Deus Ex - A Criminal Past - more than just a prequel dlc story.
The more i play A Criminal Past, the more i wonder how much of it actually happened and how much of it is a memory installed in Jensen as a control, as it's shown he already talked about the mission before.
( We pretty much know Jensen's memories have been tampered with whilst he was in facility 451, whether clone or not, he cannot remember anything of that first year back from the dead/coma/rebirth.
The ending, you as Jensen can choose to tell Delara what you did with the rogue agent. ( Even after just playing the scene, you can tell her something else.)
You can tell them you cut him loose or brought him in which Delera remarks as being unusual. Let him go, she sounds confused and if you brought him in, she asks if you've spoken to the agent since, she seems uncertain and asks for clarification. If you say you killed him, she seems happy and remarks 'excellent'.
Because killing the 'target' is the right choice in the memory, that is in keeping with the memory implant and subliminal programming. (possible training for when he tracks down Janus? )
So did the mission actually happen? I think so. It would be in the Interpol files that he was sent on that mission whilst with the US division of TF29. He could ask his former US division leader Christian Jarreau, who from the email between them seems on very good terms and also shows he was upset when Jensen got transferred.
It could have been his first mission after recovery from the facility. A test run to see what his empathy, his natural predilection to helping against tyranny, to rooting out those he thought were corrupt, was still there.
Now did he kill Guerrero back then? He could easily check, which, i think he has (possibly with Juggernaut or other hacker friends help) and he is playing Delara. That's why you can give different answers at the end, even totally different to how you played it, how it happened. "You want me to tell you a story?"
There are some things that do seem odd during the mission . The statue that's in Delara's office is EXACTLY the same as in the Warden's office in the prison. EXACTLY, only bigger. Jensen even focuses on the statue in her office at the beginning of the dlc, holding it in his hands.
That's no coincidence.
Then of course there is that last statement.
Jensen, smirks, almost knowingly - "You know Guerrero was right."
Delara - "About what?"
Jensen - "The Terror attack, It never happened. Got to wonder what else he was right about." Jensen walks out of Delara's office, not looking back. Delara looks worried, pulls out her phone to call.....Lucius?
Is Jensen realising things about his memories, his impulses are not matching up? I believe by now he knows Delara is something more than she appears to be. He doesn't trust her and alot of their conversation is verbal battle of seeing who will slip up first.
In the last conversation, you can deflect before giving an answer-
Jensen - " What do you mean, time can change alot of things? Are you saying i'm forgetting what happened?"
Delara - "No, not at all, it's just....I've looked at all the reports and there are a few small inconsistencies, that's all. Look it's not important. What's important is how you remember it...."
Remember thanks to Sarif's tech in his brain, he's should have a pretty fool proof memory recollection in there. If he is questioning himself, or questioning why they are asking him again, then i think that rings alarm bells that something isnt right.
I still don't know what to fully make of that DLC. but it sure isn't what it appears at face value. I just hope we get to see the third game what it meant.
And Adam gets to wipe that smug smile off Delara's face.
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