User blog comment:AdmiralPedro1stFleet/FANS PLEASE READ. Drew Karpyshyn's ORIGINALLY INTENDED ENDING/@comment-1440333-20130525133723/@comment-208.102.219.229-20130525201018

I might be able to help you with the Sheperd piece. Since Sheperd is forced to have those ocular and spinal nano-implants from Lazarus which are directly connected to his/her nervous system (or even actually cause it to function at all), the nites would mistake him for some sort of Maurader/husk hybrid and overload and consume his nervous system. Depending on how well-defined and crafted the Crucible is, the nanites might strip our hero of everything or they may merely consume the "extra parts" and leave them a blind duo-peligic. Wonder which is the better choice for the Commander?