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A Mimeosome
Mimeosomes (Japanese: ブルー・ブラッド, Blue Blood; English dub: /ˈmɪm.i.oˌsoʊm/), or Mims (Japanese: ビービー, B.B.; English dub: /ˈmɪm/) for short, are artificial bodies in 异度神剑X. The player is first made 觉醒 of their existence in 第5章. They typically have distinct rings on the iris, which can be used to differentiate them from actual lifeforms. However, they can also choose to have more natural-looking eyes.
Story
Mimeosomes were built some time before the destruction of Earth with the technology provided by 艾尔玛, who felt that evacuating an actual population would prove too complex and time-consuming when the war between the Ganglion and the Ghost finally reaches Earth. For this reason, she instead proposed that the United States government upload the genetic material and memories of "skilled" people into a computer so they could be brought back through cloning after a planet had been settled by the 白鲸. The people who were chosen to upload their memories and genetic material were led to believe that their bodies were to be put in stasis aboard the 白鲸; however, this proved to be a lie by the government as the people chosen were 被舍弃了 to die during the destruction of Earth.
Most of the genetic material and memories stored on the 生命舱 were from the first-world elite, high-ranking members of the US government, highly prominent Mechanic and scientists, and entire battalions composed of the finest members of the US Armed Forces.
Because the members of Project Exodus were unsure of how long each Ark Ship would travel in space after before finding a habitable planet for 人类, they decided to utilize Mimeosomes, which would be controlled by conscious lifeforms. Because it was 找人咨询也不可能预测 what would happen in space, all the living creatures were converted to their Mimeosomes.
The countdown
After the 白鲸 escaped the 爆炸 that obliterated Earth, the memories uploaded to the 生命舱 were linked to their respective mimeosome based on the human whom the memories were from. These 人类 then began to build NLA inside the 白鲸. Two years later, the Ghosts assaulted the 白鲸, which, due to heavy damage, was forced to crash-land on a 未知 planet that the Chief of Defense 莫里斯 eventually named 米拉.
The impact severely damaged the 生命舱核心, causing it to gradually lose power, which became a critical threat to NLA, as the 生命舱核心 is fundamental in maintaining the consciousness of the lifeforms in 魂控 of the Mimeosomes. If the 生命舱核心 shut down, the Earth life from the 白鲸 would suffer complete and immediate extinction. Thus, BLADE made locating the 生命舱核心 its top priority upon arrival on 米拉, with the number on BLADE塔 representing the percentage amount of energy in the 生命舱核心.
The main storage engine
In 第12章, 艾尔玛 reveals that there were no 物理 bodies onboard the 白鲸. Instead, the 生命舱核心 stored information - such as genetic makeup - of twenty million 人类 and numerous 其它 lifeforms. The Mimeosomes were essentially fully autonomous, as the consciousness, conscience, and psyche of each lifeform was directly integrated into the Mimeosomes. 物理 bodies could then be remade in the 生命舱核心 using the transported data and special protocellular fluid in the 生命舱核心.
艾尔玛 discovers the loss
In the epilogue, 艾尔玛, 耶律, and several 其它 BLADE members begin a mission to retrieve data from the 生命舱核心. To everyone's disbelief, 艾尔玛 discovers that the 生命舱 Core's system was destroyed upon impact during the initial crash-landing on 米拉. This leaves the BLADE and NLA administration bewildered, as the destruction of the 生命舱核心 would have meant the shutting down of all Mimeosomes just after impact. 艾尔玛 嫌疑犯 that there is something about 米拉 that is responsible for this mystery. In addition, 劳, whose Mimeosome was destroyed at the 生命舱核心, is seen to have had his consciousness transferred to another Mimeosome, which requires the functions of the 生命舱核心.
Function
There are two known methods of controlling Mimeosomes. Most of the Earth lifeforms' identities were integrated directly into the Mimeosomes. As such, these are essentially autonomous, and the Mimeosomes function just like their respective lifeforms, having the ability to record, retain and recall memories. After a new human body is created, the information stored in the Mimeosome could then be transferred to the new body. This was the 主色调 method by which the 白鲸 utilized Mimeosomes.
The second method is to store the lifeform's original body in stasis. Unlike the first method, the consciousness remained with the original lifeform. Instead, the Mimeosomes were remotely controlled by the 人类 in stasis. However, these Mimeosomes allegedly still function like human bodies, allowing the lifeform to 魂控 the body smoothly. This was the method used by a number of 其它 Ark Ships, as well as on the 白鲸 only in Elma's circumstances.
Individual parts of a Mimeosome can be repaired or reinstalled as necessary. In NLA, the 主色调 location for such operations is the 维修中心 in the BLADE区. Cross is sent here during 第5章 after their arm is blown off after the battle with the 「首脑」奎魔战甲.
Should a Mimeosome be destroyed before its respective human body is rebuilt or released from stasis, the Mimeosome can transfer its consciousness to another Mimeosome. This is apparently done automatically. In cutscenes, it has only been seen in the epilogue, with 劳 awakening on a beach after being destroyed in the 生命舱核心.
Mimeosomes do have some critical weaknesses. They are not fully independent, as they rely on human data to function. If the second method mentioned above for controlling Mimeosomes is used, the Mimeosome will shut down if the original body is destroyed. In the first method, the Mimeosomes require an external power source, such as the 生命舱核心. If this power source is cut off, the Mimeosome will shut down, effectively killing the simulated human.
Mimeosomes are able to interface with the various 秘宝 Boxes scattered around 米拉. For higher level boxes they require better software.
Appearance and Characteristics
Each Mimeosome was created to 模仿 its user's 物理 appearance and designed to operate the same as a normal human body. As such they can exhibit the whole spectrum of human 物理 characteristics.
It is implied through character dialogue that mimeosomes are vulnerable to diseases and microorganisms. This seems to suggest that there is an organic component to them.
A Mimeosome's body functions can be regulated, such as the growth rate of hair and nails, or completely turned off. However it's assumed that they would still require the consumption of 燃料 and disposal of waste material.
