WALL-E

Waste Allocation Load-Lifter Earth class or WALL-E is the titular protagonist of the WALL-E video game and is playable for most of the game.

Description
WALL-E is a 700 year old trash compactor. He is in the shape of a yellow cube, with binocular styled eyes supported on a stalk above the main body. He moves around on two triangular-shaped catapillar tracks that are supported by a wheel in each corner of the triangle. These are attached to the side of the main body. He also has two telescopic arms that support three-fingered, shovel-like hands.

History

He was built by the Buy N Large corporation sometime between 2105 and 2110. He was built as part of the Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class program, which in turn was part of Operation Cleanup. He along with several other WALL-E bots were left on Earth to cleanup the trash left by the humans. However when the plan failed, many WALL-E units were abandoned or shut down, however, the last WALL-E unit, somehow survived for 700 years, and was still in service of collecting and compacting trash on the now-abandoned Earth. During this period, he has develop a sudden personality, a peek of curiosity when finding random human objects and taking them to his truck, and befriending a cockroach, whom he named Hal. He's also developed loneliness, upon attempting to befriend his failed companions.

His time of following his directive is changed, however in 2805, when he discovers a rusted fridge, near his truck. After cutting it apart with his laser, he discovered a living plant inside and placed it in his truck. One day, however, a laser beam of an ARV landed next to WALL-E, as he was heading off to work. The item dropped off by the ship, was a probe named EVE, sent to Earth to find evidence of plant life. WALL-E, becoming infatuated with her, decides to follow her around an abandoned harbor. EVE didn't pay much attention to him, but became impressed when WALL-E carved a statue of her. WALL-E showed his directive to EVE, when asked for.

EVE then told him her directive was "classified" and hovers off, but WALL-E proceeds after her. The two robots, (seemingly getting along with each other) introduce themselves, with WALL-E mispronouncing her name. Then a sandstorm erupts, and EVE flew WALL-E to his truck. WALL-E shows her his treasures of all the years he collected them, including his most recent discovery, a living plant. EVE, (following her programming) takes the plant in her chest, and shuts down.

WALL-E attempts to wake her up, but fails. Saddened, he returns to work, but is suddenly interrupted when EVE's ship returns to collect her. WALL-E jumps to the ARV's ladder in hopes of not losing EVE and journeys across the galaxy, towards the biggest starliners in space, the Axiom.

Upon meeting M-O, he chases after EVE in a transport to the Captain's quarters. Upon reaching the bridge, EVE tells him to stay hidden as she is being opened up. But the plant is seemingly missing. Confused and saddened, Captain McCrea orders GO-4 to take both EVE and WALL-E to the repair ward for maintenance and cleaning.

WALL-E attempts to save EVE, by grabbing hold of her cannon arm and blasting the control panels, freeing the reject bots. Even though concerned of the problems outdone by WALL-E, EVE spark-kissed him in delight. Afterwards, EVE led him to the escape pod, intending to send him back to Earth. WALL-E refuses to leave without her. Suddenly GO-4 who had (surprisingly), stolen the plant, dropped the plant in the pod, and jettisoned both it and WALL-E to space.

After destroying several meteors, WALL-E escapes the pod from a collision course, with a fire extinguisher, but loses it while floating uncontrollably. He is saved by EVE, (who had followed him out of the Axiom) and the two head back into the Axiom. WALL-E returns the plant to her, and both use a tower cart to venture to the Captain's bridge. EVE tells WALL-E to stay put as she flies up the garbage chute, as WALL-E watches her go.

WALL-E decides to climb up the chute, but is struck by a shocked EVE, down towards the garbage airlock. After seeing EVE compacted by the WALL-As, he uses his laser to cut apart the trash around her and rescue her. He brings her back to the chamber, along with M-O, (who had determined to clean WALL-E, followed him and formally introduces himself) and both fix EVE whilst salvaging spare parts.

Once rejoiced, EVE carries him toward the main deck, where they fight off the Stewards. Captain McCrea sees them, and battles AUTO for control of the ship. AUTO angrily tilted the ship, causing the two robots to fall across the ship with the passengers. When seeing the Holo-Detector closing down, WALL-E raced off the pool and jams himself into it to keep it upright. McCrea deactivates AUTO, and a distraught EVE places the palnt in the Holo Detector, sending the ship in full speed, to Earth.

Whilst arriving, EVE rushed WALL-E back to his truck and proceeded to repair and recharge him. When WALL-E returned, he starts reverting back to his original-directive, not noticing EVE in the process. After EVE spark-kissed him goodbye and prepared to leave, WALL-E regains his memory and calls out for EVE. The two robots happily reunite and hold hands.

When helping McCrea, he chased GO-4 trying to steal his plant away and helped the other robots repair themselves. When he and his cockroach Hal finished placing the plant and dirt near his home, he and EVE kissed and fly around the city.

Gameplay abilities
Most of the gameplay in WALL-E revolves around his ability to create, pick up and throw cubes at enemies to destroy them and at buttons/levers to activate doors and platforms. His other major abilities are using his laser to destroy red crates and blue crates and Stewards, as well as changing into box form to destroy grey and blue crates and for passing under obstacles. Minor abilities include using half-pipe ramps to get to higher platforms or gaining speed to jump over large gaps as well as using standard ramps to jump over smaller gaps. Other minor abilities are being able to interact with BNL security panels and Laser Charge stations as well as collecting artifacts.