Prototype 1 last mission
His knowledge of Blackwatch was highly edited by his superior, General Randall, to fit his world-view. He believed Blackwatch was all that stood between the average American and a biological apocalypse.
To him, the world was easy to understand. After a fierce battle on the Reagan's deck, Mercer defeated the Supreme Hunter by decapitating it.Ĭross' world is a world of absolutes like mathematics, only one answer can be gained out of any equation. It revealed that, if it could consume Alex, it could withstand the nuclear blast. Soon after Randall was killed, the Supreme Hunter revealed itself, discarding Cross' form. As the General discussed his plans to cleanse the city, Alex regenerated and consumed him. Randall shot Mercer in the head, not knowing who he really was.
Īlex found and consumed Taggart before taking on Taggart's appearance and boarding the carrier as Cross' prisoner. Cross had been ordered to bring Taggart directly to Randall himself. Ian Taggart, who was responsible for the loss of Blackwatch's base of operations on the island, and was to be captured. In order to foil Randall's plans to nuke the city, the Supreme Hunter contacted Alex in Cross' form. The Supreme Hunter, as Cross, realized that Alex was now hunting for General Randall, however he could not get to Randall since he had retreated to the Reagan, an aircraft carrier docked at the city's port. At some unknown point during the Blackwatch evacuation of the island, the Supreme Hunter killed and consumed Cross to assume his form, knowledge and abilities. However, the continuing spread of the infection had prompted General Randall to order the evacuation in preparation for a nuclear cleansing of the city. The remaining infected were a much more manageable threat without Greene's guidance. Alex then followed Cross' instructions and was able kill Elizabeth Greene. Ĭross later revealed that Blackwatch planned to get Greene and her army of infected to the surface by pumping Bloodtox underground, as they had retreated beneath the city. Cross provided Alex with information which helped him get close to Raymond McMullen. He got in contact with Alex anonymously and helped him stop Blackwatch from taking absolute control of the city. Unlike most of his superiors and subordinates, Cross showed emotional regret for his actions and sympathy for the civilians.Īfter Alex recovered, Cross realized that he was the only person that could stop the nuclear annihilation of the island. The Informant Ĭross eventually discovered General Randall's last resort, to use a nuclear weapon on Manhattan Island if the spread of the Virus could not be halted conventionally. He was thrown off guard and Cross was able to inject him with the parasite. Unwilling to give up, Cross manipulated Alex's weakness by reminding Alex of the incident at Penn Station, triggering a painful flashback. Cross confronted him inside, but failed to contain him. Karen Parker, who was working with Blackwatch, was to direct Alex to an Infected Hive. At one point during the mission, Cross was given the task of injecting Alex with a parasite that would neutralize Alex's abilities, and produce an anti-virus within his body.īlackwatch set a trap to capture Mercer. Cross led The Wisemen Team, who were tasked with finding and capturing Alex Mercer, codenamed Zeus. Manhattan Outbreak ĭuring the Manhattan outbreak, Cross was called in when most of the Blackwatch soldiers failed to capture Mercer. When Cross was called in, he tracked the Runner and killed it. This unknown Runner had fled to Two Bluff, Arizona, and infected the entire town. Robert Cross (Left), greeted by General Randall after surviving Springfield.Īs a Captain in Blackwatch, Cross hunted a Runner at some point. Upon inquiring, Randall said the mission was part of his initiation into Blackwatch. Cross managed to escape the city and found General Randall waiting for him outside. Soon Cross and his team found themselves overwhelmed by infected creatures. Back in 1998, Cross and his team entered the underground city to search for any survivors. He was recruited into Blackwatch after he survived a mission into Springfield. Robert Cross was a Lieutenant in the US Army.