#carlski

Amanda is in RK800’s(Connor) system so it is safe to assume the RK-series was already in development before Elijah Kamski left CyberLife 10 years ago. He personally gifted RK200(Markus) to Carl which means Markus had served him for over a decade and the accident that disabled him happened before that. You can see a smaller/draft version of the painting at Elijah’s place in Carl’s mansion. Carl probably gave him a painting as a thank you gift for helping him during his depression. 

I like to think Elijah and Carl’s friendship started during Carl’s golden age. By that time the newly-found CyberLife would did some side-projects to support their Android research. Elijah introduced himself at an exhibition where his company provided technical support. Carl thought he was just another fan who wanted his money or a good fuck but Elijah (he ace, wink wink) simply admired his art and philosophy. Elijah was intelligent enough to grasp Carl’s attention and they bonded pretty well. This somehow worsened Carl’s relationship with Leo because his son failed at school at the age when Elijah had finished his education and started his own business. Yep Carl was a terrible parent before Markus. When Elijah visited Carl to watch him paint, he would brush Markus off and Markus would read and play the piano and play chess with himself and his system still blocked him from entering the studio stating “leave daddies alone” :3

Now although the RK-series is a special unit, I believe Elijah sent Markus to Carl with no ill will. If he meant to let Carl nurture a deviant, this experiment would have lasted 10+ years and yielded no fruition before the story events. I won’t say he did not expect anything from Carl but Elijah’s main intention was to have his most advanced invention taking good care of the man he loved. On the other hand, Sis thinks Elijah was up to no good and knew Carl, being so sentimental and empathetic, would help Markus develop an independent personality so it was indeed his little deviant experiment.