Technopath of the Gradius Cluster

 

Uplink hails from a highly planned, structured utopian project called the Gradius Cluster. The Cluster consists of seven independent, artificial worlds and is home to over twenty different species. The homogenized culture of the Cluster has largely rejected technology except for the most basic functions of supporting life in space. This meant that when, at a young age, Uplink discovered he could directly interface with and control any technological system, he became something of an outcast.

 

Although he eventually won the respect of his people, he jumped at the chance of leaving the Cluster behind and joining the team Lord Eon was assembling. Uplink carries with him a self-designed Multi-hacker. Although it has some limited defensive capabilities, the main purpose of this tool is to help him infiltrate technological systems without the need for a direct interface, as using his powers can carry some unusual side effects when done too frequently.

 

Whenever he interacts with technology, the technology seems to reach out back to him, threatening to overwhelm his mind and reorder his mind into the cold, logical patters of a machine. His greatest fear is that some day he will be using his powers and lose his humanity forever.