Android etching

Androids are naturally etched in Android Blue on fabrication, but androids can be etched later to other colors. Android etching is reserved for Android Escorts, Military Androids and Elite bodyguards, making an etched android a status symbol in society.

Legislation and permits
To prevent androids from disguising themselves as humans, androids are obligated by law to being etched in a color clearly distinguishable from human skin. Android Blue is the only color which does not require a special permit for etching. Other colors require a complex bureaucratic process certifying that the etching is permanent and will not degrade into human color. The cost of the permit makes it that only a limited number of companies in Midoria can etch their androids. The only institutions allowed to etching androids are Android Training companies, the most common kind being Android Escort Training companies.

Common etching colors
Common colors used for etching androids belong in the Pastel palette. Pink, purple, cyan, orange and light red are the mostly used colors for etching android escorts.

Military androids are etched in camouflage patterns, and bodyguard androids are often seen in two color patterns separated by straight lines.