Originally Posted by Ceci
I'm not too far in Act 3, but I figured that the Emperor
sided with the Netherbrain because if you free Orpheus was freed, he'd no longer have the ability to resist becoming a thrall again. So he wouldn't have a choice.

Yeah well this doesn't make sense either.

"Jointing" the Brain = becoming a thrall. The Emperor always valued his freedom from the Elder Brain and fought to keep it. I thought that was his whole deal. He wants to either destroy or to dominate the brain, but not become enthralled to it.

Here is what the Emperor could have done to ensure that he doesn't become a thrall:

1. Kill the Player, so Orpheus is not freed. Then take the stones from our cold dead hands.
2. Blackmail the player, saying he would remove protection and turn us all into mindflayers if we continue with our plan to free Orpheus.
3. Leave and go far away, beyond teh Brain's control.
4. Just wait and see if Orpheus is really so bad. Orpheus needs a mindflayer to destroy the Netherbrain, so he might make use of the Emperor.

But instead, "for no raisin", once the player decides to free Orpheus, he makes a 180° turn and says: "Oh, so because you don't trust me with this, I am now suddenly so offended that I'd rather willingly become a thrall to the Elder Brain than exploring any other option".

I think he even says: "If you are not with me, then you are against me", do I remember that correctly? So that translates to: "If you don't help me destroy the Brain, I will become a slave to the Brain and fight you."

IT

MAKES

NO

SENSE

Last edited by SiriusVI; 28/08/23 06:52 PM.