Original Design Materials 118 - "The Number on the Palm of URTV"
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Credits to Cubestation (scans) and jinxhaas (translation) and the awesomeness of Labyrinthos and Xenotensei.
The Number on the Palm of URTV
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The turn of the manufacture and the ability which each has
Manufacturer's Serial Number
A number has been engraved on the palm of the hand of the URTVs. This is a symbol that indicates each individual URTV, and is something that won't disappear all life long.
Even though Rubedo, Albedo, and Nigredo were each given their particular names, it is considered that numbers were used for management purposes. From the manufacturer's point of view, because many experimental units needed to be observed, numbers were used to ensure proper management. Though names were decided upon from the hair and iris color of each, perhaps it is something that did not go beyond being used for convenience.
It is also considered that these names, "Rubedo", "Albedo", and "Nigredo", were something that was given by the manufacturer. Helmer of the 2nd Miltian Autonomous Government called Gaignun, "Nigredo", and he responded by saying that it is a name he finds unfavorable.
Isn't it perhaps that Gaignun reacts to it as something unfavorable for the very reason that it is a name that was given during the period of URTV experimental units?
And Albedo freely makes use of his given name for the sake of "affirmatively" grasping the acceptance of the essence of being a URTV.
Again, to begin with, Gaignun and Jr have altered their names because it is important to them to hide the fact that they are URTV in the public eye. But there is not the necessity for such an action for Albedo.
Manufactured Turn Number
All together, there were 669 units manufactured, and each were engraved in the order they were manufactured starting from #1. In other words, the persons with the smaller numbers are said to be from the early [stages] of manufacturing. There is almost no mistaking the understanding of this, also because of the words that Gaignun said towards Jr: "It's because you're more of an adult than me." {"older than me"}
As for this manufacturing time-gap [between each unit], an accurate time span cannot be measured. However, on Miltia of 14 years ago, many URTVs were possessing an outward appearance of identical age, and furthermore, taking into account that the URTVs, with the exception of Jr, are [currently] nearly identical in physical development, it is considered that they came to develop and were produced in the same time frame.
Being that the URTVs are mutants who were produced and manufactured from the genes of the late Professor Dimitri Yuriev, and that 669 embryos were created at the same time and each given distinctive treatment, the question of whether or not supplemental treatment was included during the growth process according to necessity is being considered. Therefore, isn't it perhaps best to consider that there is almost no difference in the ages between the numbers?
The Whereabouts of #668 (this seems a little obsolete in the light of XS II and III, but it's still worth a read.)
Presently, the names and numbers of only three units can be specified: #666 Jr, #667 Albedo, and #669 Gaignun. As for the other URTVs, after the Miltian Conflict of 14 years ago, the survival as well as the whereabouts of them cannot be confirmed, and it is unknown whether or not they were all completely eliminated or if there also exists an individual that still survives.
It is unknown what kind of features and what kind of performance was possessed by the URTVs with numbers previous to Jr's #666. It is not clear if they had prominent features like there was in Jr, Gaignun, and Albedo.
Because they were experimental bodies, it is difficult to consider that all of them could acquire prominent ability. At the end of many failures and trials and error, the experiments yielded only a small quantity; but this is because [they yielded] something that holds qualitatively big results. Therefore, URTVs with latter serial numbers who possess abilities that excelled [over the others] were born, and it is considered that there were no big results worth mentioning from the ones in the early numbers.
Because Jr, Albedo, and Gaignun-- who posses numbers before and after #668 -- have extremely distinct performance ability, it is guessed that #668 is also a special existence in the same way. However, at the present stage, news of that is unknown. Even beyond the fact that it is also unknown even if they had direct influence or not in the Miltian Conflict of 14 years ago, absolutely everything is puzzling as is.
There is no missing number in the URTVs' manufacturer's serial numbers. Therefore, the URTV who possesses the number 668 certainly must have existed. Whatever kind of ability could the person possess who was made in between Albedo and Gaignun? In between the physical immortality possessed by Albedo, and the mental immortality possessed by Gaignun, whatever kind of ability could have developed?
If the ability of URTV is a surge of anti-existence of U-Do, [the ability of #668] shall be considered to have the possibility that it should transcend death, which is in common with Jr, Gaignun, and Albedo.
Probability of unchanging corresponding phenomena... 86.56321%
Credits to Cubestation (scans) and jinxhaas (translation) and the awesomeness of Labyrinthos and Xenotensei.
The Number on the Palm of URTV
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The turn of the manufacture and the ability which each has
Manufacturer's Serial Number
A number has been engraved on the palm of the hand of the URTVs. This is a symbol that indicates each individual URTV, and is something that won't disappear all life long.
Even though Rubedo, Albedo, and Nigredo were each given their particular names, it is considered that numbers were used for management purposes. From the manufacturer's point of view, because many experimental units needed to be observed, numbers were used to ensure proper management. Though names were decided upon from the hair and iris color of each, perhaps it is something that did not go beyond being used for convenience.
It is also considered that these names, "Rubedo", "Albedo", and "Nigredo", were something that was given by the manufacturer. Helmer of the 2nd Miltian Autonomous Government called Gaignun, "Nigredo", and he responded by saying that it is a name he finds unfavorable.
Isn't it perhaps that Gaignun reacts to it as something unfavorable for the very reason that it is a name that was given during the period of URTV experimental units?
And Albedo freely makes use of his given name for the sake of "affirmatively" grasping the acceptance of the essence of being a URTV.
Again, to begin with, Gaignun and Jr have altered their names because it is important to them to hide the fact that they are URTV in the public eye. But there is not the necessity for such an action for Albedo.
Manufactured Turn Number
All together, there were 669 units manufactured, and each were engraved in the order they were manufactured starting from #1. In other words, the persons with the smaller numbers are said to be from the early [stages] of manufacturing. There is almost no mistaking the understanding of this, also because of the words that Gaignun said towards Jr: "It's because you're more of an adult than me." {"older than me"}
As for this manufacturing time-gap [between each unit], an accurate time span cannot be measured. However, on Miltia of 14 years ago, many URTVs were possessing an outward appearance of identical age, and furthermore, taking into account that the URTVs, with the exception of Jr, are [currently] nearly identical in physical development, it is considered that they came to develop and were produced in the same time frame.
Being that the URTVs are mutants who were produced and manufactured from the genes of the late Professor Dimitri Yuriev, and that 669 embryos were created at the same time and each given distinctive treatment, the question of whether or not supplemental treatment was included during the growth process according to necessity is being considered. Therefore, isn't it perhaps best to consider that there is almost no difference in the ages between the numbers?
The Whereabouts of #668 (this seems a little obsolete in the light of XS II and III, but it's still worth a read.)
Presently, the names and numbers of only three units can be specified: #666 Jr, #667 Albedo, and #669 Gaignun. As for the other URTVs, after the Miltian Conflict of 14 years ago, the survival as well as the whereabouts of them cannot be confirmed, and it is unknown whether or not they were all completely eliminated or if there also exists an individual that still survives.
It is unknown what kind of features and what kind of performance was possessed by the URTVs with numbers previous to Jr's #666. It is not clear if they had prominent features like there was in Jr, Gaignun, and Albedo.
Because they were experimental bodies, it is difficult to consider that all of them could acquire prominent ability. At the end of many failures and trials and error, the experiments yielded only a small quantity; but this is because [they yielded] something that holds qualitatively big results. Therefore, URTVs with latter serial numbers who possess abilities that excelled [over the others] were born, and it is considered that there were no big results worth mentioning from the ones in the early numbers.
Because Jr, Albedo, and Gaignun-- who posses numbers before and after #668 -- have extremely distinct performance ability, it is guessed that #668 is also a special existence in the same way. However, at the present stage, news of that is unknown. Even beyond the fact that it is also unknown even if they had direct influence or not in the Miltian Conflict of 14 years ago, absolutely everything is puzzling as is.
There is no missing number in the URTVs' manufacturer's serial numbers. Therefore, the URTV who possesses the number 668 certainly must have existed. Whatever kind of ability could the person possess who was made in between Albedo and Gaignun? In between the physical immortality possessed by Albedo, and the mental immortality possessed by Gaignun, whatever kind of ability could have developed?
If the ability of URTV is a surge of anti-existence of U-Do, [the ability of #668] shall be considered to have the possibility that it should transcend death, which is in common with Jr, Gaignun, and Albedo.
Probability of unchanging corresponding phenomena... 86.56321%