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An '''automated defence ring''' is a type of unnamed security system designed to discourage interlopers. The ring asks a series of trivia, logic or fill-in-the-blank questions (like those regarding the [[Axustian]] creature, for example), with lethal consequences if you guess wrong. | |||
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This system does not absolutely prevent unauthorized personnel from passing through the ring, it just makes it very ''difficult.'' This is a security trade-off, but unlike a more strident system, you cannot accidentally lock yourself out, as [[The House that Wheeljack Built!|once happened]] to the [[Autobot]] [[Earthforce]]. | This system does not absolutely prevent unauthorized personnel from passing through the ring, it just makes it very ''difficult.'' This is a security trade-off, but unlike a more strident system, you cannot accidentally lock yourself out, as [[The House that Wheeljack Built!|once happened]] to the [[Autobot]] [[Earthforce]]. | ||
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[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] used his experience with automated defence rings to penetrate the one surrounding the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons']] attempt to rebuild [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and destroy the project. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 21 February 2025
An automated defence ring is a type of unnamed security system designed to discourage interlopers. The ring asks a series of trivia, logic or fill-in-the-blank questions (like those regarding the Axustian creature, for example), with lethal consequences if you guess wrong.
This system does not absolutely prevent unauthorized personnel from passing through the ring, it just makes it very difficult. This is a security trade-off, but unlike a more strident system, you cannot accidentally lock yourself out, as once happened to the Autobot Earthforce.
Fiction
[edit]Earthforce
[edit]These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.
Ironhide used his experience with automated defence rings to penetrate the one surrounding the Constructicons' attempt to rebuild Devastator and destroy the project. Desert Island Risks!
