jetflightgirl Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 If a claim in wiki doesn't have a source that supports it (which the "Shi are in the NCR" claim does not), then it's not canon. The Vault wiki is chock-full of the fantasies of a few people that DESPERATELY want their interpretation of things to be the only possible truth, and they will tirelessly wage edit-wars to make sure people see their fantasies. One common fantasy is that if anything from the first two games is ever mentioned in New Vegas, then it's part of the NCR - these "edit-warriors" cling to their fantasies even if it's pretty much stated that area X, Y, or Z is *NOT* in the NCR. New Arroyo, Vault City, New Reno, apparently also the Shi... in their very simple minds, it all must be NCR. Anyway... there are two claims here: 1) The Shi are technologically more advanced than the BoS. 2) The Shi are a part of the NCR. It is possible both are true, but unlikely. They have their own very strong tribal identity, and unlike many other tribes, the NCR doesn't have the "shiny lights" to attract the Shi. If the Shi joined NCR as an entity, they'd likely be dominating it instead, because they have the know-how, the weapons, the armor, and the identity. Also, the NCR obviously does not have the tech to manufacture power armors. And their existing ones seem to have broken down, apparently (think about it, they must've gotten a bunch of those out of Navarro). If they couldn't spare a dozen to protect their damn president, then I find it unlikely they have those at all. As for what the Shi are doing if they're not NCR... Well, they were doing fine for 160 years before FO2. Maybe they kept up the same? Or maybe the Chosen One, just before going to the oil rig, threw a plant spike at one of the Shi peasants on the dock, thus causing the Shi to abandon San Fran and disperse into the Wastes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzlsacatanango Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 ^ Word.The vault wiki is just written by regular old players. It's not like it's a product of Bethesda so where it might be useful, I wouldn't go by anything in there if you can't find where it was mentioned in a game. Besides, it is obvious the Shi were wiped out during the rocket launch when the hubologist took the space shuttle to L.Ron's planet or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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