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===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ||
Positive reinforcement prisons were among the many wartime innovations developed by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]] in the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. It never got off the ground; Prowl believed that by giving its prisoners exactly what they wanted, the device wasn't much of a punishment. Instead, the two went on to develop [[Spark extractor|spark extraction]], which became the primary method by which | Positive reinforcement prisons were among the many wartime innovations developed by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]] in the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. It never got off the ground; Prowl believed that by giving its prisoners exactly what they wanted, the device wasn't much of a punishment. Instead, the two went on to develop [[Spark extractor|spark extraction]], which became the primary method by which the [[Autobot]]s detained criminals and prisoners of war. | ||
Millions of years later, Mesothulas—now calling himself [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] | Millions of years later, Mesothulas—now calling himself [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]—briefly imprisoned Prowl in a positive reinforcement prison while he webbed up his old colleague. In his artificially-induced simulation, Prowl experienced a dream of a utopian postwar [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] personally thanked him for his pragmatism and told Prowl that he was right all along. The dream was cut short when Tarantulas disconnected Prowl from the prison, and teased him for questioning its effectiveness. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} | ||
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]] | [[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]] | ||
[[Category:Restraining devices]] | [[Category:Restraining devices]] | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 4 June 2017
- Positive reinforcement prisons are devices from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family
The positive reinforcement prison is a subtle yet effective means of incapacitating captured enemies: a device designed to keep its target docile by continually feeding them a simulation of their greatest desires.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Positive reinforcement prisons were among the many wartime innovations developed by Prowl and Mesothulas in the early days of the Great War. It never got off the ground; Prowl believed that by giving its prisoners exactly what they wanted, the device wasn't much of a punishment. Instead, the two went on to develop spark extraction, which became the primary method by which the Autobots detained criminals and prisoners of war.
Millions of years later, Mesothulas—now calling himself Tarantulas—briefly imprisoned Prowl in a positive reinforcement prison while he webbed up his old colleague. In his artificially-induced simulation, Prowl experienced a dream of a utopian postwar Cybertron where Optimus Prime personally thanked him for his pragmatism and told Prowl that he was right all along. The dream was cut short when Tarantulas disconnected Prowl from the prison, and teased him for questioning its effectiveness. Sins of the Wreckers #2
