Lt. Barker with a mindbelt?

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 22:42

Okay. As we know, the vorticons are evil because of their mindbelts.
Lt. Barker has a mindbelt as well, but despite of this he is good.

Now what the heck?

troublesomekeen · Post by **troublesomekeen** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 22:52

Lt. Barker comes to the forefront after the mindbelts are done away with in Keen 3. Keen 7 takes place (which is to my knowledge is the first appearance of Lt.Barker?) long after the events of Keen 3.

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 23:10

So it's like his mindbelt is deactivated?

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 23:12

Or Keen is controlling it.

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 23:34

VikingBoyBilly wrote:Or Keen is controlling it.

Do you think? *shrug*

Nospike · Post by **Nospike** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:38

I think that after Mort's android dummy was destroyed, the mindbelts were no longer active and for some reason the Vorticons deemed them fashionable or something.

guynietoren · Post by **guynietoren** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 14:21

Right, that would make sense. Keen never had to remove the belts on all the Vorts after he defeated the mangling machine.

mortimer · Post by **mortimer** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 15:14

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 16:13

Of course it makes sense. Every former slave loves wearing chains and shackles for the rest of their life - it's just so fashionable!

mortimer · Post by **mortimer** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 16:22

Nospike · Post by **Nospike** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 20:38

Well the shackle analogy has one flaw - I don't think the mindbelts are built to be physically restrictive. After all, why would a mind controlled vorticon want to take it off anyway?

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 22:49

Nospike wrote:Well the shackle analogy has one flaw - I don't think the mindbelts are built to be physically restrictive. After all, why would a mind controlled vorticon want to take it off anyway?

Wasn't the genie's shackles the same thing, though? I mean, how does a pair of golden shackles prevent him from running away from his lamp? There must have been something magical to 'em... oh, wait. He started wearing them again in the animated series.

guynietoren · Post by **guynietoren** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 14:29

Some things are iconic I suppose. Don't get why the genie at least didn't have golden bracers/arm bands or something in place of shackles.

I'm uncertain if Vorts wear jumpsuits or if it's pants with a shirt tucked in. Either way it'd look weird without a belt.

But post slavery societies usually get offended by such items.

MoffD · Post by **MoffD** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 14:51

What? Mind Controller? No.... This is my stylish new belt

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:56

The real answer is Ceilick probably wasn't thinking about it when he put Lt. Barker in KoK, or he just wears it to keep his pants from falling down.