ARCHIE has multiple facilities, so it's likely that the Mechanoids never knew about them or ever saw them all. After all, Hagan just found out about an army that ARCHIE's been keeping on ice for a couple centuries.
just remember last time a human kingdom stand against atlantis , they took out the entire kingdom in 2 days with 43,000 slaves in tow back to the slave pits
You're glossing over the specifics of the situation, namely that the Republican Army at the time was made up of about 2,000 soldiers. That's a far cry from 30,000. That NEMA army could have beaten that army of 20,000 Splugorth Minions. Moreover, the situation in North America has completely changed since then. That New Republic that they were trying to build was probably one of only a handful of minor kingdoms growing up in North America, whereas present day North America is one which has the Coalition, Free Quebec, Lazlo, New Lazlo, Ishpheming, The Manistique Imperium, the Tundra Rangers, the Cyber-Knights, and other regional powers and organizations. There's no way that Splynncryth will send another large army into North America again as it'd provoke a response from all of them. Moreover, obviously the situation HAS changed because the Coalition, Free Quebec, and numerous other groups HAVE been fighting Splugorth Slavers, and Atlantis hasn't launched a full-fledged counter-assault. The landscape has changed since then, and what Splynncryth did then isn't necessarily what he'd do now. Although if he were willing to do that then NOBODY would be safe. He could bulldoze the Coalition as easily as everyone else, so that's not much of a point.
I wonder where the assumption that they'd all be awakened simultaneously is coming from anyway, or that they'd be awakened without having prepared for their needs including food and a place to sleep. While I ignore the Republican revision as bad writing in the context of it you wouldn't decant a large number of people like that without the resources to take care of them.
What I want to know is where does the assumption come from that they'll instantly starve to death unless they join the Coalition? The Coalition doesn't hold the patent on food production in North America. There're millions of people scattered all across the continent, hundreds to thousands of communities of varying size, as well as numerous freelance organizations, and despite the fact that most of them aren't affiliated with the Coalition they're not starving to death. Odds are that, along with building weapons and armor for them, ARCHIE's stockpiled plenty of rations for them, too. That would be enough to keep them going for who knows how many months until they establish some other source, like local communities who'd be willing to tithe some of their food in exchange for protection. Or they could buy some with whatever money they make after hiring out their services as a mercenary company. Point is, it's a silly notion to think that these guys are going to wake up and starve to death inside of two weeks and there's absolutely nothing they can do to prevent this fate short of joining up with the Coalition.
those are late 21st century soldiers, who are used to living with that lifestyle and not roughing it, they are the ones who bring the supplies and help people not the other way around, this isnt a field exercise down range where you can still get a hot meal from the main part of base.
NEMA were cops, soldiers and first responsers not super soldiers, like everybody is trying to make them out to be.
Wow, really? You make it sound like they’re members in a country club. These guys fought it out with the worst the rifts had to offer in the early days of the Dark Ages. NOTHING which either the Coalition or the NGR has faced can compare to the horrors they had to experience. And yes, they WERE soldiers. As someone else pointed out, they’re the “Northern Eagle MILITARY Alliance”. The fact that they’re led by someone who holds the rank of General, not Director or Secretary, but GENERAL, should clue you in on what sort of role they perform. The book itself repeatedly calls them “troops” and “soldiers.”
Incidentally, according to the Chaos Earth book, 70% of NEMA members were the beneficiaries of genetic engineering to some degree or another, so in comparison to your average human they are super soldiers.
still very fresh in their minds, and who knows what they been dreaming of for three hundred years, i going bet, it hasnt been some hippie lover fest with d-bees, i bet its closer to three hundreds years of an endless nightmares. then when come to and found out 300 years has pasted, that does a job on the mind, some will be able to withstand and some willn't
So you’re now subscribing to the “Bad Dream” theory? Emmel would obviously get intelligence first, but the man would trust what his eyes show him. And what he’d see in Lazlo is a city where all people, human and non-human alike, are free and happy. On the other hand, in the Coalition he’d see an oppressive totalitarian state which rewrites history and keeps its population in line through fear, illiteracy, and propaganda. You want to talk about bad dreams? Nightmares? Emmel and his people would likely look at the Coalition and see their worst nightmare brought to life.
Then there a chance were Emmel and Nemo clash on some level after awhile, and Prosek and Emmel might hit it off like best buds. and Karl will find a way to keep them on his side and out of his way, even it means setting up a city with the purpose of providing food and comforts of the coalition to the time travellers, but comes down to who is the first one there with a helping hand, with food, or someone to listen to them as the tell them the horror that happened yesterday(three hundred years ago)
Ok, and now we have the “I Got Into a Disagreement with Nemo So I Became a Nazi” theory.
1) Personally liking someone or not doesn’t mean you can’t work with them. And given the stakes, the two of them aren’t going to be such prima-donna’s that they’re going to put their own personal feelings ahead of the mission, which is to protect the people who’re counting on them. And why would Nemo and Emmel clash in the first place? They’re alike in many ways and share a lot of the same beliefs. The Emmel portrayed in the book, while it’s a thin portrayal, seems like a genuinely good and heroic man, as is Nemo. There’s no logical reason whatsoever why they wouldn’t get along, while there’s plenty of reason to believe that they’d work well together.
2) Prosek and Emmel “hitting it off like best buds”? Are you drunk? First off, it’ll be a damn miracle if Coalition troops don’t shoot the NEMA troops first. And even if they don’t, the odds of Emmel going so far up the command chain that he’ll meet Prosek himself are almost nil. And if he were to meet Prosek, why in the world would they get along? Prosek is a fascist. He keeps his people ignorant and illiterate. He strips them of their freedom. He runs the Coalition like a police state. All of that is more than enough to not only make Emmel dislike the man, but to be repulsed by him as he’s a monster. And what kind of goofy cartoon image of Prosek do you have in your head? Because it sounds like your version of Prosek is a fuzzy, lovable guy who has zany adventures on the weekend with his buddies a la “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Prosek is, once again, a fascist. He’s not “a man’s man”, and he’s not anyone’s “best bud.” He’s a tyrant. He’s a dictator. He’s a bloody-handed butcher. He’s everything which an ethical man like Emmel is portrayed is not. Not only would Emmel not take to Prosek, he’d probably shoot Prosek between the eyes the first chance he got.
3) Since when is the Coalition so kind and friendly to people? There’s no way they’d go through so much trouble for them. All they’d want from them is their technology, and they can get that once they’re all dead (Although they might keep a few alive, like any technicians, if they’re technically useful).
well apparently you disagree with me.
Damn my pesky brain for doing all that thinking.