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See... At that point? I'd totally side with the Resistance if the Praetorians tried to invade. There literally wouldn't be a leg for the Loyalists to stand on, at that point.

But somehow i doubt the Devs would write the Praetorians as invading the Resistance held city of Paragon without a reason (to uphold the Shades of Gray idea). So they'd probably have the Crusaders still attacking Praetoria using Paragon as a staging ground.

-Rachel-

Committing suicide by jumping into a zoo exhibit full of bears that haven't been fed yet and swatting them with a stick is not heroic.

-Rachel-

Read the rest of the post. Or at least respond to the whole thing.

Praetoria is a new nation. It isn't a Republic, as America was in the Praetorian World. America is no more. there is an Emperor and Dictator in charge. he and his people built the city. The Resistance has no right to take it. If they want a City they should go out and build it for themselves, rather than getting a bunch of people killed so they can take away what Praetoria has built.

If Praetoria was America we wouldn't be having this discussion, at all.

-Rachel-

No.

Praetoria is not America. It may be on what was once American soil, but America is dead and gone. Burned clean with Nuclear Fire after the destruction wrought by Hamidon's pets.

And the "Americans" you speak of who fought for revolution were British Colonists on British Soil who had kicked the REAL Americans off the land of their ancestors and took it for Britain, then later declared their own ownership of the land.

Your statements ring out of the various members of the former Soviet union, fighting not only against Russian troops when they broke apart from the USSR, but each other as different countries disputed over what land belonged to who. Lots of talk of "Liberation" there, when all that actually happened was a bunch of civilians got killed over a few measly miles of dirt.

If the resistance wants Freedom they should do what the colonists did: Leave "England" to go to found a new city in their own "New World"

-Rachel-

Or maybe the Resistance is lying, and Cole is as blissfully unaware of the evils being performed under his watch as George Bush was of the day to day activities of a family under the poverty line living in Idaho during his presidency.

-Rachel-

You've just made my day, Eiko. i could hug you. =-3

-Rachel-

Ohhh that's right... The Search function is unique to any person who uses it...

Just do a forum search for all posts by GG and you'll have your list. =-3

-Rachel-

ALL THREE!

*epic facepalm*

-Rachel-

List compiled.

-Rachel-

... You're really not that dumb.. .are you? Seriously?

Read the first paragraph of what you posted. The point of the statement was: Without a People to Govern, a Government doesn't Exist"

Basically, the government must keep it's people safe (repressed, sure, but safe) or else it has nothing to rule.

Get your head out of Calvin Scott's third point of impact and realize what's being said, or stop posting.

-Rachel-

It's definitely true that Cole doesn't know what all of his Praetors are doing.

And each Praetor doesn't know what the people under them are doing.

Run Praetor Barry's arc as a power Loyalist and you'll see what I mean, first hand. or you can read about it Here. But it's a fact that Cole isn't aware of -everything-. And while only a fool would say he may be completely innocent, just a figurehead for evil, I do think that he might be innocent of many of the crimes laid at his feet.

-Rachel-

Enriche is not the only source of drinkable water in Praetoria. Enriche is -BOTTLED- inside the only Water Treatment plant in Praetoria.

There are slogans on the walls warning people that there's something in the water. Most people ignore it to some degree, but those who -don't- ignore it drink the Enriche, instead. So either the Regime is responsible for some of the graffiti in a reverse psychology plan to get people to drink Enriche instead of water, it's some whackaloon who thinks the water is drugged when it isn't, or you're damned no matter what you do as you chug a sedative.

Personally I'm inclined to believe the water isn't drugged, since that would require EVERYONE in Praetoria to suck down sedatives, including Cole, Mama Mayhem, and the Cops. And generally speaking you don't want the police force sedated.

Besides, when the Wardens intend to destroy the Enriche facility, blowing up the only source of clean water is a nasty side-effect of that. If the water was drugged then it would be the target, not the Enriche.

So either Reverse Psychology (Devious!) Or just some nutjob conspiracy theorist.

There is no end-game for the Resistance. The Crusader End-Game is destroy Praetoria, lock stock and barrel. If you're not against Cole you die. End of story. You sat on the sidelines for the fighting? Bullet in the brainpan; Squish!

The Warden End game basically consists of take showing everyone in Praetoria the evils of their society. They've got no plan for when the great mass of people react, either by Rioting in the streets (resulting in hundreds or thousands of deaths) or shrugging their shoulders and saying "It doesn't affect me and this is better than when we were all being hunted by Devoured"

Both groups aren't looking for a brighter tomorrow. They're just wrapped up in "Get rid of Cole, now" They have no unifying goal BEYOND that. Democracy? Bullspit. The Crusaders are just going to blow up everything. If there is a notable population after the nukes go up, the remaining crusaders and destroyers will take over in a brutal manner.

Longbow and Vanguard as peacekeepers? Martial Law will become the next Oppressive Regime, and we're right back at square one with the Resistance. Or at least that's how the Crusaders feel like they're written.

Unless it's a mission with options, like the one where you fight that carnie mistress and can either let her go or capture her. Only the team leader can talk to her because it changes the arc. It's part of the loyalist path, BTW!

-Rachel-

You're absolutely right! Gore would translate into Goru... i am a world class idiot.

... I also forgot to explain why the Kanji were important! >_<

Shi. It can mean The number 4, or Death, or Poem. Depending on the Kanji or the sentence.

So the letters Gu and Ro could also be part of a bigger word that the character "Drops" part of in calling himself. Not that I know of any japanese words that start Guro~ and go on into other syllables...

Names that end with "O" are generally considered more masculine or manly than some of the other possible vowel endings (Notably A, which is very feminine, or "I" which is often considered to be a "Cute" letter by English speakers, like in "Yoshi") With the exception of "Ko" as a final syllable, which is incredibly feminine, since "Ko" often denotes a female.

-Rachel-

Go ahead and toss it out. I'll see what I can do.

-Rachel-

Battered Girlfriend syndrome?

The Crusaders are hoping that if they just keep hitting you, you'll learn to love them.

-Rachel-

Heh... Maybe. Yeah... But I'd like to try and go the "REsistance" path the entire way, just playing as a spy. So I'll probably go warden, then crusader, then warden, crusader.... And have my XP off for part of Neutropolis.

The Warden part.

-Rachel-