Connor RK800

Connor is a prototype named RK800 created by Cyberlife. It's initial goal is to assist human detectives in their investigations by offering them technological assistance. He is also equipped with a social module, which is especially developed to create the "ideal partner," capable of integrating into any team.

The Connor model includes a physical simulation software based on the analysis of elements of the crime scene. He can this reconstruct past events by cross-checking the evidence at his disposal.

It is also the first model to offer the analysis of biological evidence in real time by direct sampling and ingestion of samples.

The first time a Connor model was used in real-life conditions was part of the investigation on deviants. No date has been given regarding its use by police forces on a larger scale.

Connor wears a uniform consisting of a semi-formal grey jacket, white shirt, dark tie, and dark jeans. The jacket carries the usual identifying markers for androids: A blue armband on the right arm, on the front, a blue triangle on the left breast, and his model and serial numbers on the right breast (The serial number counts up according to the body.) The back of his jacket has across the shoulders the word ANDROID, a larger blue triangle, and his model number RK800. The wearing of a comparatively human formal attire, instead of the usual android uniform style, remains something of a rarity among fellow androids, reflecting his special function as an investigator with advanced abilities.

From the start, Connor is a neutral character and is indifferent to the treatment of androids in Detroit. Depending on the player's choices, Connor’s core personality throughout the game can take several directions, ultimately either making him comply with his directives and consider himself a machine, or consider himself an individual being and seek to join his people.

Dialogue choices play a big part in showcasing and developing Connor's potential personality. Depending on the options, Connor may come across as sarcastic or literal. Despite being designed to be sociable and to work well with humans, he is shown to have difficulty putting it into practice and making small talk, which potentially results in awkward moments. In pacifist and friendly choices, he develops a slight knack for humor, can be sensitive, and can even get emotional at times. In cold choices, he may develop a habit of being uncaring or even outright cruel.

By choosing not to kill other androids or by rescuing lives non-imperative to his mission (such as the Phillips family's pet fish), Connor can demonstrate a sympathetic, compassionate nature contradicting his intended design. When asked to explain his reasoning for not shooting Chloe, even though doing so would have completed his mission, he confesses that he inexplicably felt he could not do it. Although he does not outwardly respond, any action that results in Connor witnessing Daniel's death will lower his stability, implying that the moment affects him.

Connor may also express a fear of death. He will become traumatized if he experiences Simon's suicide while probing his memory, shakily telling Hank that he is scared. He may also demonstrate a fear of heights if he had previously fallen off the Phillips apartment's roof. When Hank questions him about his beliefs, he may civilly but outright state that he would "regret" being shut down. Conversely, he may state that he does not fear death or that it does not matter because he doesn't consider himself alive.

Utilizing the choices that keep Connor focused on accomplishing his mission will result in his portrayal as a cold, ruthless individual. He will only be interested in completing his mission by any means necessary, even if it means betraying or killing his own people or friends, such as Hank.

Connor has a set habit of flicking and performing tricks with a quarter coin (US currency, 1994 issue); it is explained that he does this to calibrate his physical and cognitive functions, but no other non-deviant androids seem to demonstrate such non-essential idle behavior. Connor may also express a few other quirks, such as an interest in dogs - an unproven humanistic behavior until later when he is allowed to pet Hank's dog when at his home. He may also claim that he wishes that he could listen to music as humans do.

Connor is a CyberLife RK-series prototype, model RK800, serial #313 248 317. He was released in August 2038.

He is designed by the company to investigate and deal with deviant androids and assist the Detroit City Police Department therein. He is first sent out to do so in the same month he was released.

Connor starts out with an "- 51" appended to his serial number, which counts up according to bodies used.

Connor has the ability to scan and analyze a scene and recreate events that took place in a reconstruction. This unlocks new dialogue choices and narrative paths. Players perform this by moving the camera through the scene, pressing triangles over clues.

His ability to reconstruct a sequence of events is both hyper-advanced and unique to him. To perform a reconstruction, physical and circumstantial details must first be analyzed in isolation, providing vital information such as the direction of travel, velocities, trajectories, likely collisions based on material density and friction, etc.

Connor can analyze biological evidence (such as blood samples) in real-time by putting them on his tongue to "taste" them. He can identify blood types, DNA (including identifying a specific human), drugs, sample age, and probably more. The same applies to android blood, where he can determine the model and serial number.

Connor is able to reconstruct events and crimes from the gathered data using physical simulation software[1]. With it, Connor's cutting-edge processors simulate the most probable version of events leading to the picture of evidence he has just discovered and analyzed, with every element playing a part in his cognitive simulation. Similarly, he can reconstruct events: He can also predict the probability of an imminent event and, the physical and mental status of other androids, showing as the statistic in his internal interface, which he can refer to decide on his choices.

Psychology, Negotiation, Interrogation Connor has a social module to enable him to more easily integrate and adapt to humans and work in a team.

Connor is designed to analyze the psychology and behavior of humans, androids, and deviants to be able to reconstruct, predict, and manipulate their actions. This aids him in his function as a police assistant and the associated skills as a negotiator and interrogator.

Connor is trained to act at par with a real-life negotiator; he is one of the first non-human negotiators in the service of Detroit city. He can also present facts and tell lies without inducing intense emotion, which is shown by his non-changing LED light.

Vocal imitation Connor is able to replicate the voices of others by lip-syncing and mimicking their sound and speech patterns.

He uses this ability to trick either the kitchen deviant or Simon in "Last Chance, Connor" by mimicking Markus' voice after analyzing a recording of the speech made in "The Stratford Tower," or (if the Tracis were killed in "The Eden Club") to trick the blue-haired Traci into thinking her lover is still alive by holding up the head of the brown-haired Traci and mimicking her voice. Connor uses this ability a second time in "Battle for Detroit" if he becomes deviant; while in the elevator, he can mimic one of the guards' voices to change the destination of the elevator

Martial skills Unlike previous police androids who are forbidden from using violence or bearing weapons following the American Androids Act, Connor is capable of unarmed combat and handling weapons.

He is physically athletic and can swiftly traverse difficult terrain, as well as physically fight. He can and does handle firearms from small handguns to sniper rifles.

Connor does not carry a weapon as standard equipment. While the legal framework is not known, Connor may use weapons several times during the game for which he seemingly suffers no repercussions, such as in "The Hostage" and "The Stratford Tower" where he can shoot deviants in full view of multiple Detroit City Police Department personnel. Later, he may even kill humans while on his mission for CyberLife. As Deviant Connor, he is naturally exempt from programmed restrictions and no longer beholden to any prohibitions on using violence or weapons.

Reincarnation In case of his death, CyberLife can redeploy a new RK800 Connor model, inserting the previous one's memories into the new body. Connor regularly backs up his memory at CyberLife and can do emergency backups if death is imminent. Some data can be lost in the process. Death also decreases Connor's software instability.

After each death, a gravestone is added to the Zen Garden stating his name, mark, serial number, place, and time of death. The first Connor is "Mark (I)" with "-51" appended to his serial number, both of which are counted up by one with each death and rebirth.

Connor is also able to directly transfer his consciousness into another RK800, effectively swapping minds and bodies with the other RK800.

Flashback at the Eden club :

Connor drives Hank's car to the Eden Club since he is still hungover. Detective Ben Collins is seen talking to Floyd Mills, who is the club's manager. Ben greets Hank and warns him about Gavin being at the crime scene. As soon as Connor and Hank walk in, Gavin tells them that it is a waste of time for them to be here and insults Hank about his drinking habits before shoulder-checking Connor on the way out Hank and Connor will start examining the crime scene. While looking for clues, Connor will reactivate a badly damaged WR400 android and question it before it shuts down. He will learn that the human victim rented two androids and that the android being questioned is not the murderer.

In order to locate the second android, Connor has to frequently ask Hank to rent sex androids whose memories may show the suspects location, as they idle facing walkways when not in use. Connor must hurry; the club's policy is to wipe android memories every two hours, and the next period is about to arrive in mere minutes. If Connor fails to locate the suspect, he and Hank must give up. But if they successfully track her movements, they will find that the suspect is a blue-haired Traci and that she has escaped into the club's warehouse.

Connor and Hank enter the warehouse and find that she has been pretending to be inactive. When they approach her, a brown-haired Traci attacks Connor to protect her, resulting in a fight between all four of them. Connor has the opportunity to either shoot the brown-haired Traci or spare her. If he shoots her, the other blue-haired Traci be devastated and will tearfully explain herself before using Connor's gun to kill herself. Hank is horrified, and his opinion of Connor will decrease significantly. If Connor decides to spare the brown-haired Traci, both Tracis explain themselves, and Connor and Hank will allow them to escape, with Hank strongly approving of the decision.