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:''Attention deflectors are useful technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Attention deflectors are useful technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
'''Attention deflectors''' mask the presence of an object from casual observers. | '''Attention deflectors''' mask the presence of an object from casual observers. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ||
[[Brainstorm]] admitted to Rung that the handle in his [[Briefcase]] contained an attention deflector. | [[Brainstorm]] admitted to Rung that the handle in his [[Briefcase]] contained an attention deflector. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} | ||
When it was revealed that [[Minimus Ambus]] had been hidden inside the armor known as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] concluded that the armor must have contained a hundred microscopic attention deflectors in order to prevent Ratchet from seeing the real Minimus.{{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Later Ratchet confessed to Minimus that he had always known Minimus's secret. When probed further Ratchet remarked that attention deflectors "work for all of five seconds" and that he was insulted that Minimus thought he'd be fooled. | When it was revealed that [[Minimus Ambus]] had been hidden inside the armor known as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] concluded that the armor must have contained a hundred microscopic attention deflectors in order to prevent Ratchet from seeing the real Minimus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Later Ratchet confessed to Minimus that he had always known Minimus's secret. When probed further Ratchet remarked that attention deflectors "work for all of five seconds" and that he was insulted that Minimus thought he'd be fooled. | ||
{{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} | {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
*The attention deflector works in a very similar way to the {{w|List_of_Doctor_Who_items#Perception_filter|perception filter}} from ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'', which itself works in a suspiciously similar way to the {{w|Somebody Else's Problem#Fiction|Somebody Else's Problem Field}} from ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''. The attention deflector is most likely an homage to the former as author [[James Roberts]] is a noted fan of ''Doctor Who'', while [https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/487688742539632640 having not read the ''Hitchhiker's'' books]. | |||
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]] | [[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]] | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 13 October 2014
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- Attention deflectors are useful technology from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Attention deflectors mask the presence of an object from casual observers.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Brainstorm admitted to Rung that the handle in his Briefcase contained an attention deflector. House of Ambus
When it was revealed that Minimus Ambus had been hidden inside the armor known as Ultra Magnus, Rodimus concluded that the armor must have contained a hundred microscopic attention deflectors in order to prevent Ratchet from seeing the real Minimus. The Divided Self Later Ratchet confessed to Minimus that he had always known Minimus's secret. When probed further Ratchet remarked that attention deflectors "work for all of five seconds" and that he was insulted that Minimus thought he'd be fooled. The Sound of Breaking Glass
Notes
- The attention deflector works in a very similar way to the perception filter from Doctor Who, which itself works in a suspiciously similar way to the Somebody Else's Problem Field from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The attention deflector is most likely an homage to the former as author James Roberts is a noted fan of Doctor Who, while having not read the Hitchhiker's books.
