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Kaliko reference sheet v1 by Axial

Kaliko reference sheet v1

Axial

Section 1
Kaliko stands at about 6ft 2in (189 cm) and weighs 1190ibs (540 Kg). the male and female humans used as comparison are recognised as the average heights for men and women respectively.


Section 2


Booster trail
Kaliko much like Fifi features ionic boosters to help him jump up high, or to fly around the place. The drives burn cold and generate little heat while active, you can place your hand in the path of the booster trail with only experiencing mild tingling from the electrons being deposited. The trails are different colours depending on the type of atmoshphere present, Oxygen based atmospheres usually burn turqoise, however kalikos boosters feature an aftercharger element due to his weight difference over his much smaller, and lighter sister. Therefore his thrusters are a lot louder, and produce purple trails when this element is active, which is rarely isnt. Kaliko struggles to stay airborne without the aftercharger element being active, as he weighs about double what Fifi does.


The jets are vented from holes in the bottom of his feet


OLED screen


Kaliko, much like Fifi uses an OLED panel behind a diffused cowling to convey his emotions, He can display any face/ facial features he desires, however he often just sticks with his normal face as shown in this reference, it get the job done without drawing too much attention to himself, which is perfect for his remit as he dislikes being the centre of attention and prefers being alone to recharge.


Hands


Kaliko's hands are wildly different from Fifis, simply beacuse they feature palms and a physical means of contacting the item he wants to grab. His palms are made up of a base-plate, covered by 3 interleaving plates that slide over each other to conform to what his hand is doing. The fingers themselves are servo actuated and feature interleaving segments.


The back of his hands features a pike-type installation located above his middle finger, which petrudes past his fingers when his fists are clenched, this was supposidly to allow kalikos model to be able to remove thick, or multiple staples and other paper fastenings, or so the company stated at the time... though they do look a bit dangerous dont they?





Section 3


Neck deploys when low on power


Kaliko is unique in that sometimes he can be seen with a fixed head, and sometimes he can be seen with his head floating above his body, When his power core is at approximatley 30% or less, his neck is "deployed" to affix his head mecanically and save electrical power by cutting power to the hyperbolic magnets. Other symptoms of low power may be a dimmed face and light features, His thrusters may also burn turqouise instead of his usual purple as the aftercharger element would have been temporarily disabled to save power, and Kaliko may act even more reserved and slightly more lethargic than normal.


You may also begin to hear slight hissing when he moves, as Kaliko is electro-pnuematic in operation, he primarily uses electricial motors when in normal operation however when his power conserver mode is active, the power otherwise used to drive his actuation motors is diverted to pnuematic solonoids whcih control his movement that way, and begins to operate on his air supply.


Can deploy signal boosters


Kaliko has the ability to enhance his wireless frequency communication abilites by deploying an additional pair of antennae located on the top of his roundals. They are usually hidden, however kaliko does use them when he is playing virtual reality games, making long distance communications or to enhance his own listening abilites. So when Kaliko has his additional antennae deployed in front of you, it means that he is listening particularly carefully to you and what you have to say, which is reasurring to those that have internal problems.


He does also like the look of them so when no-body is around he deploys them, He thinks they look like aircraft tailfins and feels particularly bubbly with them deployed. He keeps them concealed most of the time however as it is boosting frequency, he can become overloaded with sensory information and have a mental breakdown himself.





Section 4


This reference sheet was made on the 21th of July 2021 and both the reference sheet and character belong to The artist / Axial


This reference sheet is version 1.1 (some details ammended and booster types defined, added chest vents)


Kaliko is male




Additional information


Kalikos name is derived from my own, but with sounds that I would like in my own name.


Kaliko, much like fifi, does have a hologram function which allows him to change into any creature imaginable as long as its about the same size or larger than he is, His goat/ram form is within the tolerance that he is comfortable with. Kaliko will allow a creature change thats up to 6 inches smaller than he is (5ft 6" is the smallest he will comfortably change to) anything up to 5ft or smaller and he risks damage to his frame.
Unlike fifi, When he does transform there no are givaways that it is actually Kaliko, some would say that Kaliko is much better at holographic projection, becuase he doesnt mis-use it like Fifi does, and has taken valuable time to learn about the system he has been installed with.
Those who know Kaliko, quite often get caught out when he uses his holographic projection. Because he is normally so quiet and reserved, and researches extensivley about the character that he transforms into, he is often able to mkae a like for like projection, and fool even the smartest and most vigilant of individuals, to beleive that he is the real deal.


Kaliko may not seem it initially, however he is on the higher end of the autistic spectrum. this is due to a discrepency in his coding when he was manufacutred, Hes always had issues fitting in with other robots and human society, and does have mental troubles of his own, but prior to running into the facilty he had no one to talk to about them, leaving him little other choice other than to keep them bottled up. Thankfully however he is making steps to improve his mental health by chatting to some of the other residents that be has become close to, this is especially true with Fifi.



I hope this reference sheet comes in useful! feel free to ask questions or any additions that you would like to see on the reference sheet


Cheers


Axial(97)

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