T-Doll

The playable individual units in Girls Frontline are named 'T-Doll', this article's contents are based on 'Girl's Frontline Griffin confidential file' written by the producer Yuzhong, the official edition art book of the game 'The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1 - Until The Stars', or based on in-game story/dialogues.

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Definition

T-Doll stands for Tactical Doll, all in game playable T-Doll units are second generation T-Dolls. T-Dolls are humanoid shaped Androids, who are both sentient and sapient, bodily system operation are entirely mechanized.

Development and history

Production skeletal robotics

Prior to AD 2033

The advancement into robotics and automation are purely for the sake of faster, easier industrial process. Facility mounted and powered, one well placed robotics and automatons effectively replaced tens if not hundreds of human workers, at a lower cost and brings about greater efficiency. These strangely shaped industrial automatons advanced humanity's industrial capability by a fair margin and set the foundation stone for the development of more sophisticated robotics.

AD 2033

Predecessor of T-Doll dates back to AD 2033, they are simply labelled as Skeletal Automatons, instead of Androids they are closer related to automation robotics, the very phrase 'Doll' itself also did not occur until a later date. Instead of being attached to a facility, they were designed for standalone independent field works. Specification for these automatons include:

• Strong body structure for hard labour
• Long independent operating time up to six hours, no longer than four hours of recharge time
• Modular design, able to easily mount and dismount different tools for different tasks, high common parts between machines to save repair and maintenance costs
• Compatible AI system, a newly designed AI system that can easily adapt to different tasks and tools, usually by the means of running different software

Such strict specification at the time was a great challenge for the development teams.

AD 2035-2037

The first concept of 'Doll' occurred around 2035 to 2037. After the first companies made their fame and fortune from these industrialized automatons, they attracted interest from the military, soon the development of automaton for war initiated. Leihart General Manufacturing developed their first 'Doll' type automatons for Pan-European Military Union Assault Artillery vehicles. The Dolls followed the specifications of humanoid-shaped to fit easily in the vehicles, compatible with adaptable AI from Leihart's initial prototypes.

AD 2041

Applications for the humanoid Dolls were quickly found in both military and civilian sectors, and a plethora of upgrades upon the original models were quickly developed by military and civilian companies alike. Among these were sensor upgrades, power management improvements, and improved AI. Before too long, the developments of these civilian companies had caught the attention of General Carter of the Military Union, resulting in the consolidation of two major companies into the Important Operation Prototype Manufacturing Company, or I.O.P..

First generation Tactical Doll

AD 2046

Appearance and behaviour

By the end of the third world war and the calamity of collapse particles, world population had reached an all time low, humans began to run short on the one vital resources they never thought they'd run out: Manpower. Without the sheer population backing up, society itself cannot function, civilian service dolls were widely introduced to the human society to fill the missing roles left open by former residents. By the latest generation of service dolls, their exterior appearances are essentially identical to that of humans, which helped integrating them into the society. Every model of civilian service dolls are fitted with emotion modules, allowing them to interact with humans closely, combined with the detailed manuals provided, almost any humans can employ the service of service dolls without issue.

Majority of I.O.P. produced T-Dolls are converted models of their civilian service dolls, dolls themselves can enlist for service in G&K, after a quick installation of related modules and issued a weapon, they are sortie ready. Prior to enlisting, dolls comes from all professions of jobs within the society, ^SMG AK-74UAK-74UAK-74U worked retail prior to G&K service, ^RF SRSSRSSRS was likely part of an education profession, ^SG RMb-93RMb-93RMb-93 was likely an office worker, while ^SG S.A.T.8S.A.T.8S.A.T.8 had the longest known service record, worked as a part timer from convenience stores, to luxury hotels, to animal breeders and then in child nursery programs.

Service dolls are considered ductile and obedient in nature, it would prove impossible for dolls to disobey or defy human commands as instruction sets were written at the very fundamental levels of their Digi-mind, they are programmed to follow human instructions and can never actively cause harm to a human being, any attempts will result in Digi-mind structural damage.

Different dolls have different exterior appearance, where most takes the appearance of human females around the age 13 to 17, with a few models appear significantly more senior than the others, while some are more junior. ^HG PythonPythonPython and ^RF PTRDPTRDPTRD are examples of senior T-Dolls while ^HG Colt RevolverColt RevolverColt Revolver and ^SMG MP5MP5MP5 are considered younger in appearance. Doll clothing and fashion of choice varies with their personality, being similarly shaped to humans, they have complete compatibility with clothing designed for humans, dolls can purchase their clothing of desire on their own or wear any employer issued uniforms.

Dolls comes with different personality settings and hobbies, it would appear the hobbies and personalities are factory set and usually cannot be overwritten. Though there are exceptional cases where after a series of events and/or newly installed modules, T-dolls of ductile nature became more aggressive and vengeful.

Doll hobbies varies greatly between dolls:

• Some hobbies are collection based, such as ^RF SV-98SV-98SV-98's badge collection, ^RF SVDSVDSVD's sticker collection and ^AR M4 SOPMOD IIM4 SOPMOD IIM4 SOPMOD II's Ferri android body parts collection.
• Some hobbies are activity based, such as ^AR TAR-21TAR-21TAR-21's interest in tea ceremony, flower arranging, kendo and ballet, ^SMG Sten MkIISten MkIISten MkII's baking hobby and ^SMG TMPTMPTMP's interest in computing electronics.
• Other hobbies are consumption based, such as ^AR FNCFNCFNC's love for sweets and chocolates, ^AR A-91A-91A-91's excessive vodka consumption, and ^AR T91T91T91's obsession with milk tea.
  • It is worth noting that, since T-Dolls cannot use organic food as a source of energy income, most consumption based hobbies are essentially pointless, consumption of human commodities such as tobacco is actually lethal to T-Dolls.

Much like ordinary humans, dolls can gain experience in combat, the longer they spend in sorties the better bonded they are with their weapon, on top of tactical knowledge, thus making them more effective at combat.

Digi-Mind, modules and compatible systems

ASST system, weapons and Fire-Control Core

ASST system is developed based on Persica's finalized 'Etching' theory, 'Etching' allows two objects to establish special connections. Further development of 'Etching' would be 'Branding', Persica labelled this system as ASST, ASST allows a T-Doll to establish greater connection to their weapons than any other software allows, to a degree where they can practically bond with their weapon, it is also said as the dolls studies the history of their weapon of choice, they can achieve higher affinity and greater efficiency.

After the world war, high grade weaponry are supplied exclusively to military and banned from civilian market, with ASST system being developed by Persica of 16LAB, I.O.P. turned their eyes on older ballistic type projectile firearm weapons. Major benefit of using modified civilian service dolls with outdated weapon is the significantly lower cost, service dolls cost significantly less to repair and maintain than military grade androids, as well as the older model ballistic weapons can also be obtained at a low price likely from the war scavengers. One can obtain the similar level of combat efficiency at a much lower cost.

By installing Fire-Control Cores, civilian service dolls gained the knowledge to operate firearms, by installing ASST system their combat efficiency improved to a point where they can rival military grade combat androids. Fire-Control Cores takes up set bandwidths within a T-Doll's operating system, operators can choose to fit lower grade Fire-Control Cores to reserve space for other items such as E-War modules.

By the end of event Arctic Warfare, G&K had captured a Ringleader model of Sangvis Ferri dubbed as 'Architect', Architect is held with 16LAB after surrendering to G&K forces, and cooperated with 16LAB studies. A further development of ASST system was finalized after integrating Sangvis Ferri technology of heavy weaponry operation. Heavy Ordnance Corp (abbreviate as HOC) units are fitted with a more effective ASST system, which allows them to operate heavy ordnance weapons. However it is likely due to the sheer build quality of dolls, I.O.P. made civilian dolls does not have the physical processing capability of Sangvis Ferri made Ringleader grade androids, heavy weaponry are often operated by a group of three or four similar model T-Dolls, each assigned a task within the team, such as the spotter, weapon operator, weapon loader and/or guard.

Dummy linking

T-Dolls can multiply their combat efficiency through 'Dummy-Links', T-Doll can subjugate same (or similar) model T-Dolls and use them as additional combat units, the subjugated dolls are known as 'Dummies' while the T-Doll is known now as the 'Mainframe'. Dummies have the same combat ability as the mainframe, it however does not have complex calculation capability, it is only able to receive and execute orders given from the mainframe.

As long as the mainframe is not harmed, the T-Doll can operate a small squadron of 'herself' and multiply combat effectiveness, it is likely the dummies can transmit information back to the mainframe, in a sense the mainframe walks in many different bodies.

Either the story nor the lore books had commented on what happens if a mainframe was destroyed while dummy link is active, the following two are merely speculations:

• Result A: Mainframe destruction result in doll death on the field, all remaining linked dummy collapse due to the loss of their command unit regardless of their self conditions, doll wakes up in back up body at the HQ with their last uploaded Digi-mind files.
• Result B: Mainframe destruction result in mainframe consciousness transfer into a remaining linked dummy, the dummy becomes the new mainframe and houses the doll's consciousness, compatibility issue is not present due to dummy and mainframe being the same model. Process repeats until the final dummy becomes the mainframe and undergo destruction for the last time, doll wakes up in back up body at the HQ with their last uploaded Digi-mind files.

Others

Emotion module

Command module

Electronic warfare module