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| Andrew Cherenkov was born during the Zohar Incident in ] 4731 |
'''Andrew Cherenkov''' was born during the Zohar Incident in ] 4731 as a "Super Soldier". | ||
| Super Soldiers were born to be the ultimate killing machines, and it was their primary | |||
| ⚫ | instinct to murder. When the war ended, however, no provisions were made for them and they were simply dumped back into society. Cherenkov tried to build himself a "normal" life, but he eventually killed someone out of anger and instinct. While on trial, his lawyer (who happened to be his wife) defended him, and he was sentenced to undergo Level 7 personality reconditioning. Soon after, Cherenkov discovered that his wife had married him simply so she could obtain a licence to have a child by cloning herself, rather than out of actual love. In a fit of anger and desperation, Cherenkov killed her, and was made to undergo Level 8 personality reconditioning in an attempt to prevent him from killing again. | ||
| instinct to murder. However, after the war ended, there was no more need for them, so | |||
| ⚫ | they were |
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| reconditioning, a Level 8 Procedure. | |||
| Cherenkov, for a period, returned to normal. However, |
Cherenkov, for a period, returned to normal. However, whilst walking one day, he encountered a girl that looked familiar. It was the clone of his wife. As he looked at the girl, she turned to him and uttered one word: "garbage". In a frenzy once more, he wrung her neck. He was given Level 9 personality reconditioning - an extreme procedure which few underwent. Nevertheless, it couldn't control his instincts, and he murdered everyone in the facility. ] found out about Cherenkov and took him | ||
| ⚫ | under his wing into the ], finally giving Cherenkov a place in a world that had thrown him aside. One of his first missions was to steal ], an android being developed by Vector. Being only partially complete, she malfunctioned when Cherenkov activated her and murdered nearly all of the people in the room at time, including ]'s then boyfriend ]. | ||
| entire building of people out of anger. ] found out about Cherenkov and took him | |||
| ⚫ | under his wing |
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| Years later, Cherenkov was involved in an experiment on Ariadne (his home planet) called the ] Link Experiment. The project ended in a catastrophic failure and the planet Ariadne vanished, killing one-and-a-half billion people in the process. | |||
| Years later, Cherenkov continued working for U-TIC. During an experiment in which he was | |||
| The Federation Government, keen to retrieve the Zohar, sent the battleship ] to retrieve it. In order to secure the Zohar for themselves, the U-TIC Organization installed Cherenkov and a few others on the Woglinde masquerading as Federation Marines to secure it and send it back to them. Unfortunately for U-TIC the ] attacked the battleship and took the Zohar with them. | |||
| involved called the Zohar Link Experiment, Cherenkov's home planet, Ariadne, disappeared. | |||
| The Zohar was then found in space, and taken aboard the Vector experimental ship, the | |||
| ]. Cherenkov went in along with other U-TIC members undercover to transfer | |||
| the Zohar to U-TIC. They were unsuccessful, and a group of Gnosis took the Zohar. | |||
| By clinging on to the side of Shion Uzuki and ]'s escape pod, he was able to survive the destruction of the Woglinde |
By clinging on to the side of Shion Uzuki and ]'s escape pod, he was able to survive the destruction of the Woglinde and was rescued along with Shion and Allen by the ]. Shortly after their arrival onboard, a remaining Gnosis attacked the Elsa and almost killed Cherenkov before it was neutralised by ]. Soon afterwards, he began to suffer strange bouts of intense pain. Eventually, at the giant Gnosis mothership "Cathedral | ||
| Ship" Cherenkov suffered the fate of all those almost killed by a Gnosis - he was transformed into one himself. Reluctantly, Shion and the others had to fight and eventually kill him. Shortly before he died, Shion "visited" Cherenkov one final time in his consciousness, a strange |
Ship" Cherenkov suffered the fate of all those almost killed by a Gnosis - he was transformed into one himself. Reluctantly, Shion and the others had to fight and eventually kill him. Shortly before he died, Shion "visited" Cherenkov one final time in his consciousness, where he was sitting on a strange monochrome beach - the Beach of Nothingness. Cherenkov | ||
| told Shion that he liked it there, and that she would be there soon as well. This is possibly a reference to the fact that Shion was almost killed by a Gnosis when she was onboard the Woglinde, and therefore should suffer the same fate as Cherenkov. As of the end of ''EPISODE II'', however, Shion has not exhibited any signs of the trauma Cherenkov suffered before he met his end. | |||
| ===Cherenkov's Role in ''Xenosaga: The Animation''=== | |||
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| Although ''Xenosaga: The Animation'' is a retelling of ''Xenosaga EPISODE I'', it completely omits Cherenkov's story (most likely due to the limited running-time of the animated series). In ''The Animation'' he dies on the Woglinde, and is never mentioned again. | |||
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A character/reference from the PS2 game series "Xenosaga".
Born: T.C. 4731
Age: 36 years old
A commander in the Federation Marine Corps, and second in command of the battle cruiser Woglinde.
Andrew Cherenkov was born during the Zohar Incident in T.C. 4731 as a "Super Soldier". Super Soldiers were born to be the ultimate killing machines, and it was their primary instinct to murder. When the war ended, however, no provisions were made for them and they were simply dumped back into society. Cherenkov tried to build himself a "normal" life, but he eventually killed someone out of anger and instinct. While on trial, his lawyer (who happened to be his wife) defended him, and he was sentenced to undergo Level 7 personality reconditioning. Soon after, Cherenkov discovered that his wife had married him simply so she could obtain a licence to have a child by cloning herself, rather than out of actual love. In a fit of anger and desperation, Cherenkov killed her, and was made to undergo Level 8 personality reconditioning in an attempt to prevent him from killing again.
Cherenkov, for a period, returned to normal. However, whilst walking one day, he encountered a girl that looked familiar. It was the clone of his wife. As he looked at the girl, she turned to him and uttered one word: "garbage". In a frenzy once more, he wrung her neck. He was given Level 9 personality reconditioning - an extreme procedure which few underwent. Nevertheless, it couldn't control his instincts, and he murdered everyone in the facility. Margulis found out about Cherenkov and took him under his wing into the U-TIC Organization, finally giving Cherenkov a place in a world that had thrown him aside. One of his first missions was to steal KOS-MOS, an android being developed by Vector. Being only partially complete, she malfunctioned when Cherenkov activated her and murdered nearly all of the people in the room at time, including Shion_Uzuki's then boyfriend Kevin Winnicot.
Years later, Cherenkov was involved in an experiment on Ariadne (his home planet) called the Zohar Link Experiment. The project ended in a catastrophic failure and the planet Ariadne vanished, killing one-and-a-half billion people in the process. The Federation Government, keen to retrieve the Zohar, sent the battleship Woglinde to retrieve it. In order to secure the Zohar for themselves, the U-TIC Organization installed Cherenkov and a few others on the Woglinde masquerading as Federation Marines to secure it and send it back to them. Unfortunately for U-TIC the Gnosis attacked the battleship and took the Zohar with them.
By clinging on to the side of Shion Uzuki and Allen Ridgely's escape pod, he was able to survive the destruction of the Woglinde and was rescued along with Shion and Allen by the Elsa. Shortly after their arrival onboard, a remaining Gnosis attacked the Elsa and almost killed Cherenkov before it was neutralised by chaos. Soon afterwards, he began to suffer strange bouts of intense pain. Eventually, at the giant Gnosis mothership "Cathedral Ship" Cherenkov suffered the fate of all those almost killed by a Gnosis - he was transformed into one himself. Reluctantly, Shion and the others had to fight and eventually kill him. Shortly before he died, Shion "visited" Cherenkov one final time in his consciousness, where he was sitting on a strange monochrome beach - the Beach of Nothingness. Cherenkov told Shion that he liked it there, and that she would be there soon as well. This is possibly a reference to the fact that Shion was almost killed by a Gnosis when she was onboard the Woglinde, and therefore should suffer the same fate as Cherenkov. As of the end of EPISODE II, however, Shion has not exhibited any signs of the trauma Cherenkov suffered before he met his end.
Cherenkov's Role in Xenosaga: The Animation
Template:Spoiler Although Xenosaga: The Animation is a retelling of Xenosaga EPISODE I, it completely omits Cherenkov's story (most likely due to the limited running-time of the animated series). In The Animation he dies on the Woglinde, and is never mentioned again.
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