Alex Mercer: "I have gone beyond life and death."

[Daddy Kaneki]

Don't bother stating your opinion if you won't read the whole OP.

Do you remember that part in Prototype 1 where Alex could hear the voices of the people he's consumed, terrorizing him?

When you consume someone, you don't kill them per se. You make them a part of you. They merge with your cells. Their consciousness might still be a part of you. You still control your own actions of course, but you may still hear their thoughts, feel their soul within you. They don't die, they become you. Imagine taking someone's brain, and melting it into your head. Yours is still the owner of your body, but now you might be hearing someone else's thoughts.

If this happened to Alex, who's to say it's not going to happen to James?

Also, Alex has antibodies to a cancer that was killing his virus.

Who's to say he can't somehow mutate that into destroying Heller's body and consciousness?

There could be a Prototype 3 where you're playing as both Heller and Mercer, as they change forms in the same body, trying to stop each other from reaching their goals. One mission might be a Heller mission, another one might be an Alex mission. Then at the end of the game, we'll see who we'll get to continue the series as.

If you look at this situation at face value and no deeper, it will seem like Alex could never come back. But when you think about it, when you remember the antibodies, the virus, the consciousness...it's entirely possible that Alex can take Heller's body.

Also, remember that Heller and Mercer are the only Prototypes who can shapeshift. All of Mercer's Evolved only had enhanced speed, strength, and a single offensive power. They couldn't take on other forms. Alex and Heller can.

Dana, to Alex: "My brother died a long time ago."

Alex, hurt: "I've gone beyond life and death."

Nothing can kill him anymore. He must have known that Heller might have the ability to defeat him. Knowing this, he still had said that he is beyond life and death. He can be consumed, but he can't die. He's still in there, somewhere, a part of Heller's body. And considering how freaking powerful Alex is, he's probably a huge part of Heller's body, making it far easier for him to be able to retake it than any normal human or Evolved.

Even when Heller was about to defeat Mercer, Mercer didn't show surprise. He didn't complain, and neither was he incredulous. Remember, this is the same guy that went on a soul searching journey after P1, and got let down over and over again by humanity, suffering heartbreak after existential heartbreak. It was his goal to change the entire world, and faced with failure, he just gives absolutely zero ♥♥♥♥s? About something he has worked on for such a long time? Do you honestly believe Alex Mercer is the type of person to give up on what he wants? He searched forever to find Karen Parker and get his revenge on her. He sacrificed himself to save New York from a nuke. He chased a Marine commander protected by an entire ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ army of a convoy to consume him. HE DOESN'T GIVE UP. He had to have known, that regardless of whether or not Heller was able to defeat him, that he would still have a way to continue working towards his goal.

My last point: Heller and Mercer share the same virus. They have the same exact chemical makeup. They are the same creature. Alex literally gave Heller a piece of himself. There are no reasons why their bodies cannot meld together or consume each other. Either that, or they could be two viruses in the same body fighting against each other.

Thoughts?

[Famix]

GIVE THIS MAN A COOKIE!

[Sapphire]

Give him the whole jar. :)

[Famix]

Автор сообщения: Sapphire

Give him the whole jar. :)

Give him the oreo and chips ahoy factory.

[Zanzkebar]

Very interesting hypothesis, just a shame that we're likely never going to get a Prototype 3 to potentially see it realised.

[MrMercer]

First of all, f*cking yes, you and I, and many other fans share the same ideas and theories.

Let me just make the first thing clear: Alex's victims don't remain concious in him, he just hears their memories and acquires their abilities, which he later uses. Him and Dana talking about how he hears them is just for the story's sake, to sound cool. They pretty much die and Alex uses what's left of them.

As for why Heller doesn't ''hear'' them as well, swears all the time and is just annoying as a character, is Radical's fault. They could have done so much with Prototype (*cough* Pariah *cough*). Hell, they could have made James likeable. Remember how mysterious and awesome the Blackwatch were? Frightening, elite soldiers, many psychotic, as shown in the Web of Intrigue (Marines talking about them was ust like the Wehrmacht soldiers talking about the SS, during the days of the Third Reich). In P2, Radical decided to give them a sh*tty futuristic look and make them baby-killers (which they were in P1), but now they're working with Gentek, experimenting on civilians? They made Gentekkies sh*t their pants in P1. Maybe it was corruption after Randall's death, but they don't explain it, which is poor story writing.

Back to the topic, sorry. Yes, they decided not to keep the intriguing story parts from P1, even though the fans were theorising and talking about them. I understand Alex's change of heart, but considering Radical's incompetence, they probably really killed him, just like they threw away the important story bits from P1. Maybe it was a money-grabbing idea, that Activision suggested they think of, for a sequel where Alex returns, but, oh well, their disappointment of the fans led to their doom (Fixed, improved gameplay, but removed groundspike, hammertoss and other iconic moves, better graphics, sh*tty story and protaganist, and, oh, let's not forget, the GODAWFUL PC PORT). I really supported them, once, when I still thought the P2's story was somewhat good. The one and only time I prayed was for Radical to make P3 and bring Mercer back (ha, ha. That's how desperate and depressed I was).

Our theories, which are more logical than the developer's thinking, don't matter anymore. Radical Enterainment's out. They paid for their mistakes and we're left to pretend that disaster of a sequel never happened. It's still fun to talk about it, eh. :)

[Daddy Kaneki]

I actually don't think James is that bad. He's funny to me; in an outrageous, over the top comic book character kind of way. And if you try hard enough, you can find the explanations for why he feels the way he feels, says what he says. For example, the reason why he was such a douche to Sabrina at first was because he was already betrayed by Koenig. And that's just one example.

I like him because he makes me laugh with how over the top his quotes are. He's an outrageous character. He's also voice acted very well. Alex is decently voice acted too, although I MUCH prefer Barry Pepper for Alex.

The story is decent for a video game, at least. It's easy to follow, cohesive, and is still interesting in the right ways.

The port may be unfortunate, but hey at least I can run it. I don't care that it occasionally dips down to 20 fps, I still LOVE this game. It's a ton of fun, ALL the time.

[Famix]

Автор сообщения: Ðe§iderium

I actually don't think James is that bad. He's funny to me; in an outrageous, over the top comic book character kind of way. And if you try hard enough, you can find the explanations for why he feels the way he feels, says what he says. For example, the reason why he was such a douche to Sabrina at first was because he was already betrayed by Koenig. And that's just one example.

I like him because he makes me laugh with how over the top his quotes are. He's an outrageous character. He's also voice acted very well. Alex is decently voice acted too, although I MUCH prefer Barry Pepper for Alex.

The story is decent for a video game, at least. It's easy to follow, cohesive, and is still interesting in the right ways.

The port may be unfortunate, but hey at least I can run it. I don't care that it occasionally dips down to 20 fps, I still LOVE this game. It's a ton of fun, ALL the time.

Steam censors douche? That's a cuss word?

[Famix]

Автор сообщения: monsterfreedom12309

Автор сообщения: Zanzkebar

Very interesting hypothesis, just a shame that we're likely never going to get a Prototype 3 to potentially see it realised.

you are one very big worded NERD

Is there anything wrong with that? Also, noice necro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBX8MWYel3s