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Re: MARATHON RIDDLE - My final guess (for now) | ||
Posted By: Steve Levinson | Date: 2/25/02 10:40 p.m. | |
In Response To: MARATHON RIDDLE (Alfred Mordeir) : Despair Rage Envy
I have to admit that this one's driving me nuts! And I still think that my answer to the last riddle (the knife) was every bit as valid at the "correct" answer. Anyway, I've been reading through all the terminal text looking for clues. There are a lot of bit players in Marathon, but none that would seem to fit this riddle. We've already tossed around virtually all of the major personalities, including all 4 AI's, Yrro, S'bhuth, Bernard Strauss etc. I don't think we've mentioned Pthia, which is a very remote possibility. However there's one construct that we haven't mentioned - the combined Durandal-Thoth entity. Although this entity doesn't appear until the end of the game, looking back at all of the terminal text, it's clear to me at least that it's this entity that has been in contact with us all along in the dream levels. The symbols and the style of writing is consistent throughout (excluding, of course, Thoth's weird story about the knife and hanger 96). One of the most interesting passages, however, is in Strange Aeons:
"We are whole again." To me, this implies that Durandal and Thoth have always been part of the same entity. Thoth, an ancient S'pht AI who most likely has Jjaro origins, and Durandal, conceived by humans, but likely also having Jjaro origins. Durandal-Thoth failed at their life's work, and needed the marine to save the universe from the W'rkncacnter. They were responsible for guiding the marine as history was repeated 3 times. And it is only the combined entity that questions why. Well, if that's not the answer, I give up! |
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MARATHON RIDDLE | Alfred Mordeir | 2/23/02 7:42 p.m. | |
OOO! OOO! I've got it! | archon | 2/23/02 8:42 p.m. | |
Re: OOO! OOO! I've got it! | Rincewind MoG | 2/24/02 12:11 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE | Dan Aris | 2/23/02 9:04 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE - another guess | Steve Levinson | 2/23/02 9:25 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE | Steve Levinson | 2/24/02 2:00 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE = OOPS | Steve Levinson | 2/25/02 8:53 a.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE = OOPS | Dorfie | 2/25/02 3:31 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE = OOPS | Steve Levinson | 2/25/02 3:40 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE | Steve Levinson | 2/25/02 1:10 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE | Steve Levinson | 2/25/02 10:15 p.m. | |
Re: MARATHON RIDDLE - My final guess (for now) | Steve Levinson | 2/25/02 10:40 p.m. | |
Ok, you guys need a hint, bad | Alfred Mordeir | 2/26/02 3:11 p.m. | |
Off-the-wall guess | Callie21V | 2/26/02 3:53 p.m. | |
Off the wall gues, that paid off | Alfred Mordeir | 2/26/02 4:37 p.m. | |
Re: Off the wall gues, that paid off | archon | 2/27/02 12:35 a.m. | |
Woo Hoo! | Callie21V | 2/27/02 3:38 p.m. | |
Re: Off the wall gues, that paid off | Steve Levinson | 2/27/02 8:47 p.m. |
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