Nathan Hale (character)

For other uses, see Nathan Hale (disambiguation).

Lieutenant Nathan Hale
''Resistance series character
First game	Resistance: Fall of Man

Lieutenant Nathan Hale (was in Resistance: Fall of Man a Sergeant) is a fictional character and the main protagonist as well as the player character of Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. The character was created by Insomniac Games. He is voiced by David Kaye.

Development

Ted Price, one of the game developers, adds, "Internally we wanted to know more about Hale, and focusing on him provided the opportunity to answer questions about him."

Appearances

Marketing

Hale was born on November 30, 1922, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He joined the Army in 1945 were he started his training at Camp Wolters, Texas. In 1946, he was promoted to Private First Class, and was cited for lack of reasonable effort because he, according to a report, consistently drove tanks beyond speed limits. Two years later he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In February 1949, he was transferred to a military camp in Achnacarry, Scotland were he went through the Ranger Orientation Program which he passed later in May 1949. Two months later he was transferred to the 1st Ranger Regiment in Fort Benning, Georgia and wounded in a live fire exercise.

In December 1949, the Chimera attacked Europe, but the United States government did not reveal the truth to the American citizens, covering it up by saying that an influenza epidemic was going on in Europe. A government project called Project Abraham starts, whose purpose is to find a cure for the Chimera virus. Hale heard of the project and volunteered for it on December 1, 1950. He said in an induction interview that he thought that something else is going on in Europe that the government isn't telling them. He also said that he thinks that someone like him should volunteer for the project. During his time at the project base in Alaska, he gets to know Doctor Cassandra "Cassie" Aklin. Aklin falls in love with Hale during the time he is there. Hale was injected with the anti-virus in December 6 the same year, and fell into a coma, but woke up from it a few days later.

Resistance: Fall of Man

Half a year later, the American government decides to enter the war against the Chimera, and Hale is one of the 5,000 soldiers that is shipping out. The Americans' mission is to help the British survivors to liberate the city of York and to retrieve a secret weapon that the British claim can be used against the Chimera. However, the force is quickly wiped out by a Chimeran spire attack, which infects all of the soldiers with the Chimeran virus, soon after landing in York. Hale survives thanks to the injection he received at Project Abraham and does not turn into a Chimera. He does receive some of the traits of Chimera which include: increased metabolism and limited regeneration, and gold/yellow irises.

Hale continues on his mission, along the way meeting with and rescuing Captain Rachel Parker while escaping from a Chimeran conversion center in Grimsby. Parker assists Hale over the radio for the rest of his mission. Hale and the British forces eventually manage to deliver the secret weapon to one of the Resistance's headquarters, only for it to be attacked by Chimeran forces shortly afterward. It is revealed that the "secret weapon" is actually an "Angel", a Chimeran creature that British Intelligence was able to capture. The Angels are the most powerful form of Chimera creature, and British Intelligence theorizes that they control the rest of the Chimera forces through some form of telepathy. The Angel attempts to enter into Hale's mind, but he manages to resist the mind-meld and shoots the creature in the head with one long burst from his assault rifle.

Hale continues with the war effort, assisted by Lieutenant Stephen Cartwright, a British Royal Marines Commando. The two of them eventually discover that the Chimera have established a series of metallic Towers throughout Britain, all inter-connected by a series of underground power conduits. They also find out that the Towers were excavated, not constructed. Hale enters the underground Chimeran tunnels and discovers that the Chimera's main Tower in Britain is in London. Through his connection to the Chimera, Hale comes to the conclusion that destroying the central Tower will somehow result in the total defeat of the Chimera in Britain.

The British and American forces launch one final, desperate attack against the main Tower in London. Hale manages to reach the top of the Tower and destroy its central nuclear fission reactor, resulting in a massive explosion that demolishes the main Tower. The reaction propagates along the Chimera conduit network, destroying all the Towers in Britain and killing all of the Angels inside. With the Angels dead, the remaining Chimera forces quickly die off.

Hale is presumed to have been killed in the explosion of the main Tower, and the Army lists him as Killed in Action. Hale has survived however, as the final sequence depicts Hale walking through rubble and snow, armed with only a single grenade. He is captured by a squad of soldiers, a form of special forces. Hale briefly contemplates killing them as well as himself with the grenade, but ultimately decides against it. He drops the grenade and allows himself to be taken into custody by the soldiers.

Resistance 2

The group of soldiers transports Hale to the Dan Aric Johnson Air Force Base in Iceland. Upon landing at the base, the U.S. Black Ops soldiers attempt to subdue Hale. Hale willingly gives in and goes with the soldiers, this time in the aircraft. Hale resists this time until one of the soldiers pulls out a pistol and he is told to relax. Hale arrives at the base and discovers that there are others like him who are resistant, or at least semi-resistant, to the Chimeran virus. These men have been collected here from around the world, by SRPA, to help protect one of the few safe remaining countries in the world. These men are called the Sentinels, a highly trained task force. At some point the base comes under attack by the Chimeran Forces. On May 15, 1953, the Chimera launch a full scale invasion of the United States, attacking with their huge aerial fleet of battleships, transports, and fighters on both the East and West coasts.

Nathan Hale is killed in the last cutscene of Resistance 2. He seems to be possesed by something Chimeran and says a few things including "This is just the beginning" along with the exact lines said by Daedalus when he escapes his holding cell in the first chapter of the game. His teammate, Corporal Joseph Capelli, then replies to Hale: "Forgive me sir, it was an honor" and then shoots Hale in the head with an M1911.

Personality

Hale seems to be in the first game, Resistance: Fall of Man, like a very quiet and withdrawn person as he only says a few words in the game; however, in trailers for Resistance 2 as well in reports and videos at the Project Abraham site, Hale shows a more aggressive and accessible behavior. The reason why he is more withdrawn in Resistance: Fall of Man could be because of several reasons; either he is shocked of what he has found out what going on in Europe, some adverse effect from the injection he received at Project Abraham, or another Chimeran Attribute - a lessened individuality.

Reception

PTOM states that "The Resistance 2 story is all about Nathan Hale and his role in this great conflict." Playstation Universe lists Hale among the top five Playstation 3 characters thus far.

External links

• Hale dossier at Project Abraham.com
• "Nathan Hale," Resistance Fall of Wiki