Think Tank

The Think Tank is a group of pre-War Big MT scientists that are still alive due to their transformation into disembodied robotic brains

Background
<!-- Courier: "Maybe you should confer with your colleagues first."

Klein: "NONSENSE. 'CONFER?' 'COLLEAGUES?' THOSE ARE TWO WORDS I DO NOT RECOGNIZE."

Dala: "Dr. Klein, I must... intersect. Please... do not harm the Lobotomite."

Klein: "I'M NOT GOING TO HARM IT, I'M GOING TO DISSECT IT UNTIL ITS DEAD. WHY THE SUDDEN INTERSECTION, DALA."

Dala: "I cannot stand a breathing, a sweet breathing organism, breathing in, and out, to suddenly not breathe. We must keep it alive. For study. Slow study."

Klein: "DALA, THESE... VOCALIZED PAUSES ARE... UNLIKE YOU. WHAT DO YOU CARE?"

Doctor 0: "*Klein, uh... you know, this Lobotomite, it's a great sounding board. You respect Idea-ology, right? This one's... well, it's... got good ideas.*"

Klein: "SILENCE, DR. O. THIS IS A THINK TANK DECISION. SAVE YOUR OBJECTIONS UNTIL AFTER I HAVE DECIDED OUR COURSE OF ACTION."

0: "*You know what, Klein? Stick a straw in your tank and suck yourself. Long and deep.* *And my name is Zero - yeah, a big fat zero, with a slash through it.*"

Klein: "THE SLASH... AS A DESIGNATOR OF... WHY, THAT IS BRILLIANT. BUT HOW DID YOU...?"

0: "*The Lobotomite taught me that. Taught me a name is more than... um... that I should take pride in... things. Like... names... and...* *You know what, forget it, Klein. I hate you. And your theory of brainial beam oscillation? The Chinese had it first, you copycat!*"

Klein: "HOW DARE YOU! BRAINIAL BEAM OSCILLATION WAS SOLELY MY DISCOVERY! I EXPRESSLY TOLD YOU THAT AND DELETED ALL EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY!"

8: "@@[=$+<_--*]@@?"

Klein: "ET 2, 8? WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS? YOU'VE NEVER REFUSED TO COMMIT NECESSARY... SURGERY BEFORE. AND THIS LOBOTOMITE NEEDS ITS SURGERY."

8: "@@[$((*&^#%]@@. @@[*.......]@@... @@[$((*&^#%]@@. @@[=$+<_--*]@@? = @@[=$+<_--*]@@? @@[<*$(^=)#]@@! @@[#-@$$@-#]@@. @@[*.......]@@... @@[$((*&^#%]@@?"

Klein: "A NOBLE SPEECH, BUT... THERE IS NO ROOM IN MY VOCABULATORS FOR 'FRIEND' AND 'LOBOTOMITE' IN THE SAME SENTENCE. THE VERY CONCEPT - REVOLTING. PERHAPS YOU ARE IRRADIATED WITH CAMARADERIE RADIATION. WE HAVE CHEMS FOR THAT, WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM YOUR EMOTIONAL... ADDICTION."

Borous: "-If I may, I feel as if I must be the voice of reason here.- -This Lobotomite is much like us, regarding even animals and pets as nothing more than avenues to promote Science! There is good here.- -Instead of ending its life on the table, we should prolong its suffering, in the name of Science. Like good old Gabe, the FINEST of lab specimens.-"

Klein: "WHY AM I EVEN LISTENING TO YOU FOOLS? ENOUGH OF THIS MUTINOUS CHORUS! IF THERE'S A WORD I HATE, IT'S 'MUTINY.' AND THE WORD 'JISM,' WHICH NEVER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME. IT'S RIDICULOUS, PUTTING 'J' AND 'SM' TOGETHER LIKE THAT. NONSENSE! I COUNT AS FIVE. LIKE THE MIGHTY HUMAN HAND I ONCE HAD, WITH ITS FIVE PENISES CLENCHED IN A FIST." (Klein's, Dala's, 0's, 8's, and Borous' dialogue)

The "Think Tank Project" was a scientific project created in Big MT. The project's purpose was to preserve the six Big MT executives. These now-robotic scientists are Doctors Klein, Mobius, Dala, 0, 8 and Borous.

Characteristics
A Think Tank uses the same principle as a robobrain: the brain is held inside a hardened glass container at the top of the robotic body, suspended in pressurized bio med gel (which can take many colors). However, unlike a robobrain, the brain within a Think Tank never had its memory wiped, retaining all memories and emotions it would have had prior to becoming a Think Tank. The robotic body has three monitors protruding from the robot's chassis. Two of these monitors depict eyes and the other depicts a mouth. In addition to allowing a person to continue living by using their brain as a power source, it provides a container and mobile platform so the operating human brain may observe and approach various items. Like eyebots, Think Tanks levitate by means of an unknown propulsion system. They are able to communicate verbally due to a voice module that is integrated into the robotic chassis and connected to the brain.

Appearances
The Think Tank appears

Behind the scenes
Chris Avellone stated that according to Brian Menze, the Think Tank members are depicted (left to right) as Dala, O, Borous, Klein, 8, and Mobius on the Old World Blues intro slide.