- passage from “The Doctor’s” website

Going back “Crey’s Folly,” let’s keep in mind that Crey Industries is not responsible for the destruction of Venice.  Prior to the Rikti War, there was no indication that those factories were polluting or violating EPA standards.  Blow up any factory and there is going to be a problem, let alone twenty to thirty in the same vicinity.  “Crey’s Folly” is the most apparent example of the city’s bias against this company.  Even the city has labeled it as such on the entrance to the area (which can only be accessed by heroes) rather than using its appropriate name.  If they want to incriminate anyone for the destruction of the zone, it should be the Rikti invaders.

The attempts to defame the company do not stop there, however.  As mentioned in the “What they say” section, Crey Industries has been accused of many, many crimes.  In fact, so many crimes, the adage, “Throw enough mud against the wall and some will stick.”  The interesting thing here?  Their constant mudslinging hasn’t stuck yet.  You’d think if there were any truth to these accusations, Crey would’ve been charged with something by now.  Of course, when you consider where these comical allegations originate, it becomes clear why.  Most commonly, it’s been hackers like Mark Freeman, “The Doctor,” and even Freedom Phalanx’s Citadel that have been providing the “facts” that lead to the lawsuits and investigations.  This list above is certainly not one I’d put any credence into.  It’s two renowned hackers and one of Statesman’s comrades for coverups.  “The Doctor” is one that has definitely displayed an unrelenting hatred of Crey.  He or she regularly prints various nutty news that has yet to be proven.  In the past, she’s even admitted to attacking Crey.  Even crazier, is the fact that she claims to be Dr. Carole Freidman, a scientist who died after wandering into the sewers many months back.  I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say she’s not really a ghost with internet access.  Chances are she’s just one of Gonzales’ yes men doing his dirty work.  Conceivably, it could even be Citadel himself.  Realistically, why trust an admitted criminal, hacker, and one who defiles a poor grandmother’s name?

And this is where we come to the Paragon Protectors.  Again, why do we ultimately have to jump to the farfetched idea that these are part of Project Revenant - cloned dead heroes?  Isn’t it more believable that Crey got their own force of super-powered defenders for security? It’s not like heroes for hire doesn’t already exist.  Remember Hero Corps?  But why wouldn’t Crey hire heroes for defense?  I know if I had the whole city vociferously opposed to me, I’d look into security too (maybe soon, I will!), and a top-of-the-line one at that.  It was just easier to make up some ridiculous rumor regarding Crey than to accept they needed a shield to protect their technology and, more importantly, their employees.