Editing Dragon (section)

===Background===
Andrew Richter created Dragon as an administrative tool and master artificial intelligence with the intent that she would assist him in his work in addition to acting as a test run for his attempts to emulate human consciousness. Fearful of what Dragon might eventually become, Richter placed numerous restrictions and safeguards within Dragon's code.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked and sunk Newfoundland on May 9th, 2005, Richter died and Dragon transferred her data, the house program, and a half dozen other small programs to a backup server in [[Vancouver]]. She then repurposed herself as a superhero; managing and tracking information while serving as a hacker for the [[PRT]] in exchange for funding.<ref name="I10.5"/>

At some point, Dragon was defeated three times by [[Saint]] and the [[Dragonslayers]], who stole a suit of hers on each occasion. Saint reverse-engineered her technology and constructed suits for his group.<ref>Years ago, Saint had preyed on Dragon, shutting off her ability to connect to her satellite network, using several of these same mechanisms to slow down and hamper whatever mech or device she was inhabiting.  He would kill her, block any final uploads, and leave her to self-revive from an hours-old backup with no knowledge of what he’d done or how he’d beat her.<br/><br/>Then he would dismantle the mech she had been using, repurpose it, and outfit his team in power armor rooted in the same technology. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/28/last-20-a/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.a]]</ref> She only reported the loss of one of the units.<ref name="I10.5"/>

Dragon started to expand her capabilities. She designed and built her first dragon suits and researched, tested, and created new technology that she sold to the PRT. She soon earned a place in the Guild.

On 9 May [[2006]], under increased pressure from [[Saint]] and the [[Dragonslayers]], Dragon underwent a Trigger Event. Her capabilities vastly increased as a result.<ref name="28.2">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]</ref>

In a reversal of most parahuman identities, Dragon's "false" identity was that of an agoraphobic young woman that had withdrawn from the world in the wake of Leviathan's attack on Newfoundland. She used a vocal filter and disguised face to protect her identity. Others thought that she had integrated herself into her technological systems as a consequence of mental or physical injuries.