Selete on 29/8/2006 at 11:10
I've been trying to trace the root of his maddness, but I can't see a clear cause. Was he just nuts to begin with?
Goldmoon Dawn on 29/8/2006 at 12:09
I'll get you started. :sly:
The Karras character was inspired from before Thief I.
In game he has obviously been around since at least Thief I.
Karras wasnt always mad, but much like the Trickster in the first game, he was bent on having power achieved through the efforts of others. In this case, Karras controlled robots, rather than humans.
SD on 29/8/2006 at 12:49
Karras' madness is caused by his thirst for power. It's the desire to control people that drives everything he does - initially indirectly through scripture, and then literally, through technology.
I've always thought that Karras' mental problems began in childhood. His very obvious speech impediment would have made him a prime target for bullying, which most likely fostered a deep loathing and distrust of other people.
Ultimately Karras decided to take revenge on the entire world for the treatment he had endured. In the end it was only the intervention of another loner - Garrett - that put paid to his fiendish plan.
Dia on 29/8/2006 at 13:29
Orrrrrr ... he was just a natural born wacko.
:weird:
Goldmoon Dawn on 29/8/2006 at 13:56
Quote Posted by Strontium Dog
Karras' madness is caused by his thirst for power. It's the desire to control people that drives everything he does - initially indirectly through scripture, and then literally, through technology.
I've always thought that Karras' mental problems began in childhood. His very obvious speech impediment would have made him a prime target for bullying, which most likely fostered a deep loathing and distrust of other people..
Good.
Quote Posted by Strontium Dog
Ultimately Karras decided to take revenge on the entire world for the treatment he had endured. In the end it was only the intervention of another loner - Garrett - that put paid to his fiendish plan.
Yes, perhaps a long running plan had almost seen fruition. After all, Garrett *had* eluded the robot maker in the past... ;)
Selete on 29/8/2006 at 14:32
It just seems strange that someone could be both so charismatic as to start a religion, much less a religion that suddenly became the major one over the Hammers' order, and yet is so... well... strange and sick of mind.
Do you think his descent into madness was gradual, in those final years, or he just started out cracked and hid it really well?
Goldmoon Dawn on 29/8/2006 at 16:07
You see, if Karras had a childhood, it would be much like the wouldbe childhood of Constantine. He probably spent much of his youth in priveleged studies of various kinds, besting fellow students around him bent on revenge... essentially what Strontium said.
Griffin on 29/8/2006 at 16:09
Syphilis
Dia on 29/8/2006 at 16:36
:laff: :laff: :laff:
Dr Sneak on 29/8/2006 at 17:43
Perhaps it might be drug use of some sort, Karras did mention halluciation type visions in one of his writings (I think it was on the sub level if I remember correctly).
