VFX: Military drone pacification sequence

[EightRice]

Three waves of military drones launched from carriers, each disabled differently.

Wave 1: Standard drones

• Angular, matte-black defense contractor drones
• Autonet spheres surround, emit targeted EMP
• Systems flicker, rotors stutter, weapons go dark
• Guided gently down to splash in waves

Wave 2: Evasive drones

• Try splitting apart, diving, climbing
• Autonet swarm flows around like mercury
• Attach to sensors, cover camera lenses, interfere with comms
• Drones go blind, deaf, still - drift down like falling leaves

Wave 3: EMP-hardened drones

• Shielded against electromagnetic attack
• Autonet adapts: physically attach, tiny manipulator arms find seams
• Access ports, inject new firmware
• Drones stop attacking and JOIN the swarm as dancers

Key visual: 'They lasted eleven seconds.'

Reference: autonet_story_underwater_edit.md lines 283-298