Richard Milton (Raider: Last Blood)

== Richard Milton ==
Richard Edward Milton (also known as Ricky Milton) is a main character and a major antagonist of the "Raider: Last Blood" series.
Serving as the secondary antagonist of the 7th and 8th chapters, Richard is a former British SAS and USMC Marine Recon Operator and a mercenary who was hired by a governor to protect him and finance his re-election by illegal means necessary and after losing everything he had, he began forming his criminal reputation and working with a kingpin to finance his vengeance.
== Background ==
=== Personal Life ===
==== Childhood Life/Becoming Someone ====
Born on June 17, 1996, in Birmingham, UK, Richard was born into a family of butchers. When his family was threatened by British gangsters, Richard was put into the Ray of Faith group home after he entered into the system and lived throughout various foster homes. 
He first became interested in martial arts at the age of ten, when he visited a local Judo club with his adoptive father and older brother. After the age of 13, his interest in martial arts grew even more after having fought against 8 bullies, trying to steal something from him. Despite his love for martial arts, Richard got into gymnastics and parkour, training himself to become more agile and faster, and at one point, he managed to beat up a "good Samaritan" trying to molest him after playing a softball game with Richard. 
==== Military Life ====
After the age of 18, Richard joined the British Army and after 3 years, he joined the British SAS and was in the 22nd SAS Regiment, molding him into one of the most formidable operators in the country. He was honorably discharged on August 5, 2022, and with the help of his relatives, Richard managed to get a green card and moved to the United States after 5 years. However, on February 19, 2027, Richard joined the United States Marine Corps and managed to join Force Recon. Due to his skillset, Milton was personally selected to join the Reapers and with the CIA's aid, the Reapers quickly became part of Olympus Squad, taking part in high-risk black ops operations that were deemed illegal to the government, speeding the 3rd War on Afghanistan to an end.
Due to his marksmanship and formidability, Walter Williamson (who rose through the ranks and became Deputy Director) admired him and offered him fortune after discharge, to which Richard agreed. Using resources given to him by Williamson, Milton and Garret Henderson (his mentor) founded their own private military company named Cerberus Corporation, recruiting former US soldiers to become his private army.
==== Achieving his newfound power/wealth ====
While at the newfound Cerberus Headquarters, Milton personally welcomed all the recruits who were looking to join the private military company. Giving a speech to the recruits, Milton explained in detail how the recruits were trained for the United States Military, the government had already invested thousands of dollars into every one of them, and therefore they were all investments that should be doing the best they could with what had now been provided to them.
Questioning how much money each of them was currently earning, Milton argued that the problem was not that they were unworthy of the investment, but that they all simply needed to get the work that they were suited for, noting Cerberus Corp would allow them to fight for a living, which he knew was the reason they had signed up to be soldiers in the first place. Milton promised all the men looking to join up with Cerberus Corp the chance to find not just a living wage suitable for them, but something to fight and live for, while also giving them a new brotherhood of soldiers who they could stand with.
For 20 years, Henderson and Milton had all of the recruits begin training, so he could examine their physical and mental state and judge if they were worthy candidates for joining Cerberus Corp's forces. At one point, 
== Biography ==
=== Training the FBI ===
Milton is first seen, conducting a training session for the FBI Atlanta Task Force. Milton personally greeted Leo Pruitt. who was disappointed in his performance during the simulation as he had come close to shooting a hostage, with Milton promising that the real thing was always messier and Pruitt had done well regardless of the hostage situation.
While Pruitt left to return all the equipment, Milton then introduced himself to Katherine Ludlow who questioned if Milton was the man in charge of the operation there, which he confirmed. While he was explaining how Cerberus rented different spaces for all of their training exercises to keep things fresh, Milton then suggested that Cerberus could make a deal with the FBI as a contract would be good business for them, while Ludlow explained that she had just returned from Afghanistan as Milton explained he had been himself before he had left the Marines, going private to found Cerberus.
They were interrupted by Tyson Perkins' arrival, who accused Ludlow of interrogating Milton, which she denied. While Milton invited Perkins to come to Cerberus Headquarters to discuss a deal between their organizations, Perkins cuts him off to remind Ludlow to not get involved in case she was still looking into the Kandahar investigation. Wishing to get to know her better, Milton waited for Perkins to leave and then invited Ludlow to join him for a drink after they were both finally off duty, noting that once they were off duty she could discuss whatever she wanted with him, which Ludlow then happily agreed to.
==== Drinking with Ludlow ====
Milton then took Ludlow out for a drink at a local bar, and she questioned if this was where he took women out to impress them. They discussed their time in Afghanistan as Ludlow claimed she had unfinished business there. Ludlow asked again which unit Milton served within the US Marine Corps, to which Milton questioned if this was why Ludlow had agreed to join him, at which point Ludlow revealed she had already read his military file.
Milton questioned if Ludlow had come to Cerberus for training or to ask him about his service record, which she confirmed. Once he insisted he would not be throwing his friends under the bus, Milton invited Ludlow to ask him the questions. Ludlow immediately asked Milton about Jay Roberts and seemed surprised when Milton informed her that he and Roberts had been close friends while serving together. Milton told the story of when he and Roberts fought together in Basra, which he claimed to be the best night of his life, before expressing his regret that Roberts had been killed, noting that he missed him.
While Ludlow noted that Roberts had killed a lot of people before his death, Milton then claimed that the people he had killed were all criminals and drug lords. Ludlow questioned if Roberts had become dirty while serving and even asked if he had gotten involved with smuggling heroin, which Milton simply laughed at, although Milton claimed that Roberts' one way of staying clean was his family which was taken away from him. Changing the subject, Milton flirted with Ludlow, asking if she was single before Ludlow's pager went off and she was forced to leave early.
==== Mourning Jay Roberts ====
Milton went to visit Zachary Dumont in his home after he met with soldiers of the US Military who were now suffering from PTSD. Dumont mocked Milton, claiming that he moved too quietly and needed to wear a bell like a cat before they shook hands and had a cup of coffee. Milton gave Dumont a cheque to fund the meetings, with Dumont continuing to tease Milton before they discussed how everything was going with all of the recent meetings with veterans.
Dumont invited Milton to stay so the men could see a soldier who had come back and had a successful second life with Cerberus. Milton still, however, claimed that if he stayed he would feel guilty that he had gotten out of the war zone before suffering PTSD, while Dumont noted that there was nothing selfish about him funding the meetings with his own money. They then discussed how Cerberus was doing as Dumont noted how pleased he was that Milton had become the success he had always planned to become before Milton again offered Dumont a position within Cerberus, which Dumont politely refused to accept.
Milton then asked if they would still be meeting that night to pay their respects to Jay Roberts' grave, which Dumont confirmed they would be as Milton helped him to get back up. As he was leaving, Milton turned around and recommended that Dumont should come and work for him, jokingly promising that he would look after him; however, Dumont noted that despite losing his leg during a battle, he had gotten out of the military in time as well and did not wish to go back to that life of combat, which Milton accepted as his answer and noted that this made them the lucky ones before Milton then walked away.
Arriving at Roberts' grave later that night, Milton and Dumont wished their late friend a happy birthday while they drank together. Milton expressed his regret that Roberts had not come to them after his discharge so they could have helped with his trauma, although Dumont insisted that Roberts did not want any help and chose to become a merc, before agreeing with Milton to get help. When Dumont had quoted Roberts regarding Kandahar, Milton questioned when Roberts had made these comments before they continued drinking and remembering their lost friend.
==== Hooking up with Ludlow ====
Milton invited Ludlow to join him for a second drink, which they shared at a fancier restaurant than the last time. Ludlow then explained that they were drinking as she had had a difficult day at the FBI involving some hard decisions which she did not know if they were right or not, with Milton giving her advice and noting that he had also had a bad day. Turning the conversation more flirtatious, Ludlow suggested they should do something about their days, to which Milton said he was open to suggestions.
Choosing to forget about their drinks and distract themselves from their bad days, the pair headed back to her place where Milton and Ludlow immediately began kissing and removing their clothes, at which point Milton then noticed several harsh bruises on Ludlow's body caused by a recent car wreck. While Milton tried to stop due to concern over Ludlow's well-being, Ludlow just refused to discuss it and insisted that they continue. Ripping open Milton's shirt, Ludlow took him to the bed and the pair engaged in passionate sex throughout the night.
Milton and Ludlow had sex again the next day, and in the morning as Milton was finding his clothes he discovered some of Ludlow's work which detailed her investigation into Olympus Squad. Milton then demanded to know what Ludlow was still not telling him, which she refused to answer before Milton questioned why Ludlow was still determined to insult Roberts' memory. Milton then noted that Ludlow was now clearly withholding information. Milton noted that the police had never found Roberts' body after the house burned down which Milton had always wondered about.
=== Jay Roberts' Return ===
==== Learning of Roberts' Survival ====
Suspecting that Jay Roberts was alive, Milton began sending out a radio call to him using the code name Buzzard but getting no answer. Milton was later contacted by Ludlow and asked to meet her on the outskirts of Atlanta. Pulling up beside her, Milton suggested that she had invited him there for an apology due to all the secrets she had been keeping from him before waiting until she told him what she needed. Ludlow asked Milton once again about Roberts before she then informed him that Roberts was indeed alive.
Ludlow explained to Milton that she needed to arrest Roberts and noted that if anybody could help her find it, it would be Milton, but Milton questioned why he would even consider doing this. Ludlow explained that she believed Roberts was investigating the same case of Kandahar that she was, alerting Milton that Operation Olympus' secrets were in danger. Ludlow told Milton that the people who were also hunting Roberts had left him for dead and would kill him if they did not get to him first. Milton promised to do what he could before thanking Ludlow for trusting him with this information.
Seeking to learn more, Milton then went to visit Dumont and immediately asked if he had seen Roberts recently. Upon hearing the question, Dumont appeared to be confused, asking if Milton had meant if he had visited the grave or seen ghosts. Believing that Dumont did not know the truth, Milton then informed him of Roberts' survival, which Dumont just struggled to believe. Milton explained that he had learned from the FBI that Roberts was now hurt and asked Dumont if he had any idea on how to find him, noting that he could help get Roberts out of the country and safe to make things right.
==== Reuniting with Roberts ====
Finally, Milton's calls were answered and Roberts had agreed to meet with him. Coming to the outskirts of Atlanta, Milton and Roberts were reunited, as Milton first offered his condolences for the deaths of Roberts' son. Once they sat down for a beer together Milton questioned why Roberts had not reached out to him, noting that Ludlow was aware of Roberts' survival.
Milton told Roberts about Cerberus, with Roberts teasing him over Milton's love for wearing suits as well as cars and Milton's sexual relationship with Ludlow. Roberts told Milton all that he knew of Operation Olympus and their illegal actions in Kandahar, noting that he was now aware that Agent Willy, Major Ray Irons, and Colonel Garret Henderson were all selling heroin and using the profits to fund their illegal assassination missions, mentioning that Troy Harrison had been killed when he had tried to blow the whistle on the entire operation. Seeking to end Roberts' search for those responsible for Olympus, Milton then offered him the chance to go work for Cerberus overseas and noted that although Roberts' family were gone they were still brothers.
With the offer to take a new job with Cerberus overseas still on the table, Jay left to think it over and decide what would be the best move for him; however, Milton reluctantly began planning for his friend's assassination, fearing that Roberts could expose Olympus Squad and ruin everything he had been building since leaving the US Marines. Milton gathered together a large team of his best Cerberus agents, who were all ready to fire upon Roberts when he arrived, but after several hours of waiting, Roberts had still not arrived. Irritated, Milton put his gun away and joined Williamson in their car, informing him that Roberts was not coming, much to Williamson's great annoyance.
==== Lying to Ludlow ====
Milton returned to the FBI Office, where he smiled at Leo Pruitt as he then walked into Ludlow's office. Handing her a coffee, Milton went to kiss Ludlow only to be rejected as she was on duty. Milton briefly flirted with Ludlow before she noted how tired he looked and asked what information he had on Roberts. Milton, however, lied and claimed he had found nothing on Roberts and had not been able to confirm he was alive.
Milton then claimed that he had also reached out to members of the US Military who had served with Roberts and had still failed to come up with any kind of information about Roberts' current condition. Milton questioned why Ludlow had claimed Roberts was hurt and she told him about the firefight in which a badly wounded Roberts was the only survivor. Milton asked why Ludlow had not gone public with all this if she knew of Roberts' survival, with Ludlow only noting that she had already told Milton more than she should have because she thought that he could help her find Roberts.
Ludlow confirmed that she still did not know who was involved with the firefight that killed Troy Harrison but she claimed she did not know, noting that without Roberts she had no leads. Continuing to lie to Ludlow, Milton promised that if Roberts was alive he would find him and bring him to her, hinting his aim was to end their professional relationship so that they could continue their new sexual relationship. Teasing Ludlow, Milton lied again and claimed nobody was listening to their conversation before leaving the building as Pruitt then went to ask about what Milton had wanted to know from Ludlow.
==== Updating Williamson ====
Milton went to meet with Williamson and they discussed how much the country house Williamson was staying in would cost before Williamson questioned if Milton had been to see Ludlow which he noted Williamson had already known he had and that he was indeed still sleeping with her. Williamson gave Milton a glass of whiskey before Williamson told Milton that they did not have to worry about Ludlow anymore now that Harrison had just been assassinated by Williamson's men.
Assuring Williamson that they would get to Roberts before Ludlow could, Milton promised that he knew Roberts better than anyone else before Williamson noted that Milton had made a mistake in not killing Roberts when he had the chance. When Milton questioned the tactics of such a plan, Williamson recommended using a sniper to kill Roberts, leading to Milton mocking Williamson by claiming that he used to find torturing people sexually arousing while a part of Olympus Squad. Milton also noted that he had seen fear in Williamson's eyes when Roberts had attacked him in Kandahar before Milton had saved him.
Williamson, however, warned that while he was grateful for Milton saving his life, he knew Milton was only protecting the man who would build his career, noting that if Roberts exposed Operation Olympus then Milton's life and career at Cerberus would fall apart. Getting up, Milton then asked what they now planned to do about Henderson, to which Williamson claimed that they could not warn him the Ghost was coming as he would run or talk so they would instead save his life and then take him under their protection where they would intend to kill him afterward when Roberts had finally been killed.
==== Infiltration at Henderson's Home ====
In a top-secret operation of which not even Henderson was aware, Milton and his team of Cerberus agents waited outside his mansion until they got the signal from the motion detector, which alerted that Roberts had arrived in the building, at which point Milton informed all of his men and they rushed the building to attempt to assassinate their target, wearing masks and armed with military-grade weapons to kill Roberts.
As it turned out, however, Roberts was ready for their sudden ambush as he had filled the entire room with smoke making it impossible for Milton and his team to make out their target. Armed with laser sights on their rifles, Milton and his unit scanned the room for either Roberts or Henderson, only to discover that Roberts was using his training from the Reapers as well as the smoke to his advantage to take out Milton's men one by one. Seeing through Roberts' plan, Milton turned off his laser pointer to try and find an advantage while the rest of his men were slowly taken out.
Tracking a laser pointer which he had believed Roberts had taken over, Milton waited until it was still and fired upon it, only to discover that Roberts had left it on the desk to trick Milton. As Milton scanned the room to find his target, Roberts managed to get the drop on Milton; however, they then both shot and mildly wounded each other. When Roberts told Milton, whom he did not recognize due to the mask, to stay down, Milton ignored him and chased after him. Roberts then jumped through the window and ran to safety on foot, as Milton continued to fire after him despite just missing his shots.
With Roberts now on the run, Milton then addressed his men, who were wounded from their encounters with the Ghost as he had managed to sneak up on and take advantage of all of them under the shadow of the smoke he had used. Milton then found Henderson, who was still wearing the gag Roberts had left him with, who then questioned what Milton himself was doing there. Noting that Henderson was still scared, Milton ordered him to follow him and do exactly as he had instructed him to do, which Henderson agreed to do.
==== Assassination of Garret Henderson ====
Milton brought Henderson away from danger and he listened to Henderson yell at Williamson as he then furiously blamed him for allowing the Ghost to ambush and almost kill him. Henderson told Milton and Williamson that he had told his security detail that it had been a training exercise before then questioning what would be done next, to which Williamson promised to get him out of the country with a new identity to ensure that the Ghost would not be able to find him before Milton then ordered Henderson to leave his phone behind.
As Williamson instructed, Milton took Henderson to a secure location in a cheap motel where they knew they would be safe from Roberts. Milton listened as Henderson complained about every aspect of the room before noting that Henderson had never liked him, while Henderson claimed that he had always seen the Special Forces outfit as filled with pretentious people like Milton. As Henderson explored the room, Milton allowed him to uncover the corpse of a prostitute he had killed, revealing their plan to then create a convincing murder scene for Henderson and his paid lover.
Henderson desperately pleaded with Milton, attempting to argue that he would soon be out of their situation and that what he had said before really did not matter. However, Milton ignored everything Henderson had said and proceeded to use his secret wrist blade to then fatally stab Henderson in the gut before taking the gun out of his hands. As the dying Henderson crawled across the floor, Milton watched as he bled to death while he ripped out the phone cable and told Henderson as he died on the floor that he had never liked him either before then calling Williamson to confirm Henderson's death. It's revealed that Henderson was the co-founder of Cerberus and allowed Milton to fully take over with Williamson's help.
==== Discussing Battle Scars ====
Milton returned to Ludlow's place where Milton and Ludlow had sex in her shower. Once finished, Milton lays naked with only a towel in Ludlow's bed while watching her put on clothes ready to return to work. As she looked at his body, Ludlow questioned where some of Milton's bruises came from, with Milton lying about the recent shootout that caused it and claiming that they had come from a paintball during his training.
Changing the subject, Milton pointed to one of his real scars which he explained he gained while in the United States Marines and was shot with an AK-47. Milton asked Ludlow about her scars to which she claimed one was from an angry lover who stabbed her, which Milton did not believe. Ludlow teased Milton by noting that he had so many scars and yet none on his attractive face before asking about two large scars on his shoulder, making up a story about how Milton's parachute had once failed to open and he then fell through a tree which resulted in the scars as they laughed together.
Milton calmly told Ludlow of how due to his family's gambling addiction he had been forced to grow up within the Ray of Faith group home where a man had almost sexually assaulted him at the age of either thirteen or fourteen before Milton had tried to defend himself which resulted in the man seriously damaging his shoulder, resulting in all of the scars. Ludlow confessed that she did not know about this part of Milton's life as it had not been in his file when she had been researching him, resulting in Milton teasing her over the middle-class guilt she was feeling for having a good childhood unlike him.
Milton, however, noted that he still believed that regardless of all the trauma he had once suffered and the lack of knowledge about his exact birthplace, he still felt lucky for being here in the United States of America. Ludlow thanked Milton for feeling that he could trust her with these facts about his life, as Milton teased her over the fact that if they continued having real personal conversations then she may have to admit to liking him. As Ludlow finished putting on the rest of her clothes, she asked about Milton's family and Milton told her that he still had no happy ending to his personal life story.
=== Hunting Jay Roberts ===
==== Meeting with Williamson ====
On the outskirts of Atlanta, Milton stood alone as he awaited the arrival of Williamson. When Williamson finally arrived, Milton listened as he ranted about how the United States of America used to be built on industries like coal, iron, and steel whereas it was now run by markets and bankers to whom they were beholden. Williamson noted that it was time for them to go after Roberts, despite Milton's warning that they would get in the way of an FBI investigation which would be a risk to them being discovered.
Williamson insisted that they had to kill Roberts before he was arrested and confessed everything that happened with Operation Olympus, so Milton agreed provided that they did not use anyone from Cerberus' payroll, as he deemed it too risky and he had now lost too many of his men already when they had gone after Harrison. When Milton insisted on finding outside operators who would not be cheap Williamson moaned about how it always came down to money, to which Milton noted that Williamson had never even had to worry about money once in his life, which Williamson merely scoffed at.
As Milton questioned if Williamson still thought he was better than him, Williamson insulted him by claiming that Milton's pride was a weakness. Williamson gave Milton the authorization to get his soldiers and wait for him to give him all the tactical plans from the FBI so that they could then allow the mission to go ahead. Williamson then insulted Milton once again by questioning if he was now concerned about going against Ludlow, which Milton then denied as he stood over Williamson and insisted that there was still nobody he was afraid of going against before Williamson then walked away from him.
==== Recruiting Soldiers ====
With Williamson's permission, Milton gathered together his team of outside operators for the mission, meeting them just outside Atlanta where they would not be bothered by anyone who could be spying on them. As they arrived at the location, Timothy Spencer jokingly questioned if they were not welcome at Cerberus HQ anymore to which Milton noted that it was best they not be seen together as the last time they worked together he blamed them for shooting the wrong people in front of all the wrong people.
As the group complained about being unable to get work since the last time when they had shot civilians in Iraq, Jim Gowen questioned what he could do for them, to which Milton promised to get them a job which would be to hunt down and assassinate Jay Roberts which would be top secret and completely deniable for them. When Gowen questioned how that helped them with the people seeking to take them down, Milton promised them cheques of fifty thousand dollars in exchange for their work, which they all agreed to as Spencer noted that clearly, somebody needed Roberts to be killed, which Milton nodded.
==== Abandoned Warehouse Attack ====
With the intel gathered by Williamson, Milton's team waited in their van and prepared themselves for a firefight, with Milton packing extra knives along with his various guns. Milton observed his team and, once they were all ready to go, covered his face with a mask to protect his own identity as they all quietly stormed the warehouse and awaited Roberts' arrival so they could finally take him out once and for all, making their way up the stairs with their guns drawn and ready to immediately fire upon Roberts.
As Milton and his team made their way into a large hallway, however, they were then suddenly surrounded by FBI agents who ordered them to drop their weapons and surrender. Milton ignored the order and fired upon one of the agents, which killed him instantly, resulting in a violent firefight breaking out. Milton's team quickly found themselves outgunned and outmatched as the agents came at them from all sides, killing Jose Cruz and Mike Ross in the chaos. As Milton struggled to see a way out, he pushed Spencer into the line of fire and he then made a sudden run for freedom.
Milton charged down the stairs followed by Gowen, who was then wounded by a shot to his legs, causing him to fall to the floor. As Gowen begged for help, Milton ignored his cries and instead fired a single shot into Gowen's skull, killing him instantly to ensure Gowen could not give the FBI his name if he had been captured. As he fired several more warning shots behind him, Milton then made his desperate run for freedom while he still could, followed closely by Ludlow as Milton made it back outside. As another agent almost saw him, Milton managed to kill him with a single bullet.
Before Milton could get away, however, Pruitt appeared and held Milton at gunpoint, ordering him to drop his weapon and get down onto his knees. Milton did as instructed and allowed Pruitt, who was now confident that Milton was defenseless to get close to him. Once Pruitt removed Milton's main knife, he then removed Milton's face mask and briefly paused in surprise at seeing who was to blame. But Milton used his brief pause to his advantage by using his hidden wrist blade to stab Pruitt multiple times in the throat before leaving him to bleed out as Milton proceeded to make his escape.
==== Caring for Ludlow ====
Milton left Ludlow to find the dead agent and the dying Pruitt as he made his escape, knowing that even if Pruitt survived long enough to be found by her, he would be unable to tell her Milton's deception due to choking on his blood. Milton then returned to the scene of the crime to pick up the traumatized Ludlow as he took her back to her place where he put her in the bath and softly cleaned all Pruitt's blood off her face, with Ludlow unaware that Milton was responsible.
Milton soon returned to Ludlow's place and questioned why Ludlow was not out dealing with all of the crime over Atlanta, to which Ludlow claimed that the FBI did not want her out there. As she kissed Milton and tried to remove his clothes, Milton argued that sex would not make all of the pain go away, much to her annoyance. Milton explained how he had been to seventeen funerals for friends and other men he had served with in the United States Marines, to which Ludlow asked if any of these deaths were his fault, with Milton noting that maybe that was the case.
Milton then questioned if Pruitt himself had been to blame for his death, noting that Pruitt had managed to get stabbed while he was still holding a gun to his killer. All of this still did not stir up Ludlow, despite Milton arguing that she needed to get back out there and seek out Roberts, with Milton even suggesting that if she could not do this then she should then consider retiring from active duty with the FBI; however, Ludlow then just noted that her career was likely finished regardless of whether she got out of bed or not due to her previous actions.
Ludlow then confessed to Milton that the ambush at the warehouse had been her attempt to kill the men hunting Roberts which had resulted in the deaths of several agents including Pruitt which she was directly responsible. Milton argued that Ludlow had just been trying to do the right thing, although she insisted that nobody would care about her intentions but only the results of her actions. Milton noted that the people judging her had not been there and so did not understand, to which Ludlow noted that neither was he before walking away, as Milton considered his next move.
==== Cerberus Protection Job ====
In the wake of the increasing death threats, Milton and Cerberus were hired by State Governor Hank Van Holden as private security. Milton introduced himself to Holden in the Royal Marlowe who questioned Milton's views on the terrorist, to which Milton had explained that he would be more than happy to kill him in the blink of an eye in the wake of the crime rates over Atlanta. Holden questioned if such violence only caused more violence, to which Milton noted that he made a living from violence, recommending Holden view Cerberus' presence as his life insurance.
Holden noted that he was a key spokesman in the anti-gun debate which would make him hiring armed guards problematic, to which Milton questioned if his principles were worth dying for. Impressed by this, Holden hired Cerberus as Milton promised to begin work immediately, leaving Franklin and Michaelson to stand guard while Milton collected more agents and provided needed security measures. When Milton had joked about killing the terrorist in the most humane way possible, Holden laughed before shaking Milton's hand and welcoming them on board. Milton had then left Franklin there while he got some more agents.
With all of his guards in place, Milton then spoke with Holden about their upcoming interview with the Atlanta Bulletin, with Holden insisted on doing the interview downstairs in public while Milton insisted that this would be a mistake. As Holden had claimed that hiding in his hotel room from the Ghost would send out the wrong message to the public, Milton claimed he was less concerned with Holden's image than he was over keeping Holden from being assassinated. Getting a call Milton then quietly excused himself as he then stepped outside of the room and answered the call to find Roberts was on the other line.
Roberts noted just how business with Cerberus must be good due to their newest high-value target, although Milton then noted that according to the news reports, this was all down to Roberts himself. Milton once again noted that his offer to get Roberts out of Atlanta was still on the table if he wanted it to avoid being arrested. Roberts noted that he saw a few men were already on their way to assassinate Holden to keep him from making his speech, explaining that he had seen signs. Roberts suggested getting Holden safe while Roberts could ambush and kill the men, telling Milton to keep all of the Cerberus agents out of his way.
As Roberts hung up the call, Milton met Dina Moss as she arrived to interview Holden, immediately noting that he was aware that Moss carried a gun with her, promising she could get the gun returned once their interview was over. They discussed the irony of an anti-gun Governor choosing the military contractor as his new private security, to which Milton jokingly claimed Cerberus was their best choice out there. When Moss questioned where Milton studied to gain such good marketing skills, he answered that it had been in Afghanistan, before welcoming her into Holden's hotel suite to finally begin their interview.
==== Attacking Van Holden ====
While making his way throughout the hotel with a small team of Cerberus agents, Milton encountered Ludlow who had been waiting for him, with Milton noting that he thought it was great to see her back at work in the wake of the recent incidents involving her. Milton noted that he could not talk due to still protecting Holden, to which Ludlow claimed she was there to talk about some of Cerberus' agents, handing him the files of Gowen and the others on that team, with Ludlow noting that they had killed her agents and had also previously worked for Cerberus.
Milton insisted that he did not have a personal connection to these men, claiming that although they had indeed previously worked for him several years ago, they had also likely worked freelance for other organizations, claiming that Cerberus had a strict policy on not to rehire men who had ever worked for criminal organizations. Milton questioned what Ludlow and the FBI had been involved with to cross paths with these men before questioning if he had become a suspect in Leo Pruitt's death, with Ludlow noting that the fifth man on the team had escaped without being identified.
Milton promised Ludlow that he was looking into the case to find the fifth suspect, before then suggesting that he come into the Ludlow Residence later that night to then discuss it further, although Ludlow rejected this. Changing the subject, Ludlow noted that if the Atlanta Bulletin was to be believed, then Milton was protecting Holden from Jay Roberts, questioning if Russo was willing to kill his friend to which Milton claimed that if he had to he would. As they discussed Roberts, Milton was suddenly alerted by an alarm and realized one of his agents was not answering his radio.
While the terrorists were causing chaos and Holden was being taken to safety, Milton eventually caught up with Ludlow and Roberts in the hotel's stairway, with Milton attempting to kill Roberts by shooting him in the head, missing his shot, and wounding Roberts. As Roberts fell down the stairs, Ludlow aimed her gun at Milton who attempted to find his shot to finish off his target. As Ludlow demanded to know why he had fired, Milton claimed he thought that Roberts was aiming for her and he was therefore just trying to protect her. Ludlow demanded that Milton lower his gun, but he refused and continued aiming.
Ludlow insisted that she was a federal agent ordering him to lower his weapon, but still, Milton refused, before comparing his actions to war and claiming that the only crime in war would be to lose. Ludlow noted that she had realized that Milton had indeed killed Pruitt during the warehouse attack, as Milton then aimed his gun at Ludlow. Before Milton could execute Roberts and Ludlow, he was suddenly found by the Atlanta Police Department who took Milton and Ludlow into custody while Roberts was able to get away during the chaos.
==== Questioned by Jack McGill ====
During the wake of the recent attack on Van Holden, Milton had soon sat down beside Detective Sergeant Jack McGill of the Atlanta Police Department to give his statement based on the incident. McGill began by asking Milton directly about the men attacking Van Holden and how they had been discharged from Cerberus, with Milton noting the discharge itself had been already scheduled for them and they had soon been rejected for killing innocent people and increasingly violent tendencies.
Discussing how they had been able to breach all of Cerberus' security, McGill explained that they had killed Franklin and Michaelson to take their uniforms, noting that this had made breaching their security so easy. Seeing that McGill was questioning his team's skills, Milton noted that Van Holden was still alive thanks to the work of Cerberus, pointing out that four Cerberus agents had just been killed, so they should not be accused of negligence now. Milton then turned the questions back on McGill, comparing the United States Armed Forces with the Atlanta Police Department to insist they completed the mission.
McGill noted that it was a big coincidence involved with his case due to Milton discharging two men with violent tendencies and having served alongside Jay Roberts who was now believed to have been working alongside the terrorists to try to assassinate Van Holden. Tired of the questioning, Milton then insisted that either McGill arrest him or he would walk away. As Milton attempted to walk away, McGill demanded to know when had been the last time he had spoken with Roberts, to which Milton claimed he had not spoken to him in two years, also claiming he had believed Roberts was dead before then before walking away.
==== Making Statements ====
In the wake of the attack on Van Holden, Milton decided to give a public statement on GPB News as he claimed that he had believed his friend Jay Roberts had been dead but declared that the man Roberts had become was a monster. On behalf of Cerberus, Milton promised that his priority would be finding Castle, who was still on the run after the attack, and vowed that Cerberus would contribute in any way they could, questioning what had happened to Roberts.
Milton then made a trip to the Atlanta FBI HQ upon being summoned to state the recent events, accompanied by two armed guards. Milton arrived in the main room where agent Katherine Ludlow thanked him for coming, to which Milton joked that he had made his living from being around whenever the government called. Milton sat down for his interview, which Ludlow recorded as she presented him with pictures from the warehouse attack, including images of the men killed at their shootout, to which Milton questioned why he was there.
Ludlow presented Milton with an image of Leo Pruitt's corpse and accused him of being a murderer who was soon going to pay. Milton, however, claimed that he had only been at that location to collect Ludlow before saying on camera that he had brought her back to her apartment and noting that they had previously engaged in a sexual relationship within that residence. Ludlow then questioned if Milton and Roberts had engaged in illegal actions while they had both been stationed in Kandahar, to which Milton noted that his file showed no record of him being stationed in Kandahar.
Ludlow then turns off the camera before giving Milton the offer to give her everything on Operation Olympus and his dealings with Walter Williamson, with the mention of Williamson's name causing Milton to look up. While Ludlow issued him with threats, Milton claimed that Ludlow was merely haunted by the deaths of both Pruitt and Omar Karimi and was looking for someone to target, to which Ludlow then noted that she was looking for Roberts who in turn was now aiming to kill Milton for his betrayal if Ludlow was not able to capture him first, causing Milton to then reconsider her offer for safety.
=== Desperate Times, Desperate Measures ===
==== Kidnapping the Winchesters ====
Using the CIA's surveillance equipment, Williamson was able to discover that Jay Roberts had just recently been in contact with the family of the believed-to-be deceased Mordecai Winchester when Larry Winchester called a hotline to give up information on Roberts' current whereabouts. Reluctantly, Milton had agent Tyler go into the Winchester Residence where they proceeded to kidnap Chloe, Larry, and Cody Winchester. Milton then had the pair tied up in an empty warehouse in the hope that Roberts would seek them out, allowing Milton to assassinate him.
While looking at the utterly terrified Winchesters, Milton questioned if Williamson had known that Mordecai Winchester was alive, to which Williamson noted that Tyson Perkins had assured him that he had been murdered. Milton claimed that the entire situation was currently getting out of hand since he had killed FBI agents and that Williamson's name was somehow now known by Ludlow. Williamson noted that he had gotten Annette Wilton involved in the operation, meaning if they were caught then the CIA would come out looking bad, which Wilton did not want to happen, meaning they were protected.
Milton, however, noted that none of them were safe now that Roberts knew that he was involved, with Williamson recommending that as they would all be in danger as long as he was alive, they go into Mordecai's hideout where Roberts had been tracked to using Chloe Winchester's phone and finally assassinate him. Milton had refused to go himself, refusing to expose himself any more than he already had, instead sending in his Cerberus agents and Tyler to lead them. Milton suggested that Williamson could go in person, which he refused to do as he did not wish to get his hands dirty with their situation, which did not surprise Milton.
==== Attack on Mordecai's Hideout ====
While Milton watched over the family, he sent a squad of well-armed Cerberus agents to Mordecai's hideout in an attempt to find and kill Jay Roberts once and for all. Shortly after they arrived, Milton was called by Tyler who informed him that there seemed to be nobody at the hideout anymore, but they had found footage of Olympus Squad while they were torturing and killing Omar Karimi as well as a mysterious countdown on the computer. When Milton learned that Roberts' phone was still there, he realized that this was his trap and ordered them to get out.
Milton's conversation with Tyler was cut short as the Ghost then caused an explosion and he ambushed the entire team. Having waited several minutes, Milton's phone rang again only for Roberts to be on the other side accusing Milton of not having the balls to face him in person and sending in his men to do his dirty work. Roberts vowed that sooner or later they would face off in which one would kill the other, which Milton denied as Roberts was a wanted man and would likely be captured or killed by the FBI before they could ever face off against each other one final time.
Roberts warned that if anything happened to either of the Winchesters, then Mordecai would release everything on Operation Olympus, so they agreed to have an exchange for Mordecai and Roberts in exchange for the Winchesters, which Roberts agreed to as he told Milton to contact him was everything was arranged before hanging up. Milton then traveled to the hideout where he discovered all of the corpses Roberts had left in his wake, alongside the footage of Williamson torturing Karimi and the countdown clock, causing Milton to curse as he considered what his next actions would be.
==== Capture of Jay Roberts ====
Milton arranged the trade of the Ghost and Mordecai in exchange for the family. Milton took position with his sniper rifle as he watched the exchange get underway, with the Winchesters under threat of being burned alive if anything went wrong. However, suddenly FBI agents arrived on the scene, causing chaos as Roberts was captured while Winchester was seemingly killed during the crossfire. Milton cursed Winchester's death before shooting out their tires and making his escape.
Taking Roberts back to Mordecai's hideout, Milton awoke him as Roberts noted that the hideout was looking better since it was now covered in the blood of Cerberus agents. Milton noted that while he was in Olympus Squad he had never considered what it would be like to be in his victim's place, which Roberts was now in. Milton questioned why the FBI had turned up, with Roberts denying that he had any knowledge while questioning if Winchester had called them, noting that he did not want to see Milton and Williamson under arrest, but instead wanted to see both of them dead.
Milton, however, merely laughed at all of Roberts' threats, claiming that Roberts stood no chance of ever winning and would not be able to kill him or Williamson, just telling him that the last choice Roberts would be allowed to make would be how he would die. Milton noted that the Winchesters were safe as Roberts demanded to know where Mordecai was, to which Milton explained that Mordecai was dead and so Roberts had to turn off the footage of Karimi's death. Roberts asked Milton if the assassination attempt was unavoidable, questioning if Milton had killed Daryl himself.
Sitting down, Milton told Roberts he had been at the shooting, noting that he did get the chance to kill Roberts himself, claiming that he had told Irons that he wanted no part in their deaths until the Cerberus offer, which made him jump at the opportunity. As Roberts cried upon learning his friend had been aware that he did participate in his son's death, Milton told him to look him in the eye while Milton insisted that he had never wanted any of this to happen, but it was just business. Milton offered Roberts an easy or hard death, while he called Milton's bluff, telling Milton to kill him himself, knowing he could not until the countdown had stopped.
==== Jay Roberts' Torture ====
Milton continued mocking Roberts, even when Roberts accused him of purely being obsessed with his self-image. Milton claimed that this was about who he saw when he looked in the mirror, telling Roberts that he knew when he looked in the mirror Roberts only saw some who lost his wife and his son and would soon lose his life, to which Roberts claimed that Milton had lost his honor every since he had accepted money to commit treason.
Milton noted that they had both witnessed breaking while in these situations and demanded the passcode, just as Williamson then entered the room, promising that things would get considerably more painful if he did not comply. Roberts questioned if Milton trusted Williamson, asking if Henderson had also trusted him before he had been murdered, but Williamson explained that he and Milton had mutual interests. Milton then watched on as Williamson put on his heavy leather gloves and began striking Roberts across the face multiple times, eventually causing Roberts to lose some teeth and spit out blood.
Several hours into the torture, Milton had begun cleaning up Roberts' blood from his face as he began to question who and what Roberts was protecting, as everyone he cared about was now dead, including Harrison and Winchester, and they were all dead because of Roberts' actions. Milton then suggested that Roberts give up and allow Milton to give him a clean death, until finally, Roberts claimed that he was ready to die, begging Milton to be the one to kill him cleanly and not Williamson, as he knew Williamson would prefer to continue torturing him until his heart gave out through all of the agonizing pain.
Milton agreed to Roberts' wish to kill him as Roberts confessed that the way to turn off the countdown was by using a retinal scanner which was on Mordecai's desk and a passcode that he knew. Milton had his Cerberus agents drag Roberts' chair onto the computer, ordering the hacker to move aside so Roberts could enter the passcode with his fingerprints and use the retinal scanner to end the countdown. Both Milton and Williamson watched while Roberts entered the code and used the retinal scan, finally stopping the footage, much to their relief.
However, just as Williamson began mocking Roberts and claiming he was disappointed in him, Roberts drew a blade hidden under his chair and plunged it into Williamson's chest before anybody could react fast enough to stop him. Milton desperately attempted to pull Williamson away but Roberts was still able to drag him over and bit into Williamson's ear, causing the CIA agent to scream out in agony. As they wrestled on the floor, Milton then struck Roberts with the butt of his gun, finally freeing Williamson (who got his ear ripped off) from his grip. Williamson proceeded to kick Roberts in the head out of anger and knocked him unconscious.
==== Betraying Williamson ====
Milton monitored the hacker as she deleted all of Mordecai's files he had left on the computer, while she commented on how they would have never gotten past all of his security. When the hacker noted that she would like to meet Mordecai, Milton told her he was dead and threatened to kill her if she ever revealed anything she had seen to the public. Milton then began watching as Williamson continued torturing Roberts, horrified at how deranged Williamson was.
Interrupting the torture, Milton told Williamson that Roberts had had enough and they should leave the hideout once everything had been wiped from the computers. When Milton noted that he would be killing Roberts himself, Williamson refused, noting that Roberts had taken things from him and therefore would not be allowed to die easily, claiming that he did not care about the promise he had made to him. Having heard Williamson's words, Milton began questioning if he had lost his position within the CIA, asking Williamson directly what Roberts had taken from him, which Williamson still refused to answer.
Tired of the unneeded pain being caused to his former friend, Milton dragged Williamson away from Roberts and demanded that he stop, only for Williamson to furiously claim that Milton still served his needs and should not be involved. Milton claimed he had gotten out of Afghanistan without being mentally damaged and because of Williamson, he was now being dragged into the mud, with Williamson claiming that he had pulled him out of the mud. Williamson then went on to claim that Milton had dirtied himself by killing FBI agents, noting it was because of Williamson and his CIA influence that Milton had gotten this far.
Disgusted, Milton claimed that he should have allowed Roberts to kill Williamson while back in Kandahar as Williamson laughed in his face at the threat. Wishing to disrupt Williamson's plans, Milton went behind Roberts and placed his gun to the back of his head, with Williamson ordering him to stop under the threat of then being handed over to the FBI. Desperate to be the one to kill Roberts, Williamson drew his gun and aimed it at Milton, noting that Roberts owed him an eye. Seeing that Williamson had become a serious threat to him due to his declining mental stability, Milton quietly cut Roberts' ties and walked away.
As the hacker informed Milton that she was done and was sent off with her money, Milton watched as Williamson injected Roberts with a burst of adrenaline to ensure he experienced all the pain. Milton kept his distance as he saw Williamson's attempt to cut out Roberts' eye being blocked when Roberts broke himself out of his bounds and knocked Williamson to the floor. Milton calmly took Williamson's gun away and just watched closely as Roberts proceeded to furiously throw Williamson to the floor, stabbing him repeatedly before beating him senselessly and finishing his revenge by plunging his thumbs into Williamson's eyes.
Milton smiled as Roberts fell off Williamson's bloodied corpse, struggling to breathe, with Milton commenting on how he always liked watching Roberts killing somebody. As Milton made his way to the dying Roberts, he questioned what he had meant as Roberts claimed that he wished he could live long enough to see the look on Milton's face when he realized he was done and would now lose everything. Just as Roberts noted he would use Williamson's gun to kill Roberts, he heard Ludlow's FBI team bursting inside, as Milton was shot in the shoulder and forced to escape before he could kill Roberts.
==== Destruction of Cerberus ====
Having escaped from inside the hideout just before he could be captured by any of Ludlow's agents and eventually managed to make it back to Cerberus HQ. Milton focused on pulling out the bullet from his arm before pouring whiskey on the wound to clean it, despite this causing him considerable pain. Having patched up the wound, Milton then collected his weapons and cash and prepared to go on the run, only to then overhear some incoming agents who had managed to find his location and had come to capture and bring Milton to justice.
Using his knowledge of the building's layout to his advantage, Milton managed to kill the two agents who had come inside his own office almost immediately, before taking their radios and making his way towards the exit. As the FBI agents spoke to each other on the radio during their search for their target, Milton used this to learn their positions within the building's hallways to get ahead and quietly execute them all with his silenced pistol, with his training in both the British and American Armed Forces allowing him to kill them with perfect accuracy before they could even see him coming.
Once Milton had eventually killed all of the FBI agents he could find within the building, he made his way outside and calmly set off a bomb within the Cerberus Headquarters. Without looking back, Milton kept walking as Cerberus, the company he had built from the ground up, was destroyed in a fireball. Knowing that he had become a high-value target for the FBI and that he had lost everything Williamson and he had been building for years, Milton was dead set about finding Jay Roberts so that he could execute his revenge against his former friend for ruining his life.
==== Threatening Zachary Dumont ====
Seeking information, Milton went into Dumont's apartment and awaited his awakening, taking his hidden pistol from underneath the adjacent pillow. Once Dumont awoke, Milton revealed himself as Dumont noted that he had seen reports on the news about Milton being armed and dangerous. Seeing him as no threat, Milton allowed Dumont to put his false leg on and walked to the kitchen.
Milton questioned how long Dumont knew Roberts was still alive, which he did not answer and instead tried to convince Milton that he needed help. Milton mocked this idea of going to Dumont's therapy sessions and, when Dumont questioned if he had ever turned his life around since leaving the Marines, Milton then admitted he did not. Dumont then got to his feet and asked if he was allowed to make coffee, which Milton told him he could do as Dumont explained that he had kept Roberts' secrets because he was asked to, noting that Roberts only ever wanted to protect Milton.
Milton went on to suggest that Roberts was the one to blame for everything that had gone wrong before feeling the need to defend the actions of Operation Olympus by noting the drugs would have gotten out of Afghanistan anyway so he and Irons might as well have made the deals. As Dumont opened all the curtains, he noted that Milton and Roberts were very alike, except Roberts would never betray a brother, but Milton noted that he was there to force Dumont to betray Roberts, threatening to shoot him in his good leg until he revealed the truth, asking once again where Roberts was.
Dumont offered Milton coffee, taking a drink out of his own to show it was not poisoned. However, just as Milton went to take the coffee, he realized that he had been convinced to step into the center of the room with the windows now fully exposed. Sensing the trap, Milton dived to the floor just as Roberts fired a shot from his sniper rifle, barely missing Milton. Furious, Milton dived for cover and shot Dumont in the shoulder as he hid, with Milton continuing to fire at him. As the shooting stopped, Milton held a knife up to the window which Roberts fired at, confirming that he was still aiming for him.
As Milton complained that he was taking these betrayals personally, Dumont's phone then began to ring so Milton allowed him to answer it. Dumont then told Milton that Roberts wanted to speak to him and threw him the phone, as Milton noted that they knew each other so well that they were able to predict each other's attacks. Roberts ordered Milton to let Dumont go to ensure nobody else got hurt but Milton still refused, telling Roberts that he intended to hurt everybody Roberts ever cared about to get to him, threatening to allow Dumont to bleed out, but Roberts threatened to call the FBI if he did.
Milton only agreed to leave Dumont alone, if Roberts agreed to empty the rifle, as Milton listened to ensure this happened. Getting onto his feet, Milton made eye contact with Roberts and suggested that they meet that night for a showdown to end their hunt, telling Roberts to meet him by the Trail, knowing that returning to the sight of the Trail at an abandoned airfield would likely put Roberts off balance tactically and give Milton the advantage. With this agreed upon, Milton gave Roberts a military salute and walked out of Dumont's apartment to get ready for the showdown.
==== Duel at the Trail ====
To give himself a clear advantage, Milton decided to recruit a few Cerberus agents at the Trail and use them as decoys to see if the Ghost was coming for Milton and to weaken him. He also had his men kidnapped a few hostages who were driving a truck carrying funhouse mirrors and set them up strategically in case Jay were planning to use cover for easier ambushes.
Knowing that the Ghost would be getting close, Milton turned on the spotlight as the agents were on full alert. Milton then called Roberts on the phone, ensuring that he could see them before noting that he would soon die because of his plans screwing everything up, reminding Roberts of the death of his son was on him. However, to Milton's surprise, Roberts used the tactic of firing grenades into the air, forcing Milton to take cover from all the large charges that were erupting and killing a few of Milton's men in the attack.
Despite being distracted by the explosions, Milton caught sight of the Ghost charging towards him and began firing upon him. The two former friends continued firing upon each other, with Milton managing to shoot Roberts in the leg while they both took cover and reloaded. Taking advantage of the fact that Roberts needed to pause to bandage his leg, Milton charged across the park and ran to find cover while ordering the last agents to kill him. The pair both waited for a clear shot before they both got on the airfield, using the sandbags as cover as they attempted to find the fatal shot to kill the other.
Knowing that Roberts would be tactically off balance owing to the location they were fighting in, Milton called out to him, claiming that they needed this kind of violence in their lives to feel whole and that this was all they were good for since leaving the military. Milton claimed that neither of them was a good person before they caught a glimpse of each other and began shooting again and using the sandbags to maintain cover. During the next moment of quiet, Milton then questioned who would mourn them all once they were dead and claimed that they were, in fact, the same.
As they spotted each other again, Milton fired towards Roberts and managed to shoot him in the stomach, with Roberts being saved by his vest. However, one of Roberts' bullets managed to embed itself within Milton's cheek as he screamed out in both pain and anger, and the thought of now being permanently scarred on his face. Spitting out the bullet, an increasingly angry Milton decided enough was enough, stopping the fight and furiously threatening to kill two hostages if Roberts did not show himself, as Milton then ordered the terrified couple to beg for their lives.
Roberts did as Milton instructed and came around the corner, telling Milton to let the people go. Milton, however, demanded that he instead throw away both his gun and his knife, as he told Roberts that all his attachments were a weakness and shot Roberts in the chest, claiming that he never had anybody. While Roberts struggled to stand, Milton shot him again, ignoring Roberts' claims that Milton had a family with the Reapers. However, before Milton can be able to execute Roberts, one of the hostages escapes and Milton manages to spin around and shoot her directly in the head before she can kill him.
==== Destroying Milton ====
Furious upon seeing the hostage being killed by Milton's gunshot, Roberts got up and, using the distraction to his advantage, charged at Milton. Roberts managed to pull Milton's gun away from him and tried to shoot him in the face, barely missing all the shots before Milton was able to throw away the gun. As the pair began to fight, Milton managed to knock the Ghost to the floor and kicked him repeatedly.
The pair had begun furiously throwing one another to the ground, as Roberts hit Milton in the face and refused to allow him to get back up. Eventually, Milton was able to dodge one of Roberts' blows, causing him to punch the ground and Milton managed to get up to continue the fight. Seeking to gain an advantage, Milton was able to draw his knife and began furiously slashing at Roberts, cutting at his vest while attempting to cut a vital artery. However, the enraged Roberts continued beating Milton down and eventually managed to take the knife away from him, putting Milton back on the defense.
Roberts managed to pin Milton against one of the sandbags, as he attempted to plunge Milton's knife into his eye socket. Using his strength to keep him at bay, Milton then simply smiled at Roberts as he used his hidden wrist blade to stab straight through Roberts' arm, causing him intense agony. Throwing Roberts away from him, Milton retook his knife and then began attacking him with both blades, cutting into his arms several times before Roberts was able to land a hard kick against Milton and attempted to regain the upper hand against his former friend during the brutal fight.
Before their clash ended, Milton had plunged the blade into Roberts' shoulder and threw him against one of the mirrors, cracking it even further and causing some largely broken shards to fall onto the floor. Getting right into Roberts' face, Milton told him to look at himself before he called him pathetic for a feared vigilante. Milton then pulled the blade out of Roberts' shoulder and attempted to plunge it into his throat to finish him off as he claimed to Jay that he would see his son soon, however, he failed to see Roberts had picked a large piece of the broken mirror which he had then stabbed straight into Milton's stomach, causing a lot of blood to pour out from Milton's wound.
Pulling a piece of the broken mirror out of his gut, Milton desperately attempted to defend himself but was in far too much agony, allowing Roberts to beat him mercilessly and punch him straight into another mirror, cracking it. Unable to defend himself, Milton was grabbed by Roberts and, to his utter horror, was dragged face-first across a broken mirror, brutally ripping the side of his face apart as he screamed in agony. Enraged by the damage caused to his face, Milton attempted to attack Roberts only to have his arm broken and his face smashed face-first into another mirror as Milton fell to the ground, unable to move from the pain.
Roberts forced Milton to look into his reflection in the broken mirror, as Milton saw all the horrific damage done to his once handsome face. Horrified by the sight of himself, Milton begged Roberts to kill him as he held his knife onto Milton's throat. However, to Milton's horror, Roberts then dropped the knife and claimed that he would not be killing him now, telling him that death would be too easy for him as he proceeded to kick Milton face-first into the broken mirror. Promising Milton would now learn about pain and loss, Roberts then grabbed Milton's hair and smashed his face into the mirror.
While Milton's face was torn to shreds by being repeatedly smashed into the cracked mirror, Roberts got down to his level and explained how each morning he searched for his son and would realize that he was gone forever. Roberts told him that he wanted Milton to feel the same pain while he looked at his mangled face in the mirror each morning and remembered what he lost and that he would remember Roberts doing it to him. Roberts then smashed Milton's face directly into the mirror one last time, causing permanent and horrific scarring to him as Milton finally lost consciousness.
Milton then soon arrested once the Atlanta Police Department arrived on the scene and took him straight to the hospital, along with Roberts. Under the close watch of Annette Wilton and Wade Bryan, Milton was then put into surgery and underwent eleven hours of work, seemingly saving his life. However, Milton went into a coma due to all of the trauma he had sustained from the fight, with the doctors unsure if he would ever regain consciousness again or if he would regain any higher level of brain function or any memory of his past life whatsoever.
=== Painful Recovery ===
==== Treatment ====
Following six weeks of treatment and multiple surgeries, Milton awoke from his coma, now with intense memories of his previous actions involving Williamson and the assassination attempt on Jay's life, as he became extremely vengeful about how he gained his facial scars. For his treatment, Milton was also assigned Krista Stoltz as his therapist and was given a plain white mask to hide his facial scarring which greatly upset him. During treatment, Milton would attempt to get some exercise but would become frustrated as he could only do minimal pushups before having to stop.
Having been watching him, Stoltz questioned how many pushups Milton could do while with the Marine Corps, to which Milton told a story of his recruiter who pushed his potential soldier's limits during training with pushups. Wiping his sweat while keeping his scarred face hidden, Milton complained about how he could no longer walk across a room without beginning to sweat, although Stoltz insisted that Milton had already achieved a considerable amount during his six months of recovery. Still, Milton had remained unimpressed by the comment due to his frustration about his situation.
As Stoltz had told him that he was being too harsh on himself and recommended that he hang in there, Milton laughed out loud as he compared this concept to a kitten hanging on a branch, mockingly demonstrating this with his hands. As Milton recalled having this as a poster back at Ray of Faith, he began to get confused as his head continued pounding. Stoltz then changed the subject and asked if Milton was still seeing the imagery of the Ghost in his dreams, which Milton had confirmed he was although he begged Stoltz to not talk about those dreams as Milton began to have another mini panic attack.
Stoltz was able to calm Milton down as she promised that they would continue breaking down the things that were causing him such distress piece by piece. With Milton now relaxed, Stoltz told him how her other patients often used their white masks to present the person they wanted to be seen as and suggested that Milton try this, although Milton was unimpressed by the concept of decorating his mask. Since Milton was serious about her suggestion, Milton had compared this to a kindergarten activity similar to finger painting and initially refused, although Stoltz convinced him to reconsider.
==== Continued Nightmares ====
Despite his initial reluctance, Milton decorated his mask with lines that represented how he saw his facial scars as chunks of his flesh being missing. Once the mask was complete, Milton sat down with Stoltz once again and she complimented Milton on all his work with the mask, although Milton had insisted that the mask still felt the same regardless of the work he had already done to it. As Stoltz then questioned how he was feeling mentally, Milton claimed that he still did not know.
Milton did however, inform Stoltz that he had recently done a bit of thinking about the people he did know from the United States Marine Corps who he had described as his family, noting how he had never had this family before then and confirmed that he still missed them. Considering what to say for the moment, Milton told Stoltz how he had been the best version of himself while part of the Marine Corps serving in Afghanistan, noting how they were a family and a force to be reckoned with. Milton commented on how he was fearless back then but now he was constantly afraid of everything in his dreams.
As Milton continued to get more distressed while describing some kind of a dark shadow constantly waiting for him in the edges of his mind, Stoltz watched over him closely before Milton then made his confession that he believed that he did indeed deserve everything that had happened to him, although he still did not know what he had done to deserve it. While Milton bowed his head in quiet shame and despair, Stoltz made her suggestion that Milton look into the possibility of his redemption while promising that every person deserved this and had vowed to help him get there eventually.
==== Tormented by Agent Ludlow ====
Despite the good progress Milton was making, he still found himself being tormented by Ludlow, who went into his room at Grady Memorial Hospital and drank while watching him. Confused, Milton did not know who Ludlow was and why she hated him, with no memories of how he manipulated Ludlow and killed Leo Pruitt. One night, Ludlow had been once again watching over the sleeping Milton while drinking alcohol, before getting into his face and calling him an asshole before walking out of the room, with Milton hiding the fact that he was awake the whole time.
As usual, every night Milton had nightmares of ghost imagery which had caused him to twist and turn during the night until he awoke with a start. One morning he awoke to find Ludlow looking down at him, clearly enjoying the fact that his dreams were causing Milton such distress. As Ludlow mockingly asked him about his dream, Milton questioned Ludlow about why she kept coming there, insisting that he did not know who she was, with Ludlow staying mostly silent before smugly acknowledging that Milton did indeed not know who she was, which continued to greatly unnerve Milton.
They were interrupted by Stoltz's arrival who happily greeted Ludlow and introduced herself. Ludlow told Stoltz her theory that Milton was faking his lack of memory, although Stoltz insisted that Milton did not have the mental strength to do this. When asked how he was, Milton told Stoltz that his face and head were hurting and explained that he had managed to get some sleep, all the while with Ludlow keeping a close watch on Milton. Seeing how uncomfortable she was making him, Stoltz requested that Ludlow leave the room so that she could begin her daily therapy session with Milton.
As Ludlow asked Stoltz what she knew of all of Milton's crimes, she insisted that she only cared about Milton's health and not his past, with Milton noting that they were rebuilding the jigsaw puzzle of his broken mind. Ludlow, however, continued to insist that Milton could not be trusted, also calling him the best liar that she had ever met throughout a career dealing with liars, with Stoltz noting that her work was to help patients like Milton discover the truth and then deal with that, with Ludlow telling her that Milton deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison for his crimes against her and all the lives he took before he had been injured and then taken into custody.
Turning their conversation around, Stoltz noted how Ludlow also suffered her head trauma which might be affecting her views, although Ludlow insisted that she was fine and left, telling Milton that she would return that night to watch over him. Once they were alone, Milton asked Stoltz about what he did which had made Ludlow hate him, before becoming frustrated as Stoltz reminded him that they had already discussed this. Milton was then freed from his bed restraints and asked for pain relief. As Stoltz left, she reminded Milton that he was the one who had attacked Ludlow.
==== Memories and Nightmares ====
As usual, Milton sat down beside Stoltz to begin his therapy session, with Stoltz handing Milton his tablets to swallow, which he did while keeping his mask on and turning away to ensure Stoltz did not see his face. As they began, Stoltz commented that Milton seemed to be getting stronger, with Milton noting that while he was not allowed to run or use the gym at Grady Memorial Hospital, he was pushing himself to get stronger every day, although Milton had confirmed that the exercise was not helping him to get any sleep.
Stoltz then asked Milton about his dreams, which annoyed him as he noted how they had been over this numerous times, to which Stoltz asked him to indulge her regardless. Milton then tells her about his dreams in which he saw a skull mixed with blood and the sounds of broken glass, although he still could not connect these images to the fight that caused all his facial scars. Stoltz began to ask Milton about how he felt during these dreams, asking if they instilled feelings of dread, although Milton insisted that they were just dreams and refused to answer.
As Stoltz continued to push him for a reaction, Milton became annoyed and questioned why they kept doing this, to which Stoltz told him that one day he would give her different answers and that would be significant. Tense from all of these questions, Milton removed his hood and complained that his head was now hurting, as Stoltz noted that the doctor had told her that there was no reason why Milton's head should hurt, to which the angered Milton furiously told her that it was not the doctor's face that was suffering and then questioned if Stoltz thought that he was lying about his pain.
Taking a breath, Stoltz questioned if Milton remembered how his face became scarred or who was there, although Milton confirmed that he did not. When Stoltz had asked what was the last thing he remembered clearly, Milton told her that he remembered his time at the United States Marine Corps where he had been having fun with his fellow marines. Milton told Stoltz how he remembered Jay Roberts being there having fun with them while joining the Reapers, telling Stoltz how Roberts was his brother in arms, although Milton confirmed that he could not remember where Roberts was now or what he was doing now.
Milton questioned Stoltz over why all her questions about Roberts mattered, telling her how he could no longer understand what was real and what was not due to his brain damage, telling Stoltz that while he understood what he had been told had happened to him, he could not feel inside his gut that any of that was real. Continuing to complain about his headaches, Milton begged Stoltz to bring him some painkillers to relieve some of his pain, clearly not remembering that Stoltz had already given him some more painkillers which he had already taken just minutes earlier, which Stoltz made note of.
=== Going on the Run ===
==== Grady Hospital Escape and Massacre ====
Having had another night where he could only sleep for two hours, Milton sat down with Stoltz for their therapy, with Milton struggling to control his leg which continued shaking. As Stoltz asked him what he did with their sleeping pills which had been provided to him by the doctors, Milton told her that he flushed them down the toilet, insisting he was trained by the United States Marine Corps on how to avoid sleep. Stoltz asked if Milton was too scared to sleep due to the nightmares he continued to suffer from, to which Milton had then become stressed.
Stoltz explained to Milton that their medical plan for him was that he would continue to be exposed to these nightmares with the hope that this would help him eventually control them, which Milton still struggled to accept. Stoltz then asked if she could look inside Milton's notebook, which he allowed, as she found multiple sketches of the skull mask that Milton had been haunted by for so long. While Stoltz explained the concept of recalling his nightmares and why they were trying to understand his thoughts, Milton began pacing around his room, becoming considerably more anxious by the subject.
Losing his temper, Milton slapped his notebook out from Stoltz's hand and furiously questioned why Stoltz would not help him. This action caused the Atlanta PD officers stationed outside the room to charge inside, believing that Stoltz could be in danger, although she tried to tell them to step back while she attempted to calm Milton back down. While Stoltz noted that what they were talking about was scary, Milton interrupted her by noting how she appeared to have it all figured out with her work with his mask and the notebook but he did not believe that Stoltz understood what was happening to him inside his head.
With Stoltz attempting to calm their situation down, she touched Milton's shoulder, only for him to slap her hand away, causing the officers to step in. However, as soon as those officers came close, Milton's military training kicked in as he swiftly and brutally subdued both of the men, using their batons to his advantage as he managed to beat them both into submission, breaking the last officer's hand and breaking his neck. With this violent action now done, Milton locked eyes with the now completely horrified Stoltz, as he decided to take his chance to make his escape from the hospital.
Before the alarm was raised and now with the terrified Stoltz by his side, Milton made his escape from Grady Memorial Hospital, brutally murdering every single doctor and police officer with the scavenged weaponry and Ludlow, who was brutally disemboweled by Milton. After doing so, he grabs a scared Stoltz from his closet and they walk through the carnage.
Once they finally got outside, Milton then furiously questioned why Stoltz had not screamed or raised the alarm, to which she insisted that she simply did not wish for Milton to get hurt and that Milton was still not ready to be on his own in Atlanta, as she asked him to trust her and to put things right if he went back with her. Believing this could not happen, Milton instead removed his face mask, finally revealing his scars, and told Stoltz that there was no putting right what had been done to him. With that, Milton made his escape, taking Stoltz with him to have her avoid being questioned by the police.
==== Getting into Atlanta ====
Having gotten away from Grady, Milton had already settled into Stoltz's apartment and cut off his hospital tag. He found some clothes in an old bag from Stoltz's late husband and as he made a cocktail to dull his pain, the television had changed to an update from GPB-TV, showing his face and announcing his escape from the hospital, much to Milton's complete amusement as the reporter had described Milton as being armed and highly dangerous. With nowhere to go and nobody he could turn to, Milton goes into the bedroom, sitting next to a bound-up Stoltz. While he sat and looked over the bedroom, Milton recalled how he had once brought Jay into this baseball field and told him about his time there playing with Daryl, and how he had been sexually abused. Milton then stayed sat, looking over the room as he began to slowly fall to sleep, only to get sudden nightmares of the skull which snapped him back awake in an instant as he struggled to catch his breath. He covers up Stoltz's corpse and finds a file that has her latest patient next to him: William Dobson.
==== Meeting William Dobson ====
Seeking to gain a new ally, Milton went to McGinley Bar where he then sought out William Dobson. Sitting down by Dobson, Milton was initially asked politely to find somewhere else to sit, but when Dobson saw his facial scars, he decided to stay quiet. Getting his drink, Milton asked Dobson if he earned his jacket by serving in the United States Armed Forces, which Dobson confirmed before asking if Milton could say the same about his facial scars. Milton stopped himself from getting angry and jokingly said that Dobson should see the other guy.
Milton had then offered to buy Dobson another drink, first respectfully asking if a soldier like Dobson had wanted to drink with a member of the Marine Corps, which Dobson accepted. As the evening wore on, Dobson got considerably more drunk which he was concerned about, although Milton reminded him that he no longer had to wake up first thing in the morning to go out marching. Dobson questioned if Milton missed being a part of the Marine Corps, as Milton confirmed that he missed it every single day, noting that he mainly missed being around his fellow Marines whom he had always considered his brothers.
Agreeing with his point, Dobson made the comparison between the friends made in the armed forces with the soft civilians they were seeing back in Atlanta, with Milton becoming briefly triggered when some girl's camera flash got in his eye, causing him to hear the sounds of broken glass and screaming from his incident. Dobson then offered Milton some cocaine, which Milton refused as he watched while Dobson took the drugs, with Dobson also commenting on how there was an entire army out in the streets of Atlanta who were all feeling the same emotions of frustration as they were feeling.
Dobson had continued to complain he had been hearing for a long time that all of the veterans were the problem, while he now believed that they were not the problem but the bullshit they had all come back to. Milton then suggested that would happen if they just rose and gave the entire world their middle fingers, which excited Dobson. However, to Milton's surprise, Dobson revealed that he was fully aware of who he was sitting next to. Reacting to this, Milton grabbed a glass as a weapon, only for Dobson to then claim it was an honor to meet him as the pair shook hands with respect.
=== Milton's Campaign ===
==== Building his criminal crew ====
After resting up, Milton went into McGinley's to join Dobson for a drink, finding Dobson was already drinking with several other veterans of the United States Armed Forces who happily greeted Milton as he was introduced to Ramirez and all the others, who all had a deep level of respect for Milton, much like Dobson did. Milton then sat down with his fellow armed forces soldiers and got himself a beer, taking a long and satisfying sip as he listened to their conversations.
Before long their conversation was interrupted, Marsh returned to the pub and begged for their help, as his car was being towed away and he had all of his worldly goods inside it as Jimbo was currently homeless. Without any hesitation, Milton jumped into action with the other men, getting outside and immediately ordering Franklin and Ramirez to chase down the tow truck while he, Dobson, and Marsh got in front of it, with Milton putting on his mask and readying himself for some long-awaited action while they chased down that tow truck as a military unit, ready to rescue all of Marsh's personal belongings.
Getting in front of the truck with Dobson and Marsh, they managed to get it to stop as Marsh stopped in the middle of the road to tie up his shoelaces. Franklin and Ramirez then took advantage of this as they snuck up on the driver before Milton dragged him out of his vehicle. With the driver on the ground, Milton began punching him repeatedly before threatening that if he did not stop fighting back and making noise then he would furiously break him in half. As the driver called him crazy, Milton grabbed Stoltz's gun and proceeded to hit him repeatedly in the face until Dobson then dragged him away.
Having dragged the now enraged Milton away from the bleeding and unconscious driver, the crew then lowered Marsh's car off the truck as he drove them to a safe part of Atlanta, Milton advised Marsh to get out of town, change his license plates and get to Texas to lay low for a while, noting that if Marsh did not do this immediately then he would undoubtedly be tracked down by the Atlanta Police Department. Marsh then thanked all of the members of their crew who had helped him out, making specific notice of Milton who wished him good luck before watching as Marsh drove away.
With Marsh gone, Dobson and Franklin expressed their amazement at how easy that had been for them with their Armed Forces training, with Milton complimenting them on how they had performed. Dobson went on to claim they were wasting their time in McGinley's every night when they could get jobs in protection, only for Franklin to then suggest that they should not work for anyone other than themselves, suggesting a potential bank which they could go out and rob with a small and highly skilled unit. Milton considered this concept and smiled, excited by the idea of returning to combat with a crew.
==== Training for the Robbery ====
To prepare them all for the robbery of the McCreedy Check Cashing, Milton arranged for them all to reenact the robbery beforehand while in their hideout, all simply going through the motions to anticipate any potential scenarios that could disrupt their plan. During one run-through, Richardson was able to escape the room, much to their frustration as Ricci began complaining about having to still do the rehearsals, although Milton insisted that they needed to know everybody's roles in the robbery.
The crew were all interrupted by the arrival of Franklin who confirmed that everything was looking good from his end as the schedules had not changed at their bank. Noticing that Franklin was still wearing his uniform, Milton had then expressed his annoyance since it would be considered a serious risk for him to be seen wearing it and coming to their hideout, although Franklin insisted that he had already taken a bit enough risk with just offering the job to them. Milton then arranged another rehearsal for the crew to prepare for the robbery, giving them new positions to complete the run-through, which Franklin complained about despite Dobson repeating Milton's previous advice.
As the crew did yet another rehearsal, things appeared to be going smoothly until Franklin attempted to steal Milton's weapon away from him, and Milton immediately reacted by striking Franklin in the face. While everyone had reacted in complete surprise at this action, Milton commented that Franklin had been smart by making this move as it kept them on their toes in case anything went wrong, noting that somebody could try and be a hero and stop the robbery. Milton then offered Franklin his hand, which he refused and claimed that Milton hit like a member of the Marine Corps, which Milton was proud of.
While the crew prepared to get some sleep for the night, Milton told them to go over the plan one more time before they enacted it in the morning. Drawing lines on the ground, Milton explained how Massey and Richardson would drive the cars allowing him to enter with Franklin and Dobson. Confirming that Ricci knew that he and Ramirez would also be acting as backup, Milton became satisfied and told everyone to get some sleep. However, as Dobson complained of cold and requested to sleep at his apartment, Milton refused as he claimed it would be better for them all to stick together ahead of the robbery.
==== McCreedy Checking Robbery ====
On the morning of the robbery, Milton and the others had discovered that Dobson had disappeared during that night and had not yet returned to their hideout. Eventually, the crew became tired of waiting for Dobson to return and Milton was forced into changing the plan for their job, recruiting Richardson to take up Dobson's place as they headed out to begin their robbery. While they drove away from their hideout, Milton was unaware that Jay Roberts had arrived in the hideout, having just been searching for him and tracking his movements.
Having donned his mask to disguise himself, Milton charged inside the McCreedy Check Cashing and then immediately assaulted the security guard by striking him on the head with his gun. With Franklin and Richardson acting as his backup, Milton demanded that all the customers and staff put their hands up and not move, leaving Richardson to tie up their hands while Milton turned his attention to those behind the counter, ordering the staff members to all move out of the way and pointing to Linda, before calmly demanding that she press whatever button she needed to then open the door.
To Milton's surprise however, Linda had remained defiant despite a gun being pointed at her and refused to open the door, claiming that it was on the timer and could not be opened. Milton soon became angered at Linda's refusal, insisting that she was lying to him and threatening to kill her if she continued to refuse his instructions as he banged his gun on the protective glass. However, Linda told Milton about how her father fought in World War II before building the bank up from nothing, telling him that she would not allow it to be robbed by any thugs like them out of her great respect for her late father.
Milton eventually became tired of Linda's continued defiance and then decided to threaten everybody inside the bank by pulling out a live grenade that he had stolen from the United States Armed Forces, this resulted in Jeff Reed begging Linda to now reconsider her decision, although she refused despite Reed noting that everything was insured. Looking her in the eye, Milton claimed that Linda was becoming erratic in her behavior, as Franklin agreed that she was crazy before Milton promised that after he counted to three he would drop the grenade in with Linda and kill them all.
Since Linda still would not open up their door, claiming the grenade would not fit through the slot, Reed then pushed past her and finally unlocked the door despite her protests, allowing Milton, Franklin, and Richardson to finally get inside. Milton then tied up the remaining hostages until the money was collected. As he prepared to go, Milton thanked everyone, calling Linda crazy before telling the others to thank Reed for saving their lives. Knowing that Reed was an inside man working for them, Milton had then mocked a hostage kidnapping as he demanded that Reed also come with them before leaving.
==== Return of the Ghost ====
As Milton and his crew exited McCreedy Check Cashing together with Jeff Reed acting as their hostage, they attempted to get the stolen money into the escape cars that were waiting for them without causing too much of a scene. Looking out to the streets, Milton then noticed someone wearing William Dobson's clothes and mask was now coming towards them, Milton just assumed this to be Dobson finally turning up to help and called out to him to come over, noting how he was extremely late for their robbery and wanting him to assist with their getaway.
However, to Milton's horror, the man called him out by his name and removed his mask, revealing himself to be Jay Roberts. As Milton looked on, Roberts revealed his Ghost mask which had the white skull from Milton's nightmares painted on the front. Milton had then stood frozen in horror, ignoring his crew while they called out to him, while he realized that Roberts was the one who had disfigured him, all the while with Massey and all the others engaging in a firefight against Roberts, resulting in Richardson taking a bullet to the head while Milton remained frozen in place due to his complete shock and horror.
With Ricci also getting killed in the shootout, the Ghost was then forced into cover as Beck began shooting at him with a sniper rifle, allowing Ramirez to run over to Milton and pull him into their car so they could make their escape from the situation. As they drove away from the scene as fast as they could, Milton was haunted by a flood of memories coming back to him, as he remembered how his friend had dragged his face across a broken mirror, which caused Milton's permanently disfigured face, as Milton's thoughts soon went from fear and sorrow to the furious desire to finally get his revenge.
Desiring a chance to kill his former friend, Milton furiously demanded that Ramirez stop the car while he loaded his new assault rifle, despite Ramirez insisting that he was crazy for wanting to get out of their car to confront the Ghost. Despite these objections, Ramirez had eventually stopped the car and Milton stepped out into the streets, aiming his rifle at the roads while he waited for the Ghost to come round the corner. With Beck having left the scene, the Ghost charged around the corner as Milton furiously unloaded his hail of bullets at his car, causing him to crash while Milton fired.
As Milton reloaded his gun, he furiously yelled out to the Ghost, as he also questioned if his friend had been the person to have disfigured his face and caused him so much suffering as a result. In their standoff, the Ghost attempted to get out of the car, only for Milton to continue shooting at him. With the Ghost taking cover behind the car and with the Johnstontown Sheriff's Department now on their way to the scene of the shootout, Milton had again questioned if his friend had done all this to him, to which the Ghost then loudly confirmed that he had while showing no remorse for Milton's suffering as a result of his injuries, which had angered Milton.
Seeing the police were on their way, Milton then witnessed the Ghost get to his feet and try to shoot him, as Milton responded by unleashing a hail of bullets at his former friend, screaming in rage as he fired the gun. As the police got closer, Milton was then forced to turn his gunfire towards them, managing to inadvertently get out of Roberts' line of sight. As the deputies began firing back at him in the middle of the town streets, Milton refused to relent as his onslaught of gunfire had forced them to take cover as they were outgunned by Milton's firepower.
At the moment Milton took cover behind a car to reload his gun, he noticed that the Ghost was currently attempting to make a break for freedom. Seeing this, Milton turned his attention away from the police force bearing down on him and once again began firing on the Ghost, forcing him to dive behind two parked cars as he sought cover. Despite all the bullets being fired at him, however, the Ghost was still able to get to his feet and run to safety, with a few deputies then chasing after him, much to Milton's frustration as he was left to fight off the police's gunfire as they were still trying to bring him down.
With the police now bearing down on him, Milton had briefly found himself completely trapped with seemingly no possible way out other than being killed or captured, until Todd pulled up in the other escape car and began firing at the police while calling on Milton to get into the car and escape. As he reloaded his gun once again, Milton then began moving closer to his crew members while forcing the police to take cover as he fired down at them. Finally, Franklin was able to grab hold of Milton and immediately dragged him back in the car as they drove away towards safety, all while still shooting at the police.
All the surviving members of the crew then returned to their hideout where a furiously Franklin had expressed his frustration over the entire situation, pointing the blame directly at Milton. While the crew freed Jeff Reed and discussed the heist in detail, Milton then got out of the car and ignored Franklin's questions about why the Ghost had been there. As the others discussed the money, Milton continued thinking about how his friend had destroyed his life, as he continued seeing the Ghost from his nightmares and hearing the sounds of broken glass as well as his horrific screaming.
Although Milton stood in silence, Ramirez eventually asked his opinion, leading to Franklin furiously insulting him as he noted how Milton had almost gotten them all arrested, while getting Richardson and Ricci killed, claiming that everything had gone wrong simply because Milton lost control. Frustrated with the arguing, Reed attempted to grab the money, as Milton then drew his gun and immediately shot and killed both Reed and Franklin. Milton then picked up the bag of money and threatened all the others by calmly questioning if they had a problem with his methods, before walking out with all the stolen money.
=== Seeking Revenge ===
==== Inspiring his Crew ====
Having calmed down from his previous outburst and took some painkillers, Milton went to meet with the surviving members of his crew on the outskirts of Atlanta, dropping all of the stolen money on the ground. Seeing that the crew were tense about being around him again following the murders of Franklin and Reed, Milton had reassured them that everything that they had stolen was there in the bag as he had not taken any of it, as he had then invited Massey to check the bag for the money, with Massey confirming that Milton was telling the truth.
Despite this, Milton had then told the crew that everything they stole from McCreedy Check Cashing should be considered as nothing more than scraps, questioning if that was all that they wanted and if they all wanted to simply leave Atlanta with this small amount of money and never return. Milton then claimed that if they believed that they deserved more than what was lying in front of them, then they were in the right place by staying within his crew, Milton used the speech he gave his Cerberus recruits as he questioned if they were ready to become a part of something bigger than themselves.
Milton had claimed that Franklin had not understood this concept and made the robbery all about himself and his ego, which was why he had been executed, before asking Ramirez and Beck to consider what they could achieve together. Knowing that he was winning them all back over to his side, Milton promised that he would allow them to leave if they simply wanted to take this money and run, suggesting that instead, they invest the money in a base of operations as well as weapons to continue their campaign to fight back against the entire system that had already been holding them down for so long.
Milton finished by promising that they would find other United States Armed Forces veterans who would also be willing to join them in exchange for a piece of what they would all be building. When Ramirez questioned exactly what Milton was talking about, Milton told them that he was talking about continuing what they had started on that day during their robbery but he escalated, promising that they would be able to build an army, promising that this army would not be a gang, but a brotherhood, promising that if they could fight together as this brotherhood, they could eventually become as strong as gods.
==== Expanding their operations ====
Using all the money they stole from their robbery at the McCreedy Check Cashing, Milton and the surviving members of his crew then invested everything that they had stolen in their new equipment and weaponry, including bulletproof vests and assault rifles, while also recruiting other United States Armed Forces veterans who were willing to join their mission. With precision and skill gained from their training in the military, their crew was able to attack drug dens and slaughter everybody inside with considerable ease, with Milton also joining them on these missions and looking over the carnage.
With the Atlanta Police Department completely unable to stop them, Milton's crew celebrated easy victories as they brought their massive profits back to their new hideout of Valhalla, with Milton still happily watching while Ramirez and the other gang members, who now had begun wearing similar masks to Milton's mask, expressed their enthusiasm at the situation. Once they got back to Valhalla, Milton followed Beck upstairs as they unloaded their bags of money, which came to at least half a million dollars stolen from criminal gangs, that allowed the crew to celebrate with a massive party at Valhalla.
While Milton hosted their party at Valhalla, he noticed that one of his men, Marcus, had begun to get overenthusiastic with Tammy, who was trying to break free from his grip while Marcus demanded that she give him more attention. Seeing this, Milton furiously called out to Marcus, which then caused the entire room to go silent out of respect for their leader. Milton then demanded that Marcus show some respect to their guests as he let Tammy walk away while Marcus sat back down. Milton then sat with Beck and Massey, while keeping a close eye on Marcus to ensure that he did not continue harassing any of their guests.
While his crew celebrated continued success with their moves to the world of organized crime with their robberies, Milton had also caught the attention of Terrence Young, a crime boss, and even though Milton was confused, Terrence respected his skills and wanted to recruit him and his crew as his hitmen, which Milton accepted. 
==== Preparing for an Ambush ====
While still in his office, Beck and Ramirez got an idea since Marcus and his crew were wiped out and that they knew the way to defeat the Ghost was to take away his belief that he was still a better man than Milton was and break him apart morally rather than physically, which Milton agrees. 
Milton soon deduced that the Ghost would be coming to kill him soon enough, having discovered the location of Valhalla from finding and killing Marcus before interrogating Tammy. Milton kept himself out of sight as he found Roberts was indeed spying on Valhalla from the building opposite, clearly confident that he would be able to take on Milton while he was unaware, with Zachary Dumont also assisting Roberts in his mission. Milton did not attempt to make his presence known to Roberts since he wanted him to go into his assassination mission with complete confidence, so Milton could then take advantage and launch his ambush and finally destroy his former best friend.
While the Ghost got ready to begin his assault, Milton went back into Valhalla and spoke with his crew and then questioned if everybody there was happy, noting how they were kings who now owned Atlanta through their violence. Milton pointed out the original members who started the group, Ramirez, Beck, and Massey, as all the other original members were either arrested or killed. Milton then claimed that Franklin was nothing more than a Judas who always had wanted more than everybody else and had thought he was better than them all, which was why Milton had killed him.
Milton had told all his crew that there was another man who thought that he was better than all of them, noting how he had killed Marcus as well as Ricci and Richardson, before naming him as the Ghost. Milton had claimed that the Ghost had been just like them once when he had served in the United States Marine Corps, as Milton called the Ghost his brother. Milton explained that the Ghost was the one responsible for how he disfigured his face, claiming that it was because the Ghost thought that he was better than him and that he thought he had to right to judge and kill them all like Marcus, Ricci, and Richardson.
Noting that the Ghost was neither a cop nor a judge, Milton insisted that he did not have the right to kill them and that he had no loyalty to anyone other than himself, leading to Ramirez and Massey both vowing together that they would destroy him. Milton then confessed that his vendetta against the Ghost was undeniably personal, promising that none of them had to take any part in this revenge, before then explaining that the Ghost was already out there and looking to kill him, insisting this plan the Ghost had was arrogant and this would lead to his downfall, even if many of them died in the process.
Despite this warning about the danger that this revenge mission was going put them under, Massey promised that they would stand behind Milton in this fight regardless of the risks, with the rest of the crew all agreeing to this due to their blind loyalty to their leader. While Milton smiled at seeing all his men's loyalty to him, he noted that he did not want this revenge to be just about him, but each one of them taking him on for their reasons, noting that the Ghost was just a man coming alone, while they were now a true brotherhood, which would always make them far stronger than the Ghost could ever be.
Although his men had expressed their desire to kill the Ghost once and for the pain and death that he had caused against their brothers, Milton explained that he had a different plan for his former brother. Milton had then furiously explained that he now wanted the Ghost to express more suffering than just death, explaining how he needed him to understand the pain that he had suffered when the Ghost had brutally destroyed his face, Milton then told his crew that he needed all of them to help him give this pain to the Ghost, as all of his followers had then nodded in agreement to Milton's plans.
As his crew got into position for the ambush, Milton gave two of his men some money and told them to take several of the women back home, knowing that the Ghost would only attack once he believed that there were no innocent people there. As Ramirez then questioned what their plan was, Milton simply told him not to worry about it. Knowing that the only thing that would break the Ghost was if he broke his moral code, Milton brutally shot and murdered three of the innocent women in his office, setting up the scene so that the Ghost would believe that he had killed them in the crossfire, smiling as he does so.
==== Ambush at Valhalla ====
Once night fell, Milton had readied himself for the Ghost to come into Valhalla to finally kill him. Milton had every member of his crew grab their masks and wear all black, as they all would lead the Ghost into their brutal ambush where they would get their revenge for everything that he had done. Milton also sent Beck and some other men after Dumont, who had been left on the nearby rooftop to act as a backup for the Ghost, leaving the Ghost alone and unaware of what was now coming for him.
Finally, the Ghost walked directly into their trap as Milton had all of the lights shut off, which left the Ghost confused. Milton then had a bright light flash, blinding the Ghost, while a member of his crew shot him directly into his vest with a non-lethal shotgun blast. As the lights blasted on and off, with loud rock music also blaring out, Milton's crew charged out of the darkness and slashed at the Ghost with their blades, while Milton remained to the side and continued to call out mocking insults to the Ghost, questioning how this brutal beating down had felt for him.
Eventually, the Ghost was beaten down to the point that he could no longer stand, as Milton's crew continued slashing at his arms and legs and embedding their knives into his vest, causing non-fatal but horrifically painful injuries as they were all also beating him down with their crowbars as well as wrenches and baseball bats. With his former friend now lying beaten and bloody on the floor, Milton had then slowly stepped over to him, taking great personal pleasure in all of the pain the Ghost was in, as Milton placed his boot down onto the Ghost's chest, commenting on the mess he was in.
While smiling his sadistic smile, Milton had kneeled on the Ghost's chest, causing him to spit out blood as Milton told him that he should have stayed in his hole, which called back to how the Ghost made the statement during their last encounter. Milton had then told the Ghost that the good news was that all this pain was only temporary, which was something they would say to each other during their training within the Reapers while they were still friends. Looking at the Ghost in the eyes, Milton finally told his crew to break him and then finish him before walking away.
Milton, however, knew the Ghost had drawn whatever strength he had left to go after him, as he managed to disarm and kill his attackers with their weapons. Milton charged through Valhalla to escape, using his men as human shields while demanding that they kill the Ghost. As he escaped, Milton ensured that the Ghost shot the office where the dead women were, leaving the Ghost to find them and to make him break when he thought he had killed them all.
=== New Direction ===
==== Disbanding the crew ====
As the war between the Ghost and Terrence Young escalated, Milton went to Valhalla, finding the surviving members of his crew were there waiting for him, as Milton noted that they could have all taken their money and run. Ramirez, however, spoke up and noted that there were only five surviving crew members left, noting that what had gone down was messed up, insisting that they should have just killed the Ghost when they had the chance. However, Milton noted that their campaign was never going to last forever and it had always been destined to end this way.
Ramirez then noted how the Ghost had killed a lot of their friends, including Massey, before managing to escape, with Ramirez insisting that they owed the Ghost some payback using whatever weapons they had left, noting that the Ghost was hurt, which would give them the perfect opportunity to kill him. Milton insisted that while he understood their desire for revenge, he knew that killing the Ghost would not bring their friends back, noting that they all now had something to lose, as Ramirez had then realized that Milton wanted to let Roberts get away with killing them.
Getting in Ramirez's face, Milton noted that a lot of people had died as a result of the Ghost, which he accepted responsibility for. However, Milton went on to insist that he would not allow another one of their crew to die or spend the rest of their lives in prison because of the Ghost's quest for vengeance against him, suggesting instead that they take their money and leave Atlanta for good, telling them to find something worth more to live for than their revenge. Milton then handed each member of the crew a new forged passport for them to begin their new lives away from the Ghost.
Milton told his crew that this opportunity to get away from all of the violence would be his gift to them, as Ramirez accepted the passport and agreed not to pursue the Ghost anymore. Milton then looked down at the final passport, which was for himself using the new name of Jonathan Russell, as one of the crew members questioned where Milton himself was planning on going. Milton however, simply told his crew that it did not matter where he was going, only who he was going with. Milton then told the crew that it had been an honor to work with them, before taking his bag of cash and leaving.
==== Meeting Terrence Young/Death ====
Milton goes to the Sunshine Hotel and Casino to meet up with Terrence and after a long conversation about Jay Roberts, Terrence orders Milton to round up the last of his men before Milton reveals that his amnesia was faked and that he deliberately chose to pretend just to satisfy his violent urges and admits to Terrence that he could have overthrow him and took over, but chose not to out of respect. 
As Jay quickly cuts through their men, Milton attacks Jay from the casino's upper office, pinning him down with heavy fire. However, Milton is shot in the arm during mid-reload, and as Jay runs to the office, the two brutally fight each other. Though Milton gets the upper hand due to his superior training and strength, Jay quickly breaks his leg and beats him into a bloody pulp. As Milton tries to get up, Jay grabs him and angrily declares that Milton used everyone to prove himself as a better person. With tears running down his face, Milton says it was never about killing Jay, instead it was about himself. He would do anything to gain wealth and power for himself, the same as Jay would do for Daryl. With that, Jay says that he will understand why he has to do this. Jay stabs Milton by pushing his combat knife into Milton's gut, slowly letting him choke on his blood and twitching as he lay dying and Jay wiping his tears away after killing his former friend.
== Personality ==
In his first appearance, Milton comes off as a suave, charismatic, patriotic, and intelligent man with a pleasant demeanor. He was shown to be a good friend to Zachary Dumont, generously funding his support group, and seemed to be genuinely concerned for his enemy Jay Roberts and his allies. Due to his connections, Milton has managed to live a successful life, owning his PMC and partaking in a luxurious lifestyle.
Underneath this polite and charismatic facade, however, Milton is a cruel, manipulative, and greedy man, willing to do anything to pursue wealth and power. He kills and betrays numerous people with little to no remorse, and even admits that he never "got turned around" during his time in the US Marine Corps. Due to being born in a family of butchers and living a troubled childhood, Milton believes that deep down he is worthless, and thus is desperate to obtain money and status to validate his self-worth. He takes great pride in his handsome appearance, which fuels his arrogant attitude, to the point when after he sees his face horrifically mutilated by Jay, he accepts his fate and tries to convince Jay to kill him.
However, in the 8th chapter, Milton's personality drastically changes after his encounter with Jay, in which he sustained brain damage that resulted in losing his sanity and getting more aggressive with his crimes along with his heavy use of painkillers. His inability to forget what happened during his hospitalization and his desire for vengeance makes him more deranged, aggravated, and desperate for revenge. Despite all this, Milton shows that he still holds the same criminal values as before, immediately forming his crew in which he robs and murders various people across Johnstontown, just to protect TY's rackets and finance his crew. He also grew to be more sadistic and violent, having tried to kill Jay and wanting to break him and taunt him for trying to be stronger than he was and enjoyed seeing Jay's suffering and had a sadistic grin as Jay defiantly spits blood on his face before ordering his men to break and kill him.
Despite his callous nature, Milton is not completely heartless. He was shown to have cared for Jay, despite being his enemy, and respected him for his abilities and determination. Even though he was primarily using her, Milton also somewhat cared for Katherine Ludlow, refusing to have sex with her when she was emotionally unstable and telling her a sensitive story about his childhood. He would later form a business partnership with Terrence Young, whom he respected dearly and was willing to even abandon his vendetta against Roberts just to focus on his task and protecting him.
However, his worst traits were exacerbated by Milton himself by heavy painkiller use and he reveals to Jay that he waited a while to kill him by faking his amnesia to outwit Ludlow since he regained his strength and was clever enough to use high ground and tried to outmatch Jay in a gunfight, but his arrogance and his pride quickly led Milton to his downfall as he gets wounded during the fight, leading to his demise when Jay used his knife to kill him and his dialogue reveals that Milton did have heavy remorse over his crimes and rather than fighting back or begging or taunting, he allows Jay to kill him, dying a broken man who turned into a violent mercenary trying to prove to himself that he was better than anyone else.
== Appearance ==
Richard is a British-American man, standing at 5'11. He has a muscular build, medium-length parted hair (later an undercut), dark brown eyes, and a heavy stubble beard.
As for his outfits in 2055:
* Street Outfit #1: He wore a red long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, and gray running shoes whenever he hung out with Agent Katherine Ludlow at the bar.
* Combat Uniform (USMC): He wore a Woodland MARPAT CU during Operation Olympus.
* Suit #1: He wore a navy suit during his first interaction with FBI agents Ludlow and Bryan. He occasionally wore a dark peacoat in colder climates. 
* Suit #2: He wore a gray suit with a burgundy patterned tie during his inspiring speech to the recruits in the Cerberus HQ.
* Street Outfit #2: He wore a black beanie, a black leather jacket, a gray polo shirt, dark blue jeans, and combat boots to talk to Jay to see if he would keep his mouth shut about the truck mission.
* Combat Uniform #1: He wore a balaclava/helmet combination, a black combat uniform, and NVGs during his hunt for Jay to save Colonel Henderson and he wore a ski mask during the FBI raid.
* Suit #3: He wore a black suit with a black tie during his mission to protect Governor Van Holden and to kill Jay.
* Street Outfit #3: He wore a dark green long-sleeve shirt (with a white tank top underneath), dark cargo pants, combat boots, and his black leather jacket.
* Combat Uniform #2: He wore a dark tactical shirt, a gray tactical vest, gray camouflage pants, and black combat boots.
After 2 months, his outfits had changed, his face was heavily scarred and his beard was shaven off to look professional.
* Suit #1: He wore a dark gray suit on formal occasions and when he talked to Terrence.
* Combat Uniform #1: He wore a tan polo shirt, dark cargo pants, and combat boots during his first encounter with Jay.
* Combat Uniform #2: He wore a dark green long-sleeve shirt, khaki cargo pants, combat boots, and a tan tactical vest. However, he removes the vest after it gets damaged, leading to his later demise.
== Skills ==
* High Intelligence: Milton is shown to be a very clever and cunning individual, having set up various plans and goals and managing to manipulate Ludlow and Roberts into thinking that he was on their side until his true colors were shown. Even with heavy painkiller use and his decreasing sanity, Milton still managed to keep his intelligence and cunning very well.
** Master Tactician: Due to his military training and years of experience, Milton became a brilliant military tactician, orchestrating multiple ambushes and counter-attacks, including the robbery of the McCreedy Check Cashing, the raid of the Lower West Side Housing Project and the ambush at Valhalla. He was also able to successfully create and lead his crew with great effort. Milton's military experience allowed him to sense traps and ambushes that anyone planned on him, and Milton was even smart enough to know all about Cerberus Headquarters's layout which allowed him to kill FBI agents silently without getting caught and successfully prevent the ambush. Milton can sense the trap that Dumont set on him for the Ghost's attempted assassination and prevent it with ease.
** Businessman: After returning to the United States, Milton established Cerberus; though he hired veterans to take on security and other protection services, it served as a facade to monitor operations outside the country as well as eliminate former members of the Reapers.
* Multilingualism: Even though he isn't at the same level as Jay, Milton can understand Arabic and Farsi decently, having fought with the Reapers in Afghanistan.
* Intimidation: Due to his decreasing sanity and having no restraints about killing civilians from his addiction to high-strength painkillers, Milton proved himself to be a terrifying combatant, to the point where even Terrence Young (a former Marine himself and a feared crime boss) became wary of him, and even was hesitant to hire him.
* Connections: Due to working with a rogue CIA agent, Milton has strong connections and even managed to form Cerberus.
* Master Combatant: As a British SAS Operative and United States Marine with years of experience, Milton was an extremely skilled and lethal master hand-to-hand combatant with his bare hands, which allowed him to hold his own during a prolonged fight against Jay Roberts, and manage to briefly gain the upper hand before getting defeated. Milton was also able to swiftly and brutally subdue both officers in the Grady Memorial Hospital, using their batons and tasers to his advantage as he managed to beat them both into submission, breaking the last officer's hand and tasering his neck. He was also able to murder almost everyone in the hospital without raising the alarm, disarmed and overpowered Katherine Ludlow. Milton also possesses a high pain tolerance which lets him continue to fight after Jay shoots him, making him able to still stand up without any tiring and pain before being killed.
** Master Marksman: Milton was trained to utilize firearms during his service for the British SAS and the United States Marine Corps. After returning home, he brought his training alongside him. As a former operator, Milton got experience, and tremendous expertise and trained many firearms including pistols, revolvers, automatic rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers. He has excellent accuracy, as Milton even stated to Jay Roberts that he would have Roberts at the attempted assassination if he didn't hesitate and missed his head. He managed to shoot Jim Gowen, Jeff Reed, and Franklin all in the head. Milton also easily shot several FBI agents with accurate silent shots without getting caught, and he quickly shot at Jay Roberts with deadly accuracy, that he could not react to and even kept him pinned down and reloads his rifle with inhuman speed during his last stand, making him a deadly match to Roberts.
** Master Martial Artist: As stated by Jay Roberts and a few Reapers, Milton was an expert hand-to-hand fighter and was capable of outmatching Jay in sheer strength and speed that even Jay couldn't react to. He is trained in Taekwondo, Judo, Karate, Ninjitsu, Capoeira, Krav Maga, Wushu, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Tai Chi, Kickboxing, Gymnastics, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 
*** Knife Mastery: Milton was highly skilled at using knives and other bladed weaponry in combat. This is seen when he quickly killed Agent Leo Pruitt with his wrist blade before the former could even react and during his fight with Jay Roberts, where he grievously wounded the latter, using his Ka-Bar combat knife in conjunction with his hidden wrist blade. Milton also can cut off his hospital band using a kitchen knife with no problems.
*** Improvised Weapon Mastery: Milton was highly skilled at using everything in close combat, being able to disarm a guard and subdue several guards with their batons and using mirrors to slam Jay in to daze him.
* Stealth Mastery: As shown in the ambush in Henderson's home, Milton led a team and showed exceptional skill in stealth, having been cautious and kept himself in check after losing his guys.
** Expert Spy/Assassin: Milton was an extremely skilled assassin. His Marine Corps service enables him to locate his enemies and eliminate them with military precision. Milton has worked with the Reapers to kill his high-profile targets and is also trained to use superb weapons. He was also precise with his weapons, using all his training with firearms, stealth, and hand-to-hand combat to kill his targets easily as seen he was able to track down, shoot and kill Jay Roberts and Daryl Roberts at his home to protect his secrets from him, agent Leo Pruitt at the abandoned warehouse attack, Garrett Henderson and a caretaker at the motel, all the FBI agents at Cerberus Headquarters, two guards, Ludlow, and several guards and doctors at Grady Memorial Hospital, Franklin and Jeff at his hideout, Stoltz, and three young innocent women at his office.
* Peak Human Condition: As a former soldier of the British Army and the United States Marines, and an operative of the Reapers, Milton has displayed peak human physicality for a man of his age. He's extremely athletic, and his strength, stamina, speed, agility, reflexes, durability, and pain threshold are in top condition.
** Peak Human Strength: Milton is very strong, capable of overpowering and restraining even highly trained opponents, knocking out or outright killing a skilled operator with a single strike, and breaking bones and necks with ease. Milton could also break out of handcuffs and other restraints fairly easily due to his specialized training.
** Peak Human Durability: Milton is highly resilient and sturdy due to his time on the battlefield. In the 7th and 8th chapters, Milton can survive multiple gunshot wounds, stabbings/slashes, and blunt force trauma without feeling that much pain. The greatest feats of his durability were surviving a brutal torture session by Jay (broken ribs, a fractured skull, a stab wound to the gut, a severe beating, and being shot in the face and shoulder), as seen as he was capable of withstanding heavier punches from him, who's more skilled in hand-to-hand and utilized brute strength. His durability also made him tougher to kill, as evidenced during his fight against Jay, as seen as he fought him evenly, despite being injured and the fact that Jay was hell-bent on killing him.
** Peak Human Speed: Despite being middle-aged, Milton is extremely fast, especially for a man of his age. Milton can outrun his opponents and can run and sprint far distances uninterrupted, as seen when he ran away from Jay during his rampage in Valhalla. Milton's speed made him more dangerous in combat as he used his anatomical knowledge to quickly injure an enemy, as shown as he was capable of disarming Pruitt, stabbing him many times in the throat, and beating down Jay in close combat and even stabbing him in the shoulder.
** Peak Human Agility: Due to his gymnastics experience, Milton has extreme amounts of stamina. He can fight for considerate amounts of time and run great distances uninterrupted. He can flip and spin his way out of incoming gunfire with the impressive feats of an experienced gymnast and vault, scale, and traverse through difficult terrains and obstacles with ease. Even with being extremely injured or tired, Milton required little time to recover before continuing the fight.
** Peak Human Reflexes: Milton has incredible reflexes. Due to his time on the battlefield, Milton has displayed a fast reaction time, as he can easily evade bullets and melee attacks during combat. Due to his expertise in guerrilla warfare, Milton can correctly assess the situation, understand the purpose, and act effectively, making it harder for the enemy to outwit him in the field. His senses are shown to be enhanced, having the capability to hear, smell, and sense his enemies from any direction and to avoid ambushes, raids, and sniper fire with ease. He is notably quick enough to react and kill several men with ease and avoid Jay's sniper fire upon reacting to Dumont's trap.
** Peak Human Endurance: Despite his strong combat proficiency and experience, Milton has been frequently injured throughout the series, but demonstrates a high tolerance to pain, being able to survive near-fatal injuries, such as gunshot wounds in the shoulder twice, stab wounds in the gut, blunt force trauma, and physical blows with ease.
== Equipment ==
* S&W M&P: Richard's sidearm. He notably carried it in a hip holster and used it (suppressed) against various enemies, especially heavily trained FBI agents. He notably tried to kill Jay (came close to by aiming for his head) and his gun is later used by Jay to kill him in an ironic twist. His M&P is the .45 variant with a two-tone frame (black slide, tan frame). 
* Kimber Warrior: Richard's secondary sidearm. He notably used it to wound Jay (who was wearing a vest) before running out of ammunition.
* Beretta 92FS: Richard's temporary weapon. He notably used it in the robbery and killed two men after stealing it from a pawn shop after stealing it from Stoltz.
* H&K UMP: Richard's primary weapon in the FBI raid, He notably used it to fight against Jay. His SMG is outfitted with an M203-like forend and an EOTech 552 sight.
* SIG SAUER SIG516: Richard's weapon in the final fight against Jay in the 7th chapter and the 8th chapter during the bank robbery. He notably tries to kill Jay but runs out of ammunition.
* Seekins Precision NXP8: Richard's primary weapon in the 8th chapter. He fights against Jay and manages to wound him twice and reloads it with inhuman speed, making him a fair match to Jay.
== Deaths ==
Murders committed by Richard:
* 137 Insurgents: Shot, blown up, and burned alive
* Daryl Roberts: Shot in the heart
* Garrett Henderson: Stabbed multiple times
* Unnamed Caretaker: Throat slit
* Jim Gowen: Shot in the head
* 5 FBI Agents: Shot
* Leo Pruitt: Stabbed in the throat
* 7 FBI Agents: Shot in the head
* Unnamed Hostage: Shot
* Numerous Doctors and Cops: Shot and stabbed
* Katherine Ludlow: Stabbed and disemboweled
* Krista Stoltz: Strangled
* Franklin: Shot
* Jeff Reed: Shot
* 50 Tenants: Shot to death
* 3 Unnamed Women: Shot
Murders connected to Richard:
* 58 Tenants and Criminals: Shot to death under his orders
== Death ==
Killed by:
* Jay Roberts (Directly)
As Jay quickly cuts through several men to get to Terrence, Milton attacks Jay from the casino's upper office, pinning him down with heavy fire. However, Milton is shot in the arm during mid-reload, and as Jay runs to the office, the two brutally fight each other. Though Milton gets the upper hand due to his superior training and strength, Jay quickly breaks his leg and beats him into a bloody pulp. As Milton tries to get up, Jay grabs him and angrily declares that Milton used everyone to prove himself as a better person. With tears running down his face, Milton says it was never about killing Jay, instead it was about himself. He would do anything to gain wealth and power for himself, the same as Jay would do for Daryl. With that, Jay says that he will understand why he has to do this. Jay stabs Milton by pushing his combat knife into Milton's gut, slowly letting him choke on his blood and twitching as he lay dying.
== Trivia ==
* Milton (next to Jose Torrez, Robert James, Flynn Lyall, Donald Vincente, and Rupert Moretti) is one of the few antagonists that recur in the series.
* Even though Rupert served as the main antagonist, Milton was a more personal antagonist for Jay because he was the one who participated in the murder of Daryl and failed to kill Jay just to gain power and wealth. After Jay killed Rupert's double, Milton became the final antagonist of the 7th chapter, although his death didn't happen until the 8th chapter.
* Milton is the only antagonist to outmatch Jay in terms of marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and tactical planning.