: "...but what about the loose rumours that the cyborg was actually made
: in existince in PID?"
: I believe it was one terminal in Kill Your Television (M1) that
: introduced a key concept: It was the soul (or essence) that was shared
: between all the heroes throughout history - not physical bodies.
: "Destiny" is apparently reborn again and again - with the likley
: possibility that the Marine is the final encarntion - having recieved God
: like powers at the end of time (Infinity's End screen).
: Well, this wandered pretty far from the original topic. I mentioned the
: players age not as the primary point, but more of supporting evidence for
: how the rest of humanity would treat him given that his english dialect
: is at least 300 years out of date, regardless of his subjective age.
: Unlike the chatty Halo Marine in his universe - our player is very silent.
: The only references to the player talking in Marathon cannon come from the
: Marathon 1 manual ... I believe. I also recal Yoss wrote a story whereby
: the player speaks to others on a desert world... does anyone know how much
: our [English] language would change in aporox. 300 years?
: Its a concept not investigated in the Marathon series - nor any others that
: feature instant-space traval for that matter.
: -Blayne
That's the point of the KYT term, I think, is to invoke the idea of a warrior/hero, a concept that has been masterfully used by Bungie throughout all their games. I think by creating this hero, the Marine, as someone who lives nearly forever is metaphorical, as the idea of a warrior hero is something that has existed across cultures for as long as humans have been around.
