Harlan Wade
From F.E.A.R.
"It is the way of men to make monsters...and it is the nature of monsters to destroy their makers.". -- Harlan Wade
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Harlan Wade (voiced by Grant Goodeve) was an elderly scientist who had worked at Armacham Technology Corporation for decades. He pioneered the Origin project, and was also the one that initiated the shut-down of that very same project.
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[edit] Both Timelines
[edit] F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon
Harlan Wade is the man seen in the dream sequence at the very beginning of F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon in which he states, "You will be a god among men", referring to the F.E.A.R. Point Man, the first "prototype" produced by Project Origin.
In voicemails, Harlan Wade sides with Charles Habegger in his recommendation to suspend the Perseus project, saying in one message to an employee that they should listen to the "expert advice" they're being given. He is infuriated when Genevieve Aristide decides to reopen the original location of the Origin Facility after two decades of lockdown and is determined to keep her away from the Vault. At the end of the game, after hearing of the plans to destroy the Origin Facility outright, Wade decides to release Alma, remarking to the Point Man, "She has suffered enough, don't you think?". Wade is immediately and gruesomely killed by Alma upon the opening of the Vault. He seemed to have no intention of avoiding this, however, stating earlier, in a recorded video, that, "It is the way of men to make monsters...and it is the nature of monsters to destroy their makers."
It is revealed at the end of F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon that Harlan Wade is Alma's father, (making him the Point Man's and Paxton Fettel's grandfather). He is something of an enigmatic character, and it is not clear how much guilt he feels for the horrible things Alma endured as part of Origin.
[edit] Vivendi Timeline
[edit] F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
In F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, he can be seen sitting in a corner of a cell during a hallucination at Auburn Hospital. An apparition pops up in front of the cell window if the Point Man looks at Wade for too long, closing the window.
[edit] Monolith Timeline
[edit] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Harlan is featured in flashbacks about Alma's early life and heard early in the game by Becket hinting at Alma's situation and the atrocities she would commit later during the game. Intel suggests that Harlan had quite the temper, and Alma would become almost catatonic with fear in his presence during these episodes. His death at Alma's hands is seen on a screen in Genevieve Aristide's safe room.
| Armacham Technology Corporation Employees | ||
| Aldus Bishop • Alice Wade • Bill Moody • Brett • Carson Salyers • Charles Habegger • Dr. Green • Dr. York • Genevieve Aristide • Harlan Wade • Iain Hives • Marshall Disler • Mr. Bristol • Norton Mapes • Phil Vecchio • Richard Vanek • Samuels • Scott Rasmussen • Terry Halford • Walt Gragg | ||
