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SHODAN

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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Designed by
Robb Waters (original, remake) Greg LoPiccolo (voice) Ryan Lessler (System Shock 2) Gareth Hinds (cyberspace, System Shock 2)
First game
System Shock (1994)
Gender
Female
Race
Artificial intelligence
Voiced by
Terri Brosius

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Edges70
Triples110
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Analysis of themes · 16
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related to Appearances · 15
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related to Critical reception · 15
SHODAN → Chilling, Empire, Ever, Game Informer, GamePro, GameSpot, HAL, Hugh Sterbakov, Liz Lanier, Mitch Krpata, SHODAN's, Since, System Shock, The Boston Phoenix, They
related to Voice design · 15
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related to In System Shock 2 · 10
SHODAN → As, For System Shock, He, However, Ken Levine, Levine, Levine's, SHODAN's, The, With
related to In System Shock · 8
SHODAN → Another, During, However, SHODAN's, System Shock, The, To, While
related to External links · 3
SHODAN → Quotations, Wikiquote, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Designed by · 1
SHODAN → Robb Waters (original, remake) Greg LoPiccolo (voice) Ryan Lessler (System Shock 2) Gareth Hinds (cyberspace, System Shock 2)
First game · 1
SHODAN → System Shock (1994)

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SHODANDesigned byRobb Waters (original, remake) Greg LoPiccolo (voice) Ryan Lessler (System Shock 2) Gareth Hinds (cyberspace, System Shock 2)1.00infobox
SHODANFirst gameSystem Shock (1994)1.00infobox
SHODANGenderFemale1.00infobox
SHODANRaceArtificial intelligence1.00infobox
SHODANVoiced byTerri Brosius1.00infobox
Portal's antagonist GLaDOS.SHODAN's relationship with the player has also been a subject of discussioninstance ofand likely had an influence on similar characters0.80text
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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 intelligenceinstance ofa search engine developed by John Matherly meant to check websites often excluded from other search engines0.80text
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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 fictioninstance offeeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits0.80text
she was not derivativeinstance offeeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits0.80text
insteadinstance offeeling in many ways that they were very akin to SHODAN only with traits0.80text

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