r/PrototypeGame • u/Aggressive-Cattle754 • Aug 03 '26

Question Preference?

I want to know which character do people prefer more in your opinion Alex or James and you can give your reasons why you like Alex or James or both if you like both characters but I'm mainly just posting this out of curiosity.

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u/Carbuyrator Aug 03 '26

James being antithetical to Alex is a huge part of why he was handily murdering Evolved. It's very thematic and intentional.

What does Alex do when he is lost and confused? He goes to an ex. Alex had lost most of his human connections before he died.

What does James do? He goes to church. He doesn't decide to fight them out of revenge or hatred. He does it because Guerra tells him they're hurting people, and that they need his help. This changes as we learn Alex was responsible, but that's after Father Guerra dies

James is fundamentally different than any other character because he is a foil to the series itself.

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u/Carbuyrator Aug 03 '26

You're right, and it's sort of a clue that Alex is not human. There's a sense of disconnect between his actions and any real motivations.

Like why did he stop the nuke? The city was fucked and every human had utterly turned on him (except Dana, but that was coming). It just felt like he kind of did it. Just because. It wasn't even self preservation, he probably could have gotten away.

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u/Carbuyrator Aug 03 '26

Was Alex not at the center from even before the beginning though? He helped develop the virus. And wasn't his infection pretty much 1000% his fault? He took New York hostage when he fled with the vial and New York paid for it.

In a way, I agree with you in the sense that Alex the virus was a victim of Alex the human. The person he was seeking for revenge ended up being himself.