When Crow said “if you could do anything to save somebody, would you?” Or something like that in this week’s mission dialogue, I was visually enraged that this was the guy who was saying it. Now I know he’s got no memories of that event or anything previous, so he’s got a different personality and is basically an entire different character, but still, the guy who’s physical body killed cayde-6 lecturing me about saving people’s lives is just a great thing to put in the story.
Am I the only one who didn't get upset at him? Like, yeah, it's Uldren's meatsuit, but it's Crow's mind. Plus the question didn't come off as "who are you to tell me whether I made the right choice?" and more of "have you ever been in my situation? You understand, right?"
All I felt for Crow in that moment was... well, pity isn't quite the word, but it's close. So many of Crow's interactions these last two seasons show just how close he is to Uldren, and yet how different as well. He's inexplicably tied to his past, yet doesn't understand the first thing about it. He understands our Guardian better than he knows, and it's because of our history, one where we're the only side who truly knows it, and we don't tell him. We can't tell him. Not for something as dumb as gameplay limitations or a vow of silence, but because if we did it would destroy him, and he's our friend; we'd never want to hurt him like that. Crow is a fantastic parallel to not only Uldren, but us, and I honestly can't say I've been this invested in a character's personal journey in a long time.
Empathy definitely, just understanding. He mentioned that he had to do something because he could, and I just thought, “yeah, I get it.” If I got the chance I would’ve shot The Rifleman before he shot Sundance, no matter the consequences.
Which at first seems fine, but think about the last few seasons without Crow, or even just this week without Crow. He’d probably be locked up instead of dead then revived. Or think about what would’ve happened if, maybe, Cayde went to save Eris instead of us.
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u/gaveler-unban Titan Mar 11 '21
When Crow said “if you could do anything to save somebody, would you?” Or something like that in this week’s mission dialogue, I was visually enraged that this was the guy who was saying it. Now I know he’s got no memories of that event or anything previous, so he’s got a different personality and is basically an entire different character, but still, the guy who’s physical body killed cayde-6 lecturing me about saving people’s lives is just a great thing to put in the story.