I think we can all agree that Cerberus was a much more sinister organization in ME 1 and seemingly much more benevolent (relatively speaking) in ME2. This had me wondering, could things have changed so much in two years? Would TIM be so willing to let go the fact that Shepard caused Cerberus so much trouble in the past?
So crazy theory: TIM intended Shepard and his squad to succeed in thier strike on the Collectors, and for most or all of them to die in the process.
The crew of the Normandy 2 seems to be made up largely of disaffected Alliance personel that are unhappy with how the Reaper threat is being handled, or not being handled. They have nothing in particular against aliens . At the same time, TIM personally oversees how all of Cerberus' projects are handled. It's entirely possible that the Normandy was TIM's way of cleaning house of anyone wo is not a "true believer" in securing human superiority.
Plus, many of the squad are aliens, which the "old" Cerberus would be more than willing to sacrifice for humanity's survival. (particularly Mordin, given is connection to the genophage, would make him a big potential threat to humanity. He is also the only one TIM specifically recommended Shepard recruit )
Jack is a psychotic criminal who has every reason to hate Cerberus, as well as an extremely powerful biotic. Definitely someone Cerberus would shed few tears over if she were to die in a blaze of glory saving the human race.
Jacob is a Cerberus operative, and human. But he also makes it clear pretty early on that he does not trust TIM. He's only with Cerberus because they're the only organization willing to do something to protect humanity. He's quite up front about this, and may make him a liability if TIM had more nefarious plans in the pipeline.
Miranda's a tough one. She's a loyal Cerberus officer, and extremely capable. But perhaps her estrangement with her father (a former major backer of Cerberus) got to be more trouble than it was worth.
Zaed is a hired mercenary, but one who has killed literally more Cerberus agents than he can count over the years. Yet they hired him for tis mission, inspiring Zaed to comment "I guess the Illusive Man is big on forgiveness" But is he really?
I don't have the Kasumi DLC so I don't know what her story is, but I figure what's one more merc to save humanity?
So what do you think? Could TIM have put all his rotten eggs in one very expensive basket? Could he have stacked things so that whichever way the Suicide Mission went, Cerberus wins? Or should I put more tin foil on my hat?
Modifié par iakus, 14 mai 2010 - 09:37 .
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