the plot slowly begins to get confusing.... this is especially the case when a female horner is introduced and Radner is supposedly revealed to actually be jim raynor.
I don't see anything strange with a female Character. And no, Radner used false identities in the past for protection.
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Episode 4: "Intrusion"
[...]
Radner:
- It is very strange, this military base is not registered in the strategic archive of the Interplanetary Confederation, nor could it be detected by any of our radars. These types of clandestine settlements work illegally, my years of experience as a secret agent allow me to say so, and I am sure that we are facing a similar case.
Jackson:
- I will send an attack group to fight Dr. Magnus' forces on its perimeter.
Comrade, we will destroy their base. Let there be nothing left.
Radner:
- General, wait. I request your permission to infiltrate Dr. Magnus' perimeter to investigate the covert activities, I trust that they have valuable information.
Jackson:
- It is okay. I know your track record in espionage, "Jimmy Raynor."
Comrade, eliminate Dr. Magnus' Command Center and prepare a small escort at the perimeter entrance to accompany Marshal Radner.
[...]
In mission 7 the description before the briefing is very contradictory to the briefing. The plot is falling apart....
(???) I haven't found any contradiction.
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Episode 7: "Survival"
While Radner was in Nevada, residents in different Hudson towns began to suffer attacks from Zerg creatures, with a consequent escalation of tension between Terran squadrons and the colonies of the local Zerg Brood. The regions near Sector 51 were the hardest hit, as Commander Dumont stole military assets for his Nevada Operation.
Hudson's scientific and technological research and development staff may finish deciphering the data disk, however, they must first resist the Zerg onslaught...
Radner:
- Apparently, Commander Dumont did not like the idea of rescuing the Blue Pearl camp. I hope he will reconsider and give in to his demands to return to Nevada.
Adjutant:
- Receiving incoming transmission.
Dumont:
- Marshal Radner, you have disobeyed the order to return to Nevada. I order you to immediately desist from your rescue operation in Hudson.
Radner:
- I am afraid that is not possible, it is not right for me to abandon my soldiers.
Dumont:
- Are you aware of what you're saying? You are disobeying direct orders from the Interplanetary Confederation of Samos.
Adjutant:
- Receiving local transmission.
Radner:
- Oh, it looks like it's Monica.
Horner:
- Thank you for the rescue in Blue Pearl. My soldiers can help you regarding Dr. Magnus and his henchmen.
Radner:
- My technicians have had trouble deciphering the contents of Dr. Magnus' data disk. Some of the information appears to be corrupted.
From what we have been able to decipher, Dr. Magnus has plans to use a biological weapon towards the Zerg. But we do not know at all whether he has managed to develop such a weapon and where his laboratories operate.
On the other hand... Commander Dumont has been an ally of mine against Dr. Magnus from the beginning and now he asks me...
Horner:
- My advice is don't go back to Nevada.
Look... I have a group of scientists, engineers and technicians who can help you with the information on the data disk. But now they are under threat of a new attack, and this time the attack is serious. They have to be protected from the Zerg.
Radner:
- If that will solve the disk problem, then I'll take the deal. I will lead a local squad to protect the civilians. It will be 25 minutes that they will have to resist at the base until the evacuation arrives from Blue Pearl.
In mission 8 it just gets worse... detonate what? why the hell would magnus wait with the commander to arrest Radner... wait, which commander????
It is very clear that Outpost City was under siege. Radner was disobeying orders from Dumont. Dumont is a Commander...
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Episode 8: "Burning City"
Horner's technicians manage to decrypt the contents of the data disk.
In the midst of Hudson's lack of control due to clashes with the Zerg, Dr. Magnus attacks the planet again, managing to take control of a city and putting its civilian population in captivity. Once again, Radner and Horner must prepare a rescue.
Dr. Magnus:
- This is Dr. Magnus speaking again. I think you have a data disk that belongs to me. Give it to me immediately and surrender, or I will detonate through the air Outpost City, with its entire population cloistered by my men. You have an hour.
Radner:
- In no way are we going to give up. I will not accept your tyrannical threats.
Dumont:
- Marshal Radner, you have filled my patience and I will not allow you to continue to ignore my orders. I demand your surrender immediately.
Radner:
- Damn!, this is getting worse and worse...
I can't leave Hudson as long as I have Dr. Magnus harassing my allies, now he's keeping the entire population of Outpost on lockdown.
Dumont:
- It is your last chance to surrender your weapons and return to Nevada. Otherwise, if you disobey this direct order of the Confederation, your decision will be judged in court as treason.
Radner:
- And am I supposed to let an entire population that needs my help die? My decision has already been made, I will rescue that city and its inhabitants as it happens.
Dumont:
- You make a serious mistake.
Horner:
- John, don't go to Nevada. Surely the Commander will be waiting for you there with Magnus to put you in prison. Or worse yet, execute you.
[...]
As if it couldn't get any worse, dumont defects to work with magnus and it is discovered that magnus is working with the protoss to stop the zerg, but that makes them the good guys!
No. Dumont joins forces with a terrorist group. He betrays the Interplanetary Confederation.
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From mission 8.
Horner:
We have at our disposal our best scientists and engineers in
Hudson. Several of them are colleagues of mine.
Dumont:
Since you have disobeyed all my orders, we will stop the passage
of any unit that circulates our airspace.
Horner:
Well, we're going to have some little problems on our air route to
the city.
Radner:
How miserable.
Horner:
There are no enemies left, but the bomb is still active. Comrade,
you have to hurry to deactivate it.
SCV:
Defusing bombs...
Mayor:
On behalf of the 55 thousand inhabitants of Outpost City, I want to
thank the Blue Pearl Army. I wish to contact Lieutenant Horner.
Horner:
Here's Lieutenant Horner.
Mayor:
The Hudson Militia has been decimated and is recomposing.
Magnus has attacked Hudson alongside an overly powerful
Protoss fleet, so our militia has been unable to defend the planet.
Radner:
Monica, then it's true, Magnus has the Protoss on his side. This is a
first.
Horner:
That's why we must go to Khalos.
Mayor:
Mmh... Who is the boy who accompanies you?
Radner:
The "boy who accompanies her" is Marshal Radner. I'm in charge
of the Grey Wolves infantry squadron, what about you?
Mayor:
Oh, I'm just the Mayor of Outpost City. The senior officers of the
Hudson Militia will be very interested to hear from you.
I will contact the Captain later.
Horner:
We need military support to enter Khalos.
Mayor:
I am at your service, Lieutenant.
The mission briefing for mission 10 was the last straw. Now Radner and Horner want to ally with the zerg. I'm done....
Just Horner.
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Episode 10: "First Approach"
The Hudson Militia begins a pitched battle against the Protoss on their own planet, while Captain Dirichlet searches for the Field Generator. However, the Protoss already had a special defense in place.
On the other hand, Horner tries to convince Radner that it is possible to cooperate with the Zerg...
Radner:
- Monica, the Hudson Militia has seamlessly joined our troops. The Protoss camp is in front of us, but there is no Field Generator in sight. What do you propose we do?
Horner:
- To find it we will have to track the signal.
- Look, the Field Generator produces an electromagnetic signal with a spectral composition that has never been observed before. Magnus is believed to have used liquid Wurjite to produce the radiation so characteristic of his Field Generator. Wurjite is an unknown element that only exists in Khalos, so its radiation can be easily identified. If we clear the Protoss camp, there is a good chance that the Generator will increase its power and we can triangulate its true location.
- That is why we will have to confront the Protoss directly; however, this showdown will not be the same as any of our previous battles. The defensive system developed by the Protoss with the help of Magnus' militia will be a major obstacle for us, and at this moment the Field Generator is activated.
This defensive system makes teleported Protoss units and buildings more durable in combat.
Radner:
- I didn't expect it to be easy.
Horner:
- The good side is that nearby there is a Zerg colony, which can help us beat the Protoss.
Radner:
- But the Zerg are not our allies, how will we deal with the Zerg on the battlefield?
[...]
Also I want to point out here that you should listen to the opinion of the experts (in this case Horner is explaining).
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[...]
Horner:
- You've had the wrong picture of the Zerg from the beginning, just like anyone else. The Zerg can also be our allies, they are not wild and ruthless creatures that we should fear, although we should respect them.
Our real enemies are the Protoss, not the Zerg. And I know this because I have studied the Zerg all my life.
Radner:
- The Zerg are not my allies, I know their manifest hostility since always.
Horner:
- If we've had problems before on Hudson, that's because your Commander gave the order to eradicate the Zerg from the planet. With this colony it will be different, because if we do not attack them, we will not have direct confrontations with them. Let's say it's like... A second chance...
You'll see that they're actually friendly.
Radner:
- Monica... I don't know... I have my doubts about that.
You haven't been paying attention to the briefings. I don't disagree nor have any issues with anything else stated by you. But as for the plot, I don't see it being illogical anywhere. Everything you said is nonsense. You didn't like it, that's a different story.
Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Oct 26 2021, 12:06 am by Luigi.