The Peripheral's future is brimming with architecture, technology, and other classic sci-fi TV show hallmarks. It's Biff's sports almanac from Back To The Future Part II, but much, much darker. But if agents in 22nd century London can set up companies in decades gone by, transfer funds, and possess advance knowledge of those eras, it's difficult to understate the influence they might have. Burton's headset comes from a fictional Colombian company called 'Milagros Coldiron' - obviously a shell corporation for those in the future to operate in the past. Even if they can only affect 2032 through technology, those in the future hold great power over history, especially since they already possess foreknowledge of events to come, and The Peripheral implies this problem is already starting.

This is how Burton performs gymnastics down the hallways of Buckingham Palace, while Flynne is shown in trailer footage deploying expert martial arts moves that Kick-Ass' Hit-Girl would be proud of.Ģ100's ability to communicate with the past obviously has wider, more sinister applications than just recruiting skilled gamers to pilot drones.

Naturally, The Peripheral's robots possess superior physical attributes to the person driving it - just like in a video game. As an added bonus (or a massive drawback, depending on your situation), every sensation the robot feels is experienced by its headset-clad controller in the past.

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