Cortical psychic patch
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Shockwave developed the cortical psychic patch during the Great War. It is a procedure through which the mind of one Transformer can be joined with another, using a cable connected directly between the two Transformers' brains. By this means, the victim's memories can be viewed by both parties, allowing information to be extracted, though it appears to be a read-only arrangement. The procedure was banned by the Autobots, though there are a substantial number of texts on the subject available to interested Autobot medics.
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Fiction
Prime cartoon
Shockwave used a cortical psychic patch to extract decryption codes from Arcee's mind, thus informing the Decepticons of the Autobots' new home on Earth. Out of the Past
With Optimus Prime infected with cybonic plague and time short, Ratchet decided to try the procedure, though he had never previously attempted it himself. He talked Arcee through setting up a cortical psychic patch between Bumblebee and Megatron, who at the time was lying comatose in the Decepticon warship. The procedure succeeded, inserting Bumblebee into the replication of Kaon constructed by Megatron's subconscious, and Bumblebee was able to interact with Megatron and retrieve the formula for the plague cure. Arcee then disconnected the patch, but Megatron was able to use the dying connection to jump into Bumblebee's head. Sick Mind Megatron subsequently returned to the Nemesis in Bumblebee's body and used the patch to return to his own form as he revived it with a shard of Dark Energon. Out of His Head
Megatron successfully learned the purpose of the Omega Keys by using a patch to view Smokescreen's memories. Inside Job
Another patch proved useful when Megatron wanted to find out Starscream's true motives, as he was able to replay Starscream's own memories. Though when the memories started to incriminate him as well, Knock Out was tempted to prematurely disconnect the link, trapping Megatron in Starscream's head, and was only stopped by Dreadwing. Patch
A patch used on Wheeljack by Shockwave failed to yield any useful information on the whereabouts of the scattered Autobots, as Wheeljack didn't know anything. Scattered Shockwave used a patch to try to extract information from Ratchet on how to complete the Synthetic Energon formula but failed as the doctor didn't know how to complete it any more than the Decepticons did. Persuasion
Cyberverse cartoon
The cortical psychic patch was invented by Shockwave. Sabotage
In an attempt to help the amnesiac Bumblebee regain his memories, Windblade used a cortical psychic patch to enter his mind. However, the process failed and subjected the Autobots to extreme pain before rendering them unconscious. It also emitted a powerful energy pulse that attracted the attention of nearby Decepticons Thundercracker and Nova Storm. Fractured Upon defeating the Seekers, the two Autobots managed to locate and board their ship, where Windblade managed to successfully use the cortical psychic patch to enter her friend's mind by using the ship itself as extra computing power. Memory Following this, Windblade and Bumblebee made regular use of the cortical psychic patch to tap into Bumblebee's mind and attempt to access his memories, Cube the scout even going in on his own once. Terminal Velocity
The duo's frequent usage of the patch would inspire Shockwave to hack into one of the sessions and trap Bumblebee in a false memory. Though Bumblebee was able to break free of the illusion, doing so came at the cost of destroying their ship though they managed to hold onto the patch. Sabotage
Teletraan-X was able to interface with the patch, helping Bumblebee remember more about Optimus Prime. Matrix of Leadership
Slipstream used a cortical psychic patch to try and gleam information from Windblade but failed to find any useful information in the cityspeaker's mind. Siloed
After the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron and wired the populace into the Loop, the resistance utilized a cortical psychic patch to interact with the virtual reality. The Loop Perceptor later located a second patch in one of Shockwave's labs, sending Hot Rod and Clobber to retrieve it. The Dead End
Hot Rod later used the patch to try and free Optimus Prime but used it for so long that the Prosecutors managed to pinpoint his position. The Sleeper When trying to free Windblade, Hot Rod and Clobber used the patch to reenter the simulation. The Trial
2019 IDW continuity
Upon discovering Gauge and her family aboard the Exodus, the Reversionists used a psychic patch to reprogram the young Cybertronian before Arcee and Greenlight used another to restore her memories. Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth
Notes
- The cortical psychic patch in Prime resembles Soundwave's tentacles, though thinner, with the appendages being based on his live-action counterpart's.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Nōnai shinnyū program (Prime, 脳内侵入プログラム, "intracerebral invasion program"), Nōmiso Tunageru-kun (Cyberverse, 脳みそ繋げるくん, "Brain Connection-kun")
- French: Connexion cortico-psychique (Prime, "cortico-psychic connection"), Patch de voyance corticale (Prime, "cortical psychic patch"), dispositif psychique cortical (Cyberverse, "cortical psychic device"), patch psychique cortical (Cyberverse, "cortical psychic patch")
- Italian: Cavo di connessione neuronale ("neuronal link cable")