Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-71.79.101.59-20140402002122/@comment-97.97.160.35-20141222042315

Just gonna say, if Charon Industries does have a hold of Maine's helmet, and are able to steal information from it of any sort, there's gonna be a lot of difficulty for the Reds and Blues. Just saying, if Caroline and Washington had that much trouble fighting just Felix and Locus, how hard will it be once there are maybe a few more just like them? And with the improved technology and larger numbers, how are Tucker, Wash, and Carolina supposed to cope? They couldn't take care of two with the help of the Reds.

Now, just stay with me here, they'll need all the help they can get.

It's been a couple years (theoretical canon) since Maine "died".

My version of how Maine COULD survive is this. So, we all see that he's connected to the car by the hook. A simple hook. It would be simple enough to unhitch himself while falling. With some sort of maneuver, or lucky break, he could use that hook, throw it straight into the ice cliff to halt the Warthog, and then land on the vehicle. It would keep him from hitting the water, with only minor damages to his armor from his confrontation with the Blood Gulch Crew. If the cliff was at a negative steepness, then no one would be able to see him hanging there without risk of falling over themselves. Only reason Grif never looked down was because he was scared of falling and didn't look to see. Now, with the hook, or with any piece of metal on the Warthog, he could, probably, forge a couple of tools to help him climb up, which would definitely take long enough for the Reds, Blues, and Project Freelancer soldiers to disappear.

Once he's all the way up, he realizes his armor is malfunctioning, meaning no life support or GPS, so he can't be found, and he can't breath as well. He takes off his helmet and leaves it off to the side, where, later, Charon Industries is able to find it. They never say how they got it.

From there, Maine is wandering. With his loneliness and lack of A.I.s controlling his thoughts, he might finally be able to think clearly. He starts reverting back to his previous self. Through any random series of events, Maine is able to get off of Sidewinder and is also able to pick up transmissions from the Reds and Blues. From there he persues them, partly to take revenge. When he is about to kill Sarge and, let's face it, Grif and Simmons, Carolina and Washington show up on the scene to pacify him. He does well until he sees Epsilon/Church, and realizes that there is still an A.I. alive. He may go berserk, or try and capture Epsilon, or whatever. Either way, because he's back in the limelight he's able to join them in their fight against Charon Industries and the Chairman.

Just saying, if it were to ever happen, I hope it's something like that. Because it just seems like the only way for him to be alive with the Chairman also gaining his helmet... (Besides them finding him and him giving over the helmet somewhat willingly.)

Not looking for arguments. Just sharing an ideal I have.