One perspective she gave me occurred after meeting the Illusive Man for the second time."Man, bro, I can't wait to meet TIM in person. I bet he doesn't even exist, or he's a robot, or something. Watch him be the catalyst."
Which got me thinking: what if the Illusive Man was a robot, or something? More specifically, the Catalyst.
Here's the idea: TIM is the Catalyst, a synthetic AI that's been working to solve the problem of Organics vs. Synthetics. Every cycle he injects himself secretly within Organics in order to better understand them. He scours the galaxy looking for a solution, but recognizes that he himself is part of the problem. He deems the Reapers as a temporary solution to avoid the Galactic Singularity while preserving the organics of that cycle. The Reapers are a stall until he finds (through a Splinter Cell 3rd party like Cerberus) an organic being who understands and sympathizes with the plight of the galaxy, and is equipped to solve it.
Humanity's genetic diversity was harped on in ME2, and it's a quality that wasn't overlooked by TIM Catalyst in this cycle. Figuring humanity was the greatest chance of offering a being with the capacity to solve the galactic problem, TIM founded this cycle's Splinter Cell group Cerberus, gathering potential candidates as his successor under the guise of "Human Dominance". Eventually, he found his candidate: Shepard. TIM not only ensured Shep's survival/revival, but tested his willpower at every point, wanting to ensure that this being was hardy, understanding of the Synthetic/Organic plight, and equipped to make difficult decisions for the galaxy.
In the end, TIM reveals these intentions while offering Shepard Destroy and Control. TIM deems himself part of the problem and notes that Shepard has the ability to solve it, through either taking over TIM's pet project (Control) or ultimately destroying it and starting from scratch (Destroy). After deliberation, the two recognize that their individuals solutions (Destroy for Shep, Control for TIM), both have serious flaws, in which after collaboration they decide that another solution could be Synthesis through a methodology similar to the one TIM used to bring Shep back to life in ME2.
This is how making TIM the synthetic Catalyst would dramatically improve the storyline:
1.TIM's revival of Shepard in ME2 & his constant attempts to convince Shepard Control is the correct choice now has meaning.
2. Shepards choosing Control now have logical validation that doesn't conflict with the plot, in terms of Shepard's belief that Control is wrong and TIM needs to stop pursuing it.
3. TIM, a synthetic, is responsible for strife on Organics, harkening back to the Synthetic/Organic problem.
4. All of ME2's magical plot contrivance that TIM pulls out of his *** makes sense.
5. Humanity's genetic diversity now is significant within the plot.
6. Cerberus' seemingly unending supply of Army makes more sense, as do their actions in ME3 (some things on Horizon would need to change)
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So what do you guys think? Is my sister onto something, or should I tell her to "Press A to Continue"?
TL;DR- Making TIM the Catalyst would've validated everything about Cerberus, explained why TIM's so dang determined to get Shepard to believe in Control, reinforced the Synthetics vs. Organics plot of the game, and made the Catalyst less of an ***pull.
Modifié par FlyinElk212, 11 mars 2013 - 04:49 .
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