In the evil ending, Cole sides with White, causing Nix and Zeke to turn against him and steal the RFI. Together with Kuo and the Beast, Cole rampages through New Marais, killing Laroche and what remains of the Militia. He eventually catches up with his former friends, killing them and destroying the RFI.
Of the three games in the series, InFamous 2 saw the end of the Cole MacGrath era by following the good ending, as it saw Cole give up his own life to save humans with no powers.
During this now-canonical ending, Cole defeats a powerful, destruction-crazed Conduit known as the Beast and then sets off a genetic bomb called the Ray Field Inhibitor (RFI), which not only kills Cole but destroys all the Conduit genes around the world, thereby ridding the world of the Conduit “plague.”
Second Son takes place in 2018, seven years after Infamous 2's Conduit protagonist Cole MacGrath sacrifices himself to cure humanity of a plague and destroy the Beast. Cole uses the powerful Ray Field Inhibitor weapon, which kills him and most of the other Conduits.
Nate Fox said they had originally planned to use the evil ending but when they went and checked everyone's trophy data, a LOT more people had taken the hero's ending, They were intrigued and a little disappointed but decided to make the hero ending canon instead and work from there.
In this Karma State, Delsin is a ruthless and selfish man. He only cares about how his powers benefit him and other conduits. After killing Betty and presumably everybody in the longhouse he shows very little remorse for his actions. He has no sense of morality and will kill those in his way of absorbing more powers.
You don't need to for Second Son. Different protagonist and the story takes place 7 years after the end of inFamous 2. If you play the previous games then you'll probably appreciate Second Son more but really not a requirement.
Cole dies in the good ending. We see his body loaded into a coffin and Zeke takes it out to sea. But as the boat drifts off into the horizon and the screen starts to black out a bolt of lightning seemingly and ominously strikes the boat.
Is it better to be good or bad in infamous second son?
Play Good karma first, evil is much easier. I went through the game faster as evil even though I did it on plat. The story is also slightly different, mostly just the ending and a few scenarios... I personally prefer good.
In terms of power and skill, Cole had Delsin outmatched. Throughout his career, Cole's fought Conduits who are several times stronger than himself, such as Alden Tate, a powerful telekenetic who created a monster created from the surrounding metal from the destroyed bridge they were on.
In response to the backlash, Sucker Punch Productions went back to the drawing board and gave Cole another makeover. Cole 2.1 was made to look like a cross between his Infamous design and the design that received criticism.
He obviously played a huge part of the inFamous universe, but no one in the game acknowledge him. Obviously he can't be in the game since he is dead, but at least mention him. They mention him in the DLC, and NPCS mention you saying your cole's legacy or something to that effect.
Ultimately, the choice boils down to the player's preferred playstyle and chosen route, as it will not affect the story outside potentially changing the ending and some small pieces of dialog if Delsin keeps picking good or evil options often enough.
You can PURCHASE both good and evil powers, as long as you have the required karma. This in and of itself will take an extraordinary amount of patience, because you'll have to either heal or kill a LOT of people to get from one extreme karma to the other. You can't purchase all of the side-mission-based powers.
Another similarity to Trish is that Reggie is killed near the end of the game by the main antagonist (Augustine/Kessler), which augments the protagonist's grudge against them (Delsin/Cole). The only difference is that Cole can attempt to save Trish (Evil Karma) , while attempting to save Reggie cannot be done.
It's assumed Cole laid down his life and fired up the RFI as the good ending is the canon ending for Infamous 2. The RFI killed a bunch of Conduits around the world including the beast, but not all of them. The Beast came thru and augmented several cities before he got to New Marais.
Delsin Rowe has the potential to become the most powerful Conduit in existence, given that he has the ability to absorb the powers of other Conduits. This makes hima significant threat to the DUP.
Powers. Conduit Physiology: After Delsin absorb Smoke powers from D.U.P's prisoner Henry 'Hank, Daughtry he discovers his true Conduit nature and that he has the unique ability that allows him to absorb and mimic other Conduit's powers.
Cole MacGrath is the protagonist, anti-hero/anti-villain of inFamous, inFamous 2, and inFamous: Festival of Blood. However, because of the Karma system that is entirely based on what choices you make in the games (with the exception of Festival of Blood), Cole can be recognized as a Hero or Villain.
To compete, Cole was a lot stronger than Alex. And speaking of The Beast, Cole's ability to disintegrate it at the atomic level meant that Alex's molecular regeneration wouldn't stand up to it.
Infamous Second Son is the third game in the series, released in March 2014. Set seven years after the events of Infamous 2, the game introduces a new character, Delsin Rowe, a graffiti artist who absorbs the power from other prime conduits.
There is a total of four powers to unlock in InFAMOUS: Second Son; Smoke, Neon, Video and Concrete. Each of these powers comes with a standard projectile ability and we suggest levelling up your projectiles for each power as soon as you get them.
If you've done both I would stick to hero. It's a lot easier to subdue enemies from afar with the slow down time and leg subdue combo. You'll be thinning out their numbers from distance as you can't take that much of a hit. Plus the instant headshot subdue helps as well.
