Lenny: Black!?! That's the worst color there is! No offense there, Carl.
Carl: I get it all the time.
Carl: I get it all the time.
I will dress in bright and cheery colors, and so throw my enemies into confusion.
— Evil Overlord List, Item #29
Brainstorm: Color-coded lasers. Red if you're an Autobot, purple if you're a Decepticon. And the best bit is this: the color would change depending on who's firing the gun.
Nautica: So the gun would-
Brainstorm: Know if you were bad or good! Yes! What do you think? Good idea? AMAZING idea? Be honest.
Nautica: Honestly? I think for an intuitive weapon to promote long discredited notions of moral absolutism is problematic in the extreme.
Brainstorm: ...It doesn't have to be red and purple.