He examines the paper given to his assassin and mocks him that he's too sick and has failed his mission, and that he knows that he is effectively 'fired'. It's worth mentioning that the Jackal appears to be one step ahead of everyone, as he somehow knew the player's arrival in Pala on his first day, why the UFLL and the APR teamed up, and knew where to steal the diamond case.Īt the beginning of the game, when the player arrives in Pala and blacks out due to the severity of malaria, the Jackal appears to the sicken player.

This could possibly explain his sometimes strange and unpredictable behavior towards the player. While it could be said it's nothing more than a wild tale, anything is possible in a war-torn nation (as they mention their disbelief on hearing some guy was hired to kill him). Each tape features the Jackal's views on a particular subject, revealing his values, his experiences and his justifications for what he does.Īccording to a rumor discussed by Prosper Quassi and Walton Purefoy, the Jackal has brain cancer and only has 3 months left to live. These tapes were somehow scattered by the mercenaries and ended up all over the country. The interview was recorded on tapes, which were taken by the APR and the UFLL to cover up atrocities they committed. Eventually, he found himself comfortable in Africa, selling weapons in the warzones, which has slowly justified his own actions.Īt one time, he agreed to an interview with Reuben Oluwagembi. The Jackal served in the United States Navy during the Cold War, running smuggled arms to rebels across the world from South America all the way to Africa. Despite his apparent lack of morals, he is a man of humanist and nihilist beliefs, even quoting Frederich Nietzche's Beyond Good and Evil when the player first encounters him. The Jackal is known for selling his weapons at very low prices and being very good at hiding. for breaking many arms laws, but has managed to avoid the authorities for many years now. As it has been stated in the beginning of the game, every gun, bullet, and corpse is traced back to him.

Aside from the two warring factions, he is known to sell his weapons to many Gun shops scattered thoughout The Unnamed African Country. The Jackal is a notorious arms dealer, who has been selling his weapons to many countries in Africa for at least 16 wars: recently, to the warring factions the United Front for Liberation and Labour and the Alliance for Popular Resistance.

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