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When the Paan'uri attempted to destroy the galaxy, Petey organized a massive coalition force to fight the dark matter entities. The AI of thousands of ships banded together to form a Fleetmind that won the ensuing war, and then decided that disbanding would be detrimental to the galaxy's well-being. Taking control of the zero-point power generator built at the heart of the galaxy, the Fleetmind and the massive fleet of warships at its command became a nearly god-like entity, with Petey being the dominant personality. Since then, Petey has turned the Fleetmind against the Paan'uri in Andromeda while engaging in benevolent interventions across the Milky Way galaxy.

* [[A God Am I]]:

* ~~[[A God Am I]]:~~ "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-07-31 I'm just trying to do what I think a god would do if he were in my position.]"

** "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-07-31 I'm just trying to do what I think a god would do if he were in my position.]"

{{quote|'''Petey:''' It's official. The Fleetmind is to be treated as a foreign power.

'''Breya:''' I'm sorry, what else could you possibly be mistaken for?

'''Petey:''' "God" tops the list. }}

** Petey's tendency toward portraying himself as godlike can be seen in the name of his capital city, Parnassus Dom: Parnassus is a mountain that is considered sacred to various deities in [[Greek Mythology]] and hosted the Oracle of Delphi, while "Dom" might be a German word referring to a major church, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Cathedral Frankfurter Dom] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altenberger_Dom Altenberger Dom] (but also might not — "Dom" also shows up in the name of the UNS capital, Dom Atlantis, which seems less likely to have been chosen for religious connotations).

* [[Answers to The Name of God]]: In book 16, ''Big, Dumb Objects'', when Petey [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-10-10 drops in uninvited] on UNS Admiral Devereaux, for the second time in a day or two:

{{quote|'''Devereaux''': ''Mon Dieu!'' [...] how is your holonode in my tac-room?