Tarrant, Avon and others in “Unfinished Business”

Is that a weapon?

That? No, no, it's purely defensive. An analogue of something that evolves on the permanent dark side of a planet. A highly simplified copy of course.

Permanent dark side? Are you saying you've...

I've built an artificial Sopron. Yes, that's what I'm saying.

Self defense. Some animals bristle out their fur to frighten their enemies. But that doesn't count for much in the dark.

Vila

So what does Sopron do?

Sopron is a mirror. A distorting mirror. It reflects a slightly greater image of whatever it is that happens to be scanning it. Zen saw a capacity-charged brain, because that is what Zen is. Orac saw a highly sophisticated computer because that is what Orac is. Cally thought that she saw her parents, But what she actually saw was herself.

And will that work?

Oh yes. The question is... what will Servalan see? And will she be fooled by it?