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A Boomer is a fictional synthetic life form developed by inventor
Katsuhito Stingray in the anime series Bubblegum Crisis. Boomers come in
many shapes and sizes, dependent on the jobs they are required for. Produced
mainly by the Genom corporation, Boomers serve as maids, waiters,
bodyguards, store mannequins, and military weapons. Some, like the Sexaroid
model of Boomer, have gained sentience and developed minds of their own, but
most are simply machines. Boomers are capable of appearing human, but tend
to 'burst' out of their synthetic skin in combat situations, revealing their
true selves - giant, metallic killing machines armed with built-in lasers,
machine guns, and arm blades capable of cleaving through a fire hydrant.
They can appear to be either male or female.
Often, a Boomer which is running down or malfunctioning loses control of
itself, and goes on a murderous rampage. Due to the heavy armor and
powerful weapon systems that many Boomers carry, casualties tend to run high
during such incidents. To date, only the AD Police and the armored
vigilantes known as the Knight Sabers have had any luck in stopping these
creatures.
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