Everything is a Rikti plot.
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Aliana Blue,
Posted on: 2009-06-09 14:35 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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They practically have their fingers in everyone's pie.
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Mmmmm...Rikti Finger Pie. My favorite!
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They only want you to think it's a Nemesis plot to distract you from the true puppet masters.
[/ QUOTE ]But... but... Nemesis is the reason they cxame to our dimension in the first place...?
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
I get the feeling this post actually belongs in Forum Games 
How do you know they didn't use him, eh?
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How do you know they didn't use him, eh?
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Because there are story arcs that specifically tell us that Nemesis is responsible for it from multiple positions and vantage points. Claiming that the Rikti are the masterminds behind the mastermind even though it completely ignores the in-game canon is like suggesting that the Skulls are actually responsible for Statesman getting all of his powers.
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How do you know they didn't use him, eh?
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Because there are story arcs that specifically tell us that Nemesis is responsible for it from multiple positions and vantage points. Claiming that the Rikti are the masterminds behind the mastermind even though it completely ignores the in-game canon is like suggesting that the Skulls are actually responsible for Statesman getting all of his powers.
[/ QUOTE ]Actually, that one's real. They decided to use time travel to go back and defeat Statesman before he got his super powers, and are responsible for the mustard gas poisoning he received. As a result of this, he and Stephan set out on their quest for the Well of Furies, and eventually got their powers. If they didn't interfere at all, he'd just be a normal man.
Actually, without the mustard gas weakening him, Marcus would have been much more active in the war and would have ended up being sniped and dying in Stefan's arms. Then Stefan would have gotten powers all by himself (being shot by a radioactive bullet?) and become the best superhero ever.
And that's why we have to kil skuls. Stefan is a much cooler villain.
Because there are story arcs that specifically tell us that Nemesis is responsible for it from multiple positions and vantage points.
I can get past this in two seconds -- Hro'Dtohz and the Lineage of War, who were the only Rikti to actually interact with the Freedom Phalanx automatons, weren't fooled by them for a moment. They played along because a war meant increased power and status for them as opposed to the ceremonial role they were stuck with. That's why Hro'Dtohz went Axe Crazy when the truth came out. He really is a war criminal; he knowingly and deliberately prosecuted an unjust war.
Probably not true, of course, since it points out that Nemesis is really a bumbling fossil and not the master criminal he's supposed to be, but it is completely consistent with all known facts on the table about the start of the Rikti War.
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Probably not true, of course, since it points out that Nemesis is really a bumbling fossil and not the master criminal he's supposed to be, but it is completely consistent with all known facts on the table about the start of the Rikti War.
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Actually, you could figure that Nemesis would count on Hro'Dtohz taking such an opportunity to seize power for himself and his Lineage of War. It would make sense that he would have studied the Rikti extensively before making his first move, and would have identified Hro'Dtohz as the means to his end.
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Probably not true, of course, since it points out that Nemesis is really a bumbling fossil and not the master criminal he's supposed to be, but it is completely consistent with all known facts on the table about the start of the Rikti War.
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Actually, you could figure that Nemesis would count on Hro'Dtohz taking such an opportunity to seize power for himself and his Lineage of War. It would make sense that he would have studied the Rikti extensively before making his first move, and would have identified Hro'Dtohz as the means to his end.
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Of course, if he had studied the Rikti THAT extensively, he probably wouldn't have risked starting the War because he would have known that he would be outmatched by Hro'Dtohz. His plan was to swoop in and save everyone from the Rikti menace (Never mind that he probably wouldn't be hailed as a savior for long, since people were still around that could remember his coup in Washington D.C. and how many lives that nearly cost) but he counted on the fact that they were mostly a peaceful culture that wouldn't have much in the way of weaponry. If he had closely looked at the Lineage of War, he might have noted that Hro'Dtohz was different from the other Rikti and might pose an appropriately greater threat.
I give a little more credit to Nemesis than Venture does but I really do think that the whole Rikti War business was a failed plan because he didn't fully study the Rikti Lineage of War and thus underestimated them. He tried to salvage his reputation by acting like it was all part of the plan but honestly, Nemesis is not infallible like some people think. If he was, the world would have been in his hands long ago. Of course, I don't think he's a bumbling moron either, but that's just my opinion.
My arcs:
Title: Blitzkrieg
Arc ID: 3416
Title: Soldiers of Fortune
Arc ID: 4431
Title: The Rikti Accession
Arc ID: 278757
What in the? Nemesis does not exist, why? because we told you so!
Everything is a Nemesis plot!
Nemesis told Statesman it would be funny to switch Recluses coffee to decafe! Decafe is the root of all evil! After downing the horrid brew Recluse was in such a foul mood that when he got his powers he became evil!
Get your storylines straight 
UUmmmmm!!!!! Which dimension is this again?
(rikti can plot?)
Not true. I spoke with Ms. Kelly Uqua just now and she guaranteed me: not everything is a Rikti plot.
This proposition: ludicrous.
I don't want Rikti in my pie...
Nemesis' greatest successful plot was convincing the world he was a capable, intelligent strategist. I remain unconvinced he's anything more than a decent improvizationalist with some technological powers.
This is srsly not a Nemesis plot.... srsly
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You people are [censored]ing sheep.
No, wait, that didn't sound right...
You people will believe anything you're told (that's better).
Clearly the real masterminds are the Freaks. Those guys are geniuses! They're basically cyborgs, for cryin' out loud. If you think about it, it's not just the bosses that have covered themselves in armour and weapons, it's all of them to some degree.
And they're [censored]ing hard men.
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DAMMIT!
What I meant to say is that they're tough, look at how they live!
Aw, forget it...
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They practically have their fingers in everyone's pie.
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Mmmmm...Rikti Finger Pie. My favorite!
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I will never see the phrase "finger food" in the same light again!
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I don't want Rikti in my pie...
[/ QUOTE ]You can take your Rikti out of the pie and it's still a perfectly good pie, but nobody will EAT it because you stuck your RIKTI in it.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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They practically have their fingers in everyone's pie.
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That sounds dirty.
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You people are [censored]ing sheep.
No, wait, that didn't sound right...
You people will believe anything you're told (that's better).
Clearly the real masterminds are the Freaks. Those guys are geniuses! They're basically cyborgs, for cryin' out loud. If you think about it, it's not just the bosses that have covered themselves in armour and weapons, it's all of them to some degree.
And they're [censored]ing hard men.
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DAMMIT!
What I meant to say is that they're tough, look at how they live!
Aw, forget it...
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yeah, but...
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You got your Rikti in my pie!
You got your pie on my Rikti!
mmmm delicious..two great tastes that conquer worlds together...
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Think about it. What isn't connected to these guys in some way? They only want you to think it's a Nemesis plot to distract you from the true puppet masters. They practically have their fingers in everyone's pie.
I bet they're even behind Kill Skuls.