Huh, I was going to point out that Key Crests just moderate energy flow (which lead to negating the spiritual damage and negatives of the Exsphere), not just negate the negatives of any power, but then I realize the Butcher is really freaking close to the nature of an Exsphere. Wow.
It's the Adventure Time Scanners that Joe's talking about. The physical mechanisms of it are fiat-backed.
We know Talisman Trained and Talisman Adept (Inukami) can purify shaker effects and even seal parahuman powers. Joe also has a chance of rolling Imagine Breaker for Hard Science (Raildex Science). The freebie arcana of Technomancy (Mage: The Awakening) include Prime which allow the manipulation of raw mana so there's potential there. There's also perks like Infusionist (Monster Hunter) which can grant elemental resistances which you could say defensively nulls the effect of certain types of magic used against you. Remember that element can be pretty broad due to all the metaphysics and elemental systems Joe has access to. It's also resistances, plural. There's probably many more especially resulting from gaining those in the Magitech constellation but those are the ones that come to mind.
Lord hasn't given any definitive answer on the identity of the passenger, we just know that the passengers identifies as a he, has some degree of agency, might also be the benefactor, and that he has meta-knowledge of Worm, Ward, Wildbow WoG, and part of the Weaver Dice but it's through the perception of the fandom and is conveyed unclearly through emotional reactions.
There's also Canary's trial getting the critical look it deserves which means a much fairer trial than canon. The locker incident is now given serious attention and known by and used against Piggot. Vicky also has gone through some character development and is more aware of her behavior. Chris/Kid Win is on track to figuring out his specialization early. Dennis is more of a leader and taking things seriously. Theo is developing a support network due to the gym. Dragon has a path for dealing with her chains. Piggot also has to confront the failings of her department and management style. The ABB are done as a gang. There's of course also the stuff with Aisha.
On the subject of Canary's trial, what exactly prompted the critical look? I can't recall a specific catalyst, and it seems like something Dauntless just sort of heard about.
To add on to that, this resulted due to "Watchdog look[ing] into the case when they were doing initial assessments on Apeiron" following the stuff with Amy and the conscripts.
But mildly tasty.
I'd like to see an army of tiny vehicles piloted by Fleet take on Spree.
I knew it was the adventure time scanners, but I didn't know they were black boxed like that in story.
It's entirely possible that given that animos's power only negates power effects, and it probably doesn't bork tinker tech, it might just tell shards to "turn off" their effects, rather than being true anti-magic, even then, most versions of dnd have had counterspells, anti-magic and disjunction as separate things. If you consider survey and fleet as "enchanted objects", then theirs no reason to assume that his roar would damage them. It might force a reset cycle, but even that's iffy. That's not even considering the defenses that Apeiron might have built into them.
Pretty in-character for the current Butcher as she still is not crazy yet. Teeth should still get kicked though.
I won't worry too much. For one, their bodies are also made using super science and alien technology, not magic alone. Cybertonium, life fibers, and a bunch of other material and tech trees have a part in their workings and makeup. Another factor is that their bodies are also the result of fiat-backed effects or other non-magical means like divine skill/will. Also don't forget that Daedalus' Student and Singing to the Unseen were used. Joe wanted the AIs to no longer be bound to his system and workshop. He wanted them to have freedom and personhood. It's why he used a fragment of his soul to bring them into spiritual wholeness. With the care and attention put in, I also doubt Joe wouldn't have considered such single point of failure like the threat of null trumps. Joe also has perks that help him detect flaws or shortcomings in his work afterall such as Analysis (Red Alert 3).
I'm thinking of a bit from a Tales of Alethrion video.
The thing is, both can cause problems for Joe. Even if the Butcher isn't starting anything, the mere reputation is bad enough that I'm sure everyone is just afraid of the Butcher approaching Apeiron as much as Lisa is afraid that Joe would approach Noelle. Not only that, if Apeiron helps the current Butcher... what of the payment, and what happens to the rest of the Teeth?
In my mind Singing to the Unseen is definitely magic as it came from Elven Enchantment. I can't figure out how much magic that is and how serious losing it would actually be...
Just wait until we learn why Leviathan turns up
Singing the Unseen "involves binding aspects of the spirit world into an object, essentially recreating the forces that created the world" and based on a WoG it's possibly divine which is why I think the roar will have limited effect.
I completely forgot about Katsujinken *facepalm*
