Silver

Silver is the head engineer in the Barrens and one of the characters Niko meets.

Appearance
Silver is a tall, slender robot woman. Her body is light gray in color and she has long, thick red hair, falling on her forehead with a torn bang, from under which are large, dark red eyes. She wears light violet armor that has glowing blue-green edges, as well as a glowing blue-green circle on the chestplate. She also has black gloves and metal boots.

Personality
Unlike Prophetbot, Silver is a tamed robot, meaning she can act somewhat outside her programming. Due to this her reactions and emotions are more similar to a human's. Silver is pessimistic and reserved, keeping a neutral attitude. When she is first introduced, she gives the impression of a skeptical and melancholic personality. She does not believe that the Sun will fix the World or that the messiah should carry such a burden, but still helps Niko.

Background
According to Kip, Silver appeared in an attempt to create a tamed robot. Kip used herself as a template. Due to problems with complex code, Silver was out of control and did not obey the first three rules of robotics. This led to the "Incident", in which she very badly hurt something or someone. Even after the Author managed to fix it, Kip and her team of scientists lost hope in their creation. As a result, they decided to send Silver to the Wastelands under the pretext of replacing the chief engineer. Kip still regrets that decision, and sometimes wrote letters to her, but Silver found out about the decision to send her to the Wasteland and did not respond to these letters.

Silver performed the work of the chief engineer until the Sun died - after this event all the people and the most important robots were evacuated and Silver was left all alone. Now, Silver's only task is to check the neighborhoods of the Wastes and report on something unusual scientific center in Haven. For the operation of Silver, a power cell was installed at a prudent point, similar to the one we saw at the Outpost, and which it must maintain in order for it to remain in working order. Silver continued the same monotonous life all alone.

In connection with all this, she became pessimistic and closed. When Niko came to this World, Silver helps her with everything she can, although she does not give any joy about the fulfillment of the prophecy. In the mines, she casually recalls Proto and says she hopes that everything is fine with him. Before Niko leaves the Wastelands, Silver invites her to play a game of chess, to which Niko agrees, although he does not play very well. During the game, Silver shares a small part of the history of her past life - about how they decided to send it to the Wasteland, which she saw in other regions. After her victory in the game, she will thank Nico for the game and say that she can no longer linger.

In the end of the “Return of the Sun” it can be seen in amazement looking at the sky, because of which the rays of the Sun make their way.

Main Story
Silver is an important character in Niko's journey. She can first be met in Lookout Point, where she answers some of Niko's questions about the World. After this interaction, Niko can enter the mines, in which Silver explains the mines' history. After Niko has cleaned the Rowbot, it tells them to talk to the head engineer for help fixing its navigation system. Silver gives Niko the amber which will activate the Rowbot's backup tracking system, allowing Niko to enter the Glen. In return, Niko and Silver play a game of chess against each other, as Silver is not able to do so with anyone else in the Barrens. In this game they discuss the Sun and saving the World.

Silver appears in the Return the Sun ending, and is shown looking at the sunlight with apparent amazement.

Solstice Update
In the Solstice update, the Strange Journal will begin to glow in the mines. Silver asks Niko about the journal before giving them the amber, much sooner than in a normal run. Reading the journal in the correct spot summons a minecart that Niko can ride in to a together with Silver you can get into the remote parts of the mines, where she will check the terminals and say that all the wastelands can be seen on the screens. Also there she happens to be meeting with Proto, which ends safely.

In view of the destruction of the cart by the World Machine, Niko, Proto and Silver decide to go in secret by pushing the terminal aside. In the secret path there are rails leading to Glen and a trolley to move on them in which Niko sits. For a while, their path was calm, but, unfortunately, the World Machine made a dam, during which Silver decides to sacrifice himself for Niko and Proto. She holds a passage on her shoulders to give the rest time to escape. As a result, the World Machine destroys its code, sending Particles to it. In the “true ending”, the World Machine “revives” it, correcting the code, and also sends it home.

Just as in the ending of “The Return of the Sun”, it can be seen in amazement looking at the sky, because of which the sun's rays penetrate, but this time the World is completely saved, and Niko returned home.

Trivia
Silver
 * Silver is the only tamed robot in the Barrens, allowing her to perform tasks and decisions not specified by her programming.
 * During a cutscene in the Barrens, Silver displays that she can play chess, and plays a match against Niko. She points out that she is the only robot in the Barrens that can play chess, as the others do not have it included in their programming.
 * While Niko is in the factory in the Refuge, they point out that Kip bears a resemblance to Silver, and wonders if the two are related in any way. Kip tells Niko the truth when talked to while holding the amber.