What could take Rover?

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In The Prisoner , the village has a security measure called Rover, is there anything in the real world(short of a nuclear attack) that could kill it?

For instance, in the episode Chimes of Big Ben, Rover is shot two or three times, and it seems unaffected by this. What the heck can stop this monstrosity?

[The Yosemite Bear]

Well since it showed up in the Second Prisoner series (Screenplay and Comic only, but written and produced by the same group)

It can survive a KT grade blast.

[Admiral Valdemar]

Well since it showed up in the Second Prisoner series (Screenplay and Comic only, but written and produced by the same group)

It can survive a KT grade blast.

Ooh, show me this. I need to read it.

[Patrick Degan]

In The Prisoner , the village has a security measure called Rover, is there anything in the real world(short of a nuclear attack) that could kill it?

For instance, in the episode Chimes of Big Ben, Rover is shot two or three times, and it seems unaffected by this. What the heck can stop this monstrosity?

No, actually, it started to lose its shape and withdrew. Presumably, it has the capacity of self-repair and can correct damage so long as it is not too severe.

In Thomas Disch's novel The Prisoner, Number Six uses an improvised pike with a sharpened blade to tear the guardian's outer skin and rips several great gashes in the thing in the course of an escape attempt.

The guardian is a mechanism, albeit one which is based upon alternative principles. Its structural flexibility is what makes it very difficult to damage in any significant way which is one of the reasons why it is an effective device.

[Admiral Valdemar]

In The Prisoner , the village has a security measure called Rover, is there anything in the real world(short of a nuclear attack) that could kill it?

For instance, in the episode Chimes of Big Ben, Rover is shot two or three times, and it seems unaffected by this. What the heck can stop this monstrosity?

No, actually, it started to lose its shape and withdrew. Presumably, it has the capacity of self-repair and can correct damage so long as it is not too severe.

In Thomas Disch's novel The Prisoner, Number Six uses an improvised pike with a sharpened blade to tear the guardian's outer skin and rips several great gashes in the thing in the course of an escape attempt.

The guardian is a mechanism, albeit one which is based upon alternative principles. Its structural flexibility is what makes it very difficult to damage in any significant way which is one of the reasons why it is an effective device.

So it isn't organic? I figured as much. What about the second series quote then with the nuke? Perhaps an upgraded model?

[Patrick Degan]

In The Prisoner , the village has a security measure called Rover, is there anything in the real world(short of a nuclear attack) that could kill it?

For instance, in the episode Chimes of Big Ben, Rover is shot two or three times, and it seems unaffected by this. What the heck can stop this monstrosity?

No, actually, it started to lose its shape and withdrew. Presumably, it has the capacity of self-repair and can correct damage so long as it is not too severe.

In Thomas Disch's novel The Prisoner, Number Six uses an improvised pike with a sharpened blade to tear the guardian's outer skin and rips several great gashes in the thing in the course of an escape attempt.

The guardian is a mechanism, albeit one which is based upon alternative principles. Its structural flexibility is what makes it very difficult to damage in any significant way which is one of the reasons why it is an effective device.

So it isn't organic? I figured as much. What about the second series quote then with the nuke? Perhaps an upgraded model?

Sounds like Dean Motter's idea and a rather technowank one at that. I'd hope it would never actually make it into a movie.

[Slartibartfast]

Homer can take on the Rover.

[Admiral Valdemar]

Homer can take on the Rover.

So can Marge it seems.