Monochroid
A Monochroid (モノクロイド Monokuroido) is a type of virtual android in the Len'en Project that usually appear on JynX's Youtube channel, helping with explanations on videos related to Len'en.
General Information[edit | edit source]
Origins[edit | edit source]
While the origins of the monochroids remain unclear, it is possible that they were an abandoned project from Tsubakura Enraku's laboratory that had been brought back into use, either as-is or after modification. Hoojiro Shitodo faintly remembers seeing similar technology and the name Rei from the lab, although she could not give outright confirmation due to not having worked on the project herself. In addition, she recalls that the technology behind the project had been frozen and even its data should have died out, leading to further confusion about its existence now.[1]
A monochroid's "birthday" refers to the day they are created.[2]
Model Number[edit | edit source]
Monochroids tend to have a long, code-like full name, which are actually their model numbers[2], but are usually referred to by a shorter nickname instead.
Model numbers generally follow the following pattern:
| Pattern: | Monochroid[nickname] | = _Type_iX | number | [character the monochroid is based on] | ; |
| Example: | Monochroid[Rei] | = _Type_iX | 01 | [Tsubakura] | ; |
Nicknames are based on the number zero from various languages:
- Rei: Japanese "零" (れい Rei)
- Zelo: English "Zero"
- Lin: Chinese "零" (Trad: Líng Cantonese: ling4)
- NiLU: Similar to English "nil"
Interestingly, in the 10th Len'en Anniversary Video, Rei, Zelo and NiLU's nicknames are all rewritten as "Lei", "zeLo" and "niLu" respectively, highlighting the that their names can all have the letter "L" in it, by romanising "R" as "L" instead. Additionally, Lin's name as given by Rei, while not used in the video, also has a capital "L" in it by default.
This is reminiscent of how Yabusame Houlen's name is similarly romanised with an "L" instead of a "R" instead such that their name combined with Tsubakura Enraku's could make "Len-En".
Characters that are this species[edit | edit source]
- Rei (Monochroid[Rei] = _Type_iX01[Tsubakura];)
- Zelo (Monochroid[Zelo] = _Type_iX02[Yabusame];)
- Lin (Monochroid[■] = _Type_iX■[■■■];[3] and "Monochroid[Lin] = _Type_iX00[Rei]"[a] by Rei)
- NiLU (Monochroid[niLu] = _Type_iX■[■■■];)[3]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lin's model number from Rei lacks a semi-colon (;), likely a joke on how lines of code usually one at the end in order to properly function, while Lin broke down fairly soon after activation.
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