Upgrade

Upgrade was one of the four original Steam Powered Giraffe band members. She was portrayed by Erin Burke, who left the band in 2011 due to creative differences and to pursue her acting career.

Appearance
Upgrade was a pink robot with mid-length wavy hair. She had winged eyeliner and silver colored lips. She wore all black — a long black dress with a red petticoat, black gloves, stockings, shoes, and knit cap.

Personality and Traits
Upgrade daydreamed of growing up and becoming a princess or a hover tank. When introducing herself relative to her bandmates, she described herself as “the pretty one”.

History
Upgrade was built back in 1896 along with the other automatons. In 1941 when America entered World War II, Upgrade served as medical nurse through the duration. Once again in 1965 the robots were called upon by the US Military, this time for Vietnam. During this time, Upgrade decides to take a stand against violence and joins the hippie movement for four years, unbeknownst to her fellow bandmates. In 1969 Upgrade attempted to pursue a solo singing career, though it was shortlived as she was found by Peter Walter V and brought back to San Diego. In 1996 Upgrade recieves her final upgrade as her stubborn AI will not allow any further updates past that year. Finally, in 2011 Upgrade left Steam Powered Giraffe to pursue her dream of becoming a princess