I'm still thinking that the forced transformations are probably going to lead to big power gaps between HERO and ella. and in the way that Ella is more powerful then HERO even with 2 5th evo people.
Idk just thinking because when Ella mentioned that the power gaps between 5th evolutions are where the big big gaps happen, and the only ones we can say are confirmed are 5th are the 2 HERO people and ella, and possibly that one guy in the mine with ella in the previous update(can't say much about him). I think it's hinting at the drugs being not as good as a pure evolutions. (Or they are too newly evolved/ inexperienced but I don't think this is the case). (Or in another case their 'talent' isn't actually on par with ella's since she can see talent/compatibilities for supers.)
Wasn't that already established though ? I seem to remember mentions about how the drug-forced evolution was unnatural and as such less effective, implying that since the body wasn't yet ready to evolve, the evolution was, therefor, nowhere near as "efficient" as a natural one...
I also kinda wonder are HERO and ella really on opposite sides? I mean when we think about HERO's aggression toward ella I think it's mostly a one sided conflict, as in HERO as the aggressor except for getting into their base to take their drugs. That's all there really is to it I feel. Like I get the mystic of ella being weird goals but really what are the HERO's goals as well, they seem pretty shady at the end of the day. They have a mad scientist (It's so cool) who's goals seem to be pushing humanity to evolve but is that really against ella's goal? and who's to say that HERO is actually on the side of good?
That's pretty simple. It's the difference you see often in comics. Ella is basically an anti-hero, like Deadpool. She uses whatever methods needed, doesn't care too much for consequences. Means to an end, basically.
HERO, on the other hand, want th appear as the good guys. They do use shady methods too, but they pretend otherwise to be "the good guys". But deep down a lot of them are assholes. Kinda like the official heroes in The Boys, if you've seen it.
That's why they hate each other. In Ella's eyes, HERO are a bunch of pompous assholes who'd let whatever she's preparing for creep in way too close before reacting, or even noticing it. They wouldn't take the necessary measures and end up fucking everything up for everyone. And in HERO's eyes, Ella is a dangerous lunatic borderlining on the sociopath that will burn the world to the ground to do whatever she wants to do.
In truth, neither are good nor bad. Both sides are heavily flawed, because everything is written in such a way that it shows it's never black or white. There are no heroes or vilains there, just different shades of assholes.
I know ella is more selective with who she turns into a super and HERO seems to also just pick up random people if they have powers but the goals don't seem to really be totally against each other. That might also be why ella is a bit more strong then HERO, selective evolution idk. Could be the case since the theme for the game is evolution and HERO seems not that selective while ella is very selective.
Arguably, it might be because of Ella's vision. She mentionned multiple times she can "see" people who would be compatible for transformation, and also see with which monster they'd be compatible. A good example is when she talks about Emily, saying she'd be perfectly compatible, but she can't figure out with which monster, or if it's that she's uniquely compatible with all of them (if memory serves). Therefor, she opted not to transform her, as the result would be way too unpredictable to be worth the risk to her friend.
Ella chooses quality through that vision of hers, while HERO needs in depth research and testing to figure out who's compatible and how. Also, they do transformations via surgery, rather than letting recruits get attacked, which lengthen the process even more.
Wondering how jake is doing tbh, he's kinda been awol since the start of the update right? and I think jake is a pretty decent ally to have since i think we beat the crap out of him,(If he is still alive in some of your runs) he should realise where he went wrong. can't wait for the can of worms to open when jake and shorty come into contact.
Depending on your choices, he's either dead, or just on the run. He's pretty much on the same boat as the MC in the end of the current update : his face, name and deeds are known by relevant authorities, and he's being actively hunted. There is a very likely possibility he won't be seen again in the game, or maybe only at a specific point to give a hand. But, as he is a character you can kill, his involvement with the story will be quite minor, as it would make a huge amount of work to put two versions of events, between him being alive and back, and him being dead.
anyways sorry for wall text
No worries; This threads is used to big posts. We thrive on discussing theories and opinions.
I should try all the dead ends at some point.
Honestly, since you're one of the people out here with the most knowledge about what paths give and such, if you wanted and waste the time on it, I htink you'd be pretty much capable of listing where dead ends are, which events give points, and such things.
You'd basically be able to make a non-spoiler walkthrough if you decided to.
