When the H.A.R.D. Corps go into battle, they rely on Softcore to operate the equipment that supplies their Harbinger-like powers. In a grim new reality transformed by the Deathmate effect, Softcore doesn't merely operate this equipment-she is wired directly into it. This cybernetic interface increases her ability to support the H.A.R.D. C.A.T.S, but when the machinery overloads, she burns along with it.