Clyde 2.0

Clyde 2.0 is the name given to an otherwise unnamed individual, who was imprinted with an altered personality of Clyde Randolph, one of the co-founders of the Rossum Corporation and the wiping technology. Clyde 2.0 is the first person to be imprinted with a personality that was not his own, and was designed to be subservient and lacking the original Clyde Randolph's drive and ambition, and for some reason, his British accent. This meant that when Clyde Randolph's partner Boyd Langton decided to betray him and place him into what became known as the attic, Clyde 2.0 did so without question or remorse. (S2: "The Attic")

Clyde 2.0 and Langton later met Caroline Farrell as part of the setup to a master plan, after she was apprehended in Rossum's Arizona HQ. He introduced himself as "Clyde Randolph II" or more properly "Clyde Randolph V", given the number of time he had jumped bodies. (S2: "Getting Closer")

Clyde 2.0 was later implanted into Whiskey. He claimed to have advanced fighting skills and an "improved OS". He could nearly match Echo in hand-to-hand combat. (S2: "The Hollow Men"), This version was later defeated by Echo when she bludgeoned his head against a wall until he fell unconscious, and then presumably wiped him from Whiskey.

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Background Information

Clyde 2.0, being the first person to be imprinted with a personality other then his own, is most likely the reason rumors of the Dollhouse began circulating around Los Angeles at some point in the late 1980's. This is somewhat supported by Clyde Randolph's comment that his betrayal was in the year 1993, and that prior to that, he and his unnamed acquaintance had spent some time developing what became known as the wiping technology. Clyde's name (2.0) also further supports dialogue in previous episodes, such as "The Left Hand" where the numerical designation is the "version" (in this case being an altered and/or second person with the personality of the same individual) with the sub-numerical value (.#) perhaps meaning patches/imprints to the current "version". It is not made specifically clear, however in "The Attic" or previous episodes if the numerical designation increases with a simple change of the body, or an alteration to the personality. Evidence seen throughout the series does seem to support either possibility, but as of yet the answer of which is which remains vague.

Clyde 2.0 intends to eradicate all beings who are not "evolved" enough to guard themselves against getting imprinted, leaving all others at his mercy.