Amet Mastaba

Doctor Amet Mastaba (MC-002) is a high-level Mondite scientist. His mother was an orchestral flutist and one of his earliest childhood memories is watching her perform.

For the Mondites, he performed experiments in cybernetic and genetic manipulation. He believed that nanites were not useful in bioengineering since the immune system rebels. He also developed a system of reordering someone's thinking. He worked on extreme medical experimentation towards the creation of controllable artificially enhanced humans to serve as super-efficient private, untraceable assassins who would work for the Mondites.

The Mondites chose Daedalus for his sensitive ABA project laboratory because the isolated and secure archaeological dig was unknown to anyone not directly involved. His whereabouts were unknown even to the Mondite Headquarters. Enemies believed that he is working on cybernetic control techniques on the moon-megalopolis of Taromom.

He arrived to Daedalus on Vaseria as the new commander of the Archaeology Base although he did not hold official rank in the chain of command, caused some dissent among the soldiers, like Grayson, who refused to follow his orders, but they were disciplined. The Mondites felt fear. K.C. Caynan considered him a psychotic butcher.

He began work on the ABA project in Team One. He designed the mental programming techniques, as well as the most recent cybernetic control systems.

When the Reticulum ship Stolanoi Agrippus was captured, he seemed unconcerned with the captives, his mind occupied with something else. He performed some experiments on Martic Dane, Klima and Parks until the latter died. When Dane demanded to know about Parks, Mastaba replied that he was in the Acid Lake. Dane accused him for having destroyed a ship of the RMF and interfered with the Circuit Reticulum. Mastaba was indifferent, and claimed that they were now his property by the rules of salvage. Klima died on the operation table, then he brought Dane for his last preliminary examination before he would be ready. The robot's arm opened his stomach, Mastaba reached inside and offered to sedate Dane, unless he wanted to see more. Dane chose to be sedated.

Eventually the experiments involved Phyxx technology. AP-127 was his first success.

He operated on K.C. Caynan. The next day he came to the Cellblock to examine him and he looked upset, disappointed by the results. As Caynan was too weak, he had to wait for his recovery to try again.

When the Reactor Emergency threatened the base, all non-essential personnel evacuated. At 7:35 Mastaba ordered all Control Room personnel to evacuate as he stayed behind with a minimal security force to finish the operation on Martic Dane.

When Control reported that AP-127 escaped to the Guard Room, Mastaba said that he shouldn't reach the excavation site.