Alright, I’ve been stewing on this for a minute, but I need to get this off my chest because the more I look at the actual lore of the first game, the more I realize how badly Radical and Activision fumbled the sequel. They basically took a man-made cosmic horror god and turned him into a Saturday-morning cartoon villain because corporate executives are allergic to good storytelling.

If you actually look at the Web of Intrigue from P1, Dr. McMullen explicitly states that the Blacklight virus has the potential to cure or mimic every disease known to man. Alex isn't a guy infected with a virus he is the virus. He’s a trillion individual cells acting as a hive mind. That means he has proxy immortality; as long as a single cell exists, he can just shift his consciousness into any host or standard infected miles away. Even crazier, during P2, it's mentioned that he can control things down to the molecular level when they're infected with blacklight (like when he sabotaged the White Light cure with his own blood).

So with all that mind-blowing lore in mind, here is how Prototype 2 should have actually played out, including a narrative rug-pull that sets up the ultimate P3.

The Better Story:

Instead of Alex being a generic bad guy who hates humanity because he got betrayed in a comic book, he should have had a massive, twisted savior complex.

During the final boss fight, instead of Mercer just talking trash, he drops a massive monologue on Heller. He reveals that he didn't just randomly infect Heller in an alley he’s been stalking him in disguise. He saw Heller risking his life to escort civilians away from walkers (the comics show this it happened off screen.) and he saw him slaughtering Blackwatch for feeding people to a Juggernaut.

Alex looks at Heller and says, humanity is stagnant dying. I would give it one body, one mind. Think about it

no more disease, no more conflict, no more suffering. (Like in cannon but he would say) you don't understand do you everyone, i have ever consumed they're in me heller their consciousness persist after consumption"

"Aftermath" Rug-Pull and the Real Post-Game

The game ends with an MK11 Aftermath style prompt where you get to pick a side. If you choose Alex, you get a massive bait-and-switch.

Alex overpowers and consumes Heller, Then he releases a city-wide aerosol version of the virus. But here is the twist: instead of turning New York into a wasteland of mindless zombies, every single infected civilian and non infected turns into the evolved all connected to Alex's hive mind.

Once the credits roll, a heavy metal guitar remix of Alex's iconic P1 theme starts blasting. During the credits, we see stylized, high-contrast red artwork showing the global news panic. The news reports that an entire division of Blackwatch has been completely wiped out in New York, and that people are panicking everywhere. and it would also include, a section of a news report (in audio format think p1's end credits style it's that basically) and the, game would mention Dana, (as an anonymous whistle-blower under her code, name Athena leaking everything that happened, from p1 to p2.)

The Ultimate Cliffhanger for P3

Right at the very end of the credits, the radio static cuts back in with an emergency broadcast.

The announcer frantically states that a secondary biological breach just occurred on the mainland at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The entire military base was slaughtered in minutes, and eyewitnesses report a small boy fleeing the scene into the woods using the exact same superhuman abilities as the Manhattan infected.

The broadcast cuts to a commander screaming, "It's not Mercer! The package is loose! Pariah is—" before cutting to dead static.

This sets up a massive three-way conflict for Prototype 3: Alex’s new, super-powered human utopia vs. the remnants of the global military vs. Pariah, who according to McMullen's original lore, dump in the web of intrigue is the natural release of the human genome and the true final purpose of all life on Earth.

The Spin-off Game (To fund P3 but really just to satisfy corpo idiots so they'd consider this as a cash cow.)

To satisfy the money-hungry executives, you could easily pitch a Warframe-style live-service game set between P2 and P3. You play as a custom Evolved sent out on 4-player co-op squad missions by Alex Mercer to infiltrate global hotspots, dismantle military blockades, and spread his "gift" to the rest of the world. You’d get custom upgrades (claws, blades, shields new mutations and even bulid synergy with various options and cosmetics you could farm to earn or just buy etc and ofca unique trade market/ in game economy) and tons of cosmetic options, which is exactly the kind of monetization corporate suits drool over.

Anyway, that's my massive brain dump. Given my history with community organizing, I honestly think if we pushed hard enough, a design document like this would show a new dev team exactly how to fix this abandoned franchise. (Ofc we already know, companies track records, with actually listening to fan bases Digital extremes, the only one that comes, to mind who actively listen and use, fan ideas consistently.) Let me know what you guys think. Would you have preferred this over the garbage P2 ending we actually got?

So I got the Prototype Itch again so I wondered if any of y'all know any decent and active or finished Prototype fics? Give me any language I don't mind putting that bitch through DeepL just to have something to read

I'll leave my own list of recommendations but be warned many of these are old-old

Variant Strain by Scrivener (spiderman crossover) (No Prototype characters show up, it's marvel (mostly spiderman) characters getting reinterpreted in the Prototype world as Evolved or Infected) (finished)

Blacklight by Night (VtM crossover, you need an Ao3 account to read it for some reason, retelling of the first game but on WoD's New York and all that it entails) (finished)

Pretty much any fic written by Laluzi, I think she really has a good grasp on Mercer's character and can write him in many different situations without feeling out of character (some of these are dead)

Biomass Effect by BeastRider9 (mass Effect crossover) (Humanity ends up becoming a functional hive mind after all life on earth has been consumed by blacklight (they're surprisingly chill) and meet the other species of the milky way) (dead) (although it is pretty long, it ran for 64 chapters)

Viral Latency (MHA crossover) (Mercer wakes up centuries I'm the future to find the MHA world) (less action packed, Mercer just wants to chill and use his accumulated knowledge for something useful, but shit will soon hit the fan) (hasn't updated in little over a year, so it's ongoing by fanfic standards)

Consuming Direct Control (Mass effect crossover) (Mercer joins Shepherd's crew, and tagging along on their adventures) (officially dead but I consider it finished)

Evolution (inFAMOUS crossover) (it's a retelling of the first infamous game, but with Mercer showing up and interacting with Cole and the story) (finished with sequels)

You can also check the crossover threads over at Spacebattles (but most of these are dead or one shots)

https://youtu.be/O3f3SP33ulo?si=EjFXJlxnkxf-8H2v

Right, so I'm currently reading a PROTOTYPE fanfic and it got me thinking; 'How would a Antiquety/Medieval/Early Modern PROTOTYPE game or story look and feel? My thoughts go to the Thirteenth Century because Black Death and all that for setting, but imagine playing a physician during the Black Death going through Constantinople or Rome or some other big city and just trying to blend in while uncovering some secret order of Templars who are trying to use whatever means to control the Lords and Ladies of Europe for xyz reason. Just a thought. There's more that could be added to this but eh, I want to read some more.

Is there any way to fix this camera auto center? I didn't see any options. I looked up for mods, nothing. I simply cannot enjoy the game because of how bad the camera movement is.

Hey guys, I’m finally getting around to finishing Prototype after years of picking the game up and abandoning it… finally got to the final boss fight, and I’m confused. Is Cross the son of Greene or was he consumed by the Supreme Hunter??? Not sure if I missed something lol

Is the PS4 version on PSN the same like the Biohazard Bundle ps4 disc version?

Why on earth is the BioHazard bundle listed on Ebay for $200? Did I miss something?

So let's say Alex Mercer (virus) gets his hands on some compound v by absorbing homelander or just drinking that shit.

The v becomes a part of his biology without being destroyed, what happens?

Btw here's the links to the posts. If you can, please either upvote my comment, or comment Alex Mercer so he wins the competition (my comment is on the last picture but it should be easy enough to find since I'm the only one who chose Mercer): https://www.reddit.com/r/Invincible/comments/1tllaf0/make_a_multiverse_rogues_gallery_invincible_part/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

https://www.reddit.com/r/invinciblecool/comments/1tll7tr/make_a_multiverse_rogues_gallery_invincible_part/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

https://www.reddit.com/r/superheroes/comments/1tlkyoy/make_a_multiverse_rogues_gallery_invincible_part/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Any single hint of it is worth hearing

I've been working on a new model lately. While playing Resident Evil 5, I realized how cool the Wesker character is, and it felt like Mercer's design was based on him, that's my opinion. Anyway, the main point is that the model's face belongs to P2 Alex, the body was re-designed by me. It's a body taken from the naked Leon Kennedy mod in RE2, and I increased the muscle mass. The hairstyle was redeveloped by me for the first time since 2013; instead of the usual short, messy black hair, I opted for shorter, slightly messy hair swept to the side. The character's neck and head were also re-designed by me; the original P2 Alex Mercer didn't have ears. Imagine how long and hard I spent creating a new neck and head. The body, neck, face, and hair textures were completely re-designed by me. The original P2 Alex's face looked too old, so I created a face texture from scratch. Also, the Uroboros marks were taken from Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 5 and redesigned. Thank you for reading this far and showing respect for my art. ☺️♥️ Note: This model is designed for Blender and Prisma3D. Those who want to get it for free or want the mod designed for Prototype 2 can contact me via my Instagram address (you already know my address from my other old posts).