Quote Originally Posted by RageOnTheRoads View Post
Eh, earthen numbers in the tf mythos never really bothered me. It's not as if they aren't hugely anthropomorphised as it is anyway.
I justify it by all their contact with Earth over the years rubbing off on them

Both are really interesting concepts. The second sets up an interesting interplay, between madness/revenge and loss. There is also an unsettling element of twisted fate, determinism and the cruel nature of the universe (very Nietzsche). It certainly fits the tone of the character nicely and darkens the nature of the Maximals with the whole, 'rampant drive for immortality regardless of moral cost' angle.
Yeah, faceless men in white coats are scary.

The first isn't any less interesting though. It paints a picture of a more narcissistic hell bent quest. It is also kind of disturbing as it has a normal figure being reduced to 'evil'. There are certainly some Jungian archetypes at work in this one. The whole shadow vs the self or Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Nietzsche, Jung, I never thought some of my simple premises would have a psychological analysis put on them You need to have a chat to Ode to a Grasshopper, you both seem to be kids of Philosophy.

Personally I would go for the second premise. But I love what you've got here and reckon both are really suitable for the character.
I'm leaning towards the 2nd one also. The 1st is more of a 'tragedy', especially if I added a lost love interest, but I don't know if Tragedy quite suits the character in entirity.

It's all looking at what Beast Wars gave us and trying to work backwards to try and make a story that fits and gives us the eventual character(s) we love.