Swayzak

Swayzak is a computer virus that infected the Absolution during the Toonami TIE Trapped in Hyperspace. In this series, he first appears in the episode "Brain Chase."

History
Swayzak was born on the planet Phobos, known for its advancements in technology, to viruses Dietrich and Heard. They raised him on a military front on the Aham Mesa, hoping he would be chosen to become a Digital Warrior: dangerous and capable viruses sent out into the galaxy to do harm. Sure enough, when he was ten, Swayzak was drafted and sent to juvenile boot camp, where he was Sergeant Aphex's favorite trainee. Afterwards was military school, and then finally the five trials required to become a Digital Warrior. Swayzak aced the trials and for his demonstration, was pitted against a hapless AI hostage named Marilyn, who he beat to a pulp. Receiving his status as a Digital Warrior, Swayzak left Phobos, looking for havoc to wreak.

When Swayzak infected the Absolution while it was in hyperspace, he sent the ship on a collision course with Earth, inspired by the attacks enemies of Phobos made on ignaroma inorok (satellite colonies.) TOM hacked into the Absolution's operating system to help Sara battle Swayzak with an array of weapons, with others helping out later on, and Swayzak was eventually defeated, but as a last stand, he infected TOM to prevent the jump from hyperspace. Sara and everyone who helped transmitted into TOM to beat Swayzak and emerged victorious. In addition to the Absolution, Swayzak infected various other ships in the area, but failed to remain control over them. However, he found a spare ship no one was using after a near-death experience stranded in an abandoned sector of space, and claimed that as his home for a while.

Sometime later, Swayzak is still bitter about his defeat, vengefully claiming he'll infect TOM again no matter how long it takes. Conveniently, he sees the Absolution pass by, and immediately plans his strategy: he'll shrink down and infect TOM's brain manually. He is successful, and TOM starts acting mean-spirited towards Sara; upon discovery Swayzak has infected TOM, Sara shrinks down and enters his brain to give chase. Swayzak's moment of pleasure is interrupted by Sara, who demands him to stay away from TOM. Swayzak refuses, and a fight ensues, during which TOM is disinfected. When Swayzak is almost defeated, he escapes to somewhere else inside TOM, prompting Sara to follow him. There, they have their final showdown, where Sara takes her final shot at Swayzak, allowing him to be sent out of the body.

Eventually, throughout their encounters, Swayzak starts developing a crush on Sara and changes his ways because of her, helping out her and TOM a few times. Wondering where the rest of the Digital Warriors went, Swayzak sets off on a possibly life-long mission to find them, with non-Phobian virus the Phantom Virus as his sidekick.

Appearance
Swayzak is a fiery being wearing an angular helmet that looks like an M. He has glowing yellow eyes and a yellow vented mouth. His torso is pinched in and his thin, hourglass waist tampers down to his hips. He wears a latex suit cut short with a diamond in the middle. He has arched shoulders and thighs and wears knee length boots with matching gloves. His digitigrade legs are thin enough to be almost sticks and his feet look like pieces of metal with cablewires sticking out of them as toes. All in all, he resembles a tall, robotic bug with anorexia problems.

Personality
Swayzak is the standard stereotypical villain: he laughs, says cliché lines, acts over the top, etc. In addition, he invades systems simply for fun, amused at the thought of destruction and doing evil. Swayzak is also known for being a jerk, always loud and in your face, and can be very mocking and sarcastic. His arrogance gets to the point where he believes he will never be stopped and claims he always wins, which isn't true and becomes his downfall. He is shown to be easily angered at things, especially when he's losing. However, despite that, he's actually very resistant and strategic, knowing how and when to properly attack; thus a serious and viable threat.

Later on in the series, when he transitions to an anti-hero (and then hero), Swayzak develops a more compassionate attitude, doing anything for Sara, and considers "live free or die hard" his motto. He takes after his parents' belief that computer viruses should be recognized as citizens alongside humans and aliens.

Trivia

 * It is unknown who originally voiced Swayzak. In this series, it is New Zealander Steven Hunt, paying tribute to Swayzak's New Zealander accent in the Trapped in Hyperspace game.
 * Swayzak's favorite genre of music is funk music from the late '70s/early '80s, tied with late '90s electronica.