I'm pretty sure the campaign sub-verts or disproves my theories, I don't mind spoilers, but the Paragons kinda depress me and I always ally with them despite the fact that they are probably evil. Gotta say, I love them, they perfectly fit the Fallen Empire Trope dangerous, xenophobic, advanced tech bordering magic and detached from reality and filled with visions of grandeur that hide the depths of desperation they cling to just to continue to survive. (inb4 vanguard I know they are cryo-frozen(?) and the Assembly are in essence semi-immortal cyborgs and the Kir'ko have a genetic memory in the form of a nascent hivemind) While Spacers are just as bad off, I would say they were born into the world whereas the Pirates/Marauders seem to be escaped bio-creatures or major faction defectors, whereas the majority of the Paragons are probably old enough to have remebered pre-fall life. With society in essence collapsing, no amount of super advanced magical technology can be maintained without supplylines. Their leadership is clinging onto what holdings they have left amongst the upstart new Empires, crazed maniacs, Pirates and experiments gone horribly wrong, and the worst part from what i've seen is that Paragon leadership went insane due to their poorly maintained implants. The majority of them are clearly brainwashed at best and cyber zombies at worst. From my understanding the Empire collapsed from some major event that i'm sure the campaign I will probably never play would reveal, and the Paragon are the remnants that faced the great fall. Everything I know about lore comes from reading descriptions and looking at units/models (haven't played the campaign) and I gotta say I feel pretty bad for the Paragons.
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