Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative
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Posted - 2013.10.14 17:45:00 -
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XANDER KAG wrote:I thought the purge was only for first gen clones?
Correct, of whom Templar Steadyhand is or was apparently one. If he still is, an upgrade is probably in order, unless something prevents it.
Templar Steadyhand:
Unless someone can actually point up why first-gens were "going 514," which I hope someone will eventually explain, I'm mostly concerned with the behavior of our class as a whole. Outlying cases are interesting, but what I'm really most concerned with is the direction of the clone soldier as a whole-- our fate, if you like.
At least in part, my concern is self-interested: I want to know what I can expect to happen to me, what sort of creature I am becoming. It's something of a hobby, but I wouldn't say that I do it for fun.
So-- maybe not so much a "field day." I'd be happy for us to talk, however.
Meeko Fent wrote:I dont understand exactly what Heth Did.
Gotta read the history books again.
He's one of those figures who's more complicated than people make him out to be, but I'm not sure it makes a great difference, in the end.
He was the Caldari State Executor-- very nearly a dictator-- for the last several years, having risen to power in a popular uprising and gained nigh-unchallenged authority in the aftermath of the Malkalen disaster, in which his primary rival perished. His signature feat was taking advantage of the systemic disruption caused by the Elder Fleet's destruction of the CONCORD bureau at Yulai to invade Gallente space and reconquer Caldari Prime, the Caldari homeworld, in the Luminaire system.
He's been slowly losing support ever since: his policies showed vicious anti-Gallentean sentiment, and he wasn't a particularly good administrator. It all sort of came to a head with the Gallentean push to retake Caldari Prime, which did not end so much with a loss as a stalemate involving a crash-landed titan. Heth essentially burned what good will he retained by ordering the titan's commander to fire her doomsday weapon on the planet (the Caldari homeworld, remember), then forcing her to commit suicide when she refused.
With support declining, he made one brief, mad attempt, with Templis Dragonaur assistance, to seize military assets so as to retake Caldari Prime and rescue his legacy. The Caldari Navy interceded, and the attempt failed, with most Templis forces present killed or captured, though Heth himself escaped. He's now considered a fugitive and an enemy of the Caldari State.
It's easy to dismiss his ideas as xenophobic and simple-minded, but there were places where his influence was very positive. He greatly reformed the Caldari meritocracy, which had been slowly degrading into a sort of plutocratic feudal state. He was a populist leader, which is something we badly needed. The State corporate system will probably remain relatively stable for decades to come as a result of his influence.
We have much to thank him for, but also much cause for anger. His gifts to us came soaked in poisonous hate, and in the end he would have preferred to render the Caldari homeworld uninhabitable than lose it again. Yet, without him, we would remain an unstable plutocracy, and the world the Civire and Deteis call "Home" would remain out of reach in Gallentean hands, instead of being the jointly-administered demilitarized zone it has become. |
SgtDoughnut
Red Star Jr.
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Posted - 2013.10.19 09:41:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yes he will. Though, probably not to conventional methods...
No, both Gallante and Minmatar methods are too risky, and especially with his medical condition, he is in no condition to live long enough to reveal anything we do not know.
If it were up to me, I would use virtual torture. It is a mix of Gallante and Caldari methods. The biggest risk involved is that the "subject" will have a heart attack.
Anyhow. I'd rather give him immunity(sanctioned under a federal judge) in exchange for any and all intel he has.
Actually the biggest risk is brain death, his company invented that torture, many caldari dissidents came home shells of their former selves. |