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ldr2019e1x15 · 2019-03-15

A cyborg crew — Hawk, Kali, Sui, and Rookie — attempt to rob a convoy for a heavily guarded microchip as it is in motion to a tunnel. As they plant explosives on the back car, Sui drops one of his when swerving to avoid a desert rat, alerting the guards. Kali opens cover fire as Hawk moves in to deal with the turrets. Once in the tunnel, they have a limited window to get the microchip, but as Hawk readies, he is blindsided and destroyed by a massive defense bot. Using the distraction, Sui knocks it off the convoy, but it shifts into vehicle mode and gives chase, crushing Kali as it does. Sui sacrifices himself to destroy the defense bot's CPU and the convoy. Rookie survives and takes the targeted microchip, lamenting the loss of his team. He is greeted by Bob, the team's coordinator, who congratulates him and tells him that he copied all of their brains before the mission. The crew greets Rookie in hologram form, commending him for a job well done. Cast: Aaron Himelstein, Carlos Alazraqui, Jill Talley, Brian Bloom, Chris Cox Directed by: Vitaliy Shushko.

6 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
mind uploading choice In a twist ending, it turned out that Hawk, Kali, and Sui had electronically backed up their minds before setting out on the dangerous mission to rob a heavily-armed convoy. As a result, they would live on even though their physical bodies were utterly destroyed on the mission.
coping with the death of someone major Rookie mistakenly assumed that the utter destruction of the bodies of his three comrades meant their certain deaths. He lamented their loss as a result. Little did he know that they'd had electronic backups of their minds made beforehand.
cyborg major The four robbers being cyborgs was among the novelties of the story.
robbery major The story revolves around a cyborg crew attempting to rob a convoy of a special microchip as the convoy passed through a tunnel.
hologram minor Holograms of the previously obliterated crew-members commended their comrade Rookie him for a job well done.
humanoid robot minor The cyborgs battled a large, humanoid "defense bot".