it's quite literally driven by DEM. if the opponent's got something powerful, it has no problem getting there, or just pulling some bizarre, following-no-logic sequence of events to win. even if said sequence is teleporting a delicious beverage inside the enemy base, on top of the main computer, in order to spill and make it short in a way that prevents the action from being canceled. winning is simply what it does, however it needs to be done, and it'll be sure to scale to whatever opponent it wants to face to match it.
or the short version goes unless you're a crazy good reality warper, it wins.
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The future must protect the clone's past.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.