Theory about Locust

[TaggertDoom]

Okay, heres my theory about the origins of the Locust and why they attacked the humans. When I was playing the game, at one point I could have sworn that I heard the Locust call me a "Alien", and that got me thinking. maybe the humans one Sera are colonists from Earth and the Locusts are the natural inhabitants of Sera, and because of the humans drilling for Imulsion, are simply defending there planet. What say you all?

[AlienDjinn]

Hi TaggertDoom,

I kind of like you're theory. It would make for an interesting prequel. Similar to Halo2, in GoW2 we could play as the Locust side when the Humans invade on their "Emergence Day" (except this time it's when they're searching for oil...eer... I mean Imulsion).

Kind of has a gritty tree hugger anti-neo-con irony to it....

[gow56]

(aliendjinn, from golden sun?)
anyway that is what all the other threads have been saying so i think that is the general publics opinion.

[L337 Lemming]

well the destroied beauty book has a bit in it which says something to the effect of

"top scientists believe the locust were once the dominant species of sera"

something like that! i cant be bothered to go look it up. but i dont like the idea of playing as a locust too much...i want some of the bloody questions from GOW answered in a sequel!

who isthe lady franklin mentions to dom being one of them...... id like a prequel idea though...

[gow56]

I would like a flashback sequel. like when you see a guy die in GOW2 you flashback back to when Marcus tried to save his father and play through it as a level. Or when you first see an emergence hole open up you play emergence day as a level.

[TaggertDoom]

Well, what I and a bunch of people at the GameFaqs board think, is that the Locust either weren't aware of the humans when they arrived or they didn't care about the humans until the humans started drilling for imulsion. I think that Imulsion is necessary for the Locusts either as a food source or its part of a biological function, which is why the Locust defend it so viciously.

[Aria]

I'm going to agree with Taggert, I firmly beleive that the events that have all transpired in the GoW univerese are linked to imulsion, its obviously something that they need for survival cause theres a part where the Locust queen is talking and she says "We shall win this war or die." Or something like that. Anyways that must mean Imulsion is something that's important to thier survival.

And if someone asks me "Well why didn't they just try telling us that we were doing something bad to them?" My answer for this is simple, human ignorance, think about it, Imulsion sparked a 72 year war between humans, even if the Locust had sent embassadors do you think we'd say "Oh, ok, I'm so sry, we didn't know we were harming your people." No, we would have just said we need it more then we would have started a war with them anyways to try and eraticate them, maybe the Locust queen thought it would be best to strike first.

Granted though they do seem rather viscious cause they want to kill every man, woman and child, so I kinda think they are being a little extreme. As for playing the Locust, I don't think I'd want to, because of the way Locust behave and look, I just don't want to play them. It was different in Halo 2 when you played as Dervish, or as you know him, The Arbiter, the Covenant I could see being able to play as, the Locust just seem a little to animalistic to me.

[smashbulb]

I'm pretty sure that imulsion isn't their food source, considering that it makes wretches explode.

[Trick Shot]

I don't know about the Locusts being that extreme in violence. Humans are perfectly capable of reaching those same heights. After all, civilizations have been annihilating each other for thousands of years. It's a fairly common practice to kill every man, woman, and child to ensure that the threat of retaliation is no longer a possibility or for ideological reasons as well. An even more simple reason for genocide is that you simply don't agree with a group's existence.

[Aria]

Yeah, I suppose, guess that means that I don't think in those terms so I guess that's a good thing lol. Kinda sad that humans go to those lengths too, but thinking about our history, ya, sometimes we do go that far so why not them? Good point.

[Monster w/21 Faces]

Personally I think the Locust are running away from something.

[Trick Shot]

Has anyone else noticed that Imulsion is a source of light? This could be one of the reasons the Locust need it so badly. If they had developed entirely in the dark, then I don't think they would have eyes. Imulsion provides a dim light source and maybe heat as well. The Locust and subterranean animals might not need either, but life generally needs an energy source in some way or another. The base of many food chains normally subsist on stuff the higher animals wouldn't take. Perhaps humanity's thirst for the resource is taking food out of the mouths of Locust children?

[musilowski]

Perhaps humanity's thirst for the resource is taking food out of the mouths of Locust children?

Hehe, Locust kids... "Aww look at you, OW!"

It got me thinking... Why would've humans leave Earth, or was it just gathering more regions to fill? Or then Earth has gone boom-shaka-laka...

Or maybe Earth has been saved from pollution and such, living in same kind of state as Sera was before the Pendulum Wars?

And what if the Locust win and send an attack towards Earth?

[gow56]

Prediction of whats to come:

GOW2 will start with Marcus and Dom in the helicopter, and show Marcus's face. it will then start a series of flashback levels that will be completed to show you some of the story that was so unapparent. Then it will show the Raven heading back to base and there will be a party of sorts going on. Only Dom and Marcus won't be having a good time, both predicting that something has to go wrong. soon those flying locusts (that we saw at the end cinematic of GOW) will attack the base and you will rush to defense of the base. The attack will have you fight off all but a few, and that is where the next act will go. An above ground fortress that the locusts fly back to in retreat. of course it will be up to your squad, and a bunch of other squads(that will die) to take the complex. The other squads will die, and it will turn into a retreat once you have reached near the end. when you are finally about to escape, the ending scene will be Marcus staring back and watching the Locust queen get on a Flying locuts to retreat, only to get called back by Dom and shoved into the Raven by cole. The end of GOW2

[The New Black]

Has anyone else noticed that Imulsion is a source of light? This could be one of the reasons the Locust need it so badly. If they had developed entirely in the dark, then I don't think they would have eyes. Imulsion provides a dim light source and maybe heat as well. The Locust and subterranean animals might not need either, but life generally needs an energy source in some way or another. The base of many food chains normally subsist on stuff the higher animals wouldn't take. Perhaps humanity's thirst for the resource is taking food out of the mouths of Locust children?

Either that, or the humans are using it to power things such as lights. The locusts probably prefere the dark, and thats why their eyes glow...so they can actually use their eyes instead of working off other senses to find their way around.

Like without Imulsion, theres no light. And no light for the humans would lead to defeat as the locusts can fight in the dark!.

Just a thought though, I havn't delved into the story that deep yet!.