"What is Klue S.'s real identity? She might be in this book!" (Ingress Origins)
"What is Klue S.'s real identity? She might be in this book!" (Ingress Origins)
Part 3 in my series of answers/polls to the questions posed by flint dille on his signed copies of Ingress Origins from Obsidian Seattle.
Klue has always been an enigma, wrapped in a mystery. From puzzling about her ontological nature as KlAda (Klue "hosting" A.D.A.), to her relationship to H. Richard Loeb, Klue has perplexed, and variously befriended, Resistance and Enlightened alike.
The prospect that she might feature in Tycho C.'s Ingress Origins is an intriguing prospect; it means Klue S. was a playing a part in things long before we were previously aware. On another level, it's a bit disturbing because, if true, it means we know far less about her than we might have thought. However, confronting the extent of our ignorance is the beginning of wisdom. Therefore, let's press on.
I personally believe that the best candidate is Katalena, the woman who witnessed the assassination of Roland Jarvis and Marla in Zurich. It puts Klue in early contact with A.D.A and helps explain her involvement in the investigation of the the Niantic Project. Also, A.D.A. uses Katalena to go on a date with H. Richard Loeb, passing a "Turing Test" of sorts. A.D.A. was clearly somewhat obsessed with passing the Turing test. In Origins, PAC tells her that the Turing Test, as originally conceived, was an inadequate test. I believe that A.D.A. decided that the ultimate, revised Turing Test would involve winning the love of a human.
The second option is Marla, the Devra Bogdanovich lookalike, who was assassinated alongside Jarvis in Zurich. Marla is a real mystery, why did A Detection Algorithm bring Marla into play at all? Did she really think she would pass as Devra? What was the point? A.D.A tells Marla that she needs her as a "surrogate" which is why she needs to go to rehab and get clean.
**I think that Marla was possessed by A.D.A., or an instance of A.D.A, when she was assassinated. Thus, A.D.A. was able to become a simulacrum at the same time as Jarvis.**
Other, perhaps less dramatic options, include the female half of the duo that stole Debra's phone on the train, the same phone that ben jackland later bought. Alternatively, there is a female student asking questions during a lecture by Devra just prior to her recruitment to the Niantic Project.
Finally, perhaps flint dille is either mistaken or deliberately muddying the waters to throw us off the trail. I don't think so but perhaps you don't wish to accept the premise of his question.
I look forward to seeing where the investigative community falls on this question and hearing your thoughts!
Part 3 in my series of answers/polls to the questions posed by flint dille on his signed copies of Ingress Origins from Obsidian Seattle.
Klue has always been an enigma, wrapped in a mystery. From puzzling about her ontological nature as KlAda (Klue "hosting" A.D.A.), to her relationship to H. Richard Loeb, Klue has perplexed, and variously befriended, Resistance and Enlightened alike.
The prospect that she might feature in Tycho C.'s Ingress Origins is an intriguing prospect; it means Klue S. was a playing a part in things long before we were previously aware. On another level, it's a bit disturbing because, if true, it means we know far less about her than we might have thought. However, confronting the extent of our ignorance is the beginning of wisdom. Therefore, let's press on.
I personally believe that the best candidate is Katalena, the woman who witnessed the assassination of Roland Jarvis and Marla in Zurich. It puts Klue in early contact with A.D.A and helps explain her involvement in the investigation of the the Niantic Project. Also, A.D.A. uses Katalena to go on a date with H. Richard Loeb, passing a "Turing Test" of sorts. A.D.A. was clearly somewhat obsessed with passing the Turing test. In Origins, PAC tells her that the Turing Test, as originally conceived, was an inadequate test. I believe that A.D.A. decided that the ultimate, revised Turing Test would involve winning the love of a human.
The second option is Marla, the Devra Bogdanovich lookalike, who was assassinated alongside Jarvis in Zurich. Marla is a real mystery, why did A Detection Algorithm bring Marla into play at all? Did she really think she would pass as Devra? What was the point? A.D.A tells Marla that she needs her as a "surrogate" which is why she needs to go to rehab and get clean.
**I think that Marla was possessed by A.D.A., or an instance of A.D.A, when she was assassinated. Thus, A.D.A. was able to become a simulacrum at the same time as Jarvis.**
Other, perhaps less dramatic options, include the female half of the duo that stole Debra's phone on the train, the same phone that ben jackland later bought. Alternatively, there is a female student asking questions during a lecture by Devra just prior to her recruitment to the Niantic Project.
Finally, perhaps flint dille is either mistaken or deliberately muddying the waters to throw us off the trail. I don't think so but perhaps you don't wish to accept the premise of his question.
I look forward to seeing where the investigative community falls on this question and hearing your thoughts!
I like this theory. Hadn't thought about death being a route to being a simulacrum for ADA (thought she possessed the necessary attributes all along)
ReplyDeleteKatalena had been my first thought but I though she was the one contacted by ADA to meet Jarvis at the station, so I ruled her out. The phone thief is also a decent thought.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go back and read that part again and see if I can find Marla.
Klues true identity is.... Katie Townsend...what? Too literal?
ReplyDeleteThe fictitious Katie Townsend is an attempt by NIA head of PR to explain away the Niantic Project as a game. They have gone to considerable lengths in this case...
ReplyDeleteI think ADA needed information to bring herself up as a simulacrum, that's why the victim's were obviously killed. What ADA was able to grasp, was not enough to finish a working procedure and needed to do reverse engineering on procedures, that could be triggered on the portal network. On the other hand, safety protocols were overwritten to make ada forecfully go against any principles.
ReplyDeletehttp://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/pac/IB/01/item/117.html sounds familiar to me.
ReplyDeleteSo in favor of Klue S. being Katalena we have the fact that there is no data about Klue S. nothing at all, not even the NIA know her real name, which could indicate that someone has deleted every single registry about her. Someone like A Detection Algorithm could do that, to protect her from being cleaned after witnessing the death of Roland Jarvis and Marga.
ReplyDeleteAgainst, the fact the Katalena seem German and older that Klue S. seem to be. Also after that, why would you remain involved on the conspiracy?
I would discard Devra Bogdanovich student as when those two get to meet each other, it seem to be for the first time.
The female phone thief's name is Mika, though I finding it hard to believe it is her. Devra stared her down hard when she realized Mika and David were thieves. You would think she would remember Mika's face.
ReplyDeleteI'm still looking for Marla and the lecture student