Let's remember the final minutes of ME1. Geth occupiled the Council Chamber. Saren left all geth behind to finish the job himself. At the same time, Nazara phisically attached itself to the Citadel Tower.
Q: If Saren wanted only to hack the system to allow the Citadel to be used as Mass Relay again, why not send a geth to the console, and go back to try to delay Shepard?
A: Geth couldn't perform the task Saren wanted to perform, so it wasn't just a system hack. It was something more.
Q: Something more?
A: Saren was about to "talk" to the Catalyst, and required some time for that "conversation". But he was interupted by Shepard's squad, and so had to fight.
Q: How did Saren knew about the Catalyst?
A: It's possible that the Catalyst recognized Saren's potential, and introduced itself eventually.
Q: Saren's potential?
A: Yes, the same as Shepard's potential - an "organic anomaly".
Q: And what was the point of conversation between the Catalyst and Saren?
A: The same as in case of Shepard - try to find the new solution together.
Q: But there is no Crucible. How could they implement the solution?
A: Nazara connected itself to the Citadel Tower plysically. Saren and the Geth were already inside, so Nazara's goal wasn't system hacking. Reaper dreadnoughts clearly have overpowered energy sources to generate such strong shields and mass effect fields. Nazara could be repurposed before to be used as a Crucible analogy.
Q: Repurposed when and by who?
A: Before the attack on the Citadel, by Saren, Geth, and Nazara itself.
Q: But Saren was already indoctrinated. What's next?
A: Saren clearly wouldn't given Control option, because indoctrinated persons can't be used as a material to create the new Catalyst. Also Saren wouldn't given Destory option, because he didn't want to Destroy the Reapers. So, it's clear that Saren could have only two options available: sacrifice himself to trigger Synthesis, or refuse.
Interesting, isn't it?... Don't you find Saren's attack on the Citadel in ME1 similar to Shepard's attack on Earth in ME3? Both gathered allies to provide a distraction. Both used a "back door" to reach a "hidden consol". The difference is that Saren failed, when was interrupted by Shepard. But Shepard didn't fail, when was interrupted by TIM.
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Les't remember the final minutes of ME3. TIM was on the Citadel and tried to mind-control wounded Shepard, but failed. Shepard managed to deal with TIM, and proceed.
Q: But what if TIM wouldn't fail? What will he do next?
A: Talk to the Catalyst obviously.
Q: But TIM was already indoctrinated. What's next?
A: TIM clearly wouldn't given Control option, because indoctrinated persons can't be used as a material to create the new Catalyst. Also TIM wouldn't given Destory option, because he didn't want to Destroy the Reapers. So, it's clear that TIM could have only two options available: sacrifice himself to trigger Synthesis, or refuse.
Both Saren and TIM aren't look like refusers. They would sacrifice themselves for the greater good without any doubts, no matter they are both pure renegades. So maybe we actually interrupted Synthesis attempt in ME1 without even knowing about that? And did exactly the same thing in ME3 in case if Shepard didn't choose Synthesis ending?
Maybe Synthesis is indeed the inevitable thing no matter how we delay it, by Refusing, by Destorying, or by Controlling? The history will always repeat itself till the final solution will be applied.
P.S. Even considering everything that was said above, I still prefer Control ending
Modifié par Seival, 20 octobre 2012 - 05:41 .
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