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An {{nihongo|'''Artificial Mage'''|人造魔導師|Jinzō Madōshi}} is a [[human]] being artificially enhanced through mostly surgical means or biological manipulation to create a highly compatible base body for augmentation of [[mana|magical reserves]] or strong [[magic]]al control. Ethical concerns and a very low success rate has made the research into it a thing of the past and creation of artificial mages is outlawed by the [[TSAB]].<ref>http://imgur.com/1pmlbEe</ref>

== Technology ==
Unlike [[Combat Cyborg]]s, whose bodies are enhanced from birth, artificial mages are made with the concept of adding potential to a partly developed human being (whether they were a [[mage]] or not prior to the treatment is irrelevant).<ref>http://imgur.com/YgdC7u9</ref> There are different types of artificial mages:

* The variation that [[Jail Scaglietti]] created was based on the Relic weapons of the [[ancient Belka]]n [[Saint King]]s, who merged artificial [[Relic|energy crystals]] with their [[Linker Core]]s to freely draw upon its energy. Ordinarily, only the Saint kings could use these energy crystals, but Jail's research focused on finding a mass producible core as well as compatible subjects so he could make improvements to the process. [[Zest Grangaitz]] and [[Lutecia Alpine]] were the result of his research into the Relic weapons.<ref>http://imgur.com/y1YNu7o</ref>
* The highly illegal [[Project Fate]] aimed to produce ideal copies of living or dead mages by {{wp|cloning}} them and transferring their memories and personalities to the clones. The project was spearheaded by [[Jail Scaglietti]], whose work was then completed and perfected by [[Precia Testarossa]].

== Examples ==
* [[Zest Grangaitz]], a clone of his namesake, a [[TSAB]] investigator killed in the [[Combat Cyborg Incident]]
* [[Erio Mondial]], a clone of his namesake, a child of a rich [[Mid-Childa]]n family who died at birth
* [[Jail Scaglietti]], the end result of the [[Unlimited Desire]] project, as well as his twelve (unactivated) clones whose embryos he placed in the [[Number]]s' wombs
* [[Vivio Takamachi]], a clone of [[Olivie Sägebrecht]], the last [[Saint King]] of [[Belka]]
* [[Fate Testarossa]], a clone of [[Alicia Testarossa]], created by her mother [[Presea Testarossa|Presea]] in an attempt to resurrect her

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==See also==
* [[Familiar]], another kind of artificial being
* [[Cyborg]]

== References ==
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