakness of our horrid flesh has been replaced with technology and perfection. As their crude biomass withers and decays, we will take comfort in the strength and certainty of steel. They seek to destroy us because they know the truth. I do not blame them. It is the right of any living creature to fear and hate what it knows to be better than itself." - Zero, the Optimized philosopher as he is being burned at the stake.
Basic Information
Anatomy
What are deemed as "unnecessary" body parts by the Optima are stripped clean off of the person and, if a version which is "necessary" is available, replaced with technology created by the Optima. Common features removed include hair, ears, large portions of the face, extraneous digits, wisdom teeth, and inefficient nerves, tendons, and muscles.
Many times regions of the brain which induce emotions are dulled or removed for the efficiency of performance in the abhuman's life. This may include dulling fear to prevent panic, altering the conditions for happiness to promote beneficial behavior, and eliminating or severely reducing sadness. The Optima may also replace internal organs with mechanical upgrades, such as replacing the heart with a constant pump, the stomach with a more efficient nutrition absorption device, and kidneys with miniature dialysis machines. This is rare, however, because the Optima generally do not deem such upgrades as necessary for survival.
The abhuman is modified until their body is incapable of receiving further alterations and finds it impossible to add or replace their modifications with technology from the Synarch or other human creations, due to the incompatibility with Optima technology.
Genetics and Reproduction
These abhumans are usually forcibly created by the Optima during encounters and have, in many cases, no means of reproducing in any biological fashion.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Homo sapiens optima
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