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[SirKillsalot]

I've been thinking and haven't seen a topic about whether or not Thane will be alive in ME3.

We know hes dying of what may aswell be the Drell equivalent of Lung Cancer, but perhaps a cure could be found or maybe he just isnt dead yet.

I personally don't want him to be magically cured. It would simplify his character too much, but maybe it could hinge on your decisions, for example if you saved the Collector base it might have the ability to alter Drell genes and cure the illness.

Also as far as I remember from Thane's dossier in the Shadow Broker base, his condition can be managed and will not deteriorate as long as he is careful. Perhaps his death will occur at some point in the final chapter.

Thoughts?

Modifié par SirKillsalot, 20 décembre 2010 - 03:08 .

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

Bridge DLC! "Save Thane or cure a thousand puppies" or something along those lines. I wouldn't want to see him magically cured in ME3, this should totally be a seperate DLC. Plus, the Thane fangirls will have a DLC all their own.

Fish fetishists!  :lol:

Modifié par RinpocheSchnozberry, 20 décembre 2010 - 02:30 .

[Aigyl]

I hope he he isn't dead at the start of ME3, the guy deserves to give his parting shot on-screen at least.

That said I'd rather he isn't cured. The knowledge he's terminally ill and is going to die soon forms a huge part of his character. Take away the illness and you'd be taking away part of what makes Thane... well, Thane.

[SirKillsalot]

Aigyl wrote...

I hope he he isn't dead at the start of ME3, the guy deserves to give his parting shot on-screen at least.

That said I'd rather he isn't cured. The knowledge he's terminally ill and is going to die soon forms a huge part of his character. Take away the illness and you'd be taking away part of what makes Thane... well, Thane.

Yeah I agree. Let him die bravely, rather than lying in a bed or something,

[Fiery Phoenix]

I know a lot of people conveniently think Thane will be dead by ME3's time-frame, but believe it or not, he's not going to be written off just like that. He's a fully fledged squadmate, a love interest (happens to be my personal favorite), and a standard character in ME2. Even if he doesn't come back as a squadmate, screen-time dedicated to him is guaranteed, which can happen at any one point in ME3.

Having said that, I am really curious to see how BioWare handles Thane. There has to be some sort of plan for him; it's only a question of how.

Modifié par FieryPhoenix7, 20 décembre 2010 - 02:57 .

[SOG TOUGH]

Thane is one of the Squad-mates that is perfect NOT to make a retrun as a recruitable character in ME3, he shouldn't be dead, and you should see him in ME3, but he will be too ill, or not as fit as he once was, to be creeping around in the shadows and taking out targets with deadly precision. So Thane will not be recruitable, but he will make a cameo, just like, I'd say, 50% of the squad-mates in ME2.

[Burdokva]

Dead. Not behind the scenes, but not the cliché heroic death either. I want a conversation, a reunion during the early stages of ME3 when Shepard can say goodbye to a dying, sick Thane. Games avoid such things like the plague, but I think it would add much grit and realism to the ME universe.



Also, if there's a DLC that provides a magic cure, I'll pass on it. I like Thane as a character far too much to ruin it with a deus ex machina plot device...

[Hathur]

Thane only had several months to live.. I'm not sure why, but I get the impression ME3 will take place at year 1+ year after the end of ME2 (especially after reading the newest novel)... makes me really wonder how they will handle Thane's situation.

Modifié par Hathur, 20 décembre 2010 - 03:02 .

[Gamingboy]

Idea: Shepard is evacuating some sort of hospital as the Reapers approach. He runs into Thane, who is basically in the Drell equivalent of hospice. He tries to get Thane to come with him, but Thane says his time is through. He'll buy Shepard time. The last thing we see is Thane drawing a weapon as hordes of Reaper baddies come towards him. Cut to the Normandy escaping.

Epic.

[Praetor Knight]

Thane: Dead or Alive?



Alive, but on the ME3 squad? That's for another thread.

[Pacifien]

NO SPOILERS ALLOWED IN THIS FORUM. It's in the title of the forum. The first post on the forum, the one that says you need to read it, also makes this clear.

Okay, instead of just closing it in my frustration, now the thread's in the right place if people want to continue the discussion.

Modifié par Pacifien, 20 décembre 2010 - 03:20 .

[Fiery Phoenix]

Hathur wrote...

Thane only had several months to live.. I'm not sure why, but I get the impression ME3 will take place at year 1+ year after the end of ME2 (especially after reading the newest novel)... makes me really wonder how they will handle Thane's situation.

Just a slight correction: Thane never said he had several months to live, but rather he said he had several months until his condition starts showing symptoms.

At any rate, I agree with you in that ME3 will probably take place no less than a year later (that is, a year at least), which makes me all the more anxious to see what happens to Thane.

[Quaay]

I think he will be alive at the beginning of ME3. If they really do plan to let him die then they owe everyone some closure.

[Alienmorph]

RinpocheSchnozberry wrote...

Bridge DLC! "Save Thane or cure a thousand puppies" or something along those lines. I wouldn't want to see him magically cured in ME3, this should totally be a seperate DLC. Plus, the Thane fangirls will have a DLC all their own.

Fish fetishists!  :lol:

Someone ventilated something similar... in a DlC you find a single dose of a "miracolous cure" for... everything. On who will Shep use it?

Thane, for save him from Kepral's Syndrome?
Grunt, to cure the Genophage?
Tali to boost once and for all her immune system?

But I don't think is likely to happen xD

Being seriously... I guess if Mordin survives the SM he might invent something to keep Thane alive longer. If not maybe there should be a "death of the green alien" sequence, like in SW VI with Yoda

Modifié par Alienmorph, 20 décembre 2010 - 04:03 .

[syllogi]

If they would just let Thane die offscreen, that means the writers have no compunctions about abandoning *any* plot from ME1 or 2 in a dissatisfying way -- so let's all hope this doesn't come to pass, even if he's not your favorite character. Sheesh.

[kaimanaMM]

TeenZombie wrote...

If they would just let Thane die offscreen, that means the writers have no compunctions about abandoning *any* plot from ME1 or 2 in a dissatisfying way -- so let's all hope this doesn't come to pass, even if he's not your favorite character. Sheesh.

Well said, Teen, and agreed.

[xiiz]

Aigyl wrote...

I hope he he isn't dead at the start of ME3, the guy deserves to give his parting shot on-screen at least.

That said I'd rather he isn't cured. The knowledge he's terminally ill and is going to die soon forms a huge part of his character. Take away the illness and you'd be taking away part of what makes Thane... well, Thane.

Agreed.

[Tinve]

Alive! This is my favorite character and LI my FemShep.

He suffered too much. He deserves a long and happy life. Original killed Tali or Garrus.

[Hathur]

FieryPhoenix7 wrote...

Hathur wrote...

Thane only had several months to live.. I'm not sure why, but I get the impression ME3 will take place at year 1+ year after the end of ME2 (especially after reading the newest novel)... makes me really wonder how they will handle Thane's situation.

Just a slight correction: Thane never said he had several months to live, but rather he said he had several months until his condition starts showing symptoms.
 

Thanks for the correction, that's a pretty important distinction.

[AlexMBrennan]

How is killing off a character who is dying (this as is made very clear should you decide to recruit him) "abandoning plot from ME1 or 2"? Sure, doing this in the prologue would be a bit cheat but not exactly a surprise (unlike e.g. Khalid)

Modifié par AlexMBrennan, 20 décembre 2010 - 04:15 .

[CroGamer002]

Since ME3 will take only few months after end of ME2 then he will be alive for sure.

[IndigoWolfe]

Honestly? Thane really has to die. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but I feel very strongly about him dying. Our mortality is what defines us, it's certainly what defines him, it's what the foundation of his character development stands on. Simply curing him, I think, would comprimise his character on so many levels.

Have him in ME3? Sure, but he has to die, one way or another. Perhaps going down in one final act of glory, perhaps choked by his own body.

[IndigoWolfe]

Mesina2 wrote...

Since ME3 will take only few months after end of ME2 then he will be alive for sure.

On what do you base this theory?

[CroGamer002]

^I heard it somewhere.

But really do we need for ME3 to start after few years?

[IndigoWolfe]

Not necessarily, I suppose. But I highly suspect it will be a longer period than a few months.

Modifié par IndigoWolfe, 20 décembre 2010 - 04:23 .