enigma (housamo)
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Tokyo Afterschool Summoners character
Designed by MusouLuf
A cryptographic life form born into a space beyond the bounds of the 23 other worlds. He was deciphered by the Guild Master of the Akihabara Creators and given an outer appearance and personality for interacting with the world at large. Specifically, in accordance with the preferences of the one he calls his creator, he's taken on the form of a mechanical Therian. His true form is immaterial, however, as Enigma's existence is comprised solely of data transmitted over the net. The upshot of this is that he's capable of self-reproducing with no limits beyond those of his own available resources, and each and every copy is individually customized and optimized for the service of a specific end user. This particular Enigma has been customized for use by the Guild Master of the Summoners, considering himself to be something of a secretary for his assigned master and adopting a vaguely condescending, highly intellectual persona in service to that end. The idea, it seems, is that he quite genuinely wishes to supplement the shortcomings of his master's ego, as calculated through careful observation and data-crunching, in order to prove his worth. This is very much in keeping with his self-proclaimed role, since the very word secretary is derived from secret, having long ago been used to refer to those who safeguarded the classified documents of the aristocracy—a term which perfectly and succinctly fits the identity of this cryptographic Enigma like a glove. There is one particular Transient who's quite taken with Enigma, being extremely fond of puzzles and quizzes.