Mission:The Lords of Death - Part One: Knock-Knock

Part One: Knock-Knock

Briefing

Listen, Character. The Regulators aren't what we used to be. Hell, I know I look pretty ridiculous putting on my old costume, but right now, the people need to see the heroes out in force, now more than ever. That's why I want you to represent the Regulators here in Kings Row, to give all those people that lost everything in Galaxy City a ray of hope again. I'm commited to this, even if it is just you and I.

Unfortunately, things are pretty dark at the moment. The Skulls have taken it in the teeth and their leader, Veles Petrovic, isn't taking it lying down.

With his brother, Chernobog, behind bars, Veles is striking out with a vengeance at anything that threatens his gang. New legislation to crack down on Superadine dealing here in Paragon City has apparently caught his attention, and in response we've had a string of assassinations against city officials that have supported it. Veles' scare tactic looks like it just might do the trick and silence the city council before they can even vote.

A lot of people need your help, Character, do you want the job?

• I'll join you in representing the New Regulators

That's the spirit. Ha, I knew I could count on you.

Now, I may not be as good in a fist fight as I was back in my heyday, but I still got an eye for details and planning. My guess is that The Skulls are going to target Councilman Hammett sometime before his speech tomorrow to the city council.

I want you to head over to Hammett's offices and provide him with some extra security.

Unnecessary Solicitation

If The Skulls make a play for Hammett then your top priority is to keep him alive.

Mission Objective(s)

Something here isn't right...

• Report to Councilman Hammett
  • Report to Councilman Hammett

Mission Objective(s)

• Report to Councilman Hammett
  • Protect Councilman Hammett!

Editor's Note:

Players will be lead to Hammett by progressive waypoints. He is lying on the floor inside one of the side rooms on the top floor.

Councilman Hammett

Briefing

At first look, Councilman Hammett appears to be unconscious, but then you see his cold lifeless eyes and the look of terror frozen on his face. He is very, very dead.

• Determine cause of death

You find a single cut on Hammett's right hand, but while it's deep, it isn't lethal.

Scrawled in his own blood upon his shirt, however, you read the following message:

The Lords of Death are watching

The Lord of Death are Watching

You arrived too late to save Councilman Hammett, but the assassin left a message scrawled across Hammett's shirt in blood:
The Lords of Death are Watching.

Suddenly you hear voices elsewhere in the building...

• Listen to the voices

Editor's Note:

At this point, three waves of increasing numbers of Family enemies will ambush the mission holder. They seem to be location-targeted ambushes, not character-targeted, so stealth and invisibility function as normal ??confirmation??. These ambushes can be circumvented by heading back down to the entry door.

Mission Objective(s)

• Report to Councilman Hammett
  • Leave or defeat the Family goons

You've learned that the assassin is definitely a Skull, and that the Family is also involved in this plot.

Enemies

The Family

Family Ambush Dialogue

First Ambush:

Family Goon: We ain't alone, spread out and take 'em out!

Second Ambush:

Family Goon: Nobody leaves here alive! Find 'em!

Third Ambush:

Family Goon 1: This ain't possible, who could do all this?

Family Goon 2: Shaddup and sweep the place clean, no witnesses.

Debriefing

Don't beat yourself up about it, you did everything you could with the information we had. Now we have more information; the assassin is almost certainly a member of The Skulls. However, what's concerning me is that the Family is involved.

Character, I've learned over the years to trust my instincts, and my instincts are saying that there is more to this than the Family is letting on. Something very big is happening here, bigger than I originally thought.