Dean_the_Young wrote...
Frankly, I think this would have been an excellent consequence for if Cerberus had gotten the intact Collector Base, and not been an outright antagonist. Besides the other goodies, the Collector Base being the catalyst to a Cerberus army actually does make sense... and could have been a good 'consequence' in determining whether Cerberus was a small force in ME3 (fewer commandoes, only the forces for an eleventh hour betrayal), or a major force (lots of war assets, and a major force in the post-war).
Or how about just indoctrinating the Council?
With the first-owner advantage, Cerberus mastering indoctrination could have had awesome contexts and scenarios. The Citadel coup could have been something subtle and unnoticed, rather than overt.
I think, that indoctrination as you described it when also coupled with the fact that 'the more is one indoctrinated, the less capable he becomes' would make a really interesting tool in storytelling of ME3.
You could technically indoctrinate anyone, but why decrease the abilities of those, who are already on your side? The human council could actually believe in the Reapers from the very beginning, and because they are actively trying to help you, no mind control is necessary. On the other hand, there might be certain people mostly from the other species, like for example a turian primarch, who would refuse to help humanity as much as he can, if humans control the Council, but who is more than glad to help their allies who saved the Citadel several years ago.
Of course, because the human Council means a cold war between humans and turians, the not exactly cooperating primarch might be in a possession of a bigger and/or better army than the cooperative one. But when indoctrinated, he might be a bit worse general (or maybe not, we don't know, how
exactly the indoctrination affects a sapient mind). And what if you've destroyed the base and killed the Council? The fact that you change your attitude in this kind of big decisions could cost you a valuable ally.
---
The other thing I was thinking about was that maybe Cerberus could in the Base preserved scenario have something iconic, something what would show the true power of the organization all in one construct. And then it hit me.
A ship.
A ship, the size of a superdreadnaught (around two kilometers, like Sovereign was), having incorporated all the bleeding edge technology Cerberus recovered mostly from the base, but also other places, this vessel would, just like a Reaper, be a ship and an armored military base all in one. The
Prometheus, named after the titan who gave humans fire and for his actions was subsequently ostracized and punished by a sea of torment, but in the end had to be recognized by the other gods again, would have the shields, armor, weapons and equipment on a level of a Sovereign-type Reaper. The equipment would amongst other things include Oculi and modified seeker swarms, which could not only freeze enemies, but also protect people by a biotic barrier, the latter being used heavily to protect civilian population during colonial defenses and liberations.
Prometheus would also serve as a carrier, hosting several (heavy)frigates and fighters/interceptors, equipped with strong weapons (maybe Thanix Cannons), could drop a few dozen Atlas mechs and also could... I think you get the picture. Though the swarms, oculi, ship (and personal) beam weapons etc... are being used by all Cerberus personnel and the superdreadnaught is not the only military ship Cerberus has (not by a long shot, Cerberus has many other military assets, which and how many, that I'll leave up to interpretation for the time being), it is by far the strongest one and as a direct result, Illusive Man doesn't want to risk its destruction by the Reaper forces, unless it would be in an absolutely vital mission. As a consequence, many not-that-vital missions are handled by grunts. (Very often not even by loyal Cerberus commandos like in Invasion, though that can happen as well, but the indoctrinated puppets usually from the other species.) This also means that there are many situations, when Cerberus, civilian and other people are sacrificed, because the Illusive man doesn't want to risk loosing his precious ship in trying to quickly resolve the situation.
Oh, speaking about personnel, can you guess, who would be in charge of Cerberus' top of the line ship? That's right, it's our favorite general Oleg Petrovsky. A general who, by the way, doesn't like sacrificing not only his men but people in general, when there is other way around. And though he understands the order to stay away from anything but the most important missions, it still tears him apart when he sees so many people die. This dilemma of his and maybe Shepard persuading him one was or another and possibly shaping an outcome(s) of some situation(s) in ME3 could make for an interesting story, don't you think?
Ce sujet est fermé
Retour en haut
