Chapter 9 Your predictions

**nubious81** · 11/12/2007 20:07:25

well its about that time probaly the bigest shock of the game since 1.3 came out the truce ended and now the war has startedin chapter 8 now that this has fallen out what do you guys think will hapen in the next chapter i still really cant think of anything although i hope we find out who the mystery man that was watching the general exscape and neo talking to deus ex machina.

**MatrixRefugee**

Mm... finding out who the mystery man and what he's up to and how he knows what he knows is going to be a major revelation... I'm guessing -- and this is something I'm very, very ambivalent about -- this might tie in with some of the Matrix-within-a-Matrix theories that have been bandied about since Revs was released.

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

Probably something to do with the Machine-awakened bluepills. Let's see.. the General was pretty freaked out at the end of the last mission, due to a sudden huge movement of Machine Sentinels. I can't speak for Zion, as I usually don't pay attention to their missions, but the fact that the Machines had a bonus mission speaks volumes, I think.

Ummmmmmmmmmmm................ wild speculation, but it might have to do with a new Zion the Machines are building, perhaps to replace the old one, perhaps as part of their cycle. Of course, that would be pretty useless, if there wasn't a One/Negative One balance, unless the Machines have built or already own a second or numerous Matrices.

**Symmetric**

OMG TEH ONE RETURNS OLOLOL

**Procurator**

I don't think we'll find out who Mystery Man is just yet, but we'll see him more, either in cinematics or referenced somehow in-game. I don't know if he can jack in, but I doubt it.

Danielle Wright will make an appearance as an angry assassin, with a temper that puts even Niobe to shame. I still don't think she's dead.

If there is a revelation, it'll be about the Machines' power supply, what with all that scouting about done by the General recently on the Merv's orders. But if the Real is a Matrix within a Matrix, I will hurt someone. Badly.

**Fractor**

Maybe we will finally get to see New Zion or a previously unexplored area of the Machine City.

**cloudwolf**

Well i think things are certainly building up for a big reveal or revelation - this war scenario (as nice as it is) is starting to wear thin a little after 3 subchapters while the build up from the merv investigations is reaching a critical.

Not to mention Rare mentioned in the Update 56 thread that things are going to be big this chapter, then theres the fact the story has only been written up to the end of 9. Any bigger pull togethers or ends to story arcs will likely be happening sometime soon.

**flecky**

Symmetric wrote:

OMG TEH ONE RETURNS OLOLOL

He never left he just had amnesia....

**shinpseudo**

Procurator wrote:

But if the Real is a Matrix within a Matrix, I will hurt someone. Badly.

Agreed, that would be bad. Very very bad.

**SolidRevolver**

shinpseudo wrote:

Procurator wrote:
But if the Real is a Matrix within a Matrix, I will hurt someone. Badly.
Agreed, that would be bad. Very very bad.

I'd liken that story twist to Dallas and the 'He wasn't dead, just in the shower' twist.

**CPT_Starschwar**

I imagine that the Mystery Man, or some other situation in the real world related to the Mero storyline will wind up diverting the Machines' attention away from Zion for the time being, giving Zion a chance to get their vets back in, and free some more minds.

**Vesuveus**

kou_urake wrote:

I imagine that the Mystery Man, or some other situation in the real world related to the Mero storyline will wind up diverting the Machines' attention away from Zion for the time being, giving Zion a chance to get their vets back in, and free some more minds.

It's Mauser.

End of mystery.

**Neoteny**

I like the idea of a new, Machine-built Zion.

So here's my go...

EPN stumbles upon the new city the Machines are building in time enough to find the extracted blues and gather at least some on their ships and bolt just before the tide of Sentinels reaches them. Of course, a few ships are taken down in the process, everyone's really pissed off. Meanwhile, Mystery Man heads to the Machine city, and a good number of Sentinels start chasing after him. 'Course, he's got super-Neo powers because he's a previous One, and starts making them drop dead casually. He gets in brief, cryptic contact with Zion or EPN and asks for a ride.

**odj**

Neoteny wrote:

EPN stumbles upon the new city the Machines are building in time enough to find the extracted blues and gather at least some on their ships and bolt just before the tide of Sentinels reaches them. Of course, a few ships are taken down in the process, everyone's really pissed off. Meanwhile, Mystery Man heads to the Machine city, and a good number of Sentinels start chasing after him. 'Course, he's got super-Neo powers because he's a previous One, and starts making them drop dead casually. He gets in brief, cryptic contact with Zion or EPN and asks for a ride.

...just... no.

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

The Mystery Man is either Smith/Neo (because I'm paranoid like that) or someone completely new like the General was.