Gamasutra article: "Analysis: System Shock 2 - Structure And Spoilers" - by Jack Sheppard
catbarf on 21/3/2010 at 22:24
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The three-way power struggle between dutiful shipboard computer Xerxes, young but rapidly-evolving alien collective The Many, and sinister artificial intelligence SHODAN is extraordinary. None of those three forces can directly harm each other; they have variable levels of influence on the world and on various agents, but it's purely through the player that each of them at their core can be affected and harmed.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the Many just made Xerxes its bitch and that was that.
Zygoptera on 21/3/2010 at 22:50
Pretty much. Someone (who may or may not be a poster here) pointed that out in the comments thread.