So, what are we?

[FennecFyre]

Disregarding the ability to change your appearance or even take on the appearance of other species, what's under a Traveller's helmet? Are we humans? Are we androids? Are we strange alien creatures like the other Anomalies?

I've been wanting to draw my avatar from my main save file, since they've sort of become an original character in their own right, but I don't think I understand everything just yet.

[Orion Invictus]

We are what remains of the Atlas' creator; or, more accurately, what's still in its memory regarding its creator. IIRC it's heavily implied the Atlas' creator was a human, so you could say we're human.

[NZ.Zero]

Null. Zero. Nothing.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

Artemis is our only example of what we might look like without our helmet. Given the differences with Null and Apollo I am not sure there is a definitive answer as to what is a traveler. You can be whatever you want your character to be underneath the helmet.

[FennecFyre]

Originally posted by Mr. Bufferlow:

Artemis is our only example of what we might look like without our helmet. Given the differences with Null and Apollo I am not sure there is a definitive answer as to what is a traveler. You can be whatever you want your character to be underneath the helmet.

As I understand it now, Artemis, Apollo, Null, all the Anomaly inhabitants, and us players are all considered Travelers, the fourth race. However, it's only the players that are further categorized as Anomalies, the fifth race (or a sub-race, I guess?). So, all Anomalies are Travelers, but not all Travelers are Anomalies. The Travelers themselves can have a huge range of appearances, but since our characters are supposed to be made from brain scans of the Atlas's creator, then maybe we look more human? Although then that makes me wonder if we're all just a clone of one singular "real" human or if Anomalies can have some variation in appearance/gender beneath their helmets. The variety of body types makes me think so, but I'm not sure. It would be interesting if our characters could also be somewhat alien-like under the helmets.

I imagine that all of this will probably just be left up to player interpretation, but I can never get enough worldbuilding xD Would be nice to get more details one day.

[FoolishOwl]

The narrative from the Remembrance Terminals implies that, except for that one time, you never see your face; you have an overwhelming emotional reaction to seeing it, and it opens up the memory of the original person whose memory you're created from.

It would undermine that moment in the game if your face was shown directly.

I expect this is why the descriptions of the helmets that look like the heads other Travellers are careful to say these are nanotech helmets that resemble faces.

[FennecFyre]

Originally posted by FoolishOwl:

The narrative from the Remembrance Terminals implies that, except for that one time, you never see your face; you have an overwhelming emotional reaction to seeing it, and it opens up the memory of the original person whose memory you're created from.

It would undermine that moment in the game if your face was shown directly.

I expect this is why the descriptions of the helmets that look like the heads other Travellers are careful to say these are nanotech helmets that resemble faces.

I haven't read the Remembrance Terminals because I can't bring myself to go through with resetting the Atlas. I know that it doesn't really delete the galaxy from a gameplay perspective, but...still. I can't do it Dx

I do agree that never seeing our "true" faces was a good call, though. I was just speculating if all Anomalies/players look the same under their helmets, or if it would be feasible to say that we're individuals.

[webmetalreese]

I have always assumed that we are a glitch in their reality, and that their reality is recycled over and over again without them knowing. The ones that know the truth live in the anomaly - which is the only real constant in their reality. Terms such as interloper, traveler, visitor etc all implies that we are just temporal dust.

[FoolishOwl]

Originally posted by FennecFyre:

I haven't read the Remembrance Terminals because I can't bring myself to go through with resetting the Atlas.

You should get the blueprint for Remembrance when you complete the Artemis Path without resetting the simulation. I've done it several times that way.

To actually create Remembrance, you need to also finish the Atlas Path, for the blueprint for the last item in the sequence.

[Cuddle_Rat]

Originally posted by FennecFyre:

what's under a Traveller's helmet?

Elon Musk

[FennecFyre]

Originally posted by Cuddle_Rat:

Originally posted by FennecFyre:

what's under a Traveller's helmet?

Elon Musk

Atlas forbid.

[Cuddle_Rat]

Originally posted by FennecFyre:

Originally posted by Cuddle_Rat:

Elon Musk

Atlas forbid.

hmm, Atlas. You're right, Atlas is an entity that creates an entire digital universe that contains an option for vr, we're Mark Zuckerberg. My apologies for the confusion. :P

[FennecFyre]

Originally posted by Cuddle_Rat:

Originally posted by FennecFyre:

Atlas forbid.

hmm, Atlas. You're right, Atlas is an entity that creates an entire digital universe that contains an option for vr, we're Mark Zuckerberg. My apologies for the confusion. :P

Oh god, we're LIZARD PEOPLE.

[Metal_Bard]

You are a shade. The corrupted remnants of a memory. The memory being the Atlas' creator. You are also the anomaly. You are the Last. The very last traveler of your iteration before the end of Atlas. You are a vague idea of what Atlas thinks of his creator and of humanity (perhaps).

[Metal_Bard]

Originally posted by Mr. Bufferlow:

Artemis is our only example of what we might look like without our helmet. Given the differences with Null and Apollo I am not sure there is a definitive answer as to what is a traveler. You can be whatever you want your character to be underneath the helmet.

Artemis looks that way because like the other heads he was an idea fished out of the brain of Atlas' creator. Artemis like the others are merely concepts and ideas. Distorted pictures from the distorted data of a mind scan.

[Eoghnved]

Under my helmet, there is what appears to be a member of the Lontra Canadensis species.