Prototype™ and Prototype 2

[› Furin]

Prototype 1 will be added as informational due to subtly anti-family messaging. Prototype 2 features pro-family messaging and will be added as recommended.

Spoilers below:

The node of intrigue for James Winniger reveals Alex Mercer’s parents divorced.

Here is more explanation provided by the following page: https://prototype.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Alexander_J._Mercer

Mercer experienced a brutal childhood spent in abject poverty; his first nine years were spent in foster care. When he turned 10, he was finally returned to his mother, who had spent the last nine years in prison, but for Mercer, it was better to be in foster care. He was the only parental figure for his sister, Dana.

As far as I can tell, the information above regarding Mercer’s childhood does not appear in-game. The wiki page does not provide a source for this information but I would hazard a guess it came from the game’s now defunct official website.

The player character of Prototype 2, James Heller, spends the entire game trying to find/save his daughter. During two confrontations with antagonist Douglas Rooks, Rooks lets Heller go after Heller tells him he's looking for his daughter. The ending of Prototype 2 shows Heller’s daughter accepting him despite initially being frightened by his supernatural powers.

[Kerghnax]

Looks like it's from the Prima guide. https://archive.org/details/Prototype_Prima_Official_eGuide
https://i.postimg.cc/jSyLptbS/Prototype-Prima-Official-e-Guide-0219.jpg

About Prototype 2. It's one of the earliest cases where the white MC is replaced by a black one. Prototype 2 and the comic character assassinates Alex (Zeus/virus) to prop up Heller who proceeds to defeat then consume Alex. The first game ends with a sequel hook where the virus is disgusted by Alex's actions vowing to be better than him. Basically, the virus Alex learns to be a better person after all the memories it consumed. I'll never stop seething about them ruining what could have been a great character.

[› Furin]

Originally posted by Kerghnax:

Looks like it's from the Prima guide. https://archive.org/details/Prototype_Prima_Official_eGuide
https://i.postimg.cc/jSyLptbS/Prototype-Prima-Official-e-Guide-0219.jpg

About Prototype 2. It's one of the earliest cases where the white MC is replaced by a black one. Prototype 2 and the comic character assassinates Alex (Zeus/virus) to prop up Heller who proceeds to defeat then consume Alex. The first game ends with a sequel hook where the virus is disgusted by Alex's actions vowing to be better than him. Basically, the virus Alex learns to be a better person after all the memories it consumed. I'll never stop seething about them ruining what could have been a great character.

Thanks for finding that!

On Prototype 2, you raise a good point about the player character race swap. I agree it was rather jarring how Zeus's character does a complete 180.

I'll update Prototype 2's review to not recommended.

[DEMANATI]

how is this woke neither of the games are woke

[Rifluvr]

Come on guys. Neither Mercer nor Heller were ever good guys. They were anti heroes at most, but Heller is a little better, since he lost his family and had nothing left to lose. It's like complaining that has been replaced with . Their battle is legendary anyway.

[L∃𝖛𝖎✟𝖎𝖈𝖚𝖘]

I'm starting to question the owner of this group