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Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)
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So a devastating sandstorm hits Dubai. The 33rd Infantry Battalion, led by Colonel John Konrad, is sent in to evacuate the population, but the mission apparently fails and Konrad disappears.

Six months later, Captain Martin Walker (the main character) and two of his men are sent into Dubai to evacuate Konrad and any other survivors. This mission is a big deal to Walker because Konrad previously saved his life, and is one of his personal heroes.

So Walker and co. head into Dubai, not having a clue what's going on, and they find themselves in the middle of a full-blown civil war between those of the 33rd who stayed loyal to Walker, those of the 33rd who defected, and the CIA. You understand it's not this clearly laid out in game. It's just like "dudes are shooting us" "wtf why are they shooting us" "w/e shoot back" and it KEEPS HAPPENING.

And because our dudes are just dumped in the middle of a powder keg with guns, literally everything they do makes things worse. Oops civilians dead. Oops more civilians. Oops. Oops. Why are they shooting at us. Nothing we can do but shoot back. Oops.

And periodically Walker's comrades are like "Maybe we should just leave???"

Walker always says no. Because he wants to rescue Konrad, his PERSONAL HERO, and he also sees mounting evidence that Konrad is responsible for war crimes/atrocities, and he wants to know how his PERSONAL HERO could do such a thing.

So they keep on going, and keep on killing, and iirc they end up destroying the whole city's water supply, basically dooming everyone to a slow death. Why did they do this? idk it seemed like a good idea at the time?? I think it was like, they allied with the CIA, and destroying the water supply was supposed to break the 33rd rebels' chokehold on power, or something.

Ultimately it turns out that Konrad is dead, and has been dead before the start of the game(!!) - he committed suicide after his evacuation mission failed. Walker has been hallucinating about Konrad throughout; e.g. what he thought was Konrad taunting him was just Walker talking to himself while his comrades stood there like "uhh...you okay dude?" So basically the mission was even more of a fracas than it already was. The end! After this revelation, if you want, you can have Walker commit suicide.
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You put your RESOLVE HAT back on, which conveniently is the same hat as your NORMAL HAT.
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