Talk:Deus Ex: Human Revolution endings

Not to nitpick, but it's never directly stated that augmentations get outlawed if you choose Darrow's ending, in fact the "final" ending after the credits (which does play if one chooses Darrow's ending) strongly suggests otherwise; Eliza suggests that it could happen but doesn't state that it will happen; considering that Bob Page (and Morgan Everett) is in a position of power at this time, it is likely he would have influenced regulation rather than a ban. Therefore, Deus Ex doesn't necessarily make this ending non-canonical.

Philanthr0py 16:19, September 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually, I haven't finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution so I don't know. I just copy paste which was marked in the timeline page.


 * Otherwise, the "fears strong government" seems to make this ending non-canon, since all governments in 2052 are pretty powerful (especially those under the control of Majestic-12).


 * Anyway, if you have finished the game (what appears to be the case), please take care of this page. Itachou [~talk~] 19:54, September 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * I actually would think that this IS the canon ending - everything is revealed, probably leading to restrictions and fear about augmentations, but not halting it.


 * Of course, maybe I simply misunderstand the message. I took it as "Technology can be dangerous, be careful!".--Cyberman TM 17:16, July 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree that it seems like the Hugh Darrow route could be considered canon. After all, the general population in Human Revolution includes many Augs that are relatively "normal" citizens - but by the time the original Deus Ex rolls around, all of the Augs I recall worked in areas that required those enhancements (i.e., special ops).  Hugh Darrow's confession seems far more likely/canon than Sarif's route, since you'd otherwise expect to see an even higher percentage of Augs, decades later.


 * Is there anything in particular in the Timeline that jumps out to say this ending is inconsistent with the original universe? The only thing that comes to mind is that people still consider the Illuminati to be a fairy tale -- but, that's not entirely unlikely considering how farfetched the idea sounds, and the fact that Hugh Darrow *would* probably be labeled an insane mass murderer even in the minutes between his initial broadcast and the confession. -- 07:10, November 19, 2012 (UTC)mel