<s>
A	O
synthoid	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
type	O
of	O
artificial	O
lifeform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
synthoid	B-Application
"	O
was	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
two-part	O
episode	O
"	O
The	O
Synthoid	B-Application
Conspiracy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
stealth	O
replicate	O
technology	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zartan	O
in	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
Cobra	B-Application
terrorist	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synthoids	B-Application
seem	O
to	O
be	O
molded	O
from	O
a	O
polymer-like	O
material	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
assume	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
duplicating	O
the	O
clothing	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
behavioral	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
for	O
deception	O
and	O
infiltration	O
operations	O
,	O
synthoid	B-Application
units	O
can	O
superficially	O
pass	O
for	O
genuine	O
human	O
beings	O
,	O
exhibiting	O
intelligence	O
and	O
autonomous	O
personality	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
loyalties	O
ever	O
acting	O
in	O
Cobra	B-Application
's	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
synthoids	B-Application
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
self-destruct	O
mechanism	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
remotely	O
triggered	O
to	O
dissolve	O
their	O
bodies	O
into	O
formless	O
gray	O
goo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobra	B-Application
first	O
used	O
the	O
synthoids	B-Application
to	O
replace	O
several	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobra	B-Application
Commander	O
and	O
Zartan	O
also	O
tried	O
to	O
replace	O
Destro	O
with	O
a	O
synthoid	B-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
synthoids	B-Application
posing	O
as	O
Congressional	O
Budget	O
Committee	O
members	O
,	O
the	O
faux	O
commanders	O
proceeded	O
to	O
issue	O
budget	O
cuts	O
and	O
imposed	O
crippling	O
supply	O
restrictions	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
eventually	O
disband	O
the	O
Joe	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
resources	O
were	O
strained	O
to	O
desperation	O
,	O
the	O
Joes	O
eventually	O
caught	O
wind	O
of	O
Cobra	B-Application
's	O
plan	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Destro	O
and	O
managed	O
to	O
deflate	O
it	O
,	O
rescuing	O
the	O
real	O
committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
the	O
synthoids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
one	O
impersonating	O
Duke	O
approached	O
Cobra	B-Application
Commander	O
and	O
gave	O
his	O
identity	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
Commander	O
impulsively	O
decided	O
to	O
dissolve	O
him	O
to	O
verify	O
his	O
identity	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
initiated	O
the	O
function	O
at	O
far	O
too	O
high	O
a	O
setting	O
,	O
causing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
synthoids	B-Application
to	O
deactivate	O
and	O
exposing	O
their	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
two-part	O
episode	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
No	O
Place	O
Like	O
Springfield	O
"	O
,	O
Cobra	B-Application
employed	O
synthoids	B-Application
en	O
masse	O
in	O
a	O
scheme	O
to	O
extract	O
classified	O
information	O
from	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobra	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
covertly	O
capture	O
Shipwreck	O
,	O
placing	O
him	O
under	O
unknowing	O
surveillance	O
in	O
a	O
mock	O
town	O
peopled	O
with	O
synthoid	B-Application
duplicates	O
of	O
his	O
acquaintances	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
of	O
coercing	O
the	O
secret	O
information	O
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
upgraded	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
mass	O
of	O
the	O
synthoid	B-Application
could	O
be	O
reconstituted	O
for	O
repeated	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
instance	O
of	O
synthoids	B-Application
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
synthoid	B-Application
technology	O
later	O
resurfaced	O
in	O
another	O
Sunbow-produced	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Transformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Only	O
Human	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
terrorist	O
named	O
Old	O
Snake	O
captures	O
several	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
downloads	O
their	O
personalities	O
from	O
their	O
robot	O
form	O
into	O
synthoid	B-Application
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synthoids	B-Application
were	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
,	O
being	O
artificial	O
lifeforms	O
with	O
technical	O
specifications	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
synthoid	B-Application
of	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
Zeta	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
received	O
his	O
own	O
spin-off	O
show	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
infiltration	O
unit	O
designed	O
to	O
seek	O
and	O
destroy	O
specific	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
holographically	O
disguise	O
himself	O
as	O
any	O
individual	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
and	O
create	O
custom	O
appearances	O
through	O
mixing	O
physical	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
technology	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
Kim	B-Application
Possible	I-Application
here	O
called	O
"	O
synthodrone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Men	B-Application
in	I-Application
Black	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Series	I-Application
also	O
features	O
this	O
technology	O
,	O
to	O
minimize	O
loses	O
of	O
real	O
human	O
personnel	O
at	O
highly	O
dangerous	O
missions	O
against	O
the	O
Aliens	O
or	O
to	O
erase	O
trace	O
of	O
evidence	O
if	O
an	O
agent	O
identity	O
compromised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
android	O
technology	O
similar	O
to	O
synthoids	B-Application
were	O
in	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
Otherworld	O
.	O
</s>
