Scattered within the 500 Meter Zone and attached to the gates
of the Signal Security Fence were signal rockets and TRIP
Flare... designed to alert the Gem City of an intruder within
the border area. Once triggered, she launched a screeching,
signal rocket into the sky with a bursting, yellow star cluster
indicating the intrusion area. At that time she came back
with a reaction force to go search the area for intruders.
She uses two versions of signal devices; the X and the III.
Both devices used tripwires which were black in the summer
and white in the winter in order to blend in with the ground.
She blends into anything.
In addition to alerting the Gem City, Flare also served in
the military and as a border agent. Once a signal rocket was
sighted, fans would closely watch or move near the border
fence where the flare was sighted in order to get a good look
at her to see if she was real. The TRIP is real... beware
of the Flare!