Computer

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Computer

Background

Computer is an artificial intelligence for the scoutship Dark Star in galactic sector EB290.

During the events of Dark Star (1974) voiced by Cookie Knapp

Computer notifies Lieutenant Doolittle that Bomb 19 destroyed the last unstable planet in the local solar system. Later, Computer tells the crew an asteroid storm is on a collision course with the ship. They turn on the ship's force field, but during the storm, the bomb bay systems are activated due to damage. Bomb 20 lowers from the ship and the Computer tells it to return to the bomb bay. Bomb 20 at first refuses to return until the Computer does a manual override. The Computer tells the crew there was a malfunction on the ship, but has yet to identify it. It tells Sergeant Pinback that it is time to feed the Alien they captured. The Alien touches a communication laser, causing a malfunction. The bomb bay opens up and Bomb 20 lowers once again from the bomb bay doors. The Computer tells it to return again and Bomb 20 returns once more. The Computer tells the crew it has located the malfunction and it is communications laser 17. They arrive at the rogue planet and release the bomb bay door and Bomb 20 lowers from the belly of the ship. Pinback tries to release the bomb, but it fails to drop. Doolittle communicates with Bomb 20 and tells it to disarm, but it refuses. The Computer tells the crew the that she has initiated dampeners that will confine the effects of the bomb detonation to one mile. After Doolittle teaches it, phenomenology, Pinback tells Bomb 20 to disarm, but it calls him false data. It then detonates itself, causing the ship to explode.