So she did something desperate. She kept her old dev credentials—long after they should have been revoked—and hid a secret quest inside the game’s second DLC. It was called “Sweet Revenge.”
If they chose Erase, Silas vanished from the entire game’s code permanently—for every player, in every save file. It was a retcon bomb. is sweet revenge canon
The game launched to massive success. Players loved Silas as a one-dimensional villain. Elena’s name appeared only in the credits under “additional writing.” So she did something desperate
Three years ago, Elena had been the lead writer for Fables of the Fallen , a cult-classic RPG. Her character, Silas the Betrayer, was supposed to have a redemption arc. But the lead developer, Marcus, had cut every single one of her scenes, replaced her dialogue, and then fired her via Slack. It was a retcon bomb