…from the august 1949 issue
Ooh Laa Wee, boys & girls…old Uncle Doc is pretty well tuckered out. I gardened most of the early afternoon and then, after a break to watch part of a Dirty Jobs marathon, I cooked for a few hours. Now, I’m ready to relax. But first…
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About this character: Today we have a good old fashioned Wild West highwayman/train robber…with one little secret.
#27: The Calaveras Kid
Main Trait: Dead shot with a pistol
Second Trait: Expert rider
Third Trait: Expert escape planner
Flaws: Won’t kill, Big secret
Although his first stagecoach robberies took place near the gold mining areas of Calaveras County, California, the Kid has robbed stages, trains and unwary riders all over Eastern California and Western Nevada. Both Union Pacific and Wells Fargo have rewards out for his capture.
The Calaveras Kid is most well known for his amazing escapes from pursuing posses. His horse has got to be the fastest one alive and the Kid knows exactly what escape route to take every time. He has even gone so far as to construct makeshift bridges across canyons…bridges that collapse after he uses them. Once, he and his horse even escaped by leaping onto a moving train.
The Kid’s big secret is pretty big indeed…he’s not human. He is a robot accidentally sent back in time during a 22nd Century experiment at creating a warp drive for spacecraft. Originally designated PB213-G, the robot soon got the nickname Peebee. His neurotronic brain is capable of learning, making decisions using fuzzy logic and even of simulating emotion. Or so his builders would tell you. Peebee would tell you he is a humanoid intelligence in a biosim body.
Once he figured out that he was about 400 years in the past, Peebee decided to live out one of his favorite fantasies: Robin Hood. It took little effort to adapt it to the Wild West (Peebee liked Zorro, too) and soon, The Calaveras Kid was robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.
In his spare time, Peebee likes hanging out with humans, studying nature and experimenting with altering history.
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