Ultron Drone (c) and Lantern Battery (SR)

[spellbnd]

Opponent has Lantern Battery - Power Source and Ultron Drone - 01000100 01101001 01100101 fielded. Can opponent use Ultron Drone's Global ability (Pay (ff) Force an opposing character die to block a character of your choice this turn) to force me to lose a life while blocking?

[dmrulesteam]

Opponent has Lantern Battery - Power Source and Ultron Drone - 01000100 01101001 01100101 fielded. Can opponent use Ultron Drone's Global ability (Pay (ff) Force an opposing character die to block a character of your choice this turn) to force me to lose a life while blocking?

A similar situation can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1647&p=4605&hilit=kitty+pryde#p4605

Your opponent cannot force you to pay a cost to do something, so you could choose not to pay the life and not block their character.

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