SPOILERS!
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I haven't gotten every ending yet but WOOH- this game is amazing in story and characters! Ray was very fascinating, and a very tragic guy. We don't even know if he had an actual mom, since he was raised in the lab since birth and PR lies so much. He saw the worst of humanity constantly, and was expected to represent the best of it, even when he killed Heroes and Villains.
Double is a red flag, and his encounters with Ray's worst parts definitely impacted him(he's still abusive, no excuses there). And Haley's lore is so intriguing too, she clearly has experience with Heroes. Especially back in the rise of Heroes.
Of course, there are a lot of highlights of Ray's own views. He stalked Player in their Villain arc, and never reported them. He grew up around terrible people who were labeled Heroes(Iron Sheriff or whatever his name was... yikes), with constant negativity like that, it's no wonder he's naturally... resigned to everything.
Whether he met Player or not, Ray would've gotten tired eventually. And let humanity die to Crawlers, or destroyed it himself. It's like he said, Player let him dream of being more.
Also, he has mind reading, laser eyes, telekinesis, fire(I REALLY think he's the one who set fire to the apartment after his fight with Luke), poison immunity, super strength, flight, maybe more that I haven't seen yet. That's seven people, that he's devoured into his orbit, with abilities.
No wonder Double dipped immediately, he knows Ray would've taken his ability, and even Player has noted how Double has used his teleportation brutally... Oh, and sorry for writing so much. The game was awesome!