M3747r0n (Metatron)
M3747r0n (Metatron)
| Full name | M3747r0n (Metatron) / mə'tætr(ə)n / |
| Other names |
Nicknames: The Prince of Presence; The Knower of Secrets; The Divine Scribe |
| Born |
9 July 2050, as Mario David Jones, in Chicago
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| Gender identity | Non-binary, Asexual |
| Occupation | Hacker; Member of The Low Gods |
| Locality | Mexico City |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 100 lb |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Green |
| Spryt's name | Jester |
| Spryt's status | Deactivated |
In helping Darius in his fight against the virus, M3747r0n recognizes the loss he has felt since joining The Low Gods and sees the quest as a kind of salvation.
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M3747r0n's friendship with Darius has challenged his belief that abandoning his humanity is the best way to survive. He steps back into Darius's life when he sees the danger he is in, and only slowly comes to respect the need to save not just Darius but all of humanity. By watching the sacrifices Darius and Jael make, M3747r0n understands that sacrifice can be the path to success.
Character Synopsis
M3747r0n has been keeping an eye on Darius for years and finds the mission he accepts from Creedence intriguing. He watches from his satellite as Darius tracks down Hassan easily enough, but the revelation of the tablet concerns him, along with the state in which Darius finds Hassan. When Darius scans and uploads the tablet, M3747r0n and the other Low Gods can see the virus spreading across the global network. A caucus is called and the Low Gods discuss the situation. M3747r0n recognizes the threat of the tablet more than the other Low Gods. The caucus decides that further study is necessary and that the tablet must be kept out of the hands of the corporations. M3747r0n's fear that the virus could be used to wipe out the Low Gods is seen as extreme by most of the others; however, he makes enough of a case to convince them that it is a possibility. M3747r0n is given a committee charged with procuring the tablet and any copies that have been made.
As Darius and Jael are flying to ElCorp headquarters in Fez, M3747r0n contacts Darius. It is the first time they have spoken since M3747r0n rooted Darius's Spryt. M3747r0n tells Darius that he must not give the tablet to any corporation and that he is working on a way for Darius to deliver the artifact to the Low Gods. Darius wonders what a group of disembodied minds can do with a stone tablet. M3747r0n does not want to threaten his friend, but become quickly frustrated with Darius's refusal to listen. Darius asks what M3747r0n knows of the tablet; Me747r0n explains that his team is working on a theory to explain its existence. Throughout the conversation, Darius is trying to explain to Jael who M3747r0n is. M3747r0n questions Darius's decision to collaborate with Jael. Eventually, M3747r0n threatens Darius even though the threat is largely meaningless since the Low Gods are unable to physically attack the ship. As Darius is questioning his friend's threat, the ship is damaged by a rocket. M3747r0n, as surprised as Darius and Jael, cuts of the communication.
Within the Low Gods, the discussion continues about the tablet and the virus. The Low Gods are incapable of understanding how the virus works because they no longer understand how language actually works. They are simply able to mimic human communication when then have to engage at that level. M3747r0n's team continues to hypothesize how the tablet came into existence. They verify that it was created around 2500 BCE, and they recognize that the virus is encoded in the text carved into the tablet. They theorize that it must be of alien origin and, working backwards, attempt to imagine why an alien civilization would come to earth only to plant a trap that would take almost 4,000 years to activate. In the meantime, M3747r0n begins communicating with Darius at night when others are asleep. He swears that the Low Gods did not attack the ship, explaining that their connection to humanity is not overt. They have no physical presence within the provinces or the corporations. They do their work by manipulating minor details, using an artificial chaos model. Ideally, their actions are not even recognized by the rest of humanity. M3747r0n also explains that Creedence is moving to consolidate power, despite numerous corporate treaties. Darius explains what he has learned about the tablet and attempts to explain it to M3747r0n. Darius also tries to explain why he trusts Jael even though M3747r0n does not.
When Darius and Jael set out with the caravan of the Unseen, Darius turns off his Spryt to prevent M3747r0n from pestering him. M3747r0n is able to track them regardless and accesses the security systems for the corporations that have been battling for the tablet. He learns that Creedence has consolidated his power and taken over TS Group and Ball Tech. In learning of Creedence's plans for Darius and the tablet, Me747r0n figures out that the tablet itself does not offer the answer to the virus, but that Darius does. When Jael reboots her now-rooted Spryt, M3747r0n appears to her and tells what he has learned. He explains that she will need to quickly learn the new powers her rooted Spryt offer her and that she must save Darius at all costs. As Jael tracks down Darius, M3747r0n provides her with updates about Magnus and Zara, who have managed to escape in the chaos. M3747r0n is surprised at how quickly Jael adapts to the new technology. She is able to carry on a conversation with him even as she fights with soldiers. Jael asks M3t47r0n what is so special about Darius. M3747r0n responds that he is one of the few remaining humans who believe they can save the world.
Once Jael and Darius are safely away, M3747r0n learns that some of the Low Gods believe he has violated their rules about direct interference. This rift has always existed within the Low God, a rift between the Separatists and the Reformists. M3747r0n begins conspiring more with the Separatists, whom he has always questioned. Once they have arrived in Greenland, M3747r0n and Darius continue their discussions about the virus, focusing more so now on why some people are affected while others are not. Darius continues to wonder why the Low Gods are not affected. M3747r0n explains that they no longer actually understand language -- they can simply mimic it when they need to -- but that the great concern is that someone will find a way to adapt the virus to wipe out the Low Gods.M3747r0n reveals to Darius and Jael one night the extent of Low God manipulation of humanity. They have been hindering the creation of Artificial Super Intelligence for decades, manipulating the markets and the research to undermine any progress. When Kiyaara and her team attack, M3747r0n, assisted by some of the more extreme Separatist Low Gods, is able to take control of the drones and use them to wipe out most of her team.
After Jael recovers to find they have landed back at Lake Elton, M3747r0n tells her Kiyaara has seized control of ElCorp and is continuing Creedence's efforts to subsume some of the weaker corporations. M3747r0n expresses concern about Darius's obsession with figuring out the puzzle of the virus -- for the first time in his life he is ignoring his own safety. M3747r0n also uses the time to teach Jael some of the things she can do with root access to her Spryt and thus root access to her body. When Kiyaara arrives with a platoon of android soldiers, something the Low Gods had long feared humans would create, Me747r0n tells Darius to hide. On the shore, Kiyaara and Jael fight while M3747r0n and other Low Gods deal with the androids by possessing them. After the battle, with Kiyaara dead and Jael unconscious and a field of android bodies destroyed, Me747r0n and Darius discuss the destruction they have wrought. Darius explains that he now understands how the virus works but that the cure will require significant efforts, efforts that he believed a corporation like ElCorp would have been able to manage. When Darius shares with M3747r0n his feelings of helplessness in his human body, M3747r0n gives him a set of coordinates and tells him to travel there with Jael, so they will be safe while she recovers, but they must travel there without the use of any technology.
After Darius and Jael arrive at his secret bunker, M3747r0n explains to them the more religious elements of the Low Gods, in particular the Rules of 11, which allows, in part, for only 121 Low Gods to exist. M3747r0n tells them he was one of the original Low Gods, having been the member of a hacker collective that figured out how to use the newly available Spryt technology in the 2080s, to transfer their consciousnesses to a network of satellites. M3747r0n tells Jael that he and Darius have arrived at the same logical conclusion: that a cure for the virus can only be created by Darius adding his consciousness to the collective of the Low Gods.
Biography
1st Fifth (Ages 0-19)
Formation & Dependency (Crisis: Security vs. Uncertainty)
2nd Fifth (Ages 20-39)
Productivity & Social Validation (Crisis: Status vs. Stagnation)
3rd Fifth (Ages 40-59)
Reinforcement & Adaptation (Crisis: Relevance vs. Obsolescence)
4th Fifth (Ages 60-79)
Power vs. Decline (Crisis: Authority vs. Marginalization)
5th Fifth (Ages 80-99)
Legacy vs. Dissolution (Crisis: Transcendence vs. Irrelevance)
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