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* ActorAllusion: When Rimmer says "I'm Dangerous Dan [=McGrew=], bare fist fighter extraordinaire", Chris Barrie puts on an American accent very similar to his impression of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan in ''Series/SpittingImage''. Reagan also appeared in a number of westerns during his acting career.
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* ActorAllusion: When Rimmer says "I'm Dangerous Dan [=McGrew=], bare fist fighter extraordinaire", Chris Barrie Creator/ChrisBarrie puts on an American accent very similar to his impression of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan in ''Series/SpittingImage''. Reagan also appeared in a number of westerns during his acting career.
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* WholePlotReference: The plot of a drunken sheriff defending his town against an incoming gang of cowboys parodies ''Film/RioBravo''. The artificial reality plot also shows similarities to the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration" episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]".
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* WholePlotReference: The plot of a drunken sheriff defending his town against an incoming gang of cowboys parodies ''Film/RioBravo''. The artificial reality plot also shows similarities to the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration" ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]".Datas]]".
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* CuttingBackToReality: The episode begins with Lister apparently starring in a black-and-white film noir movie as a private detective. When he kisses the FemmeFatale, however we cut back to reality to reveal that Lister is playing a virtual reality game and acting out the seduction in thin air - complete with him working on an invisible bra strap!
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* ATasteOfPower: The boys get a chance to be actual butt-kicking heroes for a little while, but it's taken away when they have a showdown with the Apocalypse Boys.
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* NasalTrauma: After the Armageddon virus locks them into the virtual reality scenario, the crew are forced to manually remove their gloves and helmets, resulting in the Cat nearly pulling Lister's nose off in his efforts to free him.
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* ChekovsGun: The AR video game console; shows up just as a source of some early gags, but then they figure to hook it up to Kryten to help him fight the virus.
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The AR video game console; shows up just as a source of some early gags, but then they figure to hook it up to Kryten to help him fight the virus.
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* ChekovsGun: The AR video game console; shows up just as a source of some early gags, but then they figure to hook it up to Kryten to help him fight the virus.
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* FicitonalVideoGame: We hear about a couple in this episode, mostly prominently the cowboy one the guys use to enter Kryten's dreamscape.
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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Taken one step further: The Cat shoots two incoming bullets while they're in mid flight, although the crew are in a computer simulation at the time. (Aside: it turns out that bullets are an absolute nightmare to film, requiring a great many takes to get them to fall from just outside camera and stay in the field of view.)
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* BroughtDownToNormal: The special skills of the boys' characters allow them to absolutely destroy some {{Mooks}}, but before taking on the enemies who really matter the virus spreads to the game and deletes their new abilities.
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* JackOfAllStats: Brett Riverboat.
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** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful after barfing into "Bearstrangler" [=McGee's=] hat.
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** Rimmer is a [[BareFistedMonk bare-fist fighter, fighter]], not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful after barfing into "Bearstrangler" [=McGee's=] hat.
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* ActorAllusion: When Rimmer says "I'm Dangerous Dan [=McGrew=], bare fist fighter extraordinaire", Chris Barrie puts on an American accent very similar to his impression of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan in ''Series/SpittingImage''. Reagan also appeared in a number of westerns during his acting career.
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* [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys All Boys Want Bad Girls]]: For a while Lister kept playing the Gumshoe AR game so he could have sex with Loretta, a homicidal, serial-killing FemmeFatale, on the grounds that he found the default female romantic interest to be to goody-goody and boring. He also tries to ask a rogue simulant for a date. He confides to Kryten that he's only ever attracted to "heartbreakers or moral garbage on legs."
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* BettyAndVeronica: In the private eye simulation, Lister lampshades how he's supposed to arrest the FemmeFatale and end up with the nice girl. Unfortunately he thinks EvilIsSexy.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Line his lungs with lead!"
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* ThemeTuneCameo: The piano player in the bar is playing the ''Red Dwarf'' theme.
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* BarBrawl: Rimmer gets into one. He gets by thanks to his special skills.
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* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: Cat stops a fleeing Kryten by firing a bullet in apparently the wrong direction. It ricochets off several objects, hitting a sign just as Kryten is passing under it. The sign collapses on top of him.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the Simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what A group of rogue simulants attempt to hunt the Simulants have been doing for the past several eons.crew of Starbug. They even upgrade Starbug's armor and engines and fit it with a laser to make it more worthy prey.
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So naturally, they notice Starbug. Even Lister's plan to disguise himself as Tarka Daal, ambassador of the human-hating Great Vindaloovian Empire, doesn't work. The Simulant captain is a little miffed at the sheer lack of competiton he faces, and knocks all four of the crew out. They awaken several weeks later to find Starbug's been ''massively'' improved... so that the Simulants can have more sport hunting and killing them. The four talk tactics, the Cat points out they're in a game of Cat and Mouse, and there's only one way to win: Don't be the mouse. They never win.
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So naturally, they notice Starbug. Even Lister's plan to disguise himself as Tarka Daal, ambassador of the human-hating Great Vindaloovian Empire, doesn't work. The Simulant captain is a little miffed at the sheer lack of competiton competition he faces, and knocks all four of the crew out. They awaken several weeks later to find Starbug's been ''massively'' improved... so that the Simulants can have more sport hunting and killing them. The four talk tactics, the Cat points out they're in a game of Cat and Mouse, and there's only one way to win: Don't be the mouse. They never win.
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The Dove Program immediately overpowers and kills the Apocalypse Boys, freeing the system of the virus, just as Starbug crash lands into the volcano moon...
And then triumphantly flies out into the sunset.
And then triumphantly flies out into the sunset.
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The Dove Program immediately overpowers and kills the Apocalypse Boys, freeing the Kryten's system of the virus, virus. He revives and the crew rushes to upload a copy into Starbug's system, just as Starbug the ship crash lands into the boiling lava fields of the volcano moon...
And then triumphantly fliesout back up into space and off into the sunset.
And then triumphantly flies
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* CowboyEpisode: The episode involves the Dwarfers entering a virtual Western town that serves as a metaphor for Kryten's struggles with computer virus. The episode even ends with Starbug [[RidingIntoTheSunset flying off into the sunset]].
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* CowboyEpisode: The episode involves the Dwarfers entering a virtual Western town that serves as a metaphor for Kryten's struggles with the computer virus. The episode even ends with Starbug [[RidingIntoTheSunset flying off into the sunset]].
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* GoneHorriblyRight: The simulants wanted a WorthyOpponent. They... still didn't get one, but they ''did'' give Starbug the ability to get in a freak lucky shot.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to upgrade it.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to upgrade it.
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* GargleBlaster: The stuff served up in the saloon. Although the Cat was expecting something with a little more kick to it.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Thesimulants Simulants wanted a WorthyOpponent. They... still didn't get one, but they ''did'' give Starbug the ability to get in a freak lucky shot.
* HideousHangoverCure: The other three Dwarfers sober up Kryten by making him eat raw ground coffee.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what thesimulants Simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Given to the Cat, AKA the gunslinger "The Riviera Kid" as part of his game persona.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The dreamscape inhabitant "Bearstrangler" [=McGee=].
* NotWorthKilling: Thesimulants Simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to upgrade it.
* GoneHorriblyRight: The
* HideousHangoverCure: The other three Dwarfers sober up Kryten by making him eat raw ground coffee.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Given to the Cat, AKA the gunslinger "The Riviera Kid" as part of his game persona.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The dreamscape inhabitant "Bearstrangler" [=McGee=].
* NotWorthKilling: The
* RidingIntoTheSunset: Or flying into it in Starbug, as the case may be.
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** The name of Rimmer's video game character likely references the 1907 poem "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]", in which the title character is repeatedly referred to as "Dangerous Dan McGrew".
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** The name of Rimmer's video game character likely references the 1907 poem "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]", in which the title character is repeatedly referred to as "Dangerous Dan McGrew".[=McGrew=]".
* ShowdownAtHighNoon: As noted above, done in somewhat metaphorical fashion between Kryten and the virus's in-game personification.
* ShowdownAtHighNoon: As noted above, done in somewhat metaphorical fashion between Kryten and the virus's in-game personification.
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* TitledAfterSong: The game itself is named ''Streets Of Laredo'', after the famous cowboy ballad.
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* TitledAfterSong: TitledAfterTheSong: The game itself is named ''Streets Of Laredo'', after the famous cowboy ballad.ballad.
* VariationsOnAThemeSong: The closing theme tune is re-done in a Western format.
* VariationsOnAThemeSong: The closing theme tune is re-done in a Western format.
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** Cat becomes the ace gunslinger, pulling off trick shots and ShootingTheBullet.
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful for barfights.
** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful for barfights.
** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.
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** Cat becomes the ace gunslinger, {{Gunslinger}}, pulling off trick shots and ShootingTheBullet.
[[ShootTheBullet Shooting The Bullet]].
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Usefulfor barfights.
after barfing into "Bearstrangler" [=McGee's=] hat.
** Lister becomes the knifeman,with throwing knives and with pinpoint accuracy.
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful
** Lister becomes the knifeman,
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* CowboyEpisodeCowboyEpisode: The episode involves the Dwarfers entering a virtual Western town that serves as a metaphor for Kryten's struggles with computer virus. The episode even ends with Starbug [[RidingIntoTheSunset flying off into the sunset]].
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* TheAlcoholic: With his systems succumbing to the virus, Kryten's avatar in the old west program has become a pitiful, drunken sheriff.
* AnimalMotif: The Simulant spaceship was designed after a cow skull.
* AnimalMotif: The Simulant spaceship was designed after a cow skull.
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* TheAlcoholic: With his systems succumbing to the virus, Kryten's avatar in the old west program has become a pitiful, drunken sheriff.
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* TheAlcoholic: With his systems succumbing to the virus, Kryten's avatar in the old west program has become a pitiful, drunken sheriff.CowboyEpisode
* ShoutOut:
** The AR game of the same name is based on the film ''Gumshoe''.
** The name of Rimmer's video game character likely references the 1907 poem "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]", in which the title character is repeatedly referred to as "Dangerous Dan McGrew".
** The AR game of the same name is based on the film ''Gumshoe''.
** The name of Rimmer's video game character likely references the 1907 poem "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]", in which the title character is repeatedly referred to as "Dangerous Dan McGrew".
* TitledAfterSong: The game itself is named ''Streets Of Laredo'', after the famous cowboy ballad.
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** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.
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** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.accuracy.
* WholePlotReference: The plot of a drunken sheriff defending his town against an incoming gang of cowboys parodies ''Film/RioBravo''. The artificial reality plot also shows similarities to the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration" episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]".
* WholePlotReference: The plot of a drunken sheriff defending his town against an incoming gang of cowboys parodies ''Film/RioBravo''. The artificial reality plot also shows similarities to the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration" episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]".
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* BareFistedMonk: Dangerous Dan McGrew, Rimmer's character, fights with his bare hands.
* BareHandedPuppetry: Lister and Car's Vindaloovian disguises.
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* BareFistedMonk: Dangerous Dan McGrew, [=McGrew=], Rimmer's character, fights with his bare hands.
* BareHandedPuppetry: Lister andCar's Cat's Vindaloovian disguises.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Cat is the one to suggest that they make the first strike against the simulants, and it ends up working, [[Didn'tSeeThatComing because the Sim Captain really didn't expect them to fire]]. Secondly, Cat's the one who suggests that they go into VR to help Kryten. Much to his surprise, they listen to him both times.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Cat is the one to suggest that they make the first strike against the simulants, and it ends up working, [[Didn'tSeeThatComing [[DidntSeeThatComing because the Sim Captain really didn't expect them to fire]]. Secondly, Cat's the one who suggests that they go into VR to help Kryten. Much to his surprise, they listen to him both times.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Cat is the one to suggest that they make the first strike against the simulants, and it ends up working, [[Didn'tSeeThatComing because the Sim Captain really didn't expect them to fire]]. Secondly, Cat's the one who suggests that they go into VR to help Kryten. Much to his surprise, they listen to him both times.
--> '''Cat:''' Twice in one lifetime? When you're hot, you're hot!
--> '''Cat:''' Twice in one lifetime? When you're hot, you're hot!
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* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to pugrade it.
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* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to pugrade upgrade it.
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* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the characters the boys select has a particular weapons specialty.
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* TakeThat: Cat's reason to not be the mouse in the game of cat and mouse is that the mouse never wins unless you believe those [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry lying cartoons]].
* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the characters the boys select has a particular weaponsspecialty.specialty.
** Cat becomes the ace gunslinger, pulling off trick shots and ShootingTheBullet.
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful for barfights.
** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.
* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the characters the boys select has a particular weapons
** Cat becomes the ace gunslinger, pulling off trick shots and ShootingTheBullet.
** Rimmer is a bare-fist fighter, not needing guns to clean a room full of thugs. Useful for barfights.
** Lister becomes the knifeman, with throwing knives and pinpoint accuracy.
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And then triumphantly flies out into the sunset.
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* BareFistedMonk: Dangerous Dan McGrew, Rimmer's character, fights with his bare hands.
* TheAlcoholic: With his systems succumbing to the virus, Kryten's avatar in the old west program has become a pitiful, drunken sheriff.
* GoneHorriblyRight: The simulants wanted a WorthyOpponent. They... still didn't get one, but they ''did'' give Starbug the ability to get in a freak lucky shot.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to pugrade it.
* PaperThinDisguise: Lister's alien costume is a googly eye stuck to his chin with the camera upside-down.
* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the characters the boys select has a particular weapons specialty.
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* BareFistedMonk: Dangerous Dan McGrew, Rimmer's character, fights with his bare hands.
* TheAlcoholic: With his systems succumbing to the virus, Kryten's avatar in the old west program has become a pitiful, drunken sheriff.
* GoneHorriblyRight: The simulants wanted a WorthyOpponent. They... still didn't get one, but they ''did'' give Starbug the ability to get in a freak lucky shot.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: This is what the simulants have been doing for the past several eons.
* NotWorthKilling: The simulants are disgusted with the lack of challenge presented by Starbug, so they knock everyone out and proceed to pugrade it.
* PaperThinDisguise: Lister's alien costume is a googly eye stuck to his chin with the camera upside-down.
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The day begins with Lister misuing the VR simulator to have sex with the femme fatale in the simulator's crime noir game. Kryten has to go in and fetch him, since they need everything off - Starbug's passing through rogue Simulant territory, and they don't want to be caught. The simulants cruise around space looking for a fight worthy of their mettle, not something that's ever going to describe Starbug, but they also really, ''really'' hate humans.
So naturally, they notice Starbug. Even Lister's plan to disguise himself as Tarka Daal, ambassador of the human-hating Great Vindaloovian Empire, doesn't work. The Simulant captain is a little miffed at the sheer lack of competiton he faces, and knocks all four of the crew out. They awaken several weeks later to find Starbug's been ''massively'' improved... so that the Simulants can have more sport hunting and killing them. The four talk tactics, the Cat points out they're in a game of Cat and Mouse, and there's only one way to win: Don't be the mouse. They never win.
So in total defiance of all logic, they fire on the Simulant ship. By a complete and utter fluke of logic, it fatally cripples the Simulant ship, preventing them from firing back. Their last resort is to transmit a little something called the Armageddon Virus into Starbug before they blow up. The virus quickly takes over the ship, locking it on course with a volcano moon. Kryten thinks he can engineer a countervirus before they land, but it'll take all his run-time. Plugging himself into the VR simulator, Kryten's last words are for them to "watch his dreams".
They do so, finding that Kryten's systems and the simulator are contextualizing Kryten's battle as part of the Wild West game, with Kryten as the sheriff. Problem is, he's a cowardly drunk, easily cowed and intimidated by the Virus' avatars, the Apocalypse Boys. An outraged Lister decides to help out, and the three load themselves into the game, complete with specialized skills of their characters. Their attempts to talk to Kryten don't work too well - he tries fleeing the game, which would mean certain death for the crew. With a little tough love, they drag him back, and tell him about everything.
Unfortunately, in the time they've talked, the Apocalypse Boys have lost patience. Bolstered by their skills, the trio are pretty sure they can take them... until Brother Death infects the simulator, robbing them of their skills. Outgunned, Lister, Rimmer and the Cat leg it, unplugging themselves, leaving Kryten alone. But he's not worried - their scrambling has given him the time to write the dove program.
-->'''Kryten:''' Now, if you'll excuse the confrontational imperative: ''Go fer ya guns, ya scum-sucking molluscs!''
The Dove Program immediately overpowers and kills the Apocalypse Boys, freeing the system of the virus, just as Starbug crash lands into the volcano moon...
And then triumphantly flies out into the sunset.
So naturally, they notice Starbug. Even Lister's plan to disguise himself as Tarka Daal, ambassador of the human-hating Great Vindaloovian Empire, doesn't work. The Simulant captain is a little miffed at the sheer lack of competiton he faces, and knocks all four of the crew out. They awaken several weeks later to find Starbug's been ''massively'' improved... so that the Simulants can have more sport hunting and killing them. The four talk tactics, the Cat points out they're in a game of Cat and Mouse, and there's only one way to win: Don't be the mouse. They never win.
So in total defiance of all logic, they fire on the Simulant ship. By a complete and utter fluke of logic, it fatally cripples the Simulant ship, preventing them from firing back. Their last resort is to transmit a little something called the Armageddon Virus into Starbug before they blow up. The virus quickly takes over the ship, locking it on course with a volcano moon. Kryten thinks he can engineer a countervirus before they land, but it'll take all his run-time. Plugging himself into the VR simulator, Kryten's last words are for them to "watch his dreams".
They do so, finding that Kryten's systems and the simulator are contextualizing Kryten's battle as part of the Wild West game, with Kryten as the sheriff. Problem is, he's a cowardly drunk, easily cowed and intimidated by the Virus' avatars, the Apocalypse Boys. An outraged Lister decides to help out, and the three load themselves into the game, complete with specialized skills of their characters. Their attempts to talk to Kryten don't work too well - he tries fleeing the game, which would mean certain death for the crew. With a little tough love, they drag him back, and tell him about everything.
Unfortunately, in the time they've talked, the Apocalypse Boys have lost patience. Bolstered by their skills, the trio are pretty sure they can take them... until Brother Death infects the simulator, robbing them of their skills. Outgunned, Lister, Rimmer and the Cat leg it, unplugging themselves, leaving Kryten alone. But he's not worried - their scrambling has given him the time to write the dove program.
-->'''Kryten:''' Now, if you'll excuse the confrontational imperative: ''Go fer ya guns, ya scum-sucking molluscs!''
The Dove Program immediately overpowers and kills the Apocalypse Boys, freeing the system of the virus, just as Starbug crash lands into the volcano moon...
And then triumphantly flies out into the sunset.
