what happens to the reagents if they kill one of the ex-pops in the lore?

[AutisticallyBasic]

Lets say 4 reagents get smart and just start beating the absolute hell out of coyle or the pusher, or start trying to kill them, what does Murkoff do?

[Wemer]

The guards would never let that happen. All the Ex-pops and Prime Assets are part of the budget spent to make Project Lathe 2 real. Reagents, alongside those passive Ex-pops, are the most expendable of everything related to the trials. They'll probably shock or shoot the living crap out of the reagents before they could even think about something like that.

[August]

I can't wait to beat the hell out of Mother.

[Fleasy]

Murkoff can kill or shock reagents at will, as seen with 'Stick Together' and failing to enter the exit shuttle in time. They would kill the reagents. Reagents are plentiful, but psychos willing to murder without question are not

[Mickterminator30]

Everyone is right on this, except I considered the following; Murkoff would use those 4 Reagents and turn them into prime assets, or to the very least, EX-Pops. Leland is an ex-marine, most confrontations do not usually end well. I think Easterman would be impressed to say the least....

[AutisticallyBasic]

Originally posted by Mickterminator30:

Everyone is right on this, except I considered the following; Murkoff would use those 4 Reagents and turn them into prime assets, or to the very least, EX-Pops. Leland is an ex-marine, most confrontations do not usually end well. I think Easterman would be impressed to say the least....

well yeah, but, i think even a marine would be overpowered by 4 people armed with bricks or bottles ready to beat you down. Although, another thing i always wondered is are the bricks and bottles made to be a bit brittle? a bottle breaking on your head could easily kill you so i definitely think murkoff would use some type of cheap glass or more brittle bottle.

[Mickterminator30]

Originally posted by AutisticallyBasic:

Originally posted by Mickterminator30:

Everyone is right on this, except I considered the following; Murkoff would use those 4 Reagents and turn them into prime assets, or to the very least, EX-Pops. Leland is an ex-marine, most confrontations do not usually end well. I think Easterman would be impressed to say the least....

well yeah, but, i think even a marine would be overpowered by 4 people armed with bricks or bottles ready to beat you down. Although, another thing i always wondered is are the bricks and bottles made to be a bit brittle? a bottle breaking on your head could easily kill you so i definitely think murkoff would use some type of cheap glass or more brittle bottle.

You have to remember that Leland is unhinged and super strong, he lifted someone up with one hand using his electric cattle prod (Kill The Snitch). That is Chris Walker level strength. On this basis, Leland and many of the other prime assets, all possess remarkable strength. Getting tossed around by the blind guy, who has one arm, and thrown several feet is another great example. I know the blind guy is big, but still, that is an impressive feat of strength to have (I doubt some bodybuilders could do that). To be frank here, Reagents are up against literal super humans (Mother Gooseberry being extremely athletic for being overweight).

I think the bricks and bottles are legit, meaning, they are normal bottles and bricks. Any normal person would not be able to withstand the blows of bottles and bricks being thrown at them but the ex population residing in Murkoff are, quite literally, built differently. Some of the ex-pops have even been open up, taken apart, and sewn back together. They are walking corpses...some barely alive via screamer or nightstalker.

Without the means of protection via bricks, bottles and stuns...yes, Leland could overpower 4 people in a room because of Murkoff's enhancements.