Gordian Blade - Android Netrunner

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Time for a bit of historical legend. Alexander the Great was a real ruler and part of Greece's history. One legend from Alexander's career is the Gordian knot. The challenge was whoever could undo the knot would receive great prizes, I forget what it was exactly but the story has an Arthurian feel so you would probably get to rule something. Many men tried but failed, but then Alexander came along. Alexander undid the knot fairly simply: He took out his sword and cut it in half. Nobody contested the claim, and Alexander was declared the winner. The story is often used to describe problems that seem extremely difficult or hard to solve but have a simple solution that almost everyone overlooks.

So in the future, some hacker creates an icebreaker and names it the Gordian Blade. I really like this name, as it not only reflects what the program does perfectly, but it also draws in ancient Earth myth and history. A lot of the Netrunner programs receive mythical names, because they sound cooler that way. People would buy more antivirus software if it had cool names like this. They would also buy it if instead of showing a progress bar it showed a freaking cyber sword cutting through the matrix.