08-17-2010, 11:57 PM
I actually have a big problem with the way Tychus was handled. Or perhaps, the way the story was "narrated."
Whether it was just implication at the beginning or Blizzard MEANT it to be so... I took the opening voiceover to be Mengsk speaking to Tychus. Having played through the game (yes, massive spoilers in the title of the thread), we know this can't possibly be true.
Mengsk would not allow Tychus to steal the Odin. He would not allow him to then pilot said Odin through the streets and certainly wouldn't want that damning recording transmitted by Tychus to everyone in the sector. Further, the "you reading this?" line shows that whoever had a gun to Tychus' head clearly had the ability to monitor everything he did. This means the puppeteer would be privy to everything Raynor's Raiders did.
The only conclusion that makes any sense is that it was Dr. Narud/Duran pulling the strings. He's the one who has a vested interest in seeing Kerrigan first weakened and then slain. He orchestrated the use of the artifact and had a contingency plan to take her out. The voice Tychus hears in his com at the end is clearly not Mengsk.
Thus, it's a trick of the narration. There are many ways you can justify the voice at the beginning. Ooo... maybe that recording by Mengsk is played for every prisoner locked into a suit! I just don't care for this specific use of misdirection in storytelling. It instilled an idea that Tychus could not be trusted (which is proven time and again) but for the wrong reasons. It makes me doubt the closing mention of "Tychus Findlay is dead" since I never saw the shot hit him between the eyes, and makes me worry that they'll pull some "he's actually alive!" bit down the road.
Whether it was just implication at the beginning or Blizzard MEANT it to be so... I took the opening voiceover to be Mengsk speaking to Tychus. Having played through the game (yes, massive spoilers in the title of the thread), we know this can't possibly be true.
Mengsk would not allow Tychus to steal the Odin. He would not allow him to then pilot said Odin through the streets and certainly wouldn't want that damning recording transmitted by Tychus to everyone in the sector. Further, the "you reading this?" line shows that whoever had a gun to Tychus' head clearly had the ability to monitor everything he did. This means the puppeteer would be privy to everything Raynor's Raiders did.
The only conclusion that makes any sense is that it was Dr. Narud/Duran pulling the strings. He's the one who has a vested interest in seeing Kerrigan first weakened and then slain. He orchestrated the use of the artifact and had a contingency plan to take her out. The voice Tychus hears in his com at the end is clearly not Mengsk.
Thus, it's a trick of the narration. There are many ways you can justify the voice at the beginning. Ooo... maybe that recording by Mengsk is played for every prisoner locked into a suit! I just don't care for this specific use of misdirection in storytelling. It instilled an idea that Tychus could not be trusted (which is proven time and again) but for the wrong reasons. It makes me doubt the closing mention of "Tychus Findlay is dead" since I never saw the shot hit him between the eyes, and makes me worry that they'll pull some "he's actually alive!" bit down the road.
See you in Town,
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