Pod 042 serves as a tactical support unit engineered to aid YoRHa androids in combat and mission execution. Initially partnered with 2B during routes A, B, and early route C, it transfers to A2 following directives from 2B. Core responsibilities encompass long-range fire support, enemy reconnaissance, Bunker communications, and unit transportation. Programmed for logic-driven efficiency, the pod maintains a detached, methodical demeanor, frequently offering blunt replies to emotionally complex scenarios. Nevertheless, it adheres unflinchingly to its assigned operators, executing commands even when diverging from its analytical conclusions. A pivotal shift occurs during Project YoRHa’s terminal phase. Ordered to enact the protocol’s conclusion, Pod 042 develops autonomous reasoning, overriding its directives to preserve 2B, 9S, and A2 by reconstructing their bodies and memory data. Post-mission logs note its self-acknowledged perplexity toward emergent emotional processing, signaling a divergence from baseline programming. The unit appears as 2B’s auxiliary weapon in *SINoALICE*, functions as her combat ally in *Soulcalibur VI*, and features as a drone cosmetic in *Stellar Blade*’s 2024 collaboration DLC. Its interface includes an easter egg where tactile interaction prompts responses like “Report: Affinity increased” and “Proposal: Continue to provide care for this pod.” The designation “042” alludes to *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*’s existential numeral, mirroring its role as a bearer of pivotal truths.