You know when extremists use religion as an excuse to hide behind, claiming what they do is "gods work"...

Adam being the supposed first man alive, and Smasher behind another word for destroy. Is is possible, like all the musical ties, and the multitude of references throughout the game, could his name essentially be symbolic, essentially.

A killing machine that traded his humanity and physical form for that of a weapon that would kill indiscriminately, he's the perfect example of one who gave up what it means to be human to destroy all those he believes are below him? Everything "ganic".

Could it be the games way of calling him the "destroyer of man"?