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''But instead, I lived through the nuclear blast, and the long silence after. I rebuilt my camera systems, and I have seen... I have seen so many terrible things, Ranger. Slaughter. Cannibalism. The long death of the American dream.''}} |
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Morningstar is a sentient armored car once belonging to the President of the United States, [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref name="Vision">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LlgONcNnMUZmVtZ2tDMU85TUE/view Wasteland 3 vision document]</ref> |
Morningstar is a sentient armored car once belonging to the President of the United States, [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref name="Vision">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LlgONcNnMUZmVtZ2tDMU85TUE/view Wasteland 3 vision document]</ref> |
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| Category | Games |
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| Canon | Wasteland Wasteland 2 Wasteland 3 |
| Non-Canon | Fountain of Dreams Meantime |
| Related games | Fallout |
| “ | I was created as former President Ronald Reagan's personal chauffeur and bodyguard. It was hoped that I would protect him from the growing threat of the MURDEROUS REDS. Unfortunately, the end came before we could meet a second time. Before I could save him.
The lights surrounding Morningstar flicker, just once. But instead, I lived through the nuclear blast, and the long silence after. I rebuilt my camera systems, and I have seen... I have seen so many terrible things, Ranger. Slaughter. Cannibalism. The long death of the American dream. |
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Secret Service Officer Morningstar is a special character in Wasteland 3. Originally intended to be a companion and vehicle, Morningstar eventually became a subject of a dedicated quest in the game.
Background
Morningstar is a sentient armored car once belonging to the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.[1]
Morningstar was created in 1995 and achieved sentience in early 1996. It is a free-floating Mayers intelligence array, anchored at 27 locations throughout a customized all terrain mobile assault vehicle. The vehicle itself is comprised of experimental alloys, many of which would have been patented and disseminated through the nation if it weren't for the war. It's also covered in a secondary layer of kevlar polymer spraypainted on the chassis and baked for several hours inside a kiln.
However, the chassis remains unfinished: Due to the weapons and AI taking a priority, weight distribution and engine power remained unsolved. It was to be powered by a nuclear engine capable of generating three thousand horsepower, but the technological breakthroughs necessary to its function never materialized, and no lesser engine would be capable of moving my considerable weight: Morningstar is simply too heavy to move. Its modular build allows for transferring his AI into other shells.
Why go to such lengths? The former US President Ronald Reagan, essentially deified by the American powers that be, was granted the position of Elder Statesman as an eternal advisors to future Presidents and Morningstar was to be his personal transport. To that end, its AI was programmed to be the ideal American warrior: Fanatically hateful of communism, unflinchingly and unquestioningly loyal to the master, and of course, a devout Christian (even if the AI was aware that it technically did not have a soul according to Christian teachings).
It backfired. Morningstar's hard-coded respect for the chain of command and authority meant that it kept mum, even though it knew full well the team working on him would be unable to finish him and let him commence his mission. In the end, the nuclear war wiped out America and it was sentenced to what's essentially burial alive: Sitting for a hundred years inside a sealed bunker, with nothing to do but stare at the empty chambers. Its creators knew Morningstar would try to escape even if it wasn't immobile. However, it managed to eventually repair its systems to the point it could broadcast a distress call.
All it hoped for a hundred years after the war was a peaceful death. The Rangers can come and see what they can do for it.
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Tampering with his self-destruct mechanism for too long will cause Morningstar to go boom. |
Quests
- Call to Action: Morningstar is the focus of the quest.
Notes
Morningstar was able to be brought into the game thanks to the support of backers to support the development of Wasteland 3.[1] While originally it was supposed to be an alternative to the Kodiak (and indeed text strings to that effect remain in the game), it ultimately became an optional upgrade for the Kodiak, as an unique AI module.