A thought: Loyalist Male Psychics in Praetoria
It's a good question. The Praetorian Psimon Omega is on the run from Mother Mayhem, and there are several male seers among the Awakened in First Ward, so we know she collects them, just not sure what she -does- with them.
Play First Ward. Apparently, there ARE male Seers in the Network. Why don't we see them in the original Praetoria zones? No idea.
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@Roderick
She makes them dead parrots?
They're probably there but just not as common, since women are more likely to have psychic powers.
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Note: That's a serious question. Aurora Borealis, Vanessa DeVore, Sister Psyche, Penny Yin, Katie Douglas, Fortunatas and Seers greatly outnumber... Malaise, Psimon Omega and a handful of the Awakened (Is that it? I can't think of any other male psi-users). But is that just a writer tendency, or is Psychic ability somehow tied to gender?
@Roderick
Is that actually a stated fact anywhere in CoH lore?
Note: That's a serious question. Aurora Borealis, Vanessa DeVore, Sister Psyche, Penny Yin, Katie Douglas, Fortunatas and Seers greatly outnumber... Malaise, Psimon Omega and a handful of the Awakened (Is that it? I can't think of any other male psi-users). But is that just a writer tendency, or is Psychic ability somehow tied to gender? |
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Mother changes the male psychics into female seers. Drink Enriche!
I think a good deal of male Psychics in Praetoria are outright killed off, and those that aren't are cast aside to become members of the Awakened. It seems that Mother Mayhem prefers female psychics... -probably- because she is female and thus would find their bodies more comfortable should she need to reside in one for awhile.
The technical answer is that male brains work in a different way, so she might not be able to link up with them so easily to feed on their psychic energy.
The more likely answer is that she's just not into boys.
@Golden Girl
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I think it's clear something is done with them, we've just seen the end result with the 'Awakened'.
Is that actually a stated fact anywhere in CoH lore?
Note: That's a serious question. Aurora Borealis, Vanessa DeVore, Sister Psyche, Penny Yin, Katie Douglas, Fortunatas and Seers greatly outnumber... Malaise, Psimon Omega and a handful of the Awakened (Is that it? I can't think of any other male psi-users). |
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Is that actually a stated fact anywhere in CoH lore?
Note: That's a serious question. Aurora Borealis, Vanessa DeVore, Sister Psyche, Penny Yin, Katie Douglas, Fortunatas and Seers greatly outnumber... Malaise, Psimon Omega and a handful of the Awakened (Is that it? I can't think of any other male psi-users). But is that just a writer tendency, or is Psychic ability somehow tied to gender? |
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Is that actually a stated fact anywhere in CoH lore?
Note: That's a serious question. Aurora Borealis, Vanessa DeVore, Sister Psyche, Penny Yin, Katie Douglas, Fortunatas and Seers greatly outnumber... Malaise, Psimon Omega and a handful of the Awakened (Is that it? I can't think of any other male psi-users). But is that just a writer tendency, or is Psychic ability somehow tied to gender? |
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@Golden Girl
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Plastic surgery. We all know Mother Mayhem isn't entirely real, if you know what I mean. Neither are many of the "female" Seers. It all makes sense.
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The way I had always heard it, women have several times greater connectivity between the right and left lobes of their brain (not sure how this works, since I heard this from a dumb-down version many years before I even learned what Corpus Callosum), and because of this they are more likely to harness hidden abilities with their mind in superhero lore. Men, having less connectivity, go with the simpler solution of bashing things with a rock.
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The way I had always heard it, women have several times greater connectivity between the right and left lobes of their brain (not sure how this works, since I heard this from a dumb-down version many years before I even learned what Corpus Callosum), and because of this they are more likely to harness hidden abilities with their mind in superhero lore. Men, having less connectivity, go with the simpler solution of bashing things with a rock.
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It balances out though - so while woman have more joined up brains and can withstand pain better than men, men are generally taller, faster and stronger than women.
@Golden Girl
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How about we leave Praetoria and anything related to it after i23. Let's go for something new and fresh...no more goatee universe or anything like that.
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Ultimately I think it's just a tendency of people to think of Psi based powers as being feminine. Psi Blast's base color is even bright pink, a "feminine color."
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Sure most psychics are female. They're also mostly evil.
In Praetoria, it seems, every (or almost every) female psychic who doesn't join the Syndicate or Resistance is forced to become a Seer. What I want to know is, what happens to male psychics. I don't think there are any male Seers, so would they just join Powers Division?
Villains are those who dedicate their lives to causing mayhem. Villians are people from the planet Villia!