: I never said they could. I merely said that the Marathon
: Leveler prevented the release of a W'rkncacnter.
The Marathon hero was far from unsurpassed in terms of raw power, though. He moved among physical and mental superiors on every side--AIs, Jjaro, W'rkncacnter. What made the Tenth Cyborg special was that "he was Destiny." The in-game manifestation of this was his ability to rewrite history through
a) hopping through time and between timelines, as seen in Marathon Infinity, and
b) restarting from saved games, which I believe to be an actual part of the Marathon storyline ("But you were dead a thousand times.")
As a result, no matter how daunting the odds, he could always find that one improbably timeline which led to victory.
The Myth Leveller, on the other hand, is an agent of the status quo, triumphing by virtue of being the biggest, baddest guy around. *He* doesn't beat the odds; he wins because he ought to, given his power level.
There is a close match to the Marathon hero, but it's not the Leveller--it's Alric. The guy who, though not as powerful as his adversaries, somehow managed to screw the cycle and redefine Destiny all by himself. Whether this is meant to be a connection between the two series, or just an indication that "creating your own destiny is a popular Bungie theme, I dunno.
--SiliconDream
