: Leela's eyewitness reports were made under conditions that differed quite a
: bit from when you were exploring the Pfhor ship. When you were there, it
: was a bit more like sticking a pole up into a hornet's nest.
: No idle Pfhor; every one of them responding to the threat. The threat was
: severe enough that it alone was adequate motivation. The Enforcers had
: nothing else to do but defend the ship along with everyone else.
: In M2D, it is also something like you describe — the BoBs are now enemies,
: not potential slaves, — but probably mostly the shortcomings of the
: engine.
: Moo is another kettle entirely.
Sounds convincing to me. It's sort of like running into alien security guards – they wouldn't have been a threat up to that point, simply because they're not supposed to be engaging in combat alongside the real soldiers. But once you're taking the fight to them, the gloves come off, and the guards fight back.
: That is an interesting thing you notice about the M1 Enforcer weapon, though.
: Of course, it was probably meant to be reminiscent of weaponry that would
: be given to riot and crowd police.
: That's what I always thought.
Yes, the M1 Enforcer weapon does feel very much like a "crowd control"-type weapon. The M2/Infinity weapon, by contrast, is a bit hard to classify, and certainly feels more suited to facing individual targets than dealing with a mass of rabble.
Vale,
Perseus
