List of Crusader characters

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This is a list of characters appearing in the Origin Systems Crusader games. Interaction between the player and these characters usually takes place through a FMV cutscene playing, therefore each character's description is also accompanied by the name of the actor/actress portraying him/her.

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[edit] Resistance characters

[edit] Gen. Quentin Maxis

Citizen # 4R-3G9-8773-XXX

Age: 57 (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 88 kg

Brown hair, brown eyes

A former colonel of the WEC military, Quentin Maxis (Ev Lunning) began to feel a growing distrust of the bureaucrats and the means through which they governed while he was in the military. After abandoning his life with the WEC, Maxis joined the ranks of the Resistance, where he quickly became one of their most important leaders. At present he is part of Central (the Resistance directive office) and from his hidden HQ directs the efforts against the WEC. Maxis is the man responsible for welcoming the Captain in the Resistance, as he at least sympathizes with the Silencer's motivations for leaving the service of the WEC.

[edit] Col. Stephon Ely

Citizen # 9A-8T99-5613-XXX

Age: 40 (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 190 cm

Weight: 95 kg

Black hair, black eyes

Ely (Alex Morris) is the Commanding Officer of the Echo Sector Resistance base and the man the Silencer reports to for briefing during No Remorse. He is a tall black man who enjoys smoking cigars and chewing their stubs in the corner of his mouth. Col. Ely is skeptical about the addition of a Silencer to his unit, but comes to trust the new recruit soldier upon seeing the often-spectacular results of his missions. Ely is captured by the WEC during a mission, probably because security forces were tipped off about his location by the spy in the Resistance. Sent for detainment to the "Darkside station" on the Moon, he is later rescued by the Captain, and takes command of the Resistance's operations on Darkside Base.

[edit] Lt. Col. Matt Shepherd

Citizen # 3D-24GT-4742-DDD

Age: 36 (at beginning of No Regret)

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 82 kg

Brown hair, brown eyes

Lt. Col. Shepherd (Rick Porter) was an officer working for the WEC Security Cartel on the Moon, but became a Resistance sympathizer upon witnessing the harsh treatment of the prisoners working in the mines. After working as a spy for the Resistance, Shepherd was helped to stage his "death" in a shuttle accident and later covertly returned to the WEC base on the Moon to become the first full-time Resistance officer of the lunar garrison.

[edit] Major Jo Anne Vargas

Citizen # 4V-9G31-4556-XXX

Age: 32 (at the beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 56 kg

Dark brown hair, hazel eyes

An attractive and charismatic woman, Major Vargas (Suzanne Savoy) has been part of the Resistance for years and has often worked with Central in preparing various manifestos for the movement. She was assigned to the Philadelphia unit when that base was attacked by WEC forces and captured. Unknown to anyone in the Resistance, while in captivity, she struck a deal with Chairman Draygan to work as a double agent, spying on Resistance activities and reporting them back to the WEC. Rescued by the Silencer, she is taken back to Echo base. As rumor about the theorized mole spreads, Vargas drops hints and fires off misdirecting suggestions, such as hinting the mole could have infiltrated Central, rather than Echo base. When her betrayal is later discovered, Vargas has the Resistance base destroyed and its personnel killed. Assigned by Draygan to direct the efforts to crush the Resistance from the Vigilance Platform, she is killed aboard the space station in a final showdown with the silencer/captain if she is beaten.

[edit] Sgt. Shannon Brooks

Citizen # 2N-9U3-2214-DXX

Age: 28 (at the beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Brown hair, hazel eyes

A fierce young woman with her hair tied in a pony tail, Shannon Brooks (Tonie Perensky) is a hard-core Resistance believer, mostly because of her tragic past: Brooks' parents were both killed when the WEC annihilated the city of Petra for declaring its independence from the Consortium. Among the operatives of Echo base, she probably feels the most distrust towards the Captain (she is also arguably the most skeptical of Major Vargas). Due to the spy's activities, she is captured by the WEC and even fingered as the spy for a short time, until the Silencer catches the real spy "red-handed" and rescues Brooks from a WEC prison. Brooks' only appearance in No Regret is in e-mail form, where she notes, approximately 48 hours after the end of No Remorse, that the Resistance's doctors have declared her fit for duty; apparently, she has also been promoted to Lieutenant.

[edit] Cpl. Troy "Wizard" Reeves

Citizen # 7B-8Y21-5489-XXX

Age: 26 (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Brown hair, blue eyes

Cpl. Reaves (Taylor Gibbler) runs the Echo base hardware section. He is a specialist in informatics and got the "Wizard" nickname during childhood due to his hacking talents. His computer skills are vital to the Resistance, since Reaves can infiltrate the WEC network and scavenge for information, but, most importantly, he is an "extraction specialist" capable of tapping into the WEC teleporter grids and take temporary control of pads, thus allowing Resistance operatives to get in and out of enemy installations. He is also the one who nicknames the Captain "Tin Man". Reaves was murdered by Major Vargas when she had the WEC troopers assault Echo base.

[edit] Cpl. "Yo-Yo" Cardova

Citizen # 6Y-5B52-4589-XXX

Age: 32 (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 90 kg

Brown hair, brown eyes

A Latino man, Nicholas Cardova (Carlos Compean) has been in the Resistance for some time and has undergone a good share of operations. He is notable for his belligerent attitude, quick temper, and the number of times he's been promoted to and demoted from the rank of corporal. At first, he welcomes the Silencer with pure venom. However, after several operations in support of the Captain, including one where he is restored to corporal and witnesses "the biggest explosion I've ever seen", his attitude reverses, and he becomes almost fond of the Silencer. He is killed after Major Vargas's betrayal leads WEC forces to Echo Sector base.

[edit] Pvt. "Taxman" Andrews

Citizen # 46-9L22-1677-XXX

Age: 38 (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 188 cm

Weight: 84 kg

Brown hair, green eyes

Andrews (Gabriel Folse) worked for the most part of his life for the WEC in the Revenue Assessment Division and was nicknamed "Taxman" by Resistance members after his defection. Disgusted by the methods of the WEC he became a Resistance soldier and was assigned to Echo base. Andrews is one of the few Resistance operatives who is not hostile to the Silencer; in fact, he seems to have more respect for the Captain than anyone at Echo Base. During an early operation, Andrews is ambushed by a squad of WEC soldiers. Badly outnumbered, he is killed in action. It's very likely the ambush had been setup by the spy in the Resistance, who probably warned the WEC of Andrews' raid. Andrews' death does nothing for the Silencer's reputation: Cardova and Brooks both threaten him with pain and death if they find out he had anything to do with the betrayal.

[edit] Weasel

A.k.a.: Alvin Tarkin, Leroy Cern, Alberto Devense, Sally Horrowitz, Lyle Lepardo, Antonio Zero

Citizen # Unknown

Age: Early 30s (at beginning of No Remorse)

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 72 kg

Brown/silver hair, blue eyes

A mysterious fellow with brizzolato hair somewhere in his thirties, Weasel's (Marco Perella) full name is unknown. Even the WEC database does not hold any data since he is a "refusenik", a man whose identity has not been registered. His nickname probably stems from the weasel often hanging on his left shoulder, or perhaps his ability to wriggle through tight spots. Weasel works as a black market seller and is the individual the Captain has to rely upon for buying new equipment. It is speculated that Weasel was killed by WEC soldiers when Echo base was overrun, but unlike the others, his body is not found at the base.

[edit] Allen Denning

Citizen # 4F-16DT-2729-EXX

Age: 36 (at beginning of No Regret)

Height: 172 cm

Weight: 82 kg

Brown hair, brown eyes

Denning (Kevin Page) is a civilian operator in the Resistance. Imprisoned at 18 by the WEC, his sentence was extended and he was later deported to the Moon, where he worked as a Di-Corellium miner. After completing his term, he was offered a job as shuttle pilot thanks to the help of a WEC administrator, who was also a Resistance sympathizer. Introduced to the underground movement himself, Denning acts as a courier and smuggler, but also takes part to the Resistance guerrilla operations. Diagnosed with untreatable leukemia linked to Di-Cor poisoning, Denning has requested to continue Resistance operations as long as he remains physically able. Denning is killed in an ambush planned by Director Leach.

[edit] Marian "Torch" Leibnitz

Citizen # 9G-26TF-3732-AXX

Age: 30

Height: 193 cm

Weight: 132 kg

Black hair, brown eyes

A heavyset man, Torch (Troy Curvey jr) much prefers to be referred to by his nickname only. He was a problematic young boy long before being arrested and imprisoned by the WEC. He always had a knack for explosives and after entering the Resistance he became one of the movement's most trusted demolitions experts. Captured during a London operation, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on the Moon to mine Di-Corellium. Torch kept his role as an active Resistance operative until an accident in the mines and complications from a poorly-treated wound resulted in the loss of his left arm (which has since been replaced with a prosthetic mining drill). Currently he is tasked with mission planning and coordination, and his expertise in the mines makes him the go-to man for reconnaissance and aiding other Resistance soldiers navigate through the mines.

[edit] Professor Sekada

Professor Sekada (Melissa Deleon) is a female scientist formerly of the Consortium working at "Darkside station" on the Moon. Her research was aimed at seeking alternative power sources to Di-Corellium--their funding came from Senators who believed that the reliance on Di-Cor was a mistake. When Sekada's work was about to show the first promising results, her lab was stormed by WEC troopers under orders from Director Leach. The guards destroyed the lab, killed all of Sekada's staff, imprisoned the Professor, and stole the research results. She is later rescued by the Silencer and then becomes a member of the Resistance, occasionally helping the other operatives by directing missions from the control room of the Resistance base.

[edit] WEC characters

[edit] President Gauthier

An unseen character, President Gauthier's (Grant James) presence is limited to his voice which is heard during some conversations with Chairman Draygan in No Regret. Presumably the highest-ranked politician in the Consortium, Gauthier seems to be the only person of whom Draygan is afraid, likely because the President is his only superior. Judging from his words, Gauthier is definitely hostile to the Resistance, but seems happy enough to let Draygan do all the dirty work for him.

[edit] Chairman Nathaniel Draygan

Over the course of No Remorse Chairman Draygan (Everett "Woody" Skaggs) is the visible presence of WEC political power. A man in his mid forties with gray hair, Draygan is a strong opposer of the Resistance and he seeks to destroy the underground movement by any means necessary, be it plain old military assaults or devious nerve gas attacks. He is also the man behind the "Vigilance Platform" program, an effort to build and unleash an orbital weapons station designed to be the ultimate solution against the Resistance. In the events of No Regret, Draygan has also become obsessed with taking vengeance against the Silencer, who thwarts the Chairman's plans. While he is supervising Di-Corellium mining on the Moon, Draygan engages in combat against the Captain, using a suit of robotic battle armor, but is finally slain.

[edit] Senator Everette Snell

A corrupt Consortium politician, Senator Snell (Ron Jackson) is a man whose main interest seems to be enjoying the power coming from his political position. Snell is also the man whom Draygan turns to when the Chairman requires the Senate to vote according to his desires. Captured for interrogation by the Captain, Snell is later able to flee from Resistance custody, but is shot by Draygan when he reports back to the WEC headquarters, possibly because he was of no more use to the Chairman, or maybe because the WEC suspected he gave up information to the Resistance.

[edit] Dr. Gregor Hoffman

While most of the population is led to believe that Dr. Hoffman's (Edwin Neal) research is aimed at preserving lives through his discoveries, the simple truth is that Hoffman is a classic mad scientist. As shown in his conversations with his assistant Doyle, Hoffman is more than willing to use Resistance prisoners like they are guinea-pigs for his experiments, like the "mind probe" project, and behaves with utter amorality mixed to a touch of theatricality. Hoffman is the mastermind of yet another project, aimed at creating the perfect soldier: he genetically engineered two different batches of clone troopers which are supposed to be the members of the Silencer Corps. While still working on the second batch of Silencers, Hoffman is killed by the Captain during a raid against the Consortium research center he works at.

[edit] Director Judith Leach

Judith Leach (Mary Chris Wall) is the woman in charge of the direction of "Darkside station" on the Moon. Soon after being appointed she began a zero tolerance policy against the prisoners with the precise purpose of keeping Di-Corellium production on schedule with the ever-growing demands of Earth industries. Leach is absolutely uncaring of the lives of the prisoners; her interest is to get the job done, whether that means increasing Di-Cor production or crushing the Resistance presence on the Moon. During his visit to the lunar base, Chairman Draygan has Director Leach arrested by his bodyguards, feeling she has failed the WEC too many times. Her status remains unknown since it is not clearly stated if she has been imprisoned or executed. However, members of the team that briefly worked on Crusader 2 stated she would have played a part in the game.

[edit] Other characters

[edit] Professor Joseph Willmar

A slightly overweight scientist working for the Consortium, Professor Willmar (Rick Perkins) is a brilliant scientist working in the field of weapons development. He has struck a deal with General Maxis and thus often helps the Resistance to gain access to restricted structures by supplying keycards. While working on his latest invention, the "graviton shield", he is arrested, probably because the spy in the Resistance revealed Willmar's Resistance complicity to the WEC. In an extraction attempt, Prof. Willmar is killed when stepping on a sabotaged teleporter whose signal has been scrambled by the spy, resulting in an effect similar to that caused by a disrupter.

[edit] Trina Jenkins

Trina Jenkins (Lisa MacKenzie) is one of the WEC's best known anchorwomen. She appears in the daily "WEC news" transmission (often in company of Josh Starns), reading the propaganda filled news supplied by the Consortium. Usually such reports describe the results of the latest mission undergone by the Silencer as acts of terrorism or crimes against humanity while concealing the truth about such operations from the general population and downplaying the effects of the attack.

[edit] Josh Starns

Another "WEC news" anchorman, Starns (Doug Forest) usually appears on screen with Trina Jenkins, but on some editions he will be the only newsreader present. He too blindly reports the fake news provided by the Consortium. Starns doesn't appear in No Regret.

[edit] Trivia

  • Some of the characters in the games are named after members of the Crusader development team. Two of the Silencers in the intro of No Remorse are named Tony Zurovec and Mark Vittek like Crusader's producer and lead programmer respectively. Colonel Ely is probably named after Asylum Sound System programmer Jason Ely and similarly the game's Professor Willmar probably owes his name to programmer Eric Willmar. Also, in one of the missions, a WEC senator is called Spector, likely an homage to Warren Spector who was working for Origin at that time.
  • Many of the actors for the FMV scenes in both Crusader games also appeared on the children's educational show Wishbone (which were all filmed in Texas). In particular Mary Chris Wall (Director Leach) and Alex Morris (Colonel Ely) had a regular role and a recurring guest role respectively.

[edit] See also

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