Hydromic device

Plans for a Hydromic device capable of destroying the entire world were developed by a Luthvian scientist in 2065, who was later shot for his troubles.

History
Luthvia impregnated the blueprints, the only ones in existence, with a special material so as to ensure they could only be destroyed by a bombardment of Uranium G21 particles. The plans were moved to the Luthvian Embassy in England where Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and Mr Steelman both became aware of them.

En route to the Luthvian Embassy in FAB 1, Penelope and Parker were shot at by Steelman's men. However, they neglected to account for the defensive and offensive capabilities of FAB 1. The car was bullet-proof and a "travelling arsenal", with Penelope telling Parker to press a button which targeted the car Steelman's men were travelling them, causing them to crash into a lamppost. Penelope and Parker finished their journey to the embassy without further incident and infiltrated it through a second floor window. Parker attempted to crack the safe the plans were in, realising just in time that the ticking he was hearing was coming from a bomb. Parker's warning allowed himself and Lady Penelope to escape the full force of the blast, which assisted them by breaking open the safe. They then retrieved the plans and left the way they came, returning to Creighton-Ward Manor.

Later, Penelope and Parker found themselves under seige by Steelman's men who launched an attack on the Manor in an effort to obtain the plans, though the various booby traps on the grounds made it difficult to make progress. Roger Lyon, an associate of Lady Penelope who had been ordered to destroy the plans as she intended, was able to easily bypass these security measures and knocked Parker unconscious once inside to get the plans from him. Roger travelled to the Dunwell Atomic Research Station and disconnected the alarm systems, having also prepared by making note of guard movements. He proceeded to place the cannister containing the plans into the reactor core and bombard them with radioactive particles. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman) The use of the reactor by "a mysterious masked man in black" who had gained illegal entry to the Research Station was reported on the front page of TV Century 21 on 13 February. (PROSE: Fireball Surrenders!) This successfully completed Roger's mission. However, his departure from Creighton-Ward Manor had been witnessed by Mr Steelman's men, who soon afterwards ran him off the road and captured him for interrogation. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)