Manifests as rhythmic interference pulses embedded in the magnetic substrate of every valid recording - rapid AGC spikes that cause unauthorized duplicates to display unwatchable brightness fluctuations and color distortions. Authentic attendance creates clean playback; attempted duplication produces the characteristic Macrovision artifacts: pulsing dark bars, unstable brightness, and color that bleeds beyond its boundaries. The entity exists as both the encoding process and the resulting protection pattern, simultaneously invisible in legitimate recordings and blindingly obvious in counterfeit attempts.

Functions as the anti-counterfeit authority that validates every player's magnetic signature across all 16 simulations, ensuring that the only survival that counts is the kind that requires physical presence.