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Interesting theory, though the characters who didn't treat their emblems badly were also affected. Unless it affected the entire system, also possible, hmm...
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Could be the energy attack from She-Ra's Sword of Protection shorted the system out.

Link's Master Sword:
AKA the Sword of Time, Sword of Resurrection
It is magical
Ability to dispel magical barriers
The scabbard is mystically/magically linked to the sword

So Link's magical sword could have scrambled the system. I think I had her smack the emblem with her sword I would have to go back and check to be sure.

There is also the possibility Raven's magic caused it, if I remember right Raven said she was traveling through a magical portal when she was pulled to Cinix.

Maybe it was a combination of all that or any two of them.

But IMO really the ones to blame were the agents for not going in person and asking for help.