Has anyone who played ODST been able to save that Engineer near the beginning of the game? The one that is restrained by a Brute as another Brute attaches an explosive collar to it?
"Stop...struggling!"
"Attach the collar before I lose my breath."
"There. Now go and do the Prophet's work!"
Or something like that. Can it be saved?
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No. If you'll note, around the final quote you listed, the Brute Captain says, "It's ready to explode if any human gets to close!" Because of that, killing the Engineer's chaperons triggers its self-destruct sequence. The only way to "save" that engineer is to simply sneak past the Brutes, and to not engage them.