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For
starters, Pinbacker can be thought of as Tecuciztecatl, and Capa
as Nanahuatzin. They are the most central for restarting the Sun
on their respective missions, Icarus I and Icarus II. Though
Pinbacker loves to boast about his fellowship with
"God," when it came time to take the plunge and meet
said "God," he was terrified. When the Sun burst
through the stellar bomb, Pinbacker was "seeing God and
screaming" in the script.
Capa, on
the other hand, did not hesitate to throw himself into the Sun's
transformative flames. He stayed true to his humble intentions
of reigniting a being so much greater than himself. I would even
venture to say that although his human form died, some part of
him was rewarded by being reborn in the new Sun, as Nanahuatzin
was reborn into Tonatiuh.
Although
Capa did not awaken to demand the blood and hearts of humanity,
the Sun certainly claimed many lives throughout the missions
before it decided to shine normally again. Adding to the blood of his teammates,
Capa was the ultimate sacrifice on the altar of the Payload,
which also became the cradle for his divine metamorphosis.
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