User blog comment:Raymorn/Bioware Co-Founder Dr. Ray Muzyka Speaks Out/@comment-3148237-20120322021617/@comment-4614261-20120322025910

I probably overlooked a few things, but the dreams Shepard keeps having for one. The child as well, and the fact no one seemed to pay attention to him in the opening except Shepard. Anderson doesn't hear him while Shepard is talking to him in the vent. And on the drop ship, EVERYONE, fleeing civilians, soldiers fighting off the husks, acts like the child isn't even there. No one tries to help him on the drop ship or ever acknowledges his presence. Coupled with the fact the Catalyst just makes an off the wall move and for no reason takes the child's appearence shows further support in this. There's no reason he'd choose a child form unless it was part of the plan to trick Shepard. To take the form of something he'd sympathize with after seeing how this child's haunted him. And how would the Catalyst know of the child otherwise? Shepard's brain, far as we know, is still organic, meaning an AI wouldn't just pop into his mind and suddenly know form with best screw with you.