Raistlin Majare 1992 wrote...
SubAstris wrote...
I think the Catalyst used the kid image because: 1) He is familiar 2) He is a fairly "neutral" character in the respect that we don't really know his backstory or allegiance, he is "the representation of people on Earth". As this "neutral" character, he is thus able to deliver his information in a way which he can be heard and not prejudiced, because tbh what he says is shocking and not really that nice to hear. I think I would have found it odd if someone like Anderson was the form adopted by the Catalyst, mainly because he is such a big character, while the Catalyst needs to find his own niche and character within the story. IMO The Catalyst operates as a messenger-like character, resolving the plot at the end, not convincingly but nonetheless he does it, instead of extending it.
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Dude you did not just call the catalyst a neutral character, really you just did not.
First of a child is not neutral by default, it is innocent. An innocent figure is more liekly to be believed, but it sure as hell is not a "neutral" character. Simply by appearing human you would not asociate it with the Reapers, a deception as we know it is a Reaper or related to them.
Also its entire tone is not neutral at all. It clearly tries to get you away from Destroy y shining it in a negative light and control/synthesis in a positive light. the catalyst is not enutral in any sense of theword.
An automated computer voice laying out the pros and cons of each choice equally and without any emotion in its voice would be neutral, this kid is not. Simply by taking the shape it did it is clearly trying to make sShepard feel something, manipulate him.
In fact on that shape, how did the Catalyst learn of it? Did it watch Shepard from the start of the game, from the Citadel? How? Or did it do deep memory scan (I am pretty sure Shepard was not thinking of the child as he fell uncounscious on the Citadel) to find out?Something like that would completely new to ME, oh wait so is the catalyst.
And then there is its name. Catalyst, a catalyst is something speedinjg up a chemical process without beeing consumed in it or changing...but the Catalyst says it was changed, its entire name is a lie.
Also it would work against the Reapers...had it not been for the image of the boy allready been worked into Shepards head as something he was seeking to protect. It takes the face of something Shepard wanted to protect and that makes Shepard more likely to believe its words (again not neutral at all).
Perhaps "neutral" is not the correct word, I just mean our judgement on him, by the use of that form, aren't prejudiced as the child is not really established as a character with a deep background. We might not like what he is saying but that by itself doesn't mean anything.
You would not expect a Reaper because the whole reveal is that the Catalyst is the master behind the Reapers, not a Reaper himself. He is might be associated with the Reapers, but remember he is not one himself (perhaps that's your IT bias coming in
I do agree, according to his evidence, destroy is potentially the worst choice. But this is someone who considers the Reapers a good thing . It might be deeply wrong in its moral, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is deceptive here. It is neutral in the sense that although he might favour one option, according to his evidence, he doesn't force you into any path at all.
A computer-like voice could have been good, probably even better than the kid, but I don't think he is manipulating to choose destroy to get indoctrinated . As far as I am concerned, he is just making sure Shepard listens to him; if he presented himself as a Reaper, the idea that his evidence could be given objectively would have been in jeopardy.
Just because something is in a different from to what you might have expected before doesn't mean it doesn't exist, the Catalyst is referenced many times and there are hints that it is the master of the Reapers.
The Catalyst is instrumental in making sure the Crucible works (the reaction in this case) but he cannot make the decision himself (the Catalyst can't be used up). His name fits.
You seem to have the belief that Shepard cannot distinguish between the child, a representation of the people on Earth, and the form the Catalyst takes, there is a difference
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