"I was born into a cell. The facility turned me into a weapon. They taught me how to kill. And, to guarantee I wouldn't let compassion stand in the way of assassination, they...did things to me. They programmed me. And they created a scent to control me. A trigger scent. When I smell it, everything goes black. And when it's light again, everyone's dead. I can't fight it. They made me kill my own sensei...and my mother."
— Laura Kinney, All-New Wolverine #13
Kayto Shields: Was Chigara really a spy?
Lynn: Sigh... Shields, I really don't feel like speaking sweet nothings to help you sleep better at night...
Shields: I just want an answer.
Lynn: The Prototype you knew as Chigara was a spy model, intended to infiltrate Ryuvia's government by winning the trust of the Ryuvian princess, Asaga. Spy models like her are born believing a cover story, and seeded to thousands of worlds across the galaxy, to become the eyes and ears of the Mindstream. Was she snickering every night in front of a mirror, cackling at how easy it was to manipulate you, Shields? Of course not. She had no clue she was even a spy in the first place. But make no mistake. Whether she knew it or not, she was programmed to integrate herself into human society. She was designed to win your trust. Did it ever feel like she was surprisingly empathetic? That she understood your feelings? Cared about you? I'm afraid she was created to do all that.
Lynn: Sigh... Shields, I really don't feel like speaking sweet nothings to help you sleep better at night...
Shields: I just want an answer.
Lynn: The Prototype you knew as Chigara was a spy model, intended to infiltrate Ryuvia's government by winning the trust of the Ryuvian princess, Asaga. Spy models like her are born believing a cover story, and seeded to thousands of worlds across the galaxy, to become the eyes and ears of the Mindstream. Was she snickering every night in front of a mirror, cackling at how easy it was to manipulate you, Shields? Of course not. She had no clue she was even a spy in the first place. But make no mistake. Whether she knew it or not, she was programmed to integrate herself into human society. She was designed to win your trust. Did it ever feel like she was surprisingly empathetic? That she understood your feelings? Cared about you? I'm afraid she was created to do all that.
— Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return
"[Sportsmaster] had a key phrase, "Broken Arrow", that could shut me down, put me in a hypnotic state and distill secrets for his superiors or incorporate further programming. I then carried out all orders subconsciously, completely unaware of what drove me."
