The Silencer
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How do you see the Silencer? Since the Silencer never speaks we never know his TRUE motivation of switching sides. Is he disgusted by the WEC in general to a point where he honestly believes he needs to fight to get rid of the WEC to make the world a better place (ie the cause of the Resistance)? Or is he just pissed that they tried to kill him and killed his squad and is out for revenge (at least initially).
The latter case would make him an antihero, fighting the proper cause for the wrong reasons. Like Han Solo at the beginning of the Star Wars. He aids the cause of the Rebellion but is a hired gun and is initially in it for the money.
One nice part about the Crusader storyline...it's totally up to us how we see the Captain. I'm a fan of a bit darker storylines and less knight-in-shining-armour routine. I'd like to think the Captain is more in it for revenge than anything else. He realises the WEC is not all that great, he did disobey and order when he got morally conflicted. But I'm not sure his switch to the Resistance was an ideological one, at least not in the beginning. After all, Vittek and Zurovec were debating what to do when they get back, not discussing how best they could leave the WEC or even defect. Of course, since the Captain doesn't speak, he could have had plans of his own. But I think he would be going along with his squad mates. A bond between soldiers in a squad can be tighter than any other bond of loyalty.
He sees his squad mates (friends?) gunned down and the Vetron trying to take him out as well. Of course that's a point when you say "Bugger of WEC, I'm no longer fighting for you. You killed my friends, you will pay."
He knows he can't return in any case. They just tried to kill him, back home a firing squad will be waiting. And since he wants revenge on the WEC, possibly dismantling it in the process as he wants to make everyone pay in the system that killed his friends, joining the Resistance seems the only logical thing to do. Even a Silencer can't take on the entire WEC by himself. He still needs support in terms of supply and movement (someone to hack telepads and stuff).
But I think this is up to everyone himself how to view this. You could try to alter your gameplay in how you see him. Is he a noble hero? Then he will try to avoid civilian casualties if possible, only consciously kill them when they get in his way, going for alarm pads for instance. Or is he just so disgusted by the WEC and out for revenge that he goes and guns down everything in his path?
I've started to see the Captain a bit of antihero. He probably knew the WEC wasn't all to kosher but only defected when they actually came after him. Whether or not he eventually truly took up the cause of the Resistance I don't know, but I do like to think he eventually did. Echo Sector became his new home and the people there his friends and family...and now they are gone. I think by that point anyone might be ready to say "OK, this is no longer about just revenge, the world really needs to change."
The latter case would make him an antihero, fighting the proper cause for the wrong reasons. Like Han Solo at the beginning of the Star Wars. He aids the cause of the Rebellion but is a hired gun and is initially in it for the money.
One nice part about the Crusader storyline...it's totally up to us how we see the Captain. I'm a fan of a bit darker storylines and less knight-in-shining-armour routine. I'd like to think the Captain is more in it for revenge than anything else. He realises the WEC is not all that great, he did disobey and order when he got morally conflicted. But I'm not sure his switch to the Resistance was an ideological one, at least not in the beginning. After all, Vittek and Zurovec were debating what to do when they get back, not discussing how best they could leave the WEC or even defect. Of course, since the Captain doesn't speak, he could have had plans of his own. But I think he would be going along with his squad mates. A bond between soldiers in a squad can be tighter than any other bond of loyalty.
He sees his squad mates (friends?) gunned down and the Vetron trying to take him out as well. Of course that's a point when you say "Bugger of WEC, I'm no longer fighting for you. You killed my friends, you will pay."
He knows he can't return in any case. They just tried to kill him, back home a firing squad will be waiting. And since he wants revenge on the WEC, possibly dismantling it in the process as he wants to make everyone pay in the system that killed his friends, joining the Resistance seems the only logical thing to do. Even a Silencer can't take on the entire WEC by himself. He still needs support in terms of supply and movement (someone to hack telepads and stuff).
But I think this is up to everyone himself how to view this. You could try to alter your gameplay in how you see him. Is he a noble hero? Then he will try to avoid civilian casualties if possible, only consciously kill them when they get in his way, going for alarm pads for instance. Or is he just so disgusted by the WEC and out for revenge that he goes and guns down everything in his path?
I've started to see the Captain a bit of antihero. He probably knew the WEC wasn't all to kosher but only defected when they actually came after him. Whether or not he eventually truly took up the cause of the Resistance I don't know, but I do like to think he eventually did. Echo Sector became his new home and the people there his friends and family...and now they are gone. I think by that point anyone might be ready to say "OK, this is no longer about just revenge, the world really needs to change."