Technology

The level of technology in MRO is in-line with real world technology. This is meant to keep the focus on mutations (and magic). However, there are some exceptions to this, generally for plot-related purposes. None of this tech is common, but it does exist.

Shock Collars

Shock collars and shock bracelets/cuffs are devices that when in contact with a mutant whose power is in use, will release a large power-interrupting shock. These devices are still in use today. They are considered excessive force and officially retired from daily use. Beat Officers do not carry them. Shock collars may still be available to SUPER, police, and military officers, but locked away and regulated like some of the bigger guns.

You might find a shock collar/bracelet in...

• A place that doesn't much care for what's "legal" or "right"

• A place where your mutant is considered a very real danger to themselves or others

Adaptech

Adaptech is the name of the technology created by SUPER in order to neutralize mutant powers in a more humane way than Shock collars.  It was unveiled to the world in December 2025 at a press conference. They come in the form of both collars and cuffs and require charging once every 24 hours at a special charging station at SUPER or a small number of other official government facilities to continue operating effectively.  The X-Men and Haven have to rent/borrow theirs from SUPER. A new code needs to be entered before charging can commence. SUPER can deny that fresh code from getting sent out and can also remote-brick the tech, destroying the proprietary tech without harming anyone in contact with it.. (Syndicate has some shady ways of dealing with this).

Adaptech is only as dangerous as any given Adapted, as they were modeled based on Adapted fields. Adaptech does not have a field of effect, and can only suppress powers through contact with the interior, only impacting the mutant wearing it. 

Who can access  Adaptech?

• Adaptech collars and cuffs will be usable as literal plot devices in threads involving SUPER agents and select government agencies.

• Haven, a silent partner in guiding ethical development of the tech, can request special access to Adaptech devices when necessary.

• The Syndicate may have limited access to Adaptech when necessary via black market connections. The group DOES have a vested interest in this tech not getting widespread outside of their control.

•  The X-Men can request them, too. I guess. If they ask really nicely. 

META Bots

META Bots were an attempt to save human police lives by replacing the human element with a robotic element. META Bots were equipped with mutant detection equipment and deployed to detain mutants when force was necessary. This plot is officially retired. The entire plot was about them malfunctioning over and over again. It stands to reason that META Bots were retired in a big way.

You might still find a META bot in...

• A training simulation.

• A one-off thread where the META unit is taken down by the end.

Instead of using a META bot in your thread try...

• X-men or X-Trainees. The X-men have been deputized for this specific reason. If the danger is mutant-related, police are instructed to call in the X-men to help control the situation.