Were-car

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Were-car
Were-Car.jpg
First appearance"The Honking" (2ACV18)
Episode

A were-car is a terrible curse that can befall robots. Most modern day people consider were-cars part of ancient folklore and scoff as it as silly ideas. Some unfortunate robots have, however, realized that this myth has a factual core.

When a robot is hit by the curse, it won't be aware about it. Every midnight, when the internal chronometer resets, then were-car routine will be activated. Powerful algorithms cause the original program to be overridden and the were-car routine takes complete control of the body. Advanced morphology programs, integrated in the were-car routine, cause the body to change into a transportation vehicle. The result looks almost like a normal hover car, but the ancient origin of the were-car curse shines through. Rather than superconducting electromagnets, the propulsion is done through a chemical combustion inside the car, the resulting force is then transferred to a collection of vulcanized rubber discs. Through friction with the ground forward motion is achieved. Ancient texts name these rubber discs "wheels."

Were-cars prowl the surrounding area at night, looking for innocent victims. When a robot is acctacked by a were-car the virus is transferred rhrough an optical link. Humans are usually just killed. Next morning the were-car program will have ran its course, and the robot will have no memory of the events.

When a robot is hit by the were-car virus, it's only options is to find the origin of the virus and kill it, or commit suicide, otherwise the killings will never stop. When the originator of the were-car is killed, it will transmit the uninstall command.

Usually were-car virii are written on purpose, but ancient readme files indicate that it can be a spontaneous error. Otherwise known as "illegal operations."

Additional Info

Known Were-cars

Picture Name Infected by
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Bender Hungarian Were-Car
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Hungarian Were-Car Abominable Snow Mobile
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Abominable Snow Mobile Calculon
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Calculon (formerly Acting Unit 0.8,
Thespa-mat, and David Duchovney)
Project Satan
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Project Satan Nobody (was the original were-car)

Trivia

  • People in current day believe in were-cars.

Appearances