Changes: Electromagnetic Pulse

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"Thank you, failsafe initiated. Activating Emp."

—P.A. Voice

"Emp?! You have got to be fucking ki-"

—Washington in Reconstruction: Chapter 19

EMP stands for Electro Magnetic Pulse, a device capable of rendering technology in it's field of range useless or completely destroyed beyond repair. The EMP has varied to a shut down protocol, a canon, and an armor enhancement.

Role in Plot

In Reconstruction Chapter 19, Agent Washington activates the EMP to terminate the A.I. and other technology at Freelancer Command. The compound is seen to shut down, vehicles are disabled and Washington and the Meta are seen to be 'swallowed up' by the EMP, though they are later revealed to have survived however Meta's A.I's were destroyed. Sarge later tried to utilize the same technology as the EMP to build a turret for the Warthog that had the unfortunate side effect of stalling the warthog whenever it was fired.

In Season 10, the EMP is revealed to be a portable armor enhancement, carried by Washington. Wash used it during a battle against Insurrectionists in Season 10: Episode 8, completely shutting down a Warthog before it hits him. It is unknown if Wash still posessed it during Recovery One after the Meta searched his body after being shot by Agent South.

"Emp"

While EMP is pronounced as individual letters by Washington (as it should normally be), everyone he meets, even the computer terminal activating it, calls it an 'Emp,' much to Washington's frustration. Oddly, in the Recreation episode "Free Refills" Simmons pronounces it as individual letters as it should be rather than "Emp".

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-'''EMP''' stands for Electro Magnetic Pulse, a device capable of rendering technology in it's field of range useless or completely destroyed beyond repair. In [[Reconstruction Chapter 19]], Agent [[Washington]] activates the EMP to terminate the [[A.I.]] and other technology at [[Freelancer]] [[Command]]. The compound is seen to shut down, vehicles are disabled and Washington and the [[Meta]] are seen to be 'swallowed up' by the EMP, though they are later revealed to have survived however Meta's A.I's were destroyed. [[Sarge]] later tried to utilize the same technology as the EMP to build a turret for the [[Warthog]] that had the unfortunate side effect of stalling the warthog whenever it was fired.
+'''EMP''' stands for Electro Magnetic Pulse, a device capable of rendering technology in it's field of range useless or completely destroyed beyond repair. The EMP has varied to a shut down protocol, a canon, and an armor enhancement.
+==Role in Plot==
+In [[Reconstruction Chapter 19]], Agent [[Washington]] activates the EMP to terminate the [[A.I.]] and other technology at [[Freelancer]] [[Command]]. The compound is seen to shut down, vehicles are disabled and Washington and the [[Meta]] are seen to be 'swallowed up' by the EMP, though they are later revealed to have survived however Meta's A.I's were destroyed. [[Sarge]] later tried to utilize the same technology as the EMP to build a turret for the [[Warthog]] that had the unfortunate side effect of stalling the warthog whenever it was fired.
 In [[Season 10]], the EMP is revealed to be a portable [[armor enhancement]], carried by [[Washington]]. Wash used it during a battle against Insurrectionists in [[Season 10: Episode 8]], completely shutting down a [[Warthog]] before it hits him. It is unknown if Wash still posessed it during [[Recovery One]] after the [[Meta]] searched his body after being shot by [[South Dakota|Agent South]].