![]() ![]() The Valkyrie is specially designed to permanently shut down after about a dozen failed attempts to prevent an And I Must Scream scenario where the poor soul dies from starvation or dehydration and then is continually locked in a cycle of painful death and reconstruction, and can be shut down manually with the right safe word - some choose to do so out of religious or ethical reasons. The Valkyrie Field works by scanning your body into a biometric template and then reconstructing your body from this template automatically when you die. Death Is Cheap: Thanks to the Valkyrie Field, a system combination of a body scanner, a stasis field and a system generator.Selkirk: After retrieving the six-pack of Aussie beer that had been left dangling below the 4.0 Celsius thermocline (JUNO gave me absolute hell for that) while I slept, I settled comfortably into the pilot's seat while cradling a galley tray loaded with choice nibbles and commenced binge-watching the entire first season of Red Dwarf. Cosy Catastrophe: Downplayed, given that the first few chapters are taken up with the considerable hardship and danger the protagonist must endure to secure the basic necessities, but once he gets that part out of the way he doesn't waste much time finding ways to go beyond merely surviving:.Exactly what that does isn't directly elaborated upon, but it was evidently enough to push Tomar over the edge. Brown Note: Apparently, the TRIDENT array can be set to the resonant frequency of the gastrointestinal system.Bring My Brown Pants: Tomar and friends, left to the tender mercies of Ahab the Reaper Leviathan in their Cyclops for a while.Selkirk may have Scottish ancestry and is proud of it, but he's actually from a Mars colony, nor is he especially brave ( although many of his concerns about Manannan's native life are certainly very reasonable). Brave Scot: Subverted by the protagonist, Alexander Fergus Selkirk.Awesome, but Impractical: Selkirk notes that the Vortex torpedo launcher module for his Seamoth is powerful, but space concerns for reloads (and the fact he has to actually leave the vehicle to reload) makes him decide it's not worth it. ![]()
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