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SHODAN (/ˈʃoʊˌdæn/ ⓘ), an acronym for Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network, is the main antagonist of Looking Glass Studios's cyberpunk-horror themed video game System Shock. An artificial intelligence originally in charge of a research and mining space station, after her ethical constraints are removed, she develops a god complex and goes rogue…
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| SHODAN | Designed by | Robb Waters (original, remake) Greg LoPiccolo (voice) Ryan Lessler (System Shock 2) Gareth Hinds (cyberspace, System Shock 2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SHODAN | First game | System Shock (1994) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SHODAN | Gender | Female | 1.00 | infobox |
| SHODAN | Race | Artificial intelligence | 1.00 | infobox |
| SHODAN | Voiced by | Terri Brosius | 1.00 | infobox |
| Portal's antagonist GLaDOS.SHODAN's relationship with the player has also been a subject of discussion | instance of | and likely had an influence on similar characters | 0.80 | text |
| instance of | a search engine developed by John Matherly meant to check websites often excluded from other search engines | 0.80 | text | |
| was named after the character.Analysis of themesAmanda Lange in the 2017 book 100 Greatest Video Game Characters drew parallels with how humanity at the time viewed artificial intelligence | instance of | a search engine developed by John Matherly meant to check websites often excluded from other search engines | 0.80 | text |
| relying on | instance of | a search engine developed by John Matherly meant to check websites often excluded from other search engines | 0.80 | text |
| humor or caring for the player's wellbeing added to them.Rock Paper Shotgun co-founder Kieron Gillen argued that while SHODAN took influences from similar characters in fiction | instance of | feeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits | 0.80 | text |
| she was not derivative | instance of | feeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits | 0.80 | text |
| instead | instance of | feeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits | 0.80 | text |
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