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:''The Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen may or may not be a thing in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
:''The briefcase is an object of great mystery in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
The Uncertainty Principle states that certain physical properties cannot be known at the same time as one another. [[Brainstorm]] weaponized this curiosity of quantum mechanics in the latest of his [[Unmentionable]]s concocted at the [[Kimia Facility]], the '''Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen'''. According to Brainstorm, the Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen is tightly contained inside a special case. Anyone who opens the case will find the thing they least expect to see. And then it kills them.
[[File:MTMTE3 briefcase.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
 
There's nothing particularly conspicuous about the small, sturdy, golden '''briefcase''' that [[Brainstorm]] owns, beyond the fact that whenever anyone else sees it on his person outside of his lab, it's always safely handcuffed to his wrist. He is known to use it to transport around the various "[[Unmentionable]]s" he has created in his laboratory, and takes delight in teasing anyone who asks about its contents with a mixture of bizarre facts that make it impossible to tell if ''anything'' he's ever said about it is true.
...Unless he was just screwing with [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] and [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]. Heh heh...heh?


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Brainstorm was on his way into [[Room 113]] to plead another case for his Unmentionables before the [[Ethics Committee]] when he passed Ironfist and Skyfall on their way out. When they asked about the sturdy case handcuffed to his wrist, Brainstorm gleefully laid out the details of the Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen for them. Skyfall dragged Ironfist off to the [[Exit Rooms]] before he could find out whether Brainstorm was joking. {{storylink|Bullets}}
Brainstorm took his briefcase to [[Room 113]] to plead another case for his Unmentionables before the [[Ethics Committee]]. When he passed Ironfist and Skyfall on the way, they asked about the case, and Brainstorm gleefully laid out the details of the "Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen" it contained which would be released if the case was ever opened. Skyfall dragged Ironfist off to the [[Exit Rooms]] before he could find out whether Brainstorm was joking. {{storylink|Bullets}}
 
When he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Brainstorm took a certain sturdy briefcase with him and claimed that if opened outside of a controlled environment, it'd be "end of the world". {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He used his briefcase as a shield against the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] and it coincidentally decided to leave him be. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things}}
 
Later, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] claimed he'd heard that Brainstorm opened the briefcase on [[Hydrus 4]] and "the sun went out", to which Brainstorm replied that was a filthy stinking lie. It was actually [[Hydrus 5]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} It's stories like this that made [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] decide that someday, somehow he would open the briefcase to see what would happen. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}


On [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], a bemused Rodimus asked if Brainstorm was going to put a "point one percenter" spark in the briefcase. "I wasn't, but if I ''did''... oh, man. You've just ''blown my mind''.{{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}
Brainstorm brought his briefcase with him when he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]'', justifying its exemption from security checks by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] with the "almost certainly serious" claim that if it was opened outside of a controlled environment, it'd be "end of the world". {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He used his briefcase as a shield against the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] and it coincidentally decided to leave him be. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things}}
[[File:Brainstorm brings briefcase to funeral.jpg|left|thumb]]
Later, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] claimed he'd heard that Brainstorm opened the briefcase on [[Hydrus 4]] and "the sun went out", to which Brainstorm replied that was a filthy stinking lie: It was actually [[Hydrus 5]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} Stories like that make the briefcase something of a legend on the ship; when a disbelieving [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] saw that Brainstorm had brought the case to a funeral for the ship's fallen crew, he decided that someday, somehow he would open it to see what would happen. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}


==Notes==
On [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], when a bemused Rodimus asked if Brainstorm was going to put a "[[Point One Percenter]]" [[spark]] in the briefcase, Brainstorm remarked that he hadn't considered it, but that the prospect blew his mind. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} A short time later, during a battle with [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] and [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], a stray laser blast from Pharma severed the handcuff holding the case to Brainstorm's wrist. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Brainstorm was subsequently among the others sent into convulsions by Tyrest's killswitch; after recovering, he reclaimed his case, but became suspicious that someone had opened it while he had been unconscious. He requested that Swerve keep an ear out for any chatter regarding this, with the grim warning that opening the case when he was not around was ''not'' a wise thing to do. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}
*No, seriously...was he kidding or not?


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Revision as of 01:02, 20 March 2014

The briefcase is an object of great mystery in the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family

There's nothing particularly conspicuous about the small, sturdy, golden briefcase that Brainstorm owns, beyond the fact that whenever anyone else sees it on his person outside of his lab, it's always safely handcuffed to his wrist. He is known to use it to transport around the various "Unmentionables" he has created in his laboratory, and takes delight in teasing anyone who asks about its contents with a mixture of bizarre facts that make it impossible to tell if anything he's ever said about it is true.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Brainstorm took his briefcase to Room 113 to plead another case for his Unmentionables before the Ethics Committee. When he passed Ironfist and Skyfall on the way, they asked about the case, and Brainstorm gleefully laid out the details of the "Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen" it contained which would be released if the case was ever opened. Skyfall dragged Ironfist off to the Exit Rooms before he could find out whether Brainstorm was joking. Bullets

Brainstorm brought his briefcase with him when he joined the Lost Light, justifying its exemption from security checks by Red Alert with the "almost certainly serious" claim that if it was opened outside of a controlled environment, it'd be "end of the world". Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It He used his briefcase as a shield against the Sparkeater and it coincidentally decided to leave him be. Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things

Later, Chromedome claimed he'd heard that Brainstorm opened the briefcase on Hydrus 4 and "the sun went out", to which Brainstorm replied that was a filthy stinking lie: It was actually Hydrus 5. Rules of Disengagement Stories like that make the briefcase something of a legend on the ship; when a disbelieving Swerve saw that Brainstorm had brought the case to a funeral for the ship's fallen crew, he decided that someday, somehow he would open it to see what would happen. The Gloaming

On Luna One, when a bemused Rodimus asked if Brainstorm was going to put a "Point One Percenter" spark in the briefcase, Brainstorm remarked that he hadn't considered it, but that the prospect blew his mind. The Fecund Moon A short time later, during a battle with Tyrest and Pharma, a stray laser blast from Pharma severed the handcuff holding the case to Brainstorm's wrist. Arm the Lonely Brainstorm was subsequently among the others sent into convulsions by Tyrest's killswitch; after recovering, he reclaimed his case, but became suspicious that someone had opened it while he had been unconscious. He requested that Swerve keep an ear out for any chatter regarding this, with the grim warning that opening the case when he was not around was not a wise thing to do. The Sound of Breaking Glass