Strawman Has a Point/Video Games: Difference between revisions

* Dr. Breen's speech in the early levels of ''[[Half-Life]] 2'' raises an interesting point about the nature of immortality and the responsibilities it brings. This may actually have been the writers' intention, as it's common for villains to [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|use reasonable arguments to justify unreasonable actions]], even in [[Real Life]]. All is moot on the ground that he's working for an interdimensional empire that has killed and enslaved countless billions and drain Earth (and many other worlds) of much of its natural resources, oh yeah and suppressed breeding. On the other hand, it's hinted that if Breen hadn't arranged for Earth's surrender, the Combine would have completely wiped out humanity. Whether Breen is a sycophantic power-hungry [[The Quisling|quisling]] or a deluded guy who honestly believes his propaganda about the "Universal Union" that the Combine bring is [[Alternative Character Interpretation|a subject of much debate]].

** Team Plasma's perspective on things is even more understandable if you play by a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] whose rules dictate your Pokemon are ''[[Killed Off for Real]]'' if they get KO'd, such as the Nuzlocke Challenge.