Why would PHALANX be sinister ?
huh, for fun, of course.
and there would be protests against such behavior by alien lovers (like animal lovers).
misleading term, i think, because as with animals, it seems to be more about what humans consider acceptable.
so, alien lovers would just demand that alien corpses should be given a formal christian burial (if the particular alien lover is himself or herself christian), rather than exhibited in show business context.
btw about the mumbai story getting rewritten i believe what the devs say in the forum (= no).
maybe i am naive to believe that, but i think it's alright to be naive sometimes.
i think the story not only desperately fails to make sense but is also long like some lengthy license agreement.
but when i play the game and see the geoscape and tactical battles i don't think it makes very much sense to complain too seriously about some intro story.