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== Sarif Industries ==

 

 

The protagonist of the game. He's a former SWAT turned security specialist hired by Sarif Industries to handle any threats the company might face. He was an ordinary human until a surprise attack from unknown forces forced Sarif Industries to augment his body. The game revolves around Jensen's attempts to find answers to why Sarif was attacked and how Megan is connected to all of this.

* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[The Hero]]: Depending on your playstyle, of course.

* [[Badass]]:

 

Adam's ex-girlfriend, and one of the senior scientists at Sarif Industries, who makes an important discovery regarding augmentation.

* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguously Evil]]: She does manipulate the other scientists at Omega Ranch, but she doesn't seem to be that fond of Darrow. And at the end of the game, she joins with Page, though that might've been out of necessity rather than ill intentions}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]}}: {{spoiler|Unwillingly, at first}}.

 

He is the founder and CEO of Sarif Industries. He pushes augmentation so much that he gets upset if Adam does not buy a Praxis kit from a LIMB clinic as soon as possible.

* [[Benevolent Boss]]: Offers good pay and great benefits, and genuinely cares about his people. On top of that, after Megan and her research team are {{spoiler|supposedly}} killed in the assault on the lab, an e-mail is sent out to all employees stating that if any of them need to talk, his door is always open.

** That being said, he ''does'' {{spoiler|have Adam's [[Body Horror|right arm and legs removed]] without necessity or consent, using a convenient clause in Adam's contract. Of course, considering [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|how Sarif views augmentation]], he might very well have considered himself to be [[For Your Own Good|doing Adam a favour]]. You know, as an added bonus to the whole 'making a [[Super Soldier|walking]] [[One-Man Army|weapon]] and [[For Science!|testing science]]' thing}}.

 

Head of Sarif Industries' IT department. His computer skills make him a highly valued employee, but his adversarial attitude towards his coworkers hasn't won him many friends among them.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]:

{{quote|"About time! What, did you get stuck in an airduct on the way here?"

 

The pilot of Sarif Industries VTOL aircraft. She flies Sarif, Adam, and other company personnel wherever they need to go, and provides Adam with overwatch on some of his missions. She lived in Heng Sha for a few years and has personal connections there.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Badass Normal]]: {{spoiler|If you save her life}}, she will kick some ass on your behalf towards the end of the game, saving you a lot of trouble.

 

A older scientist who works for Megan. {{spoiler|Out of the surviving kidnapped scientists, he is the most loyal to Sarif Industries}}.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Out of the original Sarif scientists, he's {{spoiler|the most resistant to just rolling over and accepting the situation, though he doesn't go as far as Sevchenko did. He's also the only scientist who immediately recognizes Jensen and is happy to see him alive. Players will especially feel gratitude towards him if they find him after [[Ungrateful Bitch|Nia]]}}. And he has a cool accent.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]}}: {{spoiler|Unwillingly}}.

 

Another member of Megan's science team. He has an idea about what might be wrong with Faherty's work and suggests that a new cytometer will solve that problem... which will come with a free [[Must Have Caffeine|cappuccino maker]]. {{spoiler|His loyalty is somewhere in between Nia and Declan; while he is far from happy to be at Omega Ranch, he lacks the backbone to truly rebel}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]}}: {{spoiler|Unwillingly}}.

* [[The Generic Guy]]: Other than his taste for coffee, he isn't given a whole lot of characterization. {{spoiler|Somewhat subverted when he is found in Omega Ranch, where it's hinted that his jumpy nature stems from more than coffee}}.

 

She is first seen berating a worker for dropping boxes that are worth more than his salary. {{spoiler|She is the second-least-loyal scientist behind Megan, and adapted quite well to her new job at Omega Ranch}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]}}: {{spoiler|Unwillingly}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Never Found the Body]]}}: {{spoiler|Although no one knows it at the time}}.

 

This Sarif Industries scientist is heavily involved with the Typhoon project. {{spoiler|Out of all the kidnapped scientists, he was the most loyal to Sarif and was killed for it. He was able to make some progress on an escape plan before that though}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]}}: {{spoiler|Unwillingly. Unfortunately, it's no longer a fake death by the time Adam tracks down his GPL}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Defiant to the End]]}}: {{spoiler|Though we never see the circumstances of his death, he ''did'' refuse to stop resisting them, even though he had to know the risks}}.

 

A Sarif Industries lab tech who seeks out Adam's help with a personal problem: {{spoiler|he's being blackmailed by a former Sarif employee into stealing neuropozyne from the labs, and hopes Adam will be kind enough to bail him out}}.

* [[Nervous Wreck]]: Not that it's without cause.

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: "I... uh... I fucked up bad..."

 

The Tyrants are a group of elite black ops augumented soldiers employed by the conspiracy in charge of furthering its aims by any means necessary. In the game, they are referred to as a {{spoiler|special operations division of Belltower}}.

* [[Five-Bad Band]]: In ''The Icarus Effect'' tie-in novel at least. Only Namir, Federova and Barret appear in the game proper.

** [[Big Bad]]: Jaron Namir.

 

{{quote|Voice: Al Goulem}}

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Bull.

* [[Arm Cannon]]: Has an arm that transforms into a minigun.

 

{{quote|Voice: [[Earth: Final Conflict|Leni Parker]]}}

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Mantis.

* [[Axe Crazy]]

 

{{quote|Voice: Michael Rudder}}

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Serpent.

* [[Badass Israeli]]: Apparently, this is a rather common situation, as Israel has been destroyed and conquered by a conglomeration of Islamic nations (including Palestine). All surviving Israelis are extremely violent badass guerrilla veterans.

 

=== Scott Hardesty ===

* [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: One of his cybernetic hands turns into a sharpened blade.

* [[Cold Sniper]]

 

=== {{spoiler|Gunther Hermann}} ===

* [[Call Forward]]/[[Mythology Gag]]: Two of them; his introduction in the novel has him {{spoiler|drinking a can of orange soda}}, and he tells {{spoiler|Saxon}} just before their second duel that {{spoiler|"I believe I will enjoy this."}}, which is one of his {{spoiler|combat taunts from the original ''Deus Ex''}}.

* [[Defeat Equals Friendship]]: Averted after {{spoiler|Saxon}} defeats him in combat. His general manner of indifference doesn't change, but he relishes the opportunity for a rematch when it comes.

 

One of the deutagonists of ''The Icarus Effect''. A former SAS trooper and Belltower mercenary, Saxon is recruited into the Tyrants by Jaron Namir after his squad are killed in action due to compromised intelligence. Although initially loyal to Namir, Saxon eventually begins to question the Tyrants' true objectives and the masters they serve. {{spoiler|With the help of the enigmatic Janus, Saxon uncovers that the Tyrants were responsible for the deaths of his squadmates, prompting him to switch sides}}.

* [[Coitus Ensues]]: Between him and Federova. Even he doesn't understand why she does it.

* [[Determinator]]: Towards the end of the novel, he takes {{spoiler|a knife wound to the gut while killing Hardesty}} and still fights his way to {{spoiler|the boat the Tyrants operate from}}, whereupon he takes even MORE punishment {{spoiler|when Namir breaks his arm and beats the snot out of him}}, but he still manages to {{spoiler|defeat Namir in combat}}.

 

{{quote|{{spoiler|Voice: Michelle Boback and Holly O'Brien}}}}

* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]]: The three women who power it are constantly crying for help, unable to perceive much of anything}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Anticlimax Boss]]: Not obvious, but it can be defeated with a single hack and a single gunshot}}.

 

{{spoiler|One of the few known returning characters from the original ''[[Deus Ex]]''; he appears in the opening scene of the intro, although not by name. Also see his entry on [[Deus Ex/Characters|the Characters page for the first game]]. He is currently the CEO of Versalife}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: He leads the discussion in the game's intro, and sets his plans into motion at the end}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]}}

 

Belltower is an umbrella group of private military contractors who provide a maximum spectrum private military/security solution. {{spoiler|The Conspiracy uses them as one of their many arms of enforcement}}. Their special operation forces {{spoiler|are under command of the Tyrants (and Pieter Burke in ''The Missing Link'') and were complicit in the kidnapping of Megan and her team}}.

* [[Law Enforcement, Inc.]]: They are the de facto police in Heng Sha.

* [[Private Military Contractors]]

 

Commander of Belltower operations in Heng Sha and Zhao Yun Ru's direct subordinate. Seems to have little to no regard for collateral damage resulting from the carrying out of his tasks.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Not exactly, considering how capable he is, but players get four, count 'em, four chances to shoot/stab/punch him in the face. If they go non-lethal, they can lay him out all four times. {{spoiler|Though considering he's the one who kills Malik, his survival odds are spectacularly low even for Pacifist players}}.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: During the raid on the {{spoiler|Alice Garden Pods, the Belltower mercs execute everyone they run across on his orders, whether or not they put up a fight. He even caps one confused, screaming man himself. He's also the one who executes Malik if Jensen fails to save her}}.

 

Appearing in ''The Missing Link'' DLC as it's primary antagonist, Pieter Burke is the commander of Belltower's special ops group. He's currently positioned on Rifleman Bank Station, ostensibly an offshore oil rig owned by Belltower to incarcarate criminal dissidents. {{spoiler|In reality, the people incarcarated at the station are just swiped off the streets indiscriminately for use in the Hyron Project, which Burke is in direct command of}}.

* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: He owns a custom designed golden revolver.

* [[Lack of Empathy]]

 

Also appearing in ''The Missing Link'', Keitner is Burke's second in command and the director of operations at Rifleman Bank Station. {{spoiler|She's really working with Interpol ([[Unwitting Pawn|or so she believes]]) to bring evidence of Belltower's corruption to light}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Almost-Dead Guy]]}}: {{spoiler|Even after taking multiple bullets to the chest, she survives long enough to give Jensen a few last tidbits of information}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]}}: {{spoiler|After being shot by Burke's men}}.

 

He was Adam's former SWAT commander but is presently the desk jockey for a poor precinct of the Detroit Police Department.

* [[The Atoner]]: He is looking for absolution for his role in inciting the Mexicantown Riots.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: The Mexicantown Incident.

 

A friend of Adam's from his first four years on the Detroit Police force. Currently working undercover as a prostitute just outside of [[Wrong Side of the Tracks|Derelict Row]].

* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: Claims to usually be this, but going by the book doesn't work when your target's a friend of the publisher.

* [[Dirty Harriet]]

 

{{quote|Voice: Victor Young}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: He can be persuaded to pay Adam part of the hitman's fee upfront, and even after {{spoiler|he finds out that Adam has betrayed him}}, he's quite polite and understanding about it. Unless {{spoiler|Adam [[Screw the Money, I Have Rules|refuses to take the bribe]]}}, in which case all bets are off.

* [[Dirty Cop]]

 

{{quote|Voice: James Rankin}}

* [[Dirty Cop]]

* [[Dirty Coward]]: One threat is all it takes. Granted, it's a pretty impressive threat, but ''still''.

 

{{quote|Voice: Shawn Baichoo}}

* [[Nervous Wreck]]: Granted, the reason he's nervous is because he's the only one aware of a ''bomb threat''.

* [[Police Are Useless]]: Or rather, The Police Are Otherwise Occupied trying to pacify the fire-bombing rioters through Detroit.

 

A billionaire and Nobel Prize winner who knows David Sarif personally. He was important to the development of augmentations as well. He is currently working on a project named "Panchaea", a massive hole in the ocean that is supposed to change global warming, and has other geoengineering projects planned. Picus tries to give somewhat favorable coverage of this project ([[Nepotism|presumably due to Picus having been founded by Hugh's father]]). {{spoiler|Despite being considered the father of augmentation, he has come to believe that it will cause humanity's destruction, and is now working with the Illuminati to turn the world against it}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: While he has competition for the role, Darrow ultimately comes closest to realizing his plans}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Creator Backlash]]: In-Universe. He's rather pissed and bitter his own invention can't do a thing for him, so he hijacks the Illuminati's plans and tweaks them so he can make sure the whole world gets to know just how much he's come to hate his own creation}}.

 

The CEO of Tai Yong Medical, a Chinese bio-tech company seeking to become the world leader in the augumentation market and a direct competitor to Sarif Industries. She appears in one of the trailers informing Adam about "these men" who "control global interests on a whim." {{spoiler|She turns out to be a major player in [[The Conspiracy]], and tries to subvert its goals to her own ends}}.

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Her overall goal is to ruthlessly eliminate Tai Yong's competition and establish a monopoly on the augmentation market {{spoiler|in order to ensure the universal distribution of the Illuminati's new mind-controlling biochip. She is even willing to merge with Hyron to do this, lacking any other ambition}}.

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Relatively minor, but {{spoiler|when she attempts to use the killswitch on Jensen which either succeeds or fails depending on whether you had your biochip replaced, she only tries this when he's standing in front of Namir, who proceeds to grab him and throw him across the room}}.

 

Leader of the Purity First militant organization, best-known for leading an attack on Sarif Industries at their Milwaukee Junction manufacturing plant. {{spoiler|He is also the brother of Bill Taggart's aide, Isaias Sandoval}}.

* [[Enemy Mine]]: If you talk him into releasing the hostage and allow him to escape, he will give you the access codes for the FEMA camp in Highland Park in exchange later.

* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: To replace the [[Electronic Eyes|cybereye]] he had removed.

 

The founder of Humanity Front and the leader of the anti-augmentation movement. {{spoiler|It turns out he's a front for the Illuminati, who want to put limits on augmentation technology until they're prepared enough to be able to control it. Along with Hugh Darrow and David Sarif, he (and by extention the Illuminati) are one of the 3 major leaders you can side with in the game's ending}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Ancient Conspiracy]]:}} {{spoiler|Cheerfully invoked. He observes that using the Illuminati name is a ''great'' way to get financiers to pony up}}.

* [[Brainwashing for the Greater Good]]: Possibly. He has a rehab center in Utah, where people are apparently 'convinced' to get rid of their augmentations.

 

A former surgeon and currently Taggart's right-hand man. He is opposed to augmentation because of the effects he observed on his patients in the past.

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: After Taggart's big press conference}}.

** {{spoiler|Can be averted if you say the right things, and finish him off by asking what his family would think of him}}.

 

Detroit's largest street gang, they are rabidly anti-augmentation and control an area surrounding an abandoned textile plant in downtown Detroit.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Against augmented individuals.

 

 

Detroit's second-largest street gang. Not as large as the DRB, but they make up for it by embracing augmentations to make each individual member more formidable.

* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: They sure like gold-plated cyberlimbs.

 

 

This vicious triad from Hengsha is so-named because they attack augmented people in order to steal their implants, which they then sell on the black market or install in themselves.

* [[Body Horror]]: They ''rip the cybernetic parts out of you'' and sell them.

* [[Scary Black Man]]: Their membership contains a high quantity of black men with American accents and deep voices despite the fact that they are a gang based in a Chinese city.

 

The owner of the popular Hengsha nightclub, The Hive, as well as the biggest crime lord in the city's underworld. {{spoiler|Is later revealed to be the father of Tracer Tong from the original game}}.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Tong is one of the snarkiest bastards in the game.

{{quote|'''Jensen''': Tong! How did you get this frequency?

 

The main bartender of the Hive, who also helps to run the shadier side of Tong's business.

* [[Loan Shark]]: Bao runs a Shylock scam for the Harvesters, offering to give people augmentations for no money up front, then shaking them down for monthly payments afterwards.

 

 

The hacker who was puppeting the infiltrator during the second attack on Sarif Industries, he uses the screen-name "Windmill" and is also called the "Dutchman" even though his accent is more Caribbean.<ref>Of course, there are the islands of Curacao, Bonaire, and Aruba, all part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. And that's not even counting the possibility that he could hail from Suriname.</ref>

* [[Dirty Coward]]: When dealing with Adam, he is confident and suave. When Belltower comes to get him, his behavior suddenly degrades drastically.

** To be fair, Belltower ''did'' just make a [[Dynamic Entry]] through the roof and {{spoiler|shoot ''everyone in the building''}}. All he asks is that Adam give him a weapon so he can defend himself as he makes his escape.

 

An aged private investigator who used to be a detective. {{spoiler|He was hired by David Sarif to do a background check on Adam Jensen}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]}}: He'd rather {{spoiler|die than become augmented}}, as he believes that augs have lost their humanity.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Uses the harshest anti-Aug slurs heard in the game, calling Adam a 'robot' and telling Adam that he's not even human. He asks Adam what it was like to die, and whether Adam even has a soul, or if that was taken out of him when he was "built". He also refers to Adam's augmented body as a "metal corpse". ''Damn''.

 

Megan's mother, and dissatisfied with the investigation into her death.

* [[Good Parents|Good Mother]]: If you check Megan's computer at the beginning of the game, there's an e-mail message from Cassandra expressing her concern and asking Megan to call her more often.

* [[Hot Mom]]

 

The ex-boyfriend of one of Malik's deceased friends. {{spoiler|He was the one who killed her, and Malik wants Adam's help proving it}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Accidental Murder]]}}: {{spoiler|It was an accident! All he did was bash her head in with a heavy antique clock! How was he supposed to know that could be fatal}}?

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Not that he was particularly reserved beforehand, but hit all the right answers {{spoiler|while accusing him of Evelyn's murder}}, and he will carpet bomb the area.

 

The global celebrity Picus TV Network newsreader, who tirelessly reads news at seemingly all times. {{spoiler|She is actually an AI designed to manage information in order to shape public opinion, and uses holograms to project her presence.}}

* {{spoiler|[[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]}}: {{spoiler|She starts to develop a sense of morality as a result of watching Adam. However, unlike, say, Daedalus, she's got no ability to make decisions for herself and can't properly "rebel" other than sharing a little information with Adam}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Creepy Monotone]]}}: {{spoiler|She's ''trying'' to help, but her commentary during the battle with Fedorova can have this effect}}.

 

A heavily-augmented freelance mercenary from the six-issue comic run.

* [[Artificial Limbs]]: Her entire arms and at least part of her legs have been replaced with mechanical augmentations.

* [[Badass]]:

 

This abrasive, foul-mouthed commentator tirelessly talks on his radio show at all times. He comments on practically everything, but mainly focuses on conspiracy theories and the politics surrounding augmentation. {{spoiler|He starts out as fiercely anti-aug, but switches sides when he finds out the Illuminati are controlling the opposition movement}}.

* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Completing the game reveals that he had a lot of good points.

* [[Coincidental Broadcast]]: For example, while Adam is in Hengsha, this guy just happens to be talking about Hengsha.

 

One of Adam's street informants back when he was a cop, this woman sifts through trash in order to find food. Her favorite drink is Maharaja Hot Devil beer. She is most-well-known for behaving like a very stereotypical black person.

* [[Jive Turkey]]: Quite painfully so for a lot of people.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: She always refers to Adam as "The Captain" or some variation thereof.

* [[Street Smart]]