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Posted by: Abstruse Oct 6 2003, 11:55 AM

So the leader of the New Islamic Jihad was assassinated, died, then miraculously came back to life. This happens during the whole comet mess...and yet I haven't heard a single theory that whatever his name is could possibly be a Shedim. I'm sure someone's posted something on here before, but I don't remember reading it and I can't find anything searching. Any thoughts on this theory?

The Abstruse One

Posted by: Skarn Ka Oct 6 2003, 11:58 AM

It looks evident. Too evident. Main problem is, the first shedim are supposed to have appeared months after Ibn Eisa's death. And honnestly, I can't see how the world could have not made the link between both...

Posted by: KosherPickle Oct 6 2003, 12:42 PM

QUOTE (Skarn Ka)

Well, weren't there random spirits checking out of Dunkelzahn's rift before Ghostwalker arrived? Maybe one of those was a shedim, or a master shedim.

Posted by: Siege Oct 6 2003, 02:07 PM

Objective assets watching the scenario probably did make that connection.

To his brainwashed masses, however, it couldn't be anything but a religious miracle signifying their leader's true divinity.

-Siege

Posted by: Gyro the Greek Sandwich Pirate Oct 6 2003, 02:33 PM

In Threats 2, several posters speculate that Ibn Eisa is a Master Shedim. Oh, and he controls a more or less united Middle East. Did I mention he'll be pursuing a plan of incomprehensible alien evil? Hm. Somebody might want to do something about that

Posted by: Synner Oct 6 2003, 02:38 PM

See also "Dragons of the Sixth World", specifically Aden and Lofwyr's sections.

Posted by: FlakJacket Oct 6 2003, 05:31 PM

Granted I haven't read the section in a while, but what's to stop it having simply been a double that took the bullet? Security gets word that there's a lot higher than normal threat rating so they wheel out the other guy to possibly take a bullet. Hell, maybe what's-his-name set the whole thing up on purpose just so that he could turn up a few days later without a scratch. :/

Posted by: Siege Oct 6 2003, 05:34 PM

Both ideas are quite feasible -- frag, this one could be a double as well.

Given the magic and tech of 2060, there are a lot of possible options.

As to which the FanPro writers choose to run with -- until it's been chiseled in ink one way or the other, we'll never know for sure.

-Siege

Posted by: Hot Wheels Oct 7 2003, 12:21 PM

The whiole Master Shedim thing was so quick and so obvious that it was a bit of a let down on the whole "how'd he come back so fast? Of course bare in mind we here are on the cutting edge.