Seeing as how the game offers you a choice, you don't need to like the idea of killing Robin. Eli was also very accepting when I told him 'We'd stop you' in front of the Bank. Losing his family is connected to that, which is why he was willing to fake his own death to protect them and why he kept tabs on them all these decades. He seems more concerend with no longer being human. Meaning as far as the faeries go, who really are a bit more like elves, really, he is of the Dark Elf variety.Ĭoncerning Eli, I would disagree that his worst fear is becoming a killer. Now, I am by no means an expert of fae mythology but I am reasonably certain that means he is of the Unseelie Court. Robin Goodfellow, as one can learn ingame, is a member of the Winter Court. Keeping further in mind that when he was saved from the fire he was quick to offer yet another threat to Elijah's life, this time very likely including his mother and father. Keeping in mind that when Robin got cornered his literal first impulse was to dangle Elijah off a roof, perfectly willing to drop him and try again with another child simply so if he had to lose, so would the people who cornered him. One might argue that defending one's family or an infant child in general makes the situation rather special. I mean could one not apply the same sensitivity to the Fire Elemental? 'Oh homeless people are portrayed as stupid and self destructive, just look at the one who literally burned the homeless shelter he was in to the ground, killing several people in the process.'Īs for a path of killing people, it's a difficult situation. Well the unfortunate implications you mention seem to be somewhat personal so I hesitate to discuss that in too much depth.

I haven't finished the game yet (stuck on the prison break, ugh) so maybe my concern is for nothing, but I don't like setting Eli on the path of becoming a killer, considering it's his worst fear. Also, Goodfellow is different because it's personal, so it must have a greater effect on Eli. Granted, Eli could have killed the General or the fire golem, but those are optional (he didn't do it in my playthrough). So you put all this effort into helping him not to slip, and then? You make Eli burn someone. You spend several conversations with Eli telling him he won't lose himself, you have Mandana worried about his mental state, the way he fiddles, then you & Mandana have to talk him down once he whips that fire outside. Starting on a path of killing people, that's what I find so worrisome. Which is exactly why I found the story to have unfortunate implications in a certain regard, but it's not my main concern. Yeah, Goodfellow is evil, no argument there. But no, you don't get to treat a baby like that without consequences. Otherwise I might have considered showing him mercy. This isn't new or out of character portrayal of the mythological fae, either.Īhhh yes, Robin putting little Eli in danger, upsided down near the building edge was exactly the trigger I needed to finish him off.

As it is, Elijah is a tool to Goodfellow, nothing more. If Goodfellow had any actual attachment to Elijah it might be a different story. Robin has no problem whatsoever with dropping the child and 'starting over'. Likewise, try and refuse the deal he wants to make. You can hear this on the elevator ride back down after you've rescued Elijah from the Golem.

Instead of having to work through favors, a child raised as his willing heir and agent would allow Robin to act without the usual restrictions. The answer might surprise you: The child is required merely to bypass the rules about acting in the mortal realm. Originally posted by Carni:You can ask about what, exactly, this 'poor' single father fae having to adopt wants/needs a child for in the first place. It's the one choice I'm starting to regeret the more I think about it. I still went for the kill because better safe than sorry, can't risk him telling the hunters about the child (or about Eli). So by telling him to kill the fay, aren't we encouraging Eli to become more like Alduin?Īll that said. He's terrified of becoming a ruthless killer like his grandfather, so isn't killing Goodfellow a stepping stone towards that? He even says that he wonders if Alduin started out this way, trying to protect someone and going too far (can't remember the exact words). the whole storyline leaves a bad taste in my mouth,Īlso, there's the effect on Eli you have to consider. I'm sure the parallel is accidental and I'm reading too much into it, but still. Like, 'evil f-s corrupting our children deserve to be burned alive' kind of unfortunate. Y'know, single father, having to adopt instead of making one of your own, a 'fairy'. Personally, I felt really sad about killing the fay.

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