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Episode Summary
Written
by J.
Cole Weston
Overlord
deploys a Zone pod in Australia seemingly to capture a power
station critical to Oceanica's defenses.
Episode
Notes
Written
by J.
Cole Weston
In
depth: Overlord prepares an EMP bomb that disrupts electrical
circuitry, and wants to test it using the Zone Riders. When
lured into the Zone, their equipment is rendered useless by
the bomb. After retreating, they attempt to make use of 1930's
technology left over in the bush. With the help of the Aboriginees,
the Zone Riders learn new techniques for using ancient weaponry.
Tank and Max assemble a vacuum tube radio to tell MCC where
to drop supplies in the Outback, Properly resupplied, they
destroy the Zone Generator with little difficulty.
Items
Noticed: Dirk fires the Rimfire cannon after flipping up a
cover on the trigger - realism is so important to SPIRAL
ZONE, the weapons even have safeties.
Standard
defense riding pattern for Zone Riders is a "Diamond"
shape.
In
this episode, the Zone Riders transport, the Eagle, is destroyed
by Reaper.
Intruder
makes another appearance here.
Overlord's
plans seem logical, it's his ineffective team that messes
them up.
Dirk
Courage's Native American ancestry is mentioned in this episode
- his toy file recalls he is descended from Tecumseh.
What
do we learn? Oceanica is an island nation near Australia (perhaps
analogous to Macronesia.)
It
is the Neutron-90 itself that protects from the Zone, without
electrical power. The suits are without power after the EMP
pulse yet retain their protective properties. Based on the
fact that they had to quickly retreat from the Zone, it is
unknown how long life support functions could continue minus
power however.
The
Zone Riders suits without armor appear a bit different than
the toy versions, especially Dirk Courages suit. Max, Tank
and Hiro's suits appear the most similar.
Goof
ups: Aboriginees, although smaller than normal, appear Caucasian
with no tribal markings and speak excellent English (unaffected
by an Australian accent!)
Quotable
Quotes: "What are we gonna use against the Zoners? Harsh
language?" - Max
How
to Speak Tank: "Himmel!" - Heavens! "Dummkopf!"-
Idiot "Wunderbar"- Wonderful!
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