▁send , ▁and ▁even ▁to ▁' prote ct ing ' ▁Bel ld andy ▁from ▁Ke i ichi ▁Mor is ato . ▁ ▁Ban pe i ▁has ▁gradually ▁gained ▁many ▁new ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁Sk uld ▁continues ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁add - ons ▁or ▁new ▁functionality ▁for ▁him . ▁Origin ally , ▁he ▁required ▁a ▁direct ▁power ▁connection ▁via ▁an ▁external ▁cable ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁a ▁battery . ▁This ▁allows ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁anywhere ▁for ▁extended ▁periods ▁of ▁time ; ▁however , ▁when ▁the ▁battery ▁runs ▁low ▁Ban pe i ▁has ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁and ▁enter ▁memory ▁pres ervation ▁mode . ▁ ▁Ban pe i ' s ▁program ▁continues ▁to ▁evol ve ▁on ▁its ▁own : ▁Ban pe i ▁gained ▁sent ience , ▁an ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁life ▁and , ▁after ▁meeting ▁Sig el , ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁love . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁Sig el ▁is ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁Ban pe i , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁dis heart ened , ▁and ▁sp ends ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁energy ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁appreciate ▁him ; ▁he ▁will ▁also ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁risk ▁serious ▁damage ▁to ▁himself ▁if ▁only ▁to ▁help ▁her . ▁His ▁emot ional ▁circuit ▁will ▁work ▁at ▁varying ▁degrees , ▁from ▁being ▁completely ▁shut ▁off , ▁to ▁being ▁almost ▁alive ; ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁it ▁has ▁gained ▁stability , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁he ▁remains ▁" al ive " ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁express ▁em otion , ▁Ban pe i ▁will ▁at ▁times ▁use ▁a