Decorp

Related to androidism is the question of de-corporealization, or DeCorp: the ability to divorce a mind from its physical form, contain it, transport it, and implant it in a different space, form, or unit without breaking its subjective continuity. DeCorp is currently impossible with the technology available to Union. Furthermore, the First Contact Accords prohibit substantive research into such technologies. Regardless, it is a field of interest for many researchers and paracausal atheorists.
Both the Union Science Bureau and HA’s Think Tank (the Armory’s equivalent to the former) are known to test the edges of what the First Contact Accords allow, but the two organizations are connected by a tight, closed, information-sharing agreement. Union has ultimate regulatory power over the Armory’s explorations in this field.
Outside of this agreement, private study of DeCorp is outlawed, but joint reports from UND and USB intelligence have determined – with confidence – that it is highly likely that the Armory, HORUS, and SSC are currently engaging in off-book acontextual research and development. In the past, independent worlds and groups have attempted to achieve some level of posthuman existence: SUMMUM is one such group, as were the Neo-Celestine.
Unlike true DeCorp, false DeCorp is possible and fairly common. Commercial and consumer “homunculus” units are available, designed to simulate the personalities of their subjects. These constructs are built from deep omni-mining, uploaded artifacts, and archived psychological evaluations, profiles, and other relevant data. Homunculi are prominent features in museums, memorials, and theme parks. They are not conscious, nor considered NHPs – they are simply tuned simulations.