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-'''21-419''' was one of the younger robots in the [[Order of the Automata]], a long-suffering confidant to the [[Captain (Peace and Quiet)|Captain]] of the [[Order of the Automata's Void Ship]].
+{{Character
+|title1= 21-419
+|image1= 21-419 in The Frost King's Treasure.png
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+|aka=
+|born=
+|died=
+|species= Robot
+|gender= Male
+|residence= [[Automatia]]
+|occupation=
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+|creator(s)=
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+|first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Peace and Quiet (short story)|Peace and Quiet]]''
+|also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]''
+|copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]<br><small>(concept)</small><br>[[Aristide Twain]]<br><small>(design)</small>
+}}'''The Ancient One''' was the founder of the [[Order of the Automata]], appearing as a humanoid copper robot, faintly resembling a [[Clockwork Cherub]]. '''21-419''' was one of the younger robots in the [[Order of the Automata]], a long-suffering confidant to the [[Captain (Peace and Quiet)|Captain]] of the [[Order of the Automata's Void Ship]].
+== Biography ==
 He was by the Captain's side throughout the execution of the Captain's ill-thought-out plan to capture [[Marksmanship-522]], who was believed by the Captain to be the reincarnation of [[the Ancient One]], and then beam him directly into the throne room of the [[Salamandyr Emperor]] in order to have him halt the [[Salamandyr]]s' invasion of [[Automatia]]. After Marksmanship succeeded by sheer luck, only to witness the now-moot return of the real Ancient One, 21-419 was tasked with piloting the Void Ship to take Marksmanship back to the [[Interdimensional Tavern]], from which he had been abducted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Peace and Quiet (short story)|Peace and Quiet]]'')
+Some time later, as [[Christmas]] preparations started in Automatia, the four-armed Captain gave the Ancient One a tour of the realm to show him what he'd missed, with 21-419 toddling along. As they were passing through the market-place, they received a letter delivered by the [[Interdimensional Post Office]], addressed to the Ancient One and inviting him to a quest for treasure in the Land of [[Manik]]. However, deeming that it was to soon after his resurrection to go gallivanting off on more adventures, the Ancient One passed on the opportunity, but gave his invitation to [[21-419]], who went instead.
+It subsequently transpired that the invitation was one of many which been sent as a trap by [[Darius]], to any and everyone against whom he had any kind of grudge — a list which also included the [[Copper-Colored Cupid]]s, the [[Interdimensional Tavern]]'s waitstaff, [[Madame Tarsa]], and legitimately-dangerous parties such as the [[Retconning Crocodile]]s and the [[New Wellsian Empire|Five Surviving Wellsians]]. However, he was soundly defeated by 21-419 and the other treasure-seekers, who discovered that the treasure was real after all. Having heard that the Ancient One was unhappy with the simple wooden chair he used as a throne, which made his joints ache, 21-419 retrieved an ornate throne from the hoard and brought it back to Automatia as a gift for the Ancient One, in addition to the treasure he'd selected for himself, a “lovely goblet” which he intended to use “for holding oil in”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]'')
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 [[Category:Automatia individuals]]
 [[Category:Dimensional Travellers]]
+[[Category:Recurring Characters]]