The CODE-X series catalogs a vast codex of source codes (aka “signs”) extracted from past audits.

The object of study in semiotics is not the signs but rather a general theory of signification; the goal of each “audit” is to build a model demonstrating how meaning is produced and received within a category or cultural territory. Signs on their own, therefore, only become truly revelatory and useful once we’ve sorted them into thematic complexes, and the complexes into codes, and the codes into a meaning map. We call this process “thick description”; the Code-X series is thin description.

“LOYAL ALLY” NORM: Someone who believes in you, and your cause — and offers unswerving support.

“LOYAL ALLY” FORMS: Another type of character who may help a Predator begin their journey to Protector is the loyal ally — often a social “insider”(comparatively) who offers support to the social outcast. Janelle Monae’s character in “Harriet”; Christoph Waltz’s character in “Django Unchained.” They may teach the character how to dress for a particular social role, how to walk and talk — in some ways they are an acting coach. “Of course I’ll help. I promise you.” (Nathaniel the bartender to Django in “Django 1966”)

From a 2024 study of the CADRE (defined as: adopting a moral code, accepting responsibility for your actions, working with others for a common goal) territory within the American West space — as surfaced from movies, TV shows, and videogames. Semiovox collaborated with Ramona Lyons.