▁mem ories . ▁Re - l ▁later ▁rejo ins ▁him ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁truth ▁behind ▁the ▁Pro x ies ▁and ▁the ▁dom es . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁among ▁other ▁things ▁that ▁dom es ▁are ▁all ▁created ▁by ▁Pro x ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁people ▁inhab iting ▁them ▁who ▁are ▁created ▁in ▁special ▁inc ub ators . ▁ ▁Setting ▁In ▁the ▁Rom de au ▁ar col ogy , ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁divided ▁between ▁several ▁entities : ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁Health ▁& ▁W elf are ▁Bureau , ▁and ▁the ▁Security ▁Bureau , ▁are ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁all ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁an ▁Administr ator ▁who ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Reg ent " ▁and ▁grand father ▁of ▁" R . E . A . L ." ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁Auto Re iv ▁types ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁either ▁" Comp an ion " ▁or ▁" Ent ou rage ", ▁depending ▁on ▁their ▁role . ▁There ▁are ▁others ▁designed ▁for ▁le is ure ▁or ▁combat ▁functions ; ▁Auto Re iv s ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁of ▁varying ▁degrees ▁of ▁cy ber net ic ▁complexity , ▁as ▁witness ed ▁by ▁Auto Re iv s ▁on ▁occasion ▁producing ▁blood ▁spl atter ▁when ▁shot ▁and ▁killed . ▁ ▁The ▁humans ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁grown ▁in ▁artificial ▁w omb s ▁but ▁are ▁still ▁bi olog ically ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁ancest ors . ▁N umer ous ▁times ▁throughout ▁the ▁series ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁humans ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁dom es