features: treaded locomotion, an uni-sensory display, and two bi-articulated grappling claws.
NSA ARCHIVAL REPORT — PROJECT: OMNIDROID V1
Recovered from Nomanisan Island, Pacific Sector
In 2008, a joint task force under NSA authority conducted a classified sweep of Nomanisan Island, uncovering the rusted remains of an autonomous weapons prototype later confirmed as the Omnidroid V1. Evidence suggests the machine was among the earliest creations of Buddy Pine, alias Syndrome, marking the beginning of his campaign to systematically test and eliminate registered Supers.
The V1 unit, crudely assembled yet lethally efficient, featured a spherical armored chassis mounted on heavy treaded wheels and equipped with dual mechanical arms designed for capture and crushing strength. Despite its primitive construction, the machine proved devastatingly effective. Intelligence cross-references indicate that Universal Man, Psycwave, and Everseer were each individually lured to Nomanisan Island under false distress signals and subsequently terminated in separate engagements against this unit. Their losses were the first recorded casualties in Syndrome’s series of combat trials, paving the way for the development of later, deadlier Omnidroid models.
Subsequent examination of the AI core revealed severe degradation to its processing lattice and control architecture, likely the result of both combat damage and years of corrosion within the island’s volcanic environment. The system’s autonomous combat routines were deemed irreparably compromised, rendering the machine incapable of independent function. For safety and operational purposes, the restored Omnidroid V1 has since been fitted with a manual pilot interface, allowing limited remote and onboard control for testing and demonstration. Under current protocol, all power and movement functions remain restricted, and the machine is operated solely under direct supervision of agency personnel.
Following recovery, NSA engineers reassembled the surviving components of the V1 for containment and historical analysis. The restored chassis was formally dedicated to the fallen Supers whose sacrifices exposed the beginnings of a calculated extermination effort.
