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** [[spoiler: Boris]] was killed off so other heroes could take the spotlight [[spoiler: specifically, to explain why the Russians were willing to risk reactivating Volkov & Chitzkoi]]. ''Why'' Yuri felt the need to do this so early in the game has never been satisfactorily explained and it's admittedly a weak point in the story. The modders seemed to have realized this, so the events of the Earthrise mission may actually hint that [[spoiler: Boris']] death had more significance than we were lead to believe. Though, we may have already been given the answer [[spoiler: Killing off a national hero would not only make the Russians more dependent of Yuri's Psy Corps, but it ''did'' make them desperate enough to unleash what is basically the Soviet Terminator that had gone Berserk once in the past.]]
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** [[spoiler: Boris]] was killed off so other heroes could take the spotlight [[spoiler: specifically, to explain why the Russians were willing to risk reactivating Volkov & Chitzkoi]]. ''Why'' Yuri felt the need to do this so early in the game has never been satisfactorily explained and it's admittedly a weak point in the story. The modders seemed to have realized this, so the events of the Earthrise mission may actually hint that [[spoiler: Boris']] death had more significance than we were lead to believe. Though, we may have already been given the answer [[spoiler: Killing off a national hero would not only make the Russians more dependent of Yuri's Psy Corps, but it ''did'' make them desperate enough to unleash what is basically the Soviet Terminator that had gone with a history of going Berserk once in the past.]](only once, admittedly, but still).]] This would certainly fit Yuri's MO.
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** That he is implied to make a reappearance [[spoiler: repurposed by Epsilon using cyborg technology]] in the Earthrise mission suggests that the point of [[spoiler: killing him]] may not have been to actually ''remove'' them from the plot entirely, but in the long run rather [[spoiler: to be able to use Boris as an Epsilon character]].
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** That he is implied to make a reappearance [[spoiler: repurposed by Epsilon using cyborg technology]] in the Earthrise mission suggests that the point of [[spoiler: killing him]] may not have been to actually ''remove'' them from the plot entirely, but in the long run rather [[spoiler: to be able to use Boris as an Epsilon character]].character]].
** [[spoiler: Boris]] was killed off so other heroes could take the spotlight [[spoiler: specifically, to explain why the Russians were willing to risk reactivating Volkov & Chitzkoi]]. ''Why'' Yuri felt the need to do this so early in the game has never been satisfactorily explained and it's admittedly a weak point in the story. The modders seemed to have realized this, so the events of the Earthrise mission may actually hint that [[spoiler: Boris']] death had more significance than we were lead to believe. Though, we may have already been given the answer [[spoiler: Killing off a national hero would not only make the Russians more dependent of Yuri's Psy Corps, but it ''did'' make them desperate enough to unleash what is basically the Soviet Terminator that had gone Berserk once in the past.]]
** [[spoiler: Boris]] was killed off so other heroes could take the spotlight [[spoiler: specifically, to explain why the Russians were willing to risk reactivating Volkov & Chitzkoi]]. ''Why'' Yuri felt the need to do this so early in the game has never been satisfactorily explained and it's admittedly a weak point in the story. The modders seemed to have realized this, so the events of the Earthrise mission may actually hint that [[spoiler: Boris']] death had more significance than we were lead to believe. Though, we may have already been given the answer [[spoiler: Killing off a national hero would not only make the Russians more dependent of Yuri's Psy Corps, but it ''did'' make them desperate enough to unleash what is basically the Soviet Terminator that had gone Berserk once in the past.]]
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* Why did they feel the need to [[spoiler: kill off Boris in the first Soviet mission?]]. You could make the argument that they needed to [[spoiler: kill him off]] so they can reintroduce a newly upgraded Volkov and Chitzkoi to the playerbase in the Soviet campaign...but it just feels like a weird emotional disconnect. You could've had [[spoiler: Boris survived his encounter in New York and have him be more the side character (Like Reznov and Krukov later did)]]. As an alternative, you could just NOT have [[spoiler: Boris in the mod]] so as to get Volkov and Chitzkoi their spotlight without having to [[spoiler:murder an oldie but goldie character in a dumb "poisoned by Epsilon" fashion]].
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* Why did they feel the need to [[spoiler: kill off Boris in the first Soviet mission?]]. You could make the argument that they needed to [[spoiler: kill him off]] so they can reintroduce a newly upgraded Volkov and Chitzkoi to the playerbase in the Soviet campaign...but it just feels like a weird emotional disconnect. You could've had [[spoiler: Boris survived his encounter in New York and have him be more the side character (Like Reznov and Krukov later did)]]. As an alternative, you could just NOT have [[spoiler: Boris in the mod]] so as to get Volkov and Chitzkoi their spotlight without having to [[spoiler:murder an oldie but goldie character in a dumb "poisoned by Epsilon" fashion]].fashion]].
** That he is implied to make a reappearance [[spoiler: repurposed by Epsilon using cyborg technology]] in the Earthrise mission suggests that the point of [[spoiler: killing him]] may not have been to actually ''remove'' them from the plot entirely, but in the long run rather [[spoiler: to be able to use Boris as an Epsilon character]].
** That he is implied to make a reappearance [[spoiler: repurposed by Epsilon using cyborg technology]] in the Earthrise mission suggests that the point of [[spoiler: killing him]] may not have been to actually ''remove'' them from the plot entirely, but in the long run rather [[spoiler: to be able to use Boris as an Epsilon character]].
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* Why did they feel the need to [[spoiler: kill off Boris in the first Soviet mission?]]. You could make the argument that they needed to [[spoiler: kill him off]] so they can reintroduce a newly upgraded Volkov and Chitzkoi to the playerbase in the Soviet campaign...but it just feels like a weird emotional disconnect. You could've had [[spoiler: Boris survived his encounter in New York and have him be more the side character (Like Reznov and Krukov later did)]]. A As an alternative, you could just NOT have [[spoiler: Boris in the mod]] so as to get Volkov and Chitzkoi their spotlight without having to [[spoiler:murder an oldie but goldie character in a dumb "poisoned by Epsilon" fashion]].
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* Why did they feel the need to [[spoiler: kill off Boris in the first Soviet mission?]]. You could make the argument that they needed to [[spoiler: kill him off]] so they can reintroduce a newly upgraded Volkov and Chitzkoi to the playerbase in the Soviet campaign...but it just feels like a weird emotional disconnect. You could've had [[spoiler: Boris survived his encounter in New York and have him be more the side character (Like Reznov and Krukov later did)]]. A an alternative, you could just NOT have [[spoiler: Boris in the mod]] so as to get Volkov and Chitzkoi their spotlight without having to [[spoiler:murder an oldie but goldie character in a dumb "poisoned by Epsilon" fashion]].
