My Cute Little Baby Guppy

my cute little baby guppy

as im browsing trough old half life forum websites, i thought to share some of the link previews i came across

been playing entropy zero: uprising and i like it, there is some flaws but it is still good, now i want to think about the characters...

since i am a weirdo, i like the combine, i like the metrocops and how they are still human (but yes still bunch of assholes), i always like to imagine how is the personality of a metrocop, but anyways still about ez: uprising. WARNING FOR SPOILERS AND A LONG TEXT!!!!!

"Victor-Sixty" is the protagonist, and i like him, i like his story and how he is in every ending, either with anger because they killed an important person for him and never forgetting about it or forgetting and moving on, he doesnt talk too much, seems to be a metrocop to have a better life and protect the integrity of his important person, a woman that could possible be his wife or girlfriend, but she doesnt like his job, she thinks there has to be another way, but Victor still decides to work as a metrocop, problably because he doesnt think of a safe way to keep her safe, the problem started when Victor was problably send to take care of a few rebels, and one of the rebels he needed to care is she, he didnt wanted to kill her, she was important to him, he problably thought he could just let her and so not consecuences would be for her, but it wasnt the case

"heh, coward" that is what he heard coming from one of his teammates (even a friend but i doubt it) after killing the most important person for him, even the reason he was a metrocop, the anger he felt was immense, so many thoughts come of his mind

"this is not the right path"

he blamed himself more than he could blame the responsible of her death, she wasnt here anymore, he only could feel an overwhelming anger and emptiness, he problably didnt have another choice that keep going as a metrocop, so he drank the water that makes you forget, could be his own choice to get over all of his feelings, or a choice of another so he could forget what happened, once he forget everything, he just keep going as a regular metrocop, patrolling certain part of the city, following orders, and annoying the citizens, once he didnt have many memories of her, he didnt care so much for others, principally thinking of following any orders of the combine, problably for the "better life" or if he still had memories of what happened, he still worked as one perphaps because there was nothing better to do, and maybe he wanted to vent his anger against the citizens (ik this is a really generic thought but idk how to put in words, he probably was so hopeless that he just kept going and didnt have anything better to do, or still processing it and being like in "auto pilot mode") He was also indifferent to the other metrocops, yes he can get along with them but he didnt cared that much, not any emotional attachtment, just working for his supperiors and doing anything he is asked to do. After all, he was there because he wanted to protect someone, not because he liked kicking people.

As for bloody cop, he just an asshole, brainwashed by the combine, thinking that if he is loyal to it, he could have that sweet promotion he desires too much, as i said, problably because he is brainwashed by the combine, and i dont mean in the literal way, he doesnt have any modification, he problably was there for the better life and couldnt think humanity haves a chance of winning, not even in the uprising, more caring about himself, he believes in the combine and it could have him privileges, oh and he is the responsible of the death of the important person of Victor, he said himself Victor is a coward, and knew he couldnt kill her so he did it himself, problably because since it was an order, he could have "credit" for it, he problably thinks the resistence are idiots so he doesnt care that much for them (and as i said, he problably doesnt believe humanity can win), also the reason why he wants Victor to drink the water, is so he can forget what he did and dont face consecuences, something curious is when bloody cop is the one who drink the water, he problably forget he killed the significant other of Victor, and was confused seeing how Victor is aiming his gun at him. My god he literally forgets what he did and is so confused of how Victor seems to act, and he wanted Victor to drink the water so he doesnt remember anything, maybe even he actually drinks the water so he can forget what he did because he felt guilty about it??? believing that it will not happen anything anyways.

As for Bec, 2810, the one that Aidan (bad cop, 3650) found one of the very few ones he liked, i think he worked in social care? , and if he worked on that is understandable he is actually caring, being a metrocop for the better life, scared to not being disloyal to the combine since you know what happens to the ones that opposes the combine, being here not entirely because he wants, he doesnt found the promotion to be worthy, i can say that Victor could find him more likeable since mostly of the time in uprising he is with him, but problably is not that deep, but at least he shows to care, especially in the alternative ending, maybe we could understand better their relationship in episode 2 (also it would be interesting if 2810 ever sees bad cop again, can you imagine how surprised he will be seeing 3650, the one everyone hated, being a combine elite? AND going againts the combine? can you imagine 3650 reaction seeing his old buddy???? IMAGINE WITH WILSON HE TELLS "oh this is the guy i told you about!!", sorry i like them both). Also i think it says a lot he was the few ones who showed respect to 3650, unlike the other metrocops.

This is just my thoughts of the characters, is long i know, but i liked how they wrote them and the story, i really like protagonists who doesnt talk too much, have a great potential but shows indifferent and just do what he is told to do (probably because i identify with characters like that) and shows metrocops with different personalities, being bloody cop the asshole idiot who would do anything for the combine, Bec being someone who even if they work for the combine he still have humanity and is there because of fear and seems to be actually kind, Victor being the one who is there for a significant other, rather than he having a better life.

Oh and also, I really like the headcanon that the metrocop traitor leader is Ava, daughter of 3650, i love her a lot, would be amazing if she ever is with her dad, yes very very unproblably but i like to dream ok, and talking about her, i love they included metrocops rebels, i hope in episode 2 we could get to know the rebel metrocop leader better because i really liked her and if i were to write about her i make this way too long than it should be. I may draw for this game since literally there isn't anything about the game and i'm getting desperate because of this.

it kinda sucks when you have a hyperfixation and when there is not content you feel like dying and it hurts so bad

Episode 1 ending