Mind-drill

The mind-drill is a piece of Cybertronian technology from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The mind-drill is a creation of Tarantulas meant for purposes of interrogation. It works through the use of nanoprobes, microscopic creatures that settle in specific regions of the Transformer mind, restructuring neural pathways. Through this, the subject becomes more cooperative and open to suggestions.

Fiction

3H continuity

When Megatron figured out that torture wasn't going to get Antagony to speak either, he turned to Tarantulas and his arsenal of inventions to obtain the mind-drill. Convinced it would work, Megatron used it on Antagony, though as he expected, she fought to resist the invasion. Focussing her thoughts on her enemy Cataclysm and the hate she felt for him, Antagony hoped to create mental antibodies to destroy the nanoprobes. She was successful almost until she could free herself, but then her thoughts wavered on the possibility Cataclysm would become the next Herald Maximo would she not escape soon. The nanoprobes attacked immediately, yet were rendered useless when a failsafe device implanted in Antagony's mind went of and wiped her mind to prevent her from betraying Shokaract.