by LaconianShot » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:04 pm
<blockquote>But there's no Birth Valley near Zema in PSII... Not even a mountain.</blockquote> <br>True enough. Does this mean that Seed's contruction post-dates PSII? Probably not. Remember, PSII was created <b>before</b> PSIV, so it's safe to assume that the Seed plot hook wasn't in mind. No, it's most likely that Seed's contruction was circa-PSII. That being said...<br><blockquote>The survivors smart enough to be scientists started creating the new control system (or maybe they found it) Seed, and the planet began to flourish again.</blockquote> <br>I'm functioning on the theory that Seed was created by Mother Brain, or in that time period. Seed was not found or created by scientists... "he" was a fully sentient (as we see from PSIV) computer system, and as such, I believe that he orchestrated Motavia's repopulation and resurrection. "He" had the facilities to create new life (see: Rika). This, combined with the fact that "he" is located within a place called Birth Valley suggests that if the Great Collapse wiped out all life (I doubt this very much, though), Seed was charged with repopulating the planet. It's a defenite possibility that Seed had at least aided with the repopulation of Mota. However, I'm going to throw a monkey wrench in my own theory...<p>If Mother Brain, as I suggested, created Seed, (the only possible explanation, really) then why was Seed charged with repopulating Motavia? Mother Brain's eventual plan was to kill off the soft Palmans to make way for the Earthmen. Repopulation contradicts this. Simply put, Seed either went rogue (being that he's sentient, this isn't hard to envision) or he never had anything to do with repopulation <b>directly.</b> Rika, perhaps, was just an experiment. <br>Speculation is welcome. Tear my theory apart if it's warranted. Though, if someone would favor us with Seed's dialogue, I'm sure some light could be shed on this...