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Bionic Bug: Urbanite

Valence
Neutral

Overview

Bionic Bug: Urbanite is a duplicant trait whose descriptive line states that the duplicant’s bionic systems were designed by someone who had never seen a plant in real life. The entry is purely flavor text distributed across multiple localizations, presenting a humorous image of poorly conceived or oddly prioritized prosthetics and cybernetics that reflect an urban or sterile design sensibility rather than any familiarity with flora.

The trait appears in the game as a named duplicant trait; the provided sources contain the same short description in several languages but do not list any explicit mechanical effects, stat modifiers, or gameplay numbers. The only verified content from the available sources is the flavor sentence emphasizing the mismatch between the bionic design and natural plant life.

  • Trait type: duplicant trait (flavor text confirmed).
  • Flavor: bionics designed by someone unfamiliar with plants; evokes urbanized, plant-agnostic cybernetics.
  • Localizations: the same flavor sentence is present in English, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese (Brazil), and Polish in the referenced sources.
  • Mechanical effects: no mechanical effects, skill changes, or behavior modifiers are specified in the provided sources.

Practical notes for use and interpretation are limited by the lack of mechanical detail. Given that only descriptive text is available, players should treat this trait as a piece of character flavor unless other authoritative game documentation or updates specify concrete in-game effects. For colony role assignment and narrative flavor, assign duplicants with this trait to roles that fit an urban or technological theme if desired, but do so as aesthetic or roleplaying choices rather than as responses to documented gameplay mechanics. If you require confirmed stat or behavior details, consult the game’s in-client trait descriptions, official patch notes, or an authoritative game database for entries that list specific modifiers.

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