Catalina Installation USB not booting

I followed the basic guide for setting up the latest installer USB for a fresh/new install of Catalina using my Mid 2012 MBP, but when I try to choose either the Legacy or UEFI USB option for the boot device it does one of two things.

Legacy: Gives the old "invalid boot device" error. Same as if no media installed.
UEFI: The BIOS screen flashes, but nothing happens otherwise.

I've compared all the settings and saved this as a unique boot profile (with all other drives disabled to prevent...

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Author: Pyromethious