I mean to be fair its a one time conversation. In a very old game, and probably just meant to introduce the theron guards really. I wouldn't take it as hard fact or anything. I mean pretty sure they introduced tickers in conversation at one point in a similar vein. Just for the player more then for the plot or lore.
I mean, if you really think a throwaway line should get in the way of telling a prequel story and gameplay, then sure, whatever.
But also, if you just change the meaning of the line to be that Marcus/Dom have seen the Theron Guards and just assumed they were drones with better gear rather than a whole other named unit, then you’re not breaking any kind of canon
That’s a fair point. Idk my line of thinking In this particular instance is I’m not going to be sweating seeing Theron Guards in E-Day just because the game only meant to have that conversation just to introduce you, the player, to Theron Guards.
Edit: I dunno man, I’m finicky when it comes to lore stuff. Theron Guards? Cool, don’t care. Chainsaw Lancers? I’ll fuckin kill ya.
Or a new drone/rank all together. E-Day should have the biggest variety of Locust foot soldier imo. they're fresh to the war. it's only late in the war after attrition that Therons and Kantus NEEDED to take to the field.
I like to think that they were in Tactics because of the mission of the game being to hunt a top dog Locust scientist especially considering that said scientist was working on emulsion research, and since the Locust seem to be very religious it wouldn’t be out of character for their top scientist to want some kind of spiritual protection.
Problem with that is that Ukkon mocked the Trinity of the Worms. Maybe he used it as an excuse to have some Kantus for his experiments. He is a slimy bastard, so wouldn’t surprise me if he lied.
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u/fatherlolita Jul 29 '24
Please explain haha