Octus (Sym-Bionic Titan)

Octus/Newton is one of the main heroes/protagonists in Sym-Bionic Titan.

Octus is a high-tech bio-cybernetic robot sent to Earth along with Lance to protect Princess Ilana from her war-torn planet of Galaluna, and has a variety of unique powers on hand in order to do so. He was created by The King. He is known to be the "Mind" of the group.

Details

Octus is the latest, and state of the art android model developed by a group of Galaluna’s top scientists. A thinking organic machine, Octus is able to adapt to any situation. He was created and activated shortly before the events of the series began and was sent to earth along with Ilana and Lance to protect her.

In his original form he is an analytical observer, surveying, defining and recording data for further research and categorization. When Princess Ilana is threatened, Octus transitions into protective mode, utilizing a number of defensive tactics including generating holograms, piercing sonic disruptions and blinding light. When the threat exceeds Octus’ individual abilities he is able to unite with Lance and Ilana and unlock the power of the TITAN.

In an effort to assimilate on Earth, Octus creates a unique hologram and adopts the persona of a teenage boy named Newton, after scientific genius Isaac Newton. Additionally, Octus assumes the role of parental unit for Ilana and Lance. Creating another hologram, this time in the form of an older gentleman resembling Ilana and Lance, “Dad” is initially intended to function as a ruse for parent-teacher conferences, career days and other events necessitating parental participation. As they spend more time on Earth, Dad becomes more and more like a real father breaking up fights, consoling and helping Lance and Illana to see things from a different perspective.

Personality

Octus is a highly intelligent robot that enjoys Earth and its customs. He finds Earth very interesting due to the fact that he is from a different planet.

The smallest things could interest him such as pimples on a person's face, to the use of teenage slang. On the battlefield, Octus can be the most dependable, using brains and skills to defeat his enemies, making him a very important addition to the group.

Newton

Newton is a humanoid hologram that Octus uses for the appearance of a high school student. To be more specific, a nerd. With this disguise, Octus acts like a regular high school teenager who is very smart. In Lessons in Love, he has already began to tutor Kimmy, and could possibly be her boyfriend.

In Shaman of Fear, he’s shown to have many friends on a contacts list. Other than Lance, Ilana, and Barb, who these people are is unknown. As of Lessons in Love, Kimmy is his girlfriend. In the episode "the Ballad of Scary Mary" he’s popular with the football team, possibly due to his friendship with Meat or with Kimmy.

Newton is related in some way to the Lunis Family. In The Ballad of Scary Mary, Lance claims Newton must leave with them because of a "family" matter. In the episode Under the Three Moons Newton himself reply's "family" as the reason he does everything with the Lunis siblings. When Newton has been missing for over two weeks Meat and Kimmy Mysner both look for him at the Lunis's home in A New Beginning.

Powers and Abilities

Octus uses various hard-light holograms to blend in with the people of Earth. One of them is Newton, which Octus uses whenever he's in school with Lance and Ilana. Named after the genius Sir Issac Newton, Newton's nerdy look fits with his extraordinary knowledge (which pushes him into the lower ranks of the High School hierarchy). Another is unnamed, but acts as a "father" for Lance and Ilana, who pose as brother and sister, outside of Sherman High. Barb has shown a romantic attraction to this form, and while Octus admires some of her talents he doesn’t return her feelings. He’s puzzled and fascinated by Earth's cultural customs, and is quiet and soft-spoken. He’s also apparently able to consume food, particularly enjoying popsicles (It’s possible that he can break down these foods and convert them into fuel).

Octus can bend his body into different forms and is bullet-proof. He also possesses super-speed in both flight and on foot, which he appears not to have had until Shaman of Fear, when Lance and Ilana were in trouble, but weren’t close to him.

In the episode The Fortress of Deception, much of Octus's abilities are shown more usefully. While being ambushed by the G3 agency, Octus was shown to ram through a large amount of them without any sign of struggle. His super speed also comes in handy due to the fact that he can run at incredible speed.

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