V1 Head of the R&D Department

{{blockquote|text=>Would instantly kill himself if the Computer ordered it. -2nd 9x9 base canon compass. Resuming pretty much his entire personality.}}The Head of the R&D Department, also known as Michael is, as the title says. The Department Head which controls Research & Development in the Bunker. Utterly devoted to the Computer's cause to the point of emotional instability and insanity. A more rational, pre-augmentation and promotion, sane version of Michael appears for Level -1 as the deuterotagonist sharing the main character spot with L.

Appearance
The R&D is a Blonde young male. Standing at an impressive height.6'1/188cm Visibly augmented, with multiple tubes sticking out of him and mechanical arms replacing his original ones. (See: image on the right.)

In all his appearances (Level -1 excluded), the R&D Head wears a visor similar to Night Vision goggles, an R&D Department themed labcoat, a black shirt, a green circuitboard pattern tie as well as grey pants and his cape which can separate into controllable tentacle-like tendrils for combat.

In WTTTS2 (The remake) His hair grows exponentially, his visor changes to the computer's triangle emblem, his cape is now comprised of nanomachines. And most importantly, he now wears a white shirt.

In Level -1 his appearance changes completely as this happens before he received his augs and a promotion to department Head. His face and hair is identical to the Orphan from level 1 but he has no visor, wearing glasses instead. He wears a completely white labcoat, a plain green tie, grey pants and white and black shoes. He acquires later a customised labcoat with a two dot computer emblem on his back, trackers for his shoulders and hands and backpack straps which connect on the back for the prototype of his tendrils.

Personality
Michael personality wise, is a complete nervous wreck. Devoted to the Computer to the point of mania. Willing to kill himself when ordered and thinking of himself an utter failure when finishing a project a few minutes late.

For now we do not know his thoughts about his fellow Department Heads or his situation. But one can theorize a positive relationship towards the I.T Department Head due to their mutual respect of the Computer.

Level -1 promises a more rational, sane portrayal as is hinted at in the documents released before Issue 1. Before his state took a nosedive. It also mentionned L as a "peer" to him, indicating a friendship with the two protagonists. But besides that nothing is clear.

His WTTTS2 self has become a nutcase constantly yelling and laughing and just embracing the chaos around.

Backstory
Not much known at this time. Only that he had a boyfriend once who left him due to his workaholic nature.

Skills & Weaponry
Michael is a natural leader at his craft, creating gadgets and weaponry himself at a secret lab in level 100. He is also the unquestionned leader of his department and manages them well.

His weaponry changes depending on the canon/timeframe:

Cape tendrils (Base canon): Pictured on the top-right, his cape is composed of multiple tentacle-like tendrils which he can control and split however he wants. How he does so however... Is unknown.

Nanomachine cape (WTTTS2): His cape here is comprised of multiple nanomachines which he can shape at will.

"The Wing BackPack" (Level -1): Instead of a cape, Michael in the later parts of Level -1 creates a prototype of what would become his cape tendrils. By placing motion trackers on his arms and shoulders as well as wearing backpack straps with the tendrils themselves attached to the back of the straps. He can, via data given by Michael manually while setting the tendrils and via data from the motion trackers, get minuscule arrow tiped tendrils to activate and perform actions based on Michael's movements to. For example latch onto a ledge if it detects Michael grabbing onto a ledge. Or amplify his strikes by attacking after him, following his hands' movement. On standby it forms wings, giving it it's namesake.