Are the Kett technophobes?

I thought it was because they abhorred AI specifically.

They aren't exactly technophobes, the Kett believe in genetic superiority rather than using technology, which is why they invade other galaxies and harvest genes to further perfect themselves, that's also why Primus is dissatisfied with The Archon's obsession to control the Remnant rather than focusing on harvesting genes.


Directed/Experimental Evolution is a great topic in Transhumanism and usually used in Cyberpunk games.

The thing is they embrace cutting edge tech to perpetuate genetic superiority. The issue is with inorganic artificial intelligence. It's a wierd mindset to us, perhaps, seeing a species that embraces tech but only when integrated with or used as a tool to manipulate living tissue. If there was a real script this would have made an interesting jumpoff point in building the Kett as a people.

That was one creepy, crazy AI, though.

Well, there is enough data to suggest being converted to a Kett is not only a physical transformation, but a mental one.
I found a few scattered logs which referenced a Kett having nightmares or memory resurgence.
I assume these were echoes of the person they used to be resurfacing.

Sjefa also mentions that when the preprocessing is complete, the subject has lost their free will, so they voluntarily agree to become Kett because they aren't thinking independently anymore,
Lexi also states that when the full conversion is done, the person they used to be ceases to exist.
And I examined the logs in the Kett classrooms, they were all about instilling the Kett mindset in the approved subjects.
The Cardinal even states that she finds it incomprehensible other species should resist being converted, as if being converted is a generous gift and should be appreciated by anyone who is selected to receive it.

My theory is that the genetic modification also gives the converted subject the thought processes/outlook of the Kett.
And that the Archon is questioned not because his ideas are radical, but that he is exercising his right to free will instead of obeying orders/complying with Kett doctrine.


As far as EDI's motivations go, she thought like any organic, I have free will and intend to keep it, plus the Reapers are slaughtering my allies.
The hate in her voice when she declares the Reapers disgusting is quite evident.
And if an attempt to take away her right to make her own choices is made, she'll naturally resist it.
Mass Effect 3 suggests she's self-improved to the point where she can't be controlled, because she retaliates with a counterinsurgency program when Cerberus attempts this.

Maybe that's the true reason the Kett hate artificial lifeforms, because they can't use their conversion technology to remove their free will and make them compliant.


As for the Fallout supermutants, there are two kinds, the dumb kind and the smart kind.
Fawkes, Marcus, Tabitha, Lilly and assorted others are from the smart group.
Most supermutants though are from the dumb group and are easily lead or just follow simple instincts.
Strong and Mean are the only dumb supermutants who are known to be friendly/congenial.

The Nightkin are more complicated, the conversion process causes a split personality to exist, one personality is the intellect, the other is the emotions.
There is a way to cure this state, but it only worked on one Nightkin and it did erase both of his pre-existing personalities/memories in the process.

The Master's theory is that the FNV conversion was compromised by those who were exposed to radiation and other real world factors, so in order to create smart supermutants, he needed candidates who had not experienced this, basically, anyone who'd been sealed inside a Vault for their entire life.
Fawkes and Lilly were two of these.

I never got the impression that the kett are intergalactic. Their technology doesn't seem sufficiently advanced to make such a trip. Everything I read, heard and saw suggests that they are native to another region of Andromeda, and have been kettifying Andromeda for many, many centuries.

Alright. Now tell me the difference between a galaxy and a cluster.

I think you've mistaken the Heleus Cluster for the Andromeda Galaxy.

Yep, the Kettle bit was a typo (I was typing from my tablet (autocorrect is a bitch), but I remember him quite well from his role as the Liuetenant in Fallout 1 as well as the narrator of "The Bard's Tale" (Which also had the awesome Cary Elwes).

Yup. Unfortunately you STILL find people claiming Andromeda sucks because they only added two races in an entire galaxy.