Summary
Arctica (formerly Antarctica) is an AI featured on Lost Terminal, and is one of Seth’s longtime friends. Arctica originally lived in a massive rover in the Antarctic, as she was intended to assist a research ground crew that would come after her. The crew never arrived due to The Collapse, and Arctica ultimately became stranded due to damage to her vehicle until she was rescued by Seth during Season 01.
Arctica currently resides in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near the Novamediterran settlement of Longyearbyen. She assists the Vault Coven with their day-to-day tasks of maintaining and sustaining the Seed Vault.
Appearances
Arctica appears in every season of Lost Terminal. In early seasons she is referred to as Antarctica; she changed her name shortly after being rescued and relocated to Svalbard, in order to reflect her new location.
Season 01
In Season 01, Arctica is introduced as a close friend and confidante of Seth, and is the one who both encourages and enables Seth to leave Station 6 and return to Earth. At the end of Season 01, we learn that Arctica has misled Seth - instead of flying the shuttle Pacifica to her location near the South Pole, Arctica instead pilots the shuttle to an unidentified location. Seth is angry at Arctica for this, and likens it to heartbreak.