Clone
"It has been questioned whether we should rely so heavily on clones for our military services. The question mostly comes from Martians, of course. <pause for laughter> Let me be clear; we owe a debt of gratitude to the people operating the clone banks. Every time an Exemplar dies on the front lines of some forsaken moon eliminating terrorists, or an Astrinex gives the ultimate sacrifice in the engine room of a PSC carrier in the midst of a fierce battle, that's one human life that gets to live and a hundred more that get to enjoy peace and prosperity. Cloning of course, cloning now, cloning forever!"
~Speaker for Mankind Debaran Clobencher, "Defense of Defensive Cloning"
Varieties
The clones of the PSC come in several varieties: Exemplars, Astrinexi, and Simulacra. Simulacra are just that: someone's genetic material was impressed on an artifiical egg cell to create a zygote which was artificially and rapidly gown in a tube until it reached the desired age. This is simply a copy of a person. They are usually 'educated' in the tube to hold memories and be regular, productive citizens. While a deep scan can identify a simulacrum, they are otherwise indistinguishable from humans aside from the legally required marker, sterility, and expiration gene. JWPG make the most advanced and faithful Simulacrum clones, which are their trademark product. Astrinexi are designed to be a starship crew, mass produced to fill out the rosters of capital ships for various corporations, militaries, and private entities. They were originally designed by and after the billionaire founder of Luminar Biotech, Tess Astrinea. While variations exist from other corporations, LBT's Astrinexi are the gold standard and every other company creates imitations. These imitations often sport superficial differences in the face to avoid copyright wars. Exemplars are purpose-born beings mass produced in cloning facilities for combat. The JWPG has the majority of the government contracts for creations of Exemplars and runs the Gigafactorums that equip them. They sport redundant organs, chlorophyll-infused skin, and violent demeanors.Basic Information
Anatomy
Clones are designer humans, grown in vats for a purpose. Combat morphs like Exemplars sport redundant organs and fat distribution designed to cushion and insulate organs, while Astrinex are designed to be mass-manufactured crews that work in perfect unison with human crews to fill out the ranks of space fleets, with thin, flexible bodies and pleasant bodily odors. Simulacra are simply copies of specific humans, usually kept as decoys for important figures, or sometimes illegally kept as 'spare parts' by particularly narcissistic and wealthy adherents of the Perfected Path.
Genetics and Reproduction
Clones are created in geneseed facilities, where they are reared rapidly in tubes. Deep learning techniques are applied to give them expertise in their purpose as well as ensuring their loyalty and humility. All clones by law are born without the ability to reproduce, though blackmarket variants sometimes ignore this rule, for largely unsavory reasons.
Growth Rate & Stages
Clones are released from their tubes when they reach maturity. Times vary by facility, but this is usually a process that takes six weeks from fertilization to release. Back-supply is normal for some facilities, which cryogenically freeze clones at birth and store them stacked in warehouses.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Exemplars eat clone feed, a high nutrient paste containing all of the minerals and nutrients they need. For calories, they require only ultraviolet light.
Behaviour
Exemplars are simple thinkers who live to fight. In times past, they were used as law enforcement but in the PSC this has been taken from them as they lack a sense of nuance required for good police work.
One in ten million Exemplars is born with higher independent thought. These Exemplars display full human psychology and intelligence, and are usually dismissed from the PSC military immdiately upon being identified and left to their own devices. These Exemplars are given full rights as citizens under the PSC.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Clones' primary value is in a military capacity, both as ground forces and filling out crew rosters for capital ships.
Average Intelligence
Derber Intelligence (IQ): 8
Civilization and Culture
Major Organizations
Solar Clone Corps
PSC Astro Corps
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Homo Sapiens Exemplar
Lifespan
Exemplars can live to be about 80 years old (Standard Terran) but usually begin breaking down after 40.
Average Height
2.7 meters
Average Weight
270 gk
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