Scrapgravité is themed around the industrial end-of-line, where things go when they are no longer wanted—only to be redefined by resilience, reinvention, and magnetic purpose. Students of this dorm are masters of repurposing, creating devastating magic from discarded or overlooked elements, and are encouraged to find power in what others throw away, whether materials, history, or parts of themselves. The dorm is unique in that all its members are Voltaris, a species of android-like organisms from a distant planet, infamously known for their adaptability to various forms of existing technology.
What is a Voltari?
Voltaris are a race of mechanical-like beings who came from a distant planet, who has travelled all the way to Twisted Wonderland in order to learn more about other cultures. They are specially known for their ability to mimic vehicles or machinery they find on foreign planets or civilizations, before using said discovery to alter their own adaptable biology by transforming into a replica of the vehicle/machinery in question, which they dub it as "Camouflage Mode". They use this mode to blend in to the foreign surroundings, observing and examining everything, and they also can revert back to their humanoid form, with their appearance altered to resemble the vehicle or machinery they copied, dubbed "Combat Mode", when they sense danger.
Their reasoning for coming to reside in Twisted Wonderland is to protect the inhabitants from a "potential world-class threat" that came from their home planet who aims to conquer other planets, but the only problem is they do not know when the attack will occur. They have done this for several other planets and its civilians too, but ended up failing due to the unpredictability of the attack that caused mass extinctions. Twisted Wonderland was rumored to be the last target according to their sources, so they have chosen to stay in Twisted Wonderland to make sure the threat can be neutralized.
"A dorm founded on the Unstoppable Collector’s spirit of Efficiency. Students in this dorm focuses on resourcefulness, relentless drive, and the ability to turn obstacles into opportunities, seizing what they need and forge success from the remnants of the past."
Dorm Uniform(?):
For this dorm, there is no uniform to note of. Instead, every member in Scrapgravité are apart of the Voltari race, mostly mechanical androids with complex appearances. However in this case, they're mostly construction vehicle Voltaris, with only the intent to organize metallic or electronic material wastes. But there are times when they would act aggressive towards others whenever they were disrupted or disturbed when doing their tasks, which makes other students avoid and distance from them. You would find them in their camouflage form most of the time when you first enter their dorm, since they do not trust others well enough to show their forms.
Character Roster:
He's known back in his home planet as S4L-V0, but locals in Twisted Wonderland has given him the nickname...
Salvo (Twisted off The Giant Magnet)
Salvo, officially designated S4L-V0, is a Voltari—an advanced android-like species designed for industrial work. In his camouflage form as a massive magnet crane, he serves a straightforward function: attracting and sorting metallic refuse. However, unlike many of his kind who have developed multifaceted roles in society, Salvo seems entirely disinterested in anything beyond his original purpose.
A being of few words and even fewer interests, Salvo embodies apathy in machine form. His preferred pastime is simply collecting, crushing, and organizing metallic scraps, often muttering to himself in a low, mechanical hum while he works. When approached about anything unrelated to his duties, his responses range from clipped, monotone answers to outright silence. Many in his dorm describe him as unapproachable, even cold, though in reality, he isn’t hostile—he just doesn’t care enough to engage.
This detached attitude hides a surprisingly introspective mind. While Salvo seems robotic in behavior, he spends long stretches of solitude pondering the concept of "purpose"—why he exists, why others seek goals beyond function, and whether his disinterest in such pursuits makes him flawed or perfectly efficient. He rarely voices these thoughts, but those who have caught him during one of his rare “talkative” moments often find themselves listening to surprisingly philosophical musings about utility, obsolescence, and the transient nature of value.
Despite his lack of enthusiasm for socialization, Salvo is dependable and precise when given a task. His magnetic abilities make him a powerhouse in practical scenarios, and his attention to detail is unmatched when it comes to organization or heavy-duty labor. However, getting him to take on anything outside his self-imposed realm of responsibility requires coaxing—or in some cases, outright trickery.
[SPOILERS FOR BACKSTORY AHEAD]
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Once, S4L-V0 was nothing more than scrap among scrap—a discarded Voltari unit left to rust in a forgotten junkfield on a distant world. Unlike other Voltari models who found new purposes or upgrades, S4L-V0 was abandoned, his systems barely functional, his once-advanced adaptive technology left to corrode into obsolescence.
His fate changed when a foreign explorer from another planet stumbled upon him. Seeing potential in the still-active spark of his core, the explorer brought him to Twisted Wonderland, presenting him as a specimen of rare adaptive tech. Scientists and engineers, fascinated by his unique camouflage capabilities, repaired him piece by piece. Under their observation, S4L-V0 was tested endlessly—his first chosen disguise, a sleek motorcycle, became a staple of their experiments in adaptive design.
But as weeks turned to months, S4L-V0 grew aware of his circumstances. He was not treated as a sentient being, merely a tool to dissect and learn from. The cold, clinical gazes of his handlers made him long for escape, for freedom beyond the sterile walls of a lab.
That chance came unexpectedly—a security breach disrupted the facility. Amid the chaos, S4L-V0 activated his camouflage protocols, slipping away in the form of his motorcycle frame. He fled through the unfamiliar world, hiding from relentless search teams who sought to reclaim their “asset.” Eventually, he stumbled upon a remote junkyard on the outskirts of civilization. There, he abandoned the sleek motorcycle form for a new disguise—a magnet crane, an unremarkable, mundane machine easily overlooked.
In the solitude of the junkyard, S4L-V0 found peace for the first time. Surrounded by metal scraps and silence, he studied the world around him in secret. Observing the habits of humans and beastfolk alike from a distance, he began to understand his “new home,” though he rarely engaged with it directly.
Now, as Salvo, he continues to dwell among discarded things, a ghost of steel and circuits hiding in plain sight. To the world, he is just a crane in a junkyard. To himself, he is a being searching for purpose beyond what others made him for—an observer waiting for the day he might finally step out of the shadows.
Notable Members:
Creature / CR-347 (???) - A massive Voltari unit whose primary function is raw demolition and waste compression, given life by Salvo from your typical stationary junkyard crusher, it behaves less like a machine and more like a giant, excitable puppy… albeit one with the strength to crush steel beams like twigs. Despite its destructive tendencies, Creature’s intentions are rarely malicious. (Twisted off the Giant Crusher)
