The Mystery of the Mysterons

by **Scarlet Lady** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:38 am

Hi all!

This little lady is feeling clever, because she thinks she's come up with something! :lol:

I think the Mysterons are continuing their war of nerves to teach the Earthmen a lesson, showing them what can happen when you live in such a war-like way. I think that they mean to allow Black to be a witness to the trouble he has caused for his planet, so that he can bear the guilt.

In 'The Heart of New York', the Mysterons target a bank because they dislike the greed and corruption of the human race. From that, I started wondering whether the whole War of Nerves isn't just their way of "wagging the finger" at the men of Earth. I can ALMOST imagine them giving a lecture, when they finally think the Earthmen are starting to understand, and leave them.

What do you guys think?

by **James. C** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:11 am

Hmmm...Good Point!

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:59 pm

They're rather ROUGH trying to make a point there!

Killing people, destroying things, to put them under their controls in order to kill OTHER PEOPLE and destroy OTHER THINGS...

That's a psychological war, all right - and just by seeing how they 'adverstise' their next move each time. I don't know if they consider it 'fairplay' to announce their threat. Or are they thinking 'we're better than the Earthmen, we'll inform them of our next attack, while THEY attacked us without warning...' Or is it a way for them to grate our nerves, and put us on edge? Or another explanation might be, they're observing us, and want to see how we're reaction under pressure... We might be simply 'guinea pigs' under their eyes... Or again, they're just studying us to see what their next move will be, like good strategists...

Giving us a lesson? That's a thought...

By annihiliting us all?!

With them, a possibility...

A lesson like this is rather wasted when nobody remains to remember it... Unless, it should be a lesson to everyone else in the universe to NOT bother the Mysterons, or else the same will happen to them.

by **Scarlet Lady** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:25 am

That's a very good point, Chris.

by **chrisbishop** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:13 am

Addentum to the my previous message regarding the following point presented by Scarlet Lady:

In 'The Heart of New York', the Mysterons target a bank because they dislike the greed and corruption of the human race.

Mmm... Yes, they DID target a bank, isn't it? Perhaps thinking that for Earthmen money is an all important thing that prevails over many things? Yes of course, economy is important - Economic crashes could spell out A LOT of trouble around the world. But obviously that wasn't the case with the Mysteron attack mentioned here. Colonel White's reaction was that he would not risk his agents' lives for the sake of a bank, if I remember well (Correct me if I'm wrong). I wonder how the Mysterons took such a reaction...

As for the three thieves that tried to make use of the situation and rob that banks - they were the only victims of that attack. Were they 'punished' for their actions by the Mysterons - or were they simply 'just there'? It's highly possibly that if anyone else had been in the bank at the same instant - clients, tellers, security guards, etc... - the Mysterons would not have hesitated one minute to have them share the same fate as those thieves...

And what if that the 'punishment' were coming from Captain Black specifically, and not the Mysterons? :shock:

Just how far do the Mysterons know about corruption and greed, when they have trouble understanding that a mistake committed by one man isn't the responsibility of a whole planet?

To Scarlet Lady: I'm not dismissing your observation. I'm trying to elaborate on it. Doesn't mean I am right at all! :wink:

And your point of view is well noted.

by **theMysterons** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:24 am

EARTHMEN... YOU THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MYSTERONS, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU...

WE KNOW MORE THAN YOU KNOW...

WE HAVE OBSERVED YOU AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE YOU...

WE KNOW OUR ENEMY'S WEAKNESSES...

THAT'S WHY WE SHALL PREVAIL IN THIS WAR OF NERVES...

by **Scarlet Lady** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:05 pm

Oh PLEASE, Mysterons. We know more than you like to give us credit for - and we WILL get the better of you!

Anyways, I didn't say that the Mysterons were being fair. I just can't help wondering whether Spectrum is right about them NEVER making empty threats. I wonder whether the Mysterons aren't just using a sick game to try to prove a point...

by **Jay** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:13 am

chrisbishop wrote:They're rather ROUGH trying to make a point there! Killing people, destroying things, to put them under their controls in order to kill OTHER PEOPLE and destroy OTHER THINGS...

Isn't that really the point. The Mysterons could destroy humanity quite easily if they chose to do so and could re-create the world in their own image but they do not. Why? They are turning man's wanton and indiscriminate destructive ways back on humanity.

chrisbishop wrote:That's a psychological war, all right - and just by seeing how they 'adverstise' their next move each time. I don't know if they consider it 'fairplay' to announce their threat. Or are they thinking 'we're better than the Earthmen, we'll inform them of our next attack, while THEY attacked us without warning...' Or is it a way for them to grate our nerves, and put us on edge? Or another explanation might be, they're observing us, and want to see how we're reaction under pressure... We might be simply 'guinea pigs' under their eyes... Or again, they're just studying us to see what their next move will be, like good strategists...

IMVHO the Mysterons are watching us not to find a way of destroying us but to test our mettle, to see if we are worthy of being allowed to survive. Are we the vicious thugs the attack on the Mars City seemed to promise or is there something noble and worthy lurking under the surface? THAT is the reason for the war of nerves, it is a test to find the true nature of humanity. The death and destruction is merely collateral damage. Can't make an omlette and all that.

chrisbishop wrote:Giving us a lesson? That's a thought...

By annihiliting us all?! With them, a possibility...

The Mysterons haven't in any way unleased a major attack against Earth (classic series, anyway) and I do think the intention is one giant lab test to determine the real nature of man.

chrisbishop wrote:A lesson like this is rather wasted when nobody remains to remember it... Unless, it should be a lesson to everyone else in the universe to NOT bother the Mysterons, or else the same will happen to them.

Given the Mysteron powers, humanity doesn't really have a chance stratigically is makes little sense to engage in a seige when a desisive first strike would destroy the enemy. I personally don't think the Mysterons will destroy Earth until they have finally decided the true nature of humanity - are we worth saving or are we a violent blot on the universe?

I guess the jury is still out.

Jay

Just my thoughts guys, I'm new here so please don't hit me I bruise very easily

by **DartBrat701** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:25 am

theMysterons wrote:EARTHMEN... YOU THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MYSTERONS, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU...

Uh huh! And I've got this bridge to sell you!

WE KNOW MORE THAN YOU KNOW...

You don't say!

WE HAVE OBSERVED YOU AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE YOU...

And "WE" will observe YOU!

WE KNOW OUR ENEMY'S WEAKNESSES...

And WE know yours!

THAT'S WHY WE SHALL PREVAIL IN THIS WAR OF NERVES...

Like all 4 #1 seeds, in this year's NCAA tournament!

by **FlicCity** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:30 pm

I've come up with another theory for their behaviour. It's implied that they've been watching humanity for a long time; they probably saw the results of 'first contacts' between different cultures. (Just offhand, can anyone on the board tell me of a first contact in Earth's history between two seperate cultures that didn't result in fighting?) Working from that, they could easily have gotten the impression that we won't treat them as equal to us until/unless they prove that they can hold their own against our efforts. Captain Black's response when they tried to make peaceful contact would have proven this, and so they would be working on the assumption that they need to fight us -- and win -- before they can get anywhere with us.

Given that, their behaviour makes perfect sense; on the one hand, they don't want to come across as too weak, or we'll try to walk all over them; on the other, they aren't really interested in destroying us, just winning our respect. War leads to treaty leads to truce leads -- hopefully -- to alliance. And if they've been able to watch us for that long, they can afford to wait until we get around to admitting defeat.

Anyone got something to prove me wrong?

by **Skybase Girl** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:36 pm

Um, not really, FlicCity. It's just that I think the implication that they'd been watching us for centuries comes from NCS, rather than OCS. Ok, same baddies, just a slightly different scenario !

In OCS, there was a suggestion that the Mysteron complex on Mars was just a mechanised relic of a civilisation that had long departed Mars. The same doesn't seem to be true of NCS Mysterons, although in general, they don't seem to be saying much about anything, including what their motives would be for the complete annihilation of Earth.

In both OCS & NCS, profound apologies were made for the mistakes that led to the destruction of their city. You can understand their annoyance, but given their power to retrometabilise, what's the problem ? If they regard themselves as so superior, why bother with a war of nerves ? Why not just swat us like flies ? ( OK, then we wouldn't have a show ).

Or maybe, they do have some weakness that Spectrum hasn't yet been able to detect......... :wink:

by **Matt Crowther** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:27 pm

Maybe they're playing with the humans, toying with them by doing these miniscule attacks rather than just swat us away. Thus increasing the War of Nerves...gradual destruction rather than immediate.

by **gojohnniegogo** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:06 am

Matt Crowther wrote:Maybe they're playing with the humans, toying with them by doing these miniscule attacks rather than just swat us away. Thus increasing the War of Nerves...gradual destruction rather than immediate.

"Our retaliation will be slow, but none the less effective...."
Think that's pretty much it!

by **Matt Crowther** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:46 am

What an idiot I am, forgot that!

by **MMK** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:00 am

Skybase Girl wrote:Why not just swat us like flies ?

I thought they were doing that already... by picking the "Earthmen" off, on by on (almost). ;-$