Contrivance Engine
The Contrivance Engine is a machine developed by Brainstorm in his time aboard the Lost Light. It presumably makes weird things happen.
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]At some point prior to December 24th, Brainstorm designed and built the Contrivance Engine. It made the Lost Light look all Christmas-y, with the cloaking machine looking suspiciously similar to a mechanical pine tree and its boosters resembling Christmas ornaments. Silent Light
Notes
[edit]- Contrivance. Noun.
- something that causes things to happen in a story in a way that does not seem natural or believable
- the use of contrivances in a story
- a machine or piece of equipment made with skill and cleverness