Beta during the transformation process to duplicate Alex Rogan's appearance.
Simuloids are a type of non-organic life form.
Overview and physiology[]
A Simuloid has the ability to alter his or her physical form and take on the appearances of another individual, in a kind of cellular metamorphosis. Simuloids are not allowed to be Starfighters, or fight in any capacity, per Rylan law.
As synthetic life forms, Simuloids are designed to take the form of any Starfighter whilst the Starfighter is deployed. Centurai's Simuloid was first introduced to Alex when Centauri asked Alex to shake hands with his "robot", who pricked Alex's hand to take a DNA sample, then exited the vehicle. The Simuloid then made its way to Alex's residence at the Starlight Starbright Trailer Park, where the DNA soon grew into skin and other living tissue, eventually making a perfect replica of Alex.
The Simuloid "Beta"[]
Alex Rogan had just such a Simuloid, "Beta," take over for him to hide, from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada, the fact that he was not on Earth and was beyond the reach of the Zando-Zan assassins ("hit-beasts," as Centauri called them) dispatched to kill him and thereby completely eradicate the Rylos Starfighter Corps.