I think they didn’t really care about what Reyna had to say in that matter, they just wanted to transform her into the heart of their network and they wanted only her. In Gears 2, 3 and most recently The Rise of RAAM we can see the Locust were very devoted to her. If I had to guess, I’d say they want only the descendants of Myrrah to lead them, because in the eyes of the Locust Myrrah was the only human/human-locust hybrid worthy of being their queen. That’s why they need a queen - Having someone in charge would make them more organised and “civilized”. The Swarm we’ve seen in Gears 4 was very savage, feral and even primitive. Yes, they have the hive mind (which makes me believe imulsion must be somehow involved in their existance), but they lack a leader, that one organism that would be on top of their command chain and control the whole network, like the Gravemind in Halo. When it comes to the Swarm and their need for a queen, I think it’s because they lack any form of leadership. Is Kate going to be corrupted by the Swarm and can she control the Swarm? I mean, I think she s going to learn who she is and try to use that to stop the Swarm because from the trailer I don’t see how they can stop THAT by conventional means. Coz, the way I see it the trailer asks two questions. I am really interested about where they go in Gears 5. So how could he not be aware of Reyna protesting what was happening to her? If he was only compelled to follow Myrrah out of some sort of telepathic domination then why be so obsessed with the idea of putting one of her family on the throne? Its a contradiction. Although I am assuming she would still need to undergo some sort of process to become part of the Swarm and its not clear if the fact she is two generations removed from Myrrah means she is too human.Īs I mentioned above, I am not a 100% on theory 2 because we see that Scion is more intelligent than the old Locust and seems to have a more individual personality. So it might be that Kait can actually command the Locust. Maybe they put her mother in that thing in an attempt to coaxes such a change from her but this process either didn’t work or was interrupted. This is why Kait, when she gets these visions and shouts about getting it “out of my head! I want it to stop!” the implication is that she is developing a telepathic connection with the Swarm like her grandmother did. Yes Reyna can shout at a Scion but he won’t really “hear” her. The problem is that they are acting on base instincts. So the Scion IS loyal to Myrrahs family and does want Reyna or Kait to be Queen. In the absence of any higher level creatures the swarm reverts to its base instincts until a new synapse creature is born.
If you’re familiar with the Tyranids from 40k and how their synapse system works think like that. So are still basically acting on a general instinct to “bring the Queen to the hive and merge her with the swarm”. So they aren’t actually interested in getting a new Queen.Īlternatively, it could be that although the Locust are individuals they are still extremely bestial and feral. They are loyal to Myrrah and are trying to resurrect her. This would explain why they don’t have a problem trying to kill Kait or hurting Kaits mother and don’t listen to either of them. If all Locust are now part of a Hive Mind, then all those links they had with the leader might be enough, with a genetic host close enough to Myrrah, ideally a daughter, to allow her to be reborn. In the Shadow of Raam DLC she is shown as able to communicate with the Locust via telepathy. If the swarm were loyal to Myrrah and found out she was dead they would obviously do anything they could to bring her back. The way they abducted and used Kaits mother is reminiscent of a blood sacrifice. The Locust will only listen to the Queen once she manifests telepathic abilities. So whilst I get the general gist that, they would need their Queen to go through the same evolution that they did theres a few gaps I am not sure I follow.
Shes obviously in a lot of pain and clearly objects to this why aren’t the Swarm compelled or feel an obligation to do what she says? If it was just a biological impulse then how can that Scion talk to us as an individual and when he slams his fist on his chest and proclaims “the path to your mother lies through me” that implies a personal devotion you wouldn’t expect if he was simply driven by some base need to get a new Queen for the Hive. But they are pretty brutal when capturing Reyna, have no issue trying to kill Kait in Gears 4 or 5 and obviously don’t listen to Reyna at all when capturing her. Why? They seemed genuinely loyal to Myrrah. So the Swarm are basically an evolved version of the Locust who now have a hivemind. I am busy replaying Gears 4 and I am a little confused and wondered if the devs have explained some of this.
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