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BRACELETS (LIBERATOR)

The teleport systems on Scorpio and Liberator both depended on bracelets for transmission and recall. The bracelets in both cases also functioned as communicators.

Blake recognised the bracelets on the Liberator as containing aquitar, and was the first person seen to use one when he teleported down to Cygnus Alpha for a test and four minute reconnaissance. The rack beside the teleport bay could hold 32 bracelets, as shown in The Keeper: it was half empty in Cygnus Alpha, but seen to be full in Redemption, so a store of them must have been kept somewhere. In Deliverance Jenna lost her bracelet, and attempts to bring her up failed to produce anything: this either means that unworn bracelets could not be teleported, or that Jenna's was damaged in the struggle with the scavengers.

Many bracelets were broken or lost during the first three seasons. Vargas destroyed at least two when interrogating Blake, and a third was lost when Blake teleported him into deep space. In Mission to Destiny Sara removed her bracelet, which was destroyed with the Ortega. Professor Kayn's and Renor's bracelets were probably destroyed with XK-72 (but see note below). Molok's bracelet was destroyed with him in Hostage. Mori's was presumably lost when he fell into the volcano. Vila's bracelet was blown up along with Bayban's box in City at the Edge of the World. In Children of Auron Zelda's bracelet was lost with the destruction of the bio-replication plant. Relf crushed Dayna's and Tarrant's bracelets in Ultraworld, and Avon's was destroyed by one of the Ultra.

A number of bracelets were last seen on people leaving the Liberator. If Jenna's bracelet on Cephlon was damaged (see above) they might have been recalled to the ship, otherwise they remained with those last seen wearing them. Such bracelets include: Cally's, which she lost on Centero in Seek-Locate-Destroy; Kayn's and Renor's (which might have been recovered - Kayn was not wearing one when he strangled Farren); and Sarkoff and Tyce needed bracelets to leave Liberator in Bounty. Avon, Vila, Gan and Blake had their bracelets stolen by Veron in Pressure Point: Travis tossed them into a corner, Jenna may later have recovered them. Jenna brought down three bracelets in Hostage, although only one was needed (to replace that lost with Molok) since Ushton and Inga elected to remain on Exbar. Del Grant left wearing a bracelet in Countdown. Voice from the Past presents some difficulties: Blake met Ven Glynd, "Shivan", Nagu and six aides on Asteroid P-K118, but only the first three were later seen on Liberator. Later Ven Glynd and LeGrand teleported to the Atlay shuttle, and were seen in the conference centre with four (different) aides. Shivan (actually Travis) later teleported down to Atlay. This leaves a possible 14 bracelets unaccounted for. In Volcano one was apparently left behind on Mori's dead trooper. Servalan, Shad and a guard teleported off Liberator to the shuttle: their bracelets were not seen to be reclaimed. Ginka took Avon's, Cally's and Tarrant's bracelets in Children of Auron: Dayna brought replacements down to the replication plant on Auron. Cally's bracelet was never recovered in Ultraworld. It was used to transmit a bogus distress call, ostensibly from her. Vila's bracelet was stolen by Servalan, Dayna's / Avon's by Grose and Tarrant's by Moloch in Moloch. All five of the crew needed bracelets to teleport down to Terminal: four people teleported back up (Servalan, Kostos and two aides). Servalan still wore a bracelet as she fled the disintegrating Liberator. Moloch is unique in that bracelets were actually created, using the energy/mass converter. Four were apparently produced in this way.

In all, at least 11 bracelets were definitely destroyed, and the Federation had the chance to acquire anything up to 20 bracelets for study. One was found by Avon on Terminal. Despite this ample raw material, the Federation never appeared to develop their own teleport system.

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