#prototype 3

[apathmakerstale]

Prototype '3'

Prototype was the first game where I flat out started imagining and planning the plot for 3 since I knew it would never come out and I have to get the ideas out of my head after a full decade. This isn't all of it obviously, more the gameplay and basic storyline. I have way more ideas and go into more in-depth but I just want to get out the basics.

My idea for gameplay was instead of just having James Heller be the base form, instead bring back Alex Mercer and have them be stuck in the same body. Being the 'dominant' personalities, and have it that both of them focus on different aspects of the Blacklight virus. And then a third slot for the normal disguise.

Heller is the soldier, he's the combat guy, weapon guy. Having been trained as an actual soldier, he is better at full-on combat. The heavy hitter who's basically a juggernaut. He hits hard and his weapons do more damage at the cost of speed, but has more health and can use weapons better due to his training. Especially with his shields. He can actually make guns useful enough to use, and turn stuff into impromptu weapons, like tanks or helicopters. Lean into his juggernaut and have him have a special devastator where he upturns the ground with more tendrils and spikes than Alex ever could. Strength is his 'style' so to say.

Mercer on the other hand, is the scout, the people guy. He knows how to manipulate people, has spent months as other people and is perfect for stealth. He can wipe out an entire base without ever triggering the alarm, all though sneak attacks, consuming, patsies, and sabotages. That is to say he isn't defenceless, no he can output some heavy damage and still tear apart a tank, but he has less health and his attacks are faster. Lean into him knowing how to manipulate Tendrils even better than Heller could, and maybe bring back the Critical Pain devastator to emphasize precision for him. Precision is what his 'style' is.

Now you may think, "How is that possible? Heller killed and consumed Mercer and the rest of the virus at the end of 2?”

Simple!

PARIAH is still out there, and is said to be the 'Virus Incarnate', i.e he can do things no one else can. My thought was to have the prologue of the game be Heller investigating a abandoned Blackwatch base a few years in the future while having Dana as his mission control, with maybe even a small cameo by Maya who hacks into the comms to display that Dana's been teaching her some tricks to have her in the story.

Then PARIAH strikes, ambushing Heller and manipulating the virus in him to transform him into a mutated cocoon to take him out of commission, maybe declaring he wasn't 'ready' yet to make it more ominus and to establish how powerful he is.

Then after they both wake up, having a mental fight since obviously they hate each other but now have to work together and go out to find that PARIAH has completely taken over, maybe expanding beyond Manhattan, and into the New York proper. Here you can have a timeskip- maybe a few weeks, but I was personally thinking a full year, just to establish the stakes and allow other players to find out what happens.

From this then the story goes as it is, new nests, infected, hives, etc.

I had an idea than Rook actually goes on to be the guy who becomes the guy who manages to stall PARIAH, with a surprise turn that Dana is helping him as a sort of 'enemy mine' situation, not actually apart of Blackwatch, and still hates them, but acknowledges without a Heller or Mercer around the virus is too dangerous. (This is a BIG 'maybe', more throwing the idea out there with how much Dana hates them, absolutely might have her be sabotaging both) A neutral third party basically compared to Blackwatch and the Infected. Maya could then be the one who takes on the mission control too, catching up the two and directing them.

My big plot twist however, was at the end of the 'first act' or just before the end of 1/3 of the game, was to have a 'third base form' come out.

Elizabeth Greene!

Have it that PARIAH messing with them in the cocoon caused Greene's latent and subjugated personality be freed by them and come to the surface as the final base form. It'd even finally let her have some development and characterization as anything than just a roadblock and vague villain that shows up for like two scenes in 1.

Have Greene be the 'summoner', the mother and creator of the infected, so she can control and make them unlike the other. She can infect people, turn super soldiers into Hunter's or infected, turn regular people into infected, and be the one who just brings in numbers compared to the others. She can still use weapons like the rest, and has strength, but she's the weakest physically and relies on her attacks applying a stacking infection marker than turns people and infected to her side. Her devastator can even be the Pack Leader type that both Alex and Heller have displayed before, summoning Hunters, Jugernauts, or even Hydras. Numbers is what her 'style' is.

Not to mention the comedy that can come from the three/two having to share a body. Alex and James constantly insulting each other, Greene talking about them like children despite looking like a teenager, and the psychotic conversation they can have mid battle due to all of them being very very very unhinged.

Also the drama! After all, all three are enemies. They hate each other, despite being very similar to each other, they've literally all killed each other before. The tension and drama of being forced to share both a mind and body would allow for some great interaction! Maybe as an idea even have multiple endings where you can pick at the end who becomes the main personality- or none and the virus dies for good.

I even had a cool idea for side to the Web of Intrigue by having PARIAH's interference with them caused other personalities to come to the surface of the people they've consumed. Maybe have them be forced to give closure the the families of the ones they consumed, fulfill a last wish, or even just kill someone that the person really really hated- who coincidentally has become a apex infected now. It'd be a fun side mission that could also be sad.

This is scratching the surface, I had way more ideas that include all other aspects like the Evolved, consuming mechanics, lore, combo attacks, other locations, factions etc. The relationships between the characters, like how Dana would react to Alex being back, Maya and James, Greene and PARIAH. The running them of family and genetic connection of DNA vs non-tangible love, etc.

Oh, and I absolutely would've made Heller and Greene's codenames be Hades and Rhea. Missed the mark on theme naming, it works so well.

I just wanted to get this out of my head after years of daydreaming.

I really liked [PROTOTYPE] if you hadn't noticed.

[toky502]

"Prototype chimeras"

Artificial experiments with soul attributes, hybrid beings mixed with animals, they are varied in size and abilities! created as pets, familiars, or guardians specifically for the monsters of the containment unit from alternate universe 502. The little creatures are loyal, loving and powerful! The only sound they can make is "Khy!" every time they express themselves. Their gender is undefined when they are born, only until they reach a certain physical maturity is it known what gender they are. They all have the reproductive ability to lay eggs.

Prototype number 1: Golden chimera

Mixed with lizards, a dog and a vision and the attribute of determination in its purest form. The little being is cheerful and curious about his surroundings, he demonstrated wall-climbing abilities and immutable supernatural resistance at its best, being the first of his kind, he has more similarities with a human domestic dog. failed to calculate its gluttony with respect to food since the creature is capable of eating more food than it normal, sometimes what he eats does not even have to be food since on one occasion he ate a steel desk in 30 minutes. His condition is not very stable, his body is physically strong but I fear that his mind will collapse at any moment. I have decided to keep him under observation and subject him to more tests to find a cure for this strange disease he suffers from and repair his unstable mind, since he has to be healthy for mass production, if I don't have a cure soon. I may have to put him in a suspension chamber until further notice to prevent him from dying prematurely.

Dr. Wayne Ding Gaster

Prototype number 2: Purple chimera

Mixed with otters, and a cat and a chameleon and the attribute of perseverance. The little being is relaxed and carefree, he has more similarities to a human domestic cat, he demonstrated abilities to deform his physical structure and become invisible, he is sociable and friendly, his physical structure is stable, he passed his tests successfully in a week. Mass production will be carried out as soon as possible, my oldest son likes this creature. Maybe I'll give it to him as a gift.

Dr. Wayne Ding Gaster

Prototype number 3: Blue chimera

Mixed with rabbits, an oyster and a hamster and the attribute of integrity. The little being is quite happy despite not having two eyes, he has more similarities with a human rabbit since he likes to jump everywhere too much, he demonstrated abilities to petrify and turn objects and living beings into stone, as well as the ability to make pearls. He is sociable and friendly, sometimes he has a certain suspicion that his pearls will be stolen, his petrification ability is long-lasting, but nothing that cannot be reversed in a day, his physical structure is stable, he passed his tests successfully in 2 weeks. Mass production will take place as soon as possible, my assistant Alphys adore the prototype too very much, she constantly tells me that it is like a lamp as she shines her pearl in her tail when she is happy. She gave this creature a name, she called it "Light", I for one will consider her request for adoption, as I do not want the prototype to further petrify my laboratory!

Dr. Wayne Ding Gaster

Prototype number 4: Cyan chimera

Mixed with iguanas, a fruit bat and an orangutan and the attribute of patience. The little being is quite restless and flies a lot, it has more similarities with the human bat, but it is very patient like a thoughtful human orangutan. He demonstrated abilities to lift extremely heavy things and cut objects quite easily, as well as hunger from eating a lot of fruits, nothing serious honestly, just a little annoying since he steals food. He is sociable and friendly, sometimes he tends to follow and observe any being that catches his attention, his physical structure is stable, he passed his tests successfully in 4 days, due to his kindness and consideration. Mass production will be carried out as soon as possible. The ex queen Toriel constantly brings the prototype back to the lab, as it escapes too often. Prototype 4 really likes the ex queen since he constantly follows her everywhere indiscriminately and as I always asked to her if she wanted to adopt him, the queen accepted, it is a relief on my part since I will be able to eat my peaches in peace!

Dr. Wayne Ding Gaster

NEXT

[impossiblycolorfulpanda]

Prototype headcannon/rewrite:

Alex Mercer and James Heller swap roles in Prototype 2. Alex is the playable character once again while Heller is the final boss. After Mercer consumes Heller, it’s revealed that Pariah empowered James.

In Prototype 3, it’s Pariah as the final boss. After Alex consumes Pariah, Alex becomes the final purpose of life on earth, as such he is genetically perfect in every way and can control his own adaptations, evolution, and personal physical age at will.

He evolves the ability to replicate another’s shape, memories, experiences and abilities without consuming them, he’s also evolved to control emotions. The one emotion Alex primarily controls above all others is humility. Alex Mercer completes his journey from villain, to anti-hero to ideal hero.

[bestwitchsam]

Prototype Viktor new splash art for League of Legends

[amberluvsbugs]

Poppy Playtime

With the release of chapter 3, I was tasked to make an updated mega piece featuring ALL the characters from chapters 1-3 of Poppy Playtime. I had an absolute blast creating this for the team.

Speedpaint

Process is down below

[animentality]

[cocoa-cioccolata]

More Catnaps!

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Dodge Kahuna Concept, 2003. A pillarless, woody minivan with a roll-back roof and a rack for 2 surfboards that was obviously far too cool to get anywhere near a production line.

[sunlit-mess]

got bored and made these 🫠

[ticklishcicada]

I like this early poke alot so I went n redrew him he name is Katakata

[razzaroola]

The ICONIC purple pie

[giddygrsc]

His demise.

[ffwix]

here is the big prototype himself.

The Prototype allowed Theo to see him when Theo was young.

The Prototype finds humans to be incredible to learn from, though he also hates them

[moonbunscafe]

Cat stuck in a box.

[justaprototyp3]

weird ass found family or something

[amberluvsbugs]

Bunch of Catnap studies