Iconoclaste wrote...
The Catalyst is not a simple AI or software-driven intelligence : it's the "chief AI" of the Reapers, and it surely has a much advanced and powerful processing power. To be able to subvert minds and suggest "dreams" and "hallucinations", in all regards this is a powerful AI. No doubt it can asses rapidly what the Crucible is doing to its systems. Even if it doesn't know every detail of what's going to happen, it's still more informed on the Crucible's capabilities than any other being in the game, even the Crucible's designers, since they didn't even know of the intimate functions of the Citadel.
I'm fairly certain the original designers knew what it would do. They designed it. It's purpose became muddled throughout the cycles as species who were technologically inferior could not grasp it's full purpose. However, prior to returning to Earth is is know that the Crucible will destroy the Reapers. It is the question of how it will discriminate and target only the Reapers that is unknown. The Crucible scientist fear it will destroy everyone as in the low EMS Destroy ending.
Furthermore, the Kid should be aware of it's functions. It has had eyes on the Crucible in prior cycles and had enough technical knowledge to construct the contraption comprisong the synthesis array, control prongs and whatever was preventing the Crucible from firing automatically; all pre-built into the Citadel and designed to wrok in concrt with the Crucible.
Modifié par The Twilight God, 27 août 2012 - 09:59 .