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Re: oops, thanks
Posted By: •Mimer <jemmet@xs4all.nl>Date: 10/4/99 5:40 p.m.

In Response To: Re: the story thus far (SiliconDream)

> Sure it's been seen. The player in Marathon *is* one. They look
> just like ordinary people (they were able to masquerade as human
> during the Marathon's trip).

Aargh, consider my head properly slapped.

> The reason there were only 10 on the Marathon was that most of
> the battleroids had been recalled (and destroyed or put in
> stasis, I believe) after they turned on their human masters. I'm
> not sure we were told how many there were before. But there
> weren't supposed to be *any* on the Marathon; those 10 were
> stowaways, probably with their memories altered (since you don't
> seem to know you're a cyborg.)

I would personally call those androids (robots in human form) and cyborg are then a mix of man and machine, not necessarily humanformbased. But whats in a name, a rose is a rose... :)

> Or maybe battleroids just aren't that impressive, when their
> opponents are wielding looted Jjaro (or other advanced alien
> culture) tech. The Marathon battle would have been very
> different, after all, if the Mjolnirs had had to face S'pht'kr
> instead of Pfhor. The Covenant seems to be a far worthier enemy
> than the Pfhor were (or will be).

I agree wholeheartly.
I would like a secret level with some poor Phfor trying to survive those Convenant-soldiers, but the equivalent seems a fight between some noisy rabbits and a lean&mean panter.

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the story thus farDesio 10/3/99 5:00 p.m.
     Re: the story thus farMaxaminus 10/3/99 5:15 p.m.
           Re: the story thus farDispatcher 10/3/99 5:33 p.m.
                 Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/3/99 10:23 p.m.
                       Re: the story thus far, far, away...Dispatcher 10/3/99 10:35 p.m.
                       Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/3/99 11:20 p.m.
                             Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/4/99 1:49 a.m.
           Re: the story thus farYorick 10/3/99 6:49 p.m.
                 Re: the story thus farMaxaminus 10/3/99 7:22 p.m.
                       Re: the story thus farGiule 10/3/99 8:26 p.m.
                             Re: the story thus farchaoswarrior 10/3/99 9:28 p.m.
                                   Re: crash I vote•Mimer 10/4/99 1:37 p.m.
                 Re: the story thus farSocket 10/3/99 9:09 p.m.
                 Cortana's Identity...Jägermeister 10/4/99 12:51 a.m.
                       Re: Cortana's Identity...Wirehead 10/4/99 12:12 p.m.
           Re: the story thus farMr.Sith 10/3/99 8:34 p.m.
           Re: the story thus farSocket 10/3/99 9:18 p.m.
     Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/3/99 8:45 p.m.
           Re: the story thus farMaxaminus 10/3/99 10:31 p.m.
           Re: the story thus farMike (aka) ShOtTgUnNeR 10/3/99 10:59 p.m.
                 Re: the story thus farMark Levin 10/3/99 11:06 p.m.
                       Re: the story thus farTsao 10/4/99 12:05 a.m.
                             Re: the story thus far•Mimer 10/4/99 1:29 p.m.
                                   Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/4/99 3:33 p.m.
                                         Re: oops, thanks•Mimer 10/4/99 5:40 p.m.
                                               Re: oops, thanksDan Rudolph 10/4/99 11:53 p.m.
                                   Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/4/99 6:11 p.m.
                             Re: the story thus farJägermeister 10/4/99 5:22 p.m.
                             Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/4/99 6:05 p.m.
                                   Re: the story thus farDan Rudolph 10/4/99 11:50 p.m.
                                         Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/5/99 1:44 p.m.
                                               Re: the story thus farJägermeister 10/5/99 2:01 p.m.
                                                     Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/5/99 8:55 p.m.
                                               Re: the story thus farDan Rudolph 10/5/99 9:27 p.m.
                                                     Re: the story thus farBen Schodek 10/5/99 9:51 p.m.
                                                           Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/6/99 12:55 a.m.
                                                           Re: the story thus farDan Rudolph 10/6/99 10:14 p.m.
                                   Re: the story thus farDead Glory 10/5/99 7:18 a.m.
                       Re: the story thus farJägermeister 10/4/99 12:40 a.m.
                             Re: the story thus farSiliconDream 10/4/99 1:38 a.m.
                 umm...Ben Schodek 10/3/99 11:12 p.m.
                       Cyborgs/AndroidsDead Glory 10/5/99 7:04 a.m.
     More FactsDesio 10/4/99 2:27 p.m.
           Re: Cyborg marinesMark Levin 10/4/99 2:46 p.m.
                 Re: Cyborg marinesDesio 10/4/99 5:51 p.m.
                       Re: Cyborg marinesBen Schodek 10/4/99 6:28 p.m.
                             SpeculationDesio 10/4/99 8:44 p.m.
                                   Re: SpeculationMaxaminus 10/4/99 9:28 p.m.
                                         Re: SpeculationJägermeister 10/5/99 12:58 a.m.
                                         Re: SpeculationDead Glory 10/5/99 7:49 a.m.
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                                         Re: SpeculationDan Rudolph 10/5/99 9:44 p.m.
                                               yeah...Ben Schodek 10/5/99 9:57 p.m.
                                                     Re: yeah...Mark Levin 10/5/99 10:52 p.m.
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                                                                 Re: Volunteers?Ben Schodek 10/6/99 8:07 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Volunteers?SiliconDream 10/6/99 11:29 p.m.
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                                                                                               Re: CyborgSiliconDream 10/8/99 10:21 a.m.
                                                                 Re: ConscriptsDan Rudolph 10/6/99 10:23 p.m.
           Re: More FactsSiliconDream 10/4/99 3:24 p.m.
                 Re: More FactsCannibal Harry 10/4/99 5:02 p.m.
                       Re: More FactsJägermeister 10/4/99 5:20 p.m.
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