I mean, our group of robot space lions were built from an interdimensional meteorite that could only be refined by one person. Who died. [ He chooses not to mention that Allura has some similar degree of knowledge now, if only just because she hasn't used it. ]

It helped that nobody really liked them being in charge, and we had help- [ He grins, ear to ear. ] -from an ancient insurgent splinter group who planted agents throughout the entire Empire... along with some ragtag teams of bandits, ex-prisoners, and a few allied systems with ships to spare.

We didn't do it alone. Our team- four guys and two girls, mind you- just did the heaviest lifting. [ Another pause. He has some ideas, but figured it'd be better to just ask. ] So what's "blacktech," Baiken?