Editing M.A.S.S. Device

:''The M.A.S.S. Device is a piece of technology from the [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]] continuity.''
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Created by [[Cobra]] munitions manufacturer [[Destro]], the '''M.A.S.S. Device''' is a powerful teleportation system able to traverse interplanetary distances. The device is powered by three "catalytic elements" which must reach "transmutational synergistic stasis" for the machine to function It has not, however, been perfected: though travellers do reach their destination, they are burned alive in the process. To date, only Destro himself has proven able to survive use of the M.A.S.S. Device, due to his partially cybernetic physiology.
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==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Returning to the [[Decepticobracropolis]], island headquarters of the Cobra/Decepticon alliance, Destro ordered the M.A.S.S. Device prepared so that he and a squadron of [[Crimson Guard]]smen could travel to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a face-to-face talk with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Every single guardsman was immolated by the journey, still dying horribly in interdimensional fire as they arrived in Megatron's throneroom, leaving a slightly "frayed and tattered" Destro the only survivor—exactly as he had predicted. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Intending to use the M.A.S.S. Device to reach Cybertron himself, [[Snake-Eyes]] performed a meditation ritual, focusing his control of body and mind in the belief that it would allow him to survive the journey. Thinking that Snake-Eyes had defected to Cobra, a revenge-seeking [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] tackled the ninja into the M.A.S.S. Device portal, and the pair were set adrift in the [[Transwarp|void between worlds]]. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}
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==Notes==
*The M.A.S.S. Device was the central macguffin of the original ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' animated mini-series, which revolved around the search for its three catalytic elements: radioactive crystals, heavy water, and meteor dust. Its name stands for "Molecular Assembler Scrambler Sender", though when IDW introduced the machine into their comic book continuity, it was changed to "Multipoint Asynchronous Subether Station".
*''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' is coloured to appear as if it is printed on older paper that has yellowed with time, but in a cute trick, the light of the M.A.S.S. Device is stark white, as if it were ''so bright'' that it was burning the yellow off the page.

==External links==
*[http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/M.A.S.S. The M.A.S.S. Device at Joepedia]

[[Category: G.I. Joe]]