Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-29817471-20161206184313/@comment-30137764-20161206222033

Nanite mimicry is copying the aspects of a nanite and thus are programmed to act in a particular way. The downside os the nanites could be self-aware and turn on the user. One with the physiology has nanites that can improve BEYOND their programming. They typically won't turn on the user. It is the same difference between the likes of Ultron and a regular mimicing robot that is mimicong ultron. Ultron continues to improve beyind just ultron but a nanite mimicry would just copy ultron but won't fundamentally be him. So they wouldlack some important aspects.