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[tommyt_1994]

In a recent "share what you shepard did" thread, I notcied that almost everyone was stating that they spared Maelon. My question is, why? All of those sick experiments being performed there, many on humans nonetheless, and you let him walk? I dont see why really.

What do you do with Maelon?

[MrFob]

I let him live because I had the chance. My Shep only kills in combat situation where he has no choice. Whatever Maelon has done, nobody deserves to just be killed on the spot because you (or in this case Mordin) wants to take justice into there own hands.

[Slayer299]

I actually let Mordin kill Maelon because there's nothing stopping him from doing those experiments to soothe his guilty conscience again.

[Therion942]

I try not to remember too much about Mordin's loyalty mission. The dialogue there is... eh.

I generally flip a coin. 5alive1dead. Primary playthrough is with him alive. Mordin's a trustworthy enough fellow that what he says after the fact is good enough to soothe my neutral soul.

Modifié par Therion942, 17 octobre 2010 - 01:58 .

[mosor]

Maelon dies in my  playthroughs. Lots of people here want to kill TIM for experimenting on humans. Maelon did the same, humans and aliens. He needs to pay for his crimes. Letting him go free isn't an option.

Modifié par mosor, 17 octobre 2010 - 02:03 .

[Dave of Canada]

Therion942 wrote...

I try not to remember too much about Mordin's loyalty mission. The dialogue there is... eh.

I loathe my Paragon during that mission. Too self righteous.

[Zulmoka531]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Therion942 wrote...

I try not to remember too much about Mordin's loyalty mission. The dialogue there is... eh.

I loathe my Paragon during that mission. Too self righteous.

A nuetral route was needed. One where you understood Mordin's actions, but didnt friggin berate him (I heared "murderer" so many goddam times talking to Mordin when it simply wasn't true)

The dialogue options that were given, while Im not really complaining, didn't exactly cover that route. That's just my opinion though.

Modifié par Zulmoka531, 17 octobre 2010 - 02:09 .

[Twilight_Princess]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Therion942 wrote...

I try not to remember too much about Mordin's loyalty mission. The dialogue there is... eh.

I loathe my Paragon during that mission. Too self righteous.

yeah...to avoid that I pick the neutral options which makes my shepard sound like...

Mordin: Genophage was nessecery *blah blah* these experiments were wrong *blah blah*
Shep: Cool story bro, lets get goin

[Pacifien]

First time I played the game, I hesitated when the paragon interrupt came up and by the time I thought about taking it, the interrupt had passed me by and Maelon was dead. So that Shepard was conflicted about it and too slow, at least. I have some uber paragon Shepard that stops Mordin because of a strong belief in second chances or not pulling the trigger unless you have to. I have a slightly renegade Shepard that lets Mordin shoot Maelon 'cause it's not really Shepard's place to tell squadmates how to figure out their issues unless it's about the mission. I have a neutral Shepard that actually interrupts Mordin solely because the mission was to rescue Maelon not kill him. And a neutral Shepard that lets Mordin shoot Maelon 'cause, meh, that Shepard couldn't be bothered really.

[AntiChri5]

I hate the idea of simply letting him walk away so much i usually kill him.

[Nightwriter]

A powerless foe is no longer a foe.

[AntiChri5]

But he still gets away with what he has done.

[Pacifien]

Nightwriter wrote...
A powerless foe is no longer a foe.

I don't know, even Mordin admits Maelon was more clever than he originally gave him credit. I think Mordin says that at one point. Anyway, throws a kink in Maelon truly staying powerless.

[Nightwriter]

What is my alternative? Let Mordin kill him? Mordin, whom I so love for how preciously he views all living things? 

Kill him myself? Kill a young man maddened by grief and tragedy he could not control? 

The genophage was a storm whose gale lashed the krogan and the salarians alike. This mission proves that. I cannot punish a storm; I will not punish its victims.

[AntiChri5]

If Maelon is in such a state that he can no longer be held responsible for his decisions then he should be (and i think Mordin would habe recommended putting him in) a mental health facility.

[DPSSOC]

I spare Maelon, not for his sake or mine but Mordin's. It's similar to my reasoning for sparing Sidonis and Niket. Mordin isn't thinking he's reacting, and this is something I feel he would regret (killing in defense is one thing, cold-blooded murder quite another). Yes what Maelon did was wrong, yes he deserves to be punished for it, but Mordin is not a murderer and I feel it is my responsibility as his CO, and his friend, to stop him from making a rash decision he'll regret (not for long admittedly but my Shep doesn't know anything about Salarian emotional processing at that point).

[Pacifien]

I love Mordin for killing Blue Suns looking to push him for protection money and then displaying the bodies.

It's easy to say its the forces of the situation that cause the salarians and the krogans to do what they do -- for Maelon to experiment on humans, for krogan females to volunteer themselves to the point of their own deaths. But at some point, you can't use the situation as an excuse for your behavior. Maelon broke to the point where he crossed the line. Did that deserve a bullet from Mordin? I'd probably lean toward not, but simply taking away his STG access and letting him walk away isn't exactly where I'd want to leave it either.

Modifié par Pacifien, 17 octobre 2010 - 02:35 .

[GodWood]

I let Mordin kill him

Honestly it suprises me that the majority save him.

[Pacifien]

Salarians give traitors to Urdnot Torsk.

[MrFob]

Nightwriter wrote...

What is my alternative? Let Mordin kill him? Mordin, whom I so love for how preciously he views all living things? 

Kill him myself? Kill a young man maddened by grief and tragedy he could not control? 

The genophage was a storm whose gale lashed the krogan and the salarians alike. This mission proves that. I cannot punish a storm; I will not punish its victims.

I completely agree. I am actually taken aback by how many people here let him be killed. The man isn't an evil sadistic maniac. He has performed some horrible experiments yes and he might have gone at least partially insane but it becomes quite clear that he is torn apart by the horrors of the genophage. How can anyone rationalize to just kill that guy for trying to help the Krogan (albeit in a misguided and twisted way).
I admit, I'd rather have put him into custody or into a mental facility but given the choices, killing someone at a whhim like this can't be the preferred solution.

And to those who justify it by saying he could start over, that is not what this situation is about. When Mordin puts the pistol to Maelons head it's emotional, not rational. Besides, Mordin makes it clear that without the data, Maelon has no chance to achieve anything in the future.

[Markinator_123]

GodWood wrote...

I let Mordin kill him
Honestly it suprises me that the majority save him.

Yeah me too! Maelon dies in all of my playthroughs.