desert_beagle wrote...
paxxton wrote...
Btw, the word "crucible" means a severe test.
It does mean test, it is also an object in metalergy. A crucible is used to purify precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum into pure alloys. When these metals are mined they have trace elements and other minerals mixed within them and are not up to their full potential or value until these materials are removed.
A crucible is also referred to as the, "refiner's fire," and it is meant to purge these metals and bring them to their full potential. It takes a skilled craftsman, however, to do this, as too much heat will ruin the metal being purified. Too much time in the fire will also ruin it.
Looking at this symbolicly towards Shepard's journey, I can see how the Crucible is so named, and once again it lends itself to the IT very well. It is also why I feel that the only time we see the breath scene is during the Destroy ending because it is symbolic of Shepard beating and overcoming the Reapers true and most devastating weapon.
I wrote about this much more extensively earlier in the thread, but to sum up my argument from before: crucible has two traditional meanings 1) a container in which metals are heated until they melt, and 2) a trial or test. Looking at the metaphorical meaning, the Arthur Miller play The Crucible got its title because the main character (coincidentally, or perhaps not, named John) is facing societal "heat" and there is a question as to if he will "melt" under that pressure. Considering that the writers could have named the device anything they wanted to, I find it significant that they chose such a loaded name. Especially when the final moments of the game are a test of Shepard's will.
As an aside, I have a theory (that Julian from Clevernoob kinda picked up on as well) that the Crucible was created as a failsafe by the Leviathans after the AI they created rebelled against them, but because they were the dominant species and the galaxy lacked diversity that exists in this cycle they were not strong enough to actually build the device. So they left the plans that can only be built by a cycle that is diverse and the "test" is to see if there is a cycle that will be diverse enough to come together to build it. We already know that the Protheans (the only other cycle that we know much about) were not diverse, and therefore were unable to build it. Javik even specifically mentions it. But Shepard is different. S/He is able to rally the galaxy to build it, which is why the Reapers are so focused on him. Shepard has done something that no cycle has been able to do before and has "altered the variables."
Of course, there are many holes my "theory," but until proven otherwise by DLC, I like my headcanon version.
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