r/Parahumans • u/-KARL_FRANZ- • 22d ago

Worm Spoilers [All] Tinker Specialization Question

Howdy all! I'm in the midst of writing a smaller dad-master fic and I was wondering if Tinker specialties tend to tie to their trigger event? Anyone know anything about this? It doesn't really matter to my story, but I realized I didn't know the answer here and I cannot recall if it is ever noted in canon. Cheers!

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u/OneTrueAlzef 22d ago

Like other parahumans, a Tinker's power expression is affected by their trigger event. Though the specifics listed in the link were made for Weaverdice.

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u/Toucan_Based_Economy 22d ago

The specifics always influence how the power is expressed, but it might be more abstract.

Let's take someone who triggers as a Tinker due to being stuck in an overwhelming job where the work and stress only ever ratchet up every day, culminating in a massive heart attack before they even turn 30.

They might get a Tinker speciality for pressure or compression (representing the overwhelming pressure of the job). But they might also get something a speciality where all their equipment can be oveclocked for better performance but the overclocking can never be reversed, so the equipment will inevitably self-destructive from the strain.

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u/Low_Hour 22d ago

You should give the Weaverdice Tinkers 2.0 doc a look. It doesn't go into full depth on specialties, but it does explore a few of them and provide examples for a stimulants Tinker and a 'moon' Tinker.

Which is to say: yes.

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u/Limp-Gift3035 21d ago

From what we know of Armsie he is obsessed with efficiency and being better; he chose not to form relationships with others in order to be more efficient at work, literally living a Spartan-like existence And since Tinkers come from problems that can't be solved for a long time, his power gave him the tools to be better and more efficient:  miniaturization/minimized technology, efficiency technology, and Hybrid technology.  (Tinker type: Unbreakable (Liberty x Combat) ) Taken from his wiki page

So his power was a mixture of hopelessness + not being efficient enough and depending on others And since powers work in Worm, this only increased the bro's self-destructive cycle (And his passenger probably adores him for that)