User blog comment:Kaihedgie/Surnames for Reploids?/@comment-33173-20140519142339/@comment-33173-20140520014806

Dunno. The government? (MMZ has Neo Arcadia)

Also, X8's ending mentions Reploid production: "When news of Lumine's going Maverick reached the ears of those in power, it was decided that all new generation Reploids with copy abilities still in production would be canceled, and the manufacture and use of copy chips would be terminated.

However, with the development of space in full swing, the demand for these advanced new generation Reploids had not dwindled.

Years later, production in copy chips once again resumed despite the advice on those who had studied their history..."