List of characters in Killzone

This is a list of List of characters in the Killzone franchise.

Main characters

Cpl. Dante Garza

Cpl. Dante Garza is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as “a wisecracking smartass from a privileged family; his parents sent him to a military academy at a young age to straighten him out.” [Shane Bettenhausen, “Meet Alpha Squad: "Killzone 2" debuts three fresh faces…and one old favorite,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Cpt. Jan Templar

Jan (pronounced Yan) is the everyman of this game. He is a Special Forces Captain, and a born leader. He is called into the fight by General Vaughton. He and Luger used to be in an "intimate" relationship, but after seeing how much Luger had changed, she now is a colder, more calculated person. ("Trained to think, not feel. Act, instead of reflect," as Hakha puts it.) Just before the events of Killzone, it is revealed that an attempt was made on his life in the manual, although it does not specify why or by whom. According to the manual, the assassination attempt was made with an ISA sniper rifle "stolen recently from an SD Platform reserve munitions store". This has led some players to believe that General Adams (or someone under his command) was the culprit. He can handle almost all situations, and can handle all forms of ISA weaponry well. He can use Helghast weaponry fairly well. Standard shooter.

He has a habit of quoting movies and TV shows during battle (i.e "You feel lucky?" "I love it when a plan comes together!" from the Dirty Harry movies and the A-team, respectively).

He is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as the “hero from the previous two "Killzone" games…” [Shane Bettenhausen, “"Killzone 2"’s supporting cast,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Sgt. Rico Velasquez

Rico, born in the slums of Vekta city, is the toughest, slowest, and biggest Helghast-hating character in the entire game, swearing almost constantly. He apparently went crazy and sought revenge after the Helghast wiped out his entire platoon, leaving him the lone survivor. He has tried to get Hakha killed or restrained from the moment they met, and the two often make jokes at one another (with Hakha usually getting the last laugh, because Rico doesn't understand what he's saying). By the end of the game, Rico and Hakha seem to respect each other. Rico's unique skills: Since he's not very mobile, he cannot build or climb like the others. However, he has the most constitution out of all the characters, capable of taking surprising amounts of damage. He is also the most proficient with heavy weaponry, and can carry more ammo for such weapons. Plus, he carries the most destructive of all weapons in the game, a Chaingun/Rocket launcher that can shred infantry and tank alike. He is depicted as the stereotypical hoodlum, and frequently uses street slang.

He is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as “still coping with his past choices…” [Shane Bettenhausen, “Meet Alpha Squad: "Killzone 2" debuts three fresh faces…and one old favorite,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Col. Gregor Hakha

A half-human, half Helghan who works for the Colonial Intelligence Service in the ISA as a secret agent. His past links him to General Lente who is responsible for the invasion plans on Vekta. Holding the rank of Colonel, Hakha was rescued from Helghast besieging his position by Captain Templar, Sergeant Rico and Shadow Marshal Luger and worked with them in defeating General Lente. It is later revealed Lente killed his brother on Helghan. He is the expert in Helghast weaponry and technology and also possesses a knife. He also regenerates faster than an ordinary human.

He seems to be quite intelligent, judging by his vocabulary, and sometimes quotes philosophers and poets alike. He often clashes with Rico because of his Helghan heritage.

gt. Tomas Sevchenko

Sgt. Tomas Sevchenko is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as “a hard-working, by-the-books leader who exudes quiet professionalism.” [Shane Bettenhausen, “Meet Alpha Squad: "Killzone 2" debuts three fresh faces…and one old favorite,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Cpl. Shawn Natko

Cpl. Shawn Natko is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as “the Alpha Squad‘s best hand-to-hand fighter and demolitions expert, relishing close combat. [Shane Bettenhausen, “Meet Alpha Squad: "Killzone 2" debuts three fresh faces…and one old favorite,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Shadow Marshal Luger

A Shadow Marshal within the ISA, Luger is an assassin who excels in stealth based operations. She is skilled in the use of hand to hand combat as well as infiltration missions. Possessing a ruthless personality that shows no mercy in combat, Luger has an "ice queen" disposition and rarely smiles. In battle, she prefers to get close to her opponents in order to make the killing blow. Attractive but totally unapproachable, she is completely cold and calculating who puts the mission ahead of anything else. She noted that she graduated from the academy six months early and it appears that her and Jan were lovers at one point.

Everlyn Batton

A scientist and part of the crew General Stratson assigned to develop the nuclear weapons to bomb Vetka to rid Vekta of the Helghast menace. In "KILLZONE: Liberation" she was a VIP that Templar needed to save in Rayhoven and later on in a Helghast base where she was tortured for the ID codes needed to activate the nuclear weapons the Helghast stole. Despite she being part of the crew creating the weapons, she was completely against Stratson's plan of bombing Vekta. She is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as a “sultry scientist…” [Shane Bettenhausen, “"Killzone 2"’s supporting cast,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

Minor characters

Heff Milcher

Heff Milcher was the Minister for War for the ISA Government on Vekta. He planned to support General Stratson's plan to use nuclear weapons at a secret meeting at the Rayhoven Base. When the Helghast during the attack on Rayhoven Island, he escaped onboard with other high-ranking officials on an attack chopper which shortly afterwards was shot down. Captured by the Helghast, he was killed by Colonel Cobar shortly afterwards. His death was witnessed by Captain Templar.

General Bradley Vaughton

General Bradley Vaughton was a General in the Vektan Army. When the Helghast invaded, he ordered Templar to meet up with agent Luger in a rescue misson. He willingly went to the SD Platform shortly afterwards to hand control of the Platform to General Adams. Shortly afterwards, he discovered that the SD Platform was under the control of the Helghast. Soon after the revelation, he was killed by a Helghan trooper on the orders of General Adams.

Helghast

Scolar Visari

Scolar Visari is a character and the "implicit" main antagonist in the videogame "Killzone" voiced by Brian Cox. He is the leader of the Helghast Empire and is responsible for the re-militarization of the Helghan troops after their defeat following the First Helghan War. He has succeeded in launching an invasion of one of ISA colonial planets, Vekta, to avenge what he sees as the abandonment and abuse of the Helghast.

Scolar Visari has not interacted with any character within the first game outside of the introductory cinematic, but he is commonly referred to by various individuals other than the Helghast soldiers. He has also been heard at the end of "Killzone Liberation" stating that the Helghast now have nuclear weapons and will be expecting the ISA assault on Helghan.

He is described by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" as the “elusive leader of the Helghast…” [Shane Bettenhausen, “"Killzone 2"’s supporting cast,” "Electronic Gaming Monthly" 231 (August 2008): 61.]

General Joseph Lente

General Joseph Lente is the Commander-in-Chief of the Helghast Third Army, directly under the command of Scolar Visari. Lente led the Helghan First Assault Division onto Planet Vekta, establishing several beachheads from which to conduct further operations. Lente is extremely devoted to leading the Helghan Army in the right direction, despises humanity, and openly displays fascist beliefs. When he is finally defeated by the ISA squad led by Templar, he tells Hakha of how he had personally killed his brother for his pro-human beliefs. Upon hearing this, Hakha kills him. He is voiced by Steven Berkoff.

General Armin Metrac

Armin Metrac has his only appearance in . Visari personally ordered Metrac to conquer Vekta. He is a sadist who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Metrac is different from other Helghast due to the fact that he has hair and an athletic build. He is also charismatic and is known by his cruel interrogation techniques and committing massacres against civilians. He was killed while engaging Captain Jan Templar in combat at his secret mountaintop fortress. It had been debated that he is not technically Helghast, and that he's really a human that has gained favor from Scolar Visari. It was recently revealed on the unlockable content (accessible only on the game contents) that he is a Helghast who has evolved to the point that he can breathe both in both Helghan and Earth-like atmospheres.

Colonel Cobar

Colonel Cobar is Metrac's loyal friend and an officer in the Helghan military. Known as "White death" due to the number of people he has killed, many Helghans are afraid of him. Metrac himself had personally recruited him in the final months of the Vektan invasion due to his loyalty and high kill count. He killed Heff Milcher on the orders of his superiors. Shortly afterwards, he enganged Templar at the Helghast Firebird Base in his personal tank. Despite overwhelming odds, Templar manages to disable his tank and question him regarding the whereabouts of Evelyn Batton and General Stratson. Cobar instead rebuffs the questions claiming that the Vektan Government had another traitor. Before he can reveal the traitors identity, he is shot dead by a recently escaped Stratson.

Vektan Traitors

General Stuart Adams

General Stuart Adams was the Supreme Commander of the Vekta SD Platform. In the first Killzone, he is voiced by Ronny Cox.

Adams first appeared in the title's introduction when the Helghast fleet begins its invasion of Vekta. He orders the Space Defense Platforms to fire in defense, but a weapons malfunction is detected and the fleet passes by unhindered (presumably, Adams disarmed them himself). In the middle of the fifth level of the game, the player discovers that Adams is a traitor who is cooperating with General Lente, the commander of the 3rd Helghan Army, and is planning to use the SD Platform to destroy the soon-to-arrive Earth Fleet which has been sent to assist Vekta.

It is unclear why Adams had betrayed the ISA, although he obviously wants to be looked upon favorably by Scolar Visari, the leader of the Helghast. Near the end of the game he speaks of "the visions Visari has shown him". He kills General Vaughton, one of the commanders of the ISA army defending Vekta, after retrieving his key which is necessary to gain control of the SD Platform weapons. After player's team, an elite ISA squad leaded by Cpt. Jan Templar, discovers Adams' betrayal, getting aboard the SD platform in order to stop him becomes their main objective.

Adams' continuing failure to kill Templar's squad forces General Lente to take over the assignment although he is no more successful. At the end of the game, when Templar manages to breach and destroy the SD Platform, Adams tells him in defeat that his death will not solve anything and that the Helghast will never surrender. He is then crushed by falling debris from the crumbling platform while Templar and his crew manage to escape.

General Dwight Stratson

General Dwight Stratson was a General in the ISA army appearing in '. He was the person responsible for the Helghast invasion of Vekta after persuading General Adams to betray the ISA and the Helghan leader to invade Vekta. He is first seen during a rescue mission into Rayhoven Base. After rescuing the General, Heff Milcher and Evelyn Batton, the aircraft that they are in is shot down over enemy territory in the swamps. After a second rescue mission resulted in Heff Milcher's death by Colonel Cobar and the subsequent assassination on the Helghan Colonel by the now rescued General, Stratson immediately places himself in command of the War effort. Upon discovery of Metrac's hidden fortress, he orders it to be destroyed via an air strike. In Chapter 5, it is revealed that Stratson has since secretly taken control of the Helghast invasion force following Metrac's death. Framing Rico for treason and secretly handing the majority of the "Rayhoven Nukes" to the Helghan Emperor, he then proceeds to capture Sedah City with his Elite Guard and the remaining Helghan ground troops by giving them uniforms and codes to access the city via the sewers. During the Battle of Sedah City"', it is also revealed that he was behind a number of high profile assassinations involving key Generals and Politicians that were running the war. After the initial invasion force is repelled, he is forced to retreat into the Royal Palace with his Elite Guard and all remaining Helghan troops. Templar fights his way to him and confronts Stratson who admits to betraying the ISA. After a fight with his troops, he openly engages Templar wearing an advanced Mecha suit. Upon his defeat, he is arrested by security troops on charges of treason.

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