Buddy was a service robot who accompanied Acetylene Lamp when he was shipwrecked. Buddy was programmed to protect humans, and would provide Lamp with food and companionship.
Personality[]
As an older model of robot, Buddy had limited AI. He attempted to learn from Lamp and other humans he had known, at one point trying to tell Lamp a joke. He would send SOS messages through a homemade device, and would bring Lamp fresh fish and fruit on a daily basis. Buddy also maintained a shelter out of the sun for Lamp. Buddy also provided moral support and encouragement that a rescue would come soon.
Lamp and Buddy became friends, with Lamp so interested in Buddy's ability to emote like a human that Lamp swore it would make a scientific breakthrough if they could get off the island. For Lamp's birthday, Buddy decided to obtain ripe papaya from the top of the island. A volcano unexpectedly erupted at the top of the island's peak, stranding Buddy there. Lamp was rescued just in time by a search crew, but Buddy was left on the island and assumed for dead. This left Lamp with a lot of anguish and regret.
Buddy and his friend in his new life
Unbeknownst to Lamp, Buddy is now living in Metro City, with a young archaeologist who found him on the island. Buddy remembers having a human friend who called him Buddy, but can no longer remember Lamp's name or who he was.