A.L.I.E. 2.0

The Flame
Type	Artificial intelligence
Origin	Polaris
Creator	Becca Franco
Used by	Becca (former) Commanders (former) Lexa (former) Clarke Griffin (former) Madi (current)
Seasons	Three, Four, Five
First appearance	Thirteen

“	That thing is what will save us. A.L.I.E. didn't understand what it meant to be human, but A.L.I.E 2 will.	”
— Becca

A.L.I.E. 2.0, also known as the Spirit of the Commander is an artificial intelligence residing on a cybernetic implant, the Flame, created by neuroscientist Becca. It is designed to allow an AI to directly interface with the human brain and augment it. A.L.I.E. 2.0 holds the memory and consciousness of all previous hosts (a.k.a. Commanders).

Overview

The A.I. known as A.L.I.E. 2.0 was the second iteration of the program created by Becca. Becca started creating the second version after its predecessor, A.L.I.E., stated that it would fix the "root problem" of "too many people". Becca believed A.L.I.E. failed because it was incapable of understanding what it meant to be human. Thus Becca didn't design A.L.I.E. 2 to be a conscious, sentient A.I. in the way that its predecessor was, but to interface with humanity on a biological level. She believed this would allow it to understand basic human feelings and desires.

The Flame itself is actually a cybernetic implant created by neuroscientist Becca. It is a passive artificial intelligence that merges with an organic brain via the brainstem, and shares and stores information. The Flame produces a projected consciousness that takes on the form of past Commanders, which is where the 'Spirit of the Commanders' comes from. Through these projections, the current Commander is given guidance and memories are shared.

A.L.I.E. 2.0 interfaces directly with people on a biological level via surgical implantation in the back of the neck. Upon leaving Polaris, Becca implanted it into her neck when she came down to Earth and became the first Commander. She used genetic modification so that her body would not reject the A.I. (as Carl Emerson's did).

Only those with Nightblood can bond with the Flame. When not in use, the chip retracts and goes inert. It is activated with the Latin phrase "ascende superius" ("up higher" or "seek higher things"), and deactivated with the Latin phrase "quia nunc vale" ("goodbye for now").

Spirit of the Commander

Main article: Nightbloods

Becca Pramheda, the first commander

The Grounders don't know that it's an A.I, to them its origins are shrouded in myths, and enshrined as the "Flame", a receptacle of the wisdom and spirit of previous Commanders.

Due to the rejection of A.L.I.E. 2.0 from non-Nightblood hosts, only other Nightbloods can receive the Flame and become Commander. The Fleimkepa is responsible for retrieval of the Flame from the previous Commander and overseeing the Conclave for the selection of the new Commander. The Flame is then implanted in the newly chosen Commander during a ceremony of Ascension.

It is shown that the Flame literally keeps the spirits of the previous Commanders within it, or at least copies of their minds. The current Commander can use the Flame to call upon the previous Commanders for wisdom. However, one of these spirits is Sheidheda, the Dark Commander which requires a Separation Ritual calling upon the spirits of the previous Commanders to isolate Sheidheda from the current Commander.

In Matryoshka, Raven Reyes realizes that Sheidheda has managed to somehow manipulate the AI into isolating the code containing the spirits of the other Commanders. As a result, Raven believes that the code containing the spirits can be deleted and thus they can remove Sheidheda from the Flame for good.

Appearances

Season Three
Episode	Appearance Status
Wanheda (Part 1)	Absent
Wanheda (Part 2)	Absent
Ye Who Enter Here	Absent
Watch the Thrones	Absent
Hakeldama	Absent
Bitter Harvest	Absent
Thirteen	Appears
Terms and Conditions	Absent
Stealing Fire	Appears
Fallen	Absent
Nevermore	Appears
Demons	Appears
Join or Die	Appears
Red Sky at Morning	Appears
Perverse Instantiation (Part 1)	Appears
Perverse Instantiation (Part 2)	Appears

Season Four
Episode	Appearance Status
Echoes	Appears
Heavy Lies the Crown	Absent
The Four Horsemen	Appears
A Lie Guarded	Absent
The Tinder Box	Absent
We Will Rise	Absent
Gimme Shelter	Absent
God Complex	Absent
DNR	Appears
Die All, Die Merrily	Absent
The Other Side	Absent
The Chosen	Absent
Praimfaya	Absent

Season Five
Episode	Appearance Status
Eden	Absent
Red Queen	Absent
Sleeping Giants	Absent
Pandora's Box	Absent
Shifting Sands	Absent
Exit Wounds	Appears
Acceptable Losses	Absent
How We Get to Peace	Absent
Sic Semper Tyrannis	Appears
The Warriors Will	Absent
The Dark Year	Absent
Damocles (Part 1)	Absent
Damocles (Part 2)	Absent

Season Six
Episode	Appearance Status
Sanctum	Absent
Red Sun Rising	Absent
The Children of Gabriel	Mentioned
The Face Behind the Glass	Absent
The Gospel of Josephine	Absent
Memento Mori	Absent
Nevermind	Absent
The Old Man and the Anomaly	Absent
What You Take With You	Absent
Matryoshka	Absent
Ashes to Ashes	Absent
Adjustment Protocol	Absent
The Blood of Sanctum	Absent

Notes and Trivia

• The A.L.I.E. hologram is version 1.0 while version 2.0 is the chip known as the Spirit of the Commander or the Flame.
  • A.L.I.E. has been searching for A.L.I.E. 2.0 since Becca locked her up in the house on the island and went to Polaris to work on version 2.
• The access code to A.L.I.E. 2.0 was the Latin phrase ascende superius, meaning "up higher". It was discovered by Sinclair when he translated a phrase in Becca's book.
  • Madi changed the pass phrase in season 5.
• In "Perverse Instantiation (Part 2)", the Flame was able to create signs and assist Clarke Griffin while she was in the City of Light, appearing to her as both Lexa and Becca and aiding her in finding A.L.I.E.'s kill switch.
• In "Sic Semper Tyrannis", Madi accepted the Flame and became the Commander.

Gallery

• The Flame is activated.
• The Flame is implanted into a new successor.
• The Flame - BTS

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See Also

• A.L.I.E.
• Mind Drive