Красный



красный (also known as Krasnyy or just Kras) is a Soviet steambot built in the early 1950s by Pavel's grandfather, Leonid Lepyokhin.

Appearance
Kras has deep red metal plating with gold detail on his cheeks. He has red eyes and reddish-black hair, as well as a mustache on his humanoid faceplate.

On his birdlike faceplate, he has circular, expressive eyes, tubing that connects to the back of his head, and an officer's cap with a star and hammer and sickle badge on it.

His coat is bright red with gold detail and dark pockets on the chest. From gold shoulder epaulets hangs a red cape with black trim, and he wears matching boots. Under the coat is a deep red turtleneck.

History
Kras was originally built for war against the Americans in 1953, but due to the nature of the Cold War, he only saw combat in Vietnam. Because of this, he spent a lot of time in a domestic lifestyle, namely helping raise both Mikhail and his son Pavel for their childhoods and into Pavel's teenage years. He was also an experiment by Leonid Lepyokhin, Pavel's grandfather, to see how red matter would do with powering steambots. A lot of his history with the Lepyokhins is told in The Man-Machine.

Due to the nature of the Russian government, Kras was frequently sent out to assassinate journalists that might expose harsh truths about what was happening in the Soviet Union. Later on, Leonid and Mikhail worked together to create his sister Chernit, but she was regarded as a failure and left behind in Pripyat, Ukraine after the Tschernobyl nuclear disaster.

During Vietnam, he was sent to work alongside the Viet Cong to preserve communism in the country, and encountered Captain, ordering his capture and forcing him to play Russian Roulette.

However, in 1989, when Mikhail was being investigated for being a double agent, Kras was shut down and put into storage underground at the Anikanov Labs facility about a year before Mikhail was eventually caught, where he remained until Sprint and Pavel rediscovered the crate he was kept in. He now resides at the the facility alongside Pavel and his staff, occasionally paying visits to Walter Manor. He also plays a major role in Meltdown.

Personality
Kras is known to be jovial and friendly, and absolutely loves to deal with children, especially Pavel. However, during times of war and carrying out missions, he is strict and no-nonsense, stopping at nothing to complete a task.

Trivia

 * Was modified to have six fingers on each hand to match Pavel to help with his self consciousness
 * Has two interchangeable faceplates
 * Briefly appears in The Nylon Curtain
 * Was named by Mikhail when he was four years old
 * Can dance and play piano
 * Can ice skate and play hockey
 * Has numerous built-in gadgets, such as extra limbs, wings, and different tools in each finger