NOS-4-A2

“I am your doom. I am NOS-4-A2.”

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NOS-4-A2 was an energy vampire originally created by the Evil Emperor Zurg to take over Star Command, and who later on became one of Team Lightyear's recurring foes. However, after a failed attempt at taking over Planet Z, NOS-4-A2 was ultimately defeated and destroyed by Ty Parsec in his wirewolf form.

He appeared in a total of five episodes and was voiced by Craig Ferguson.

Physical Appearance

Lithe, slender and legless, NOS-4-A2's design resembles that of a typical vampire. His body is shaped like a triangle when his arms are tucked into his cloak, complete with pointed shoulders, taloned claws, and a body that ends in a sharp point. His head, resembling an upside-down triangle, sports a simple orange-colored right optic and a monocle-shaped right optic. His tongue is long and occasionally ends in a forked tip, and he possesses four fangs that are similar to drills in order to feed. And just like all robots, NOS-4-A2 "bleeds" servo-fluids, a servo-pump is his "heart", and a motherboard his "brain".

History

NOS-4-A2 was created in a lab on Planet Z by the Evil Emperor Zurg. Programming him to be swift, destructive and undefeated, Zurg also provided the robot with plenty of information on Buzz Lightyear as part of the Evil Emperor's plot to take over Star Command. By hiring a cargo ship, Zurg disguised NOS-4-A2 as an piece of cargo that Team Lightyear inadvertently salvaged when Warp Darkmatter attacked the cargo ship. On the journey back to Star Command, however, when XR was given the task of checking up on the cargo, NOS-4-A2 emerged from his coffin and attacked him, leaving the ranger with two small bite marks on the side of his chassis, but no memory of the encounter.

Afterwards, once NOS-4-A2's coffin had been examined by the LGMs and left in Star Command's science bay with XR while in sleep-mode, the vampire emerged and set off to work.

Disguised as a cargo box aboard Cargo Ship 99, NOS-4-A2 was taken to Star Command by Team Lightyear, who salvaged him in a battle against Warp Darkmatter. When the coffin was placed inside their ship, the energy vampire awoke and attacked XR,

NOS-4-A2's coffin.

NOS-4-A2's coffin.

leaving him with two small bite marks on the side of his chassis. From there, he wasn't seen until XR, under mind control from the bite, unleashed NOS-4-A2 upon Star Command, allowing the energy vampire to carry out his main directive: to destroy Star Command. With a few clever ruses thanks to his unique power over all things electrical and mechanical, he successfully managed to lead all Space Rangers away from the station while he carried out his plans for the Evil Emperor Zurg, who was the one who created him in the first place with this plan in mind and "gave him life".

However, thanks to a poor choice of words on NOS-4-A2's part while disguising his voice to sound like Commander Nebula, Buzz and Mira turn the ship back just in time to see what the energy vampire is really up to. As the Space Rangers fight, NOS-4-A2 calls upon the help of his XR, whom he has dubbed "Little One" and is still under his mind control. Buzz and Mira try to develop a plan while NOS-4-A2 begins to turn the space station against them. The energy vampire eventually catches up with Buzz, and the two engage in combat. While fighting, Booster catches up with XR and reminds him that he is a Space Ranger, not the slave of an energy vampire. Snapping back to his senses, XR uses suction pads on his fingers to drain NOS-4-A2 before he is carted off to PC-7.

Personality

NOS-4-A2 is arrogant; even more arrogant than Zurg. He was created and programmed to destroy Buzz Lightyear and Star Command, defeat not being in his programming. He flaunts his position and power, employs the use of minions to do his bidding, and after his first "failure" becomes a villain of his own volition without being subservient to Zurg.

Abilities

A full body image of NOS-4-A2 with his wings activated.

A full body image of NOS-4-A2 with his wings activated.

Flight: Possessing no feet or wheels, NOS-4-A2 moves around by hovering a few inches above the ground. For long-distance travels or heights more than a few meters, he uses his wings instead. His wing's skeletal structure consists of red spines, the wing itself being made up of red-colored energy when in use.

Energy Absorption: NOS-4-A2 can drain energy from robots, machines and weapons alike. Energy is his main source of food and he grows stronger the more energy he consumes. As long as his target is in close proximity, he can absorb its energy and even disintegrate weapons. However, in order to drain and control a machine, he has to bite it. In order for that to happen, his teeth emerge from their hidden location and swirl around like drills.

Mind Control: By biting a robot or a machine (or using energy on machines or robots he has already bitten) NOS-4-A2 can simultaneously drain it and hack into its systems, installing a mind control program that enables him to command them in any way he pleases.

Energy Blasts: NOS-4-A2 can fire beams of blue energy from both his hands and his mouth to attack his opponents. As shown in "NOS-4-A2" when he fired at Buzz, they can temporarily stun a target.

Monocle: NOS-4-A2's left eye serves more of a purpose than a simple eye. Emitting a beam of red light, NOS-4-A2 can hypnotize robots and apply a similar type of mind control as with his bites.

Finger Rays: Although never used in battle, NOS-4-A2's fingers have been shown to be able to peel back and emit a fiery-hot beam similar to a blowtorch that can heat up and even melt some metals given time.

Voice Imitation: In the episode "NOS-4-A2", to lure the Space Rangers away from Star Command, NOS-4-A2 imitated Commander Nebula's voice to initiate a red alert.

Randometer: During the events of "The Slayer", NOS-4-A2 installed a randometer in his power grid to prevent others like XR and Savy SL2 from draining the vampire dry. Instead, it sends a current of energy as backlash to the opponent. However, the randometer was destroyed when Savy staked NOS-4-A2 in the chest with her power absorption stake.

Quotes

• "Lovely!"
• "Jolly good!"

NOS-4-A2

• "Resist me not, Little One. For you, are mine..."
• "I am your doom. I am NOS-4-A2."
• "Defeat is unacceptable. I was programmed only for a swift and destructive victory."
• "I am NOS-4-A2. I cannot be defeated. It's not in my programming!"

The Slayer

• "Might I please have my revenge, is that too much to ask?"
• "Oh, please stop whining. It's giving my motherboard a migraine."

Trivia

• It is no secret that NOS-4-A2's name derives from Nosferatu, a Romanian word synonymous with "vampire". Its origin and meaning vary, the word itself largely a literary creation that was first mentioned by Emily Gerard and popularized by Bram Stoker. Nevertheless, the word today has come to mean "vampire".

• In a recent interview with Tad Stones, it was revealed that he was the one behind the concept, design and color scheme of NOS-4-A2's character.

• Ironically, the term "energy vampire" already existed before NOS-4-A2, but it was more commonly referred to as a "psychic vampire". These beings were reputed to feed off of the lifeforce of living creatures. The term "energy vampire" is also used metaphorically, to refer to people whose influence leaves a person feeling exhausted, unfocused and depressed, without ascribing the phenomenon to psychic interference. The term only attained a more literal sense through NOS-4-A2's representation, literally feeding off of the energy of robots instead of living creatures.

Appearances

• NOS-4-A2
• Dirty Work
• The Slayer
• Revenge of the Monsters
• War and Peace and War ^(cameo)
• Wirewolf