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The Mass Effect 2 Après Jeu Game Discussion Thread (with spoilers!!!)
pilsner:
Not that I want to dissuade you from making the bet, but I'd feel bad if I didn't point out that the name "Illusive Man" is made up of two words: "Illusive" and "Man".
--- Quote from: Merriam Webster ---Main Entry: il·lu·sive
Pronunciation: \i-ˈlü-siv, -ziv\
Function: adjective
Date: 1606
: illusory
— il·lu·sive·ly adverb
— il·lu·sive·ness noun
Main Entry: 1man
Pronunciation: \ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural men \ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən\
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English man, mon human being, male human; akin to Old High German man human being, Sanskrit manu
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1) : an individual human; especially : an adult male human (2) : a man belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination <councilman> (3) : husband (4) : lover b : the human race : humankind c : a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens) that is anatomically related to the great apes but distinguished especially by notable development of the brain with a resultant capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning, is usually considered to form a variable number of freely interbreeding races, and is the sole living representative of the hominid family; broadly : any living or extinct hominid d (1) : one possessing in high degree the qualities considered distinctive of manhood (2) obsolete : the quality or state of being manly : manliness e : fellow, chap —used as mode of familiar address f —used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <man, what a game>
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But hey, I could be wrong. That could refer to him being a projection. Or maybe it's a red herring, like communism!
You know I'm probably wrong. Someone should really make that bet.
KvP:
That was one thing that annoyed me before ME2's release - You'd think he'd be called the Elusive man, not the Illusive Man.
Melodic:
Y'know, I'll take that bet. I'm not particularly sure I'm right, but I don't really care about showing up in a dress on the internet. We have ourselves a deal, sir.
Alex C:
--- Quote from: KvP on 04 Feb 2010, 14:07 ---That was one thing that annoyed me before ME2's release - You'd think he'd be called the Elusive man, not the Illusive Man.
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Yeah, Illusive makes sense too, but the fact of the matter is that you just don't hear people say illusive very damn often. It does seem ever so slightly pedantic when you consider that Elusive brings up many of the same connotations.
pilsner:
It's almost as if the name was picked specifically to suggest something... but what??
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