Calvin Rook (Far Cry)

“If its a war they really want, its a war they will get.”Sergeant Calvin Terrence Rook (b. May 3. 1988), also known as Cal, “The Junior Deputy” or “Rookie”, is a fictional former New York City patrol officer and deputy of Hope County, Montana, turned retired bounty hunter. Rook grew up in Billings, Montana before he was granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with the best detectives of New York City, where he learned about the Neo-Confederates, who hunted black people across the country. Rook declared war on the clan and embarked on a journey across America to ensure they will never harm anybody else. In the future, Rook becomes a bounty hunter and vigilante across the Americas, restoring peace to North, Central, and South America. He is a central character and main protagonist of Far Cry: Far Lands and Far Cry: Scorched Earth.
== Biography ==
=== History ===
Calvin Rook was born in Billings, Montana on May 3, 1988 to two unnamed parents, his father being the son of Vietnam veteran Howard Rook.
Calvin was raised on Christianity, but studied Native American culture and mythology, most notably, the Wapiti Indian tribe of the New Hanover region. When he turned 18, he enrolled in the police academy and eventually became a highway patrol officer of the Billings Metropolitan Area.
Around 2001, one of his high school friends offered him a job as a patrol officer in New York City. Seeing this as a chance to increase experience and get away from his hometown, Rook took the job and worked as a police officer in New York for the next 12 years, being promoted to a Lieutenant.
=== The Neo-Confederacy War, 2013 ===
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=== Approaching Eden’s Gate, 2018 ===
Around September of 2018, Rook, along with Sheriff Earl Whitehorse and Deputies Joey Hudson and Staci Pratt were called by U.S. Marshal Cameron Burke to confront and arrest Joseph Seed for his crimes. Everyone was not ecstatic about confronting the crazed preacher due to his influence. Rook accompanied Whitehorse and Burke to the church where Seed had told them that as he prophesied, the men have came to take him and after sending an angry crowd away after calming them, he indirectly warned the trio that there will be consequences, referring to Rook as “Hell”. As Rook was ordered to handcuff Seed, he suddenly experienced quick flashes into the potential future where he proceeded to handcuff Seed, only to lead to violence and eventual stranding in the county, where the cult engaged in violent takeovers. Rook would be forced to kill his siblings, John, Jacob, and Faith and when he would defeat him, a nuke would be set off in the county, with Rook and Seed being the only ones who would survive in a bunker. Whitehorse, who saw the fear in Rook’s eyes and knew very well that no-one would leave alive, ordered Rook that they were leaving. Enraged, Burke demanded that they return, but Whitehorse explained that if they put the cuffs on Joseph, no-one will leave the compound alive. Burke then announced that he would have them all arrested, but Whitehorse and Rook rebuff his warning and leave the church together, preventing the Hope County massacre.
=== After Leaving Eden’s Gate ===
Rook decided to quit his job as Deputy and flee Hope County before any legal action could be taken against him. Rook decided to settle in the Albuquerque area of New Mexico to lie low until the penalties and searches pass. Afterwards, Rook
=== Exile from America, 2028 ===
Around 2028, Rook had found himself living in Oakland, California, having finally stopped running from the government as he is no longer a wanted suspect. However, Rook is disillusioned with life due to constant annoyances in his every day life. Soon enough, Rook was faced with conflicts that would cause him to be permanently banished from Oakland, under the threat that shall he return, he would be shot and killed. Rook, with the help of a contact, was hired into bounty hunting across the Americas, first starting in South American countries, such as Columbia, Brazil, Peri, and Venezuela.
=== Bounty Hunting Jobs ===
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=== The Brazilian Conflicts of 2028 ===
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=== The Great Battle of America, 2028 ===
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=== Retirement ===
After the battle was won, Rook was pardoned of his crimes and allowed to retirement with a steady income. Rook moved to Miami, Florida, where he enjoys a drink at a resort bar. After watching the TV reports detailing the battle aftermath, Rook walked down to the beach to enjoy the ocean view and the sun, his future uncertain.
=== Alternative Timeline ===
In an alternative timeline, Rook’s visions of the Eden’s Gate cult taking over Hope County, which led to the nuclear devastation of the world, came true. In this timeline, as Rook’s visions showed, he killed Joseph Seed’s family: John Seed, Faith Seed, and Jacob Seed, but after he confronted Joseph, the nukes went off due to World War III. Rook and Joseph were the sole survivors, taking refuge in Dutch’s bunker, after the latter had killed Dutch. The two spent the next six years inside the bunker together, with Rook being held captive for his actions.
Over time, Rook began to gain a lot of guilt for his actions and his failure to save Hope County from destruction, although the nukes were not his fault, to the point where he shut out his previous personality and asked Joseph for forgiveness and started to believe in his words that God would forgive him. Joseph contemplated killing Rook as a mercy to spare him from any more torture. However, Joseph decided otherwise, instead showing him that God has a plan for him. By the time six years had passed, the time where the Earth was now re-inhabitable again, Rook was deemed by Joseph to be his Judge, who would protect him and deliver swift justice to those who are deserving of it. Rook asked for a mask to hide his face as he feels immense guilt still and did not want anyone to recognize him, which actually failed to do so when it came to his close friends he made from before. Rook followed Joseph back to Eden’s Gate as his devout follower and helped him rebuild it.
Rook spent the next eleven years as “The Judge,” protector of New Eden, which was built on the flooded former grounds of Joseph’s old project. Sometime before 2035, Joseph disappeared further into the Whitetail Mountains in a form of self-exile to await more information from God. Joseph’s son, Ethan, took over in his absence, overtime, developing pure hatred and anguish towards Joseph and desired to take over Eden himself and take the fruit from the sacred tree, a fruit that Joseph warned would be dangerous.
By 2035, the Highwaymen came to take over the area, which resulted in New Eden becoming their opponent. Sometime around September, a man who resembled Rook, Daniel Cross, finally came to Eden’s Gate after discovering Joseph’s visions on Dutch’s Island and found his “word” (a book etched with Joseph’s writings). Rook, as Judge, opened the door for him and led him to Ethan Seed’s cathedral. Judge stood by Ethan’s side due to him being the son of Joseph, but his true allegiance is Joseph himself. After Ethan sent Cross up to Joseph’s Sanctuary up the Moccasin River through the hallucination-induced Bliss-fogged Whitetail Mountains, in search of proof that Joseph was dead and that he was just a man, not a messiah in an attempt to claim the throne and take the fruit. However, Ethan’s plan backfired when Cross did return alive after discovering Joseph’s sanctuary, but he brought back Joseph himself, alive and well. From that moment on, Joseph praised Cross for being the “shepherd” that God sent, who would lead his “flock.” Judge was present with the Seed’s in the audience.
Joseph then entrusted Cross with Judge, who would serve as his partner in stealthy combat. The two entered their partnership and proceeded to attack the Highwaymen. Over time, Judge realized that Cross was actually his son, having conceived him with a fling during the party he attended in Los Angeles in 2013, during the Neo-Confederacy War as he inherited his traits, his looks, and his personality: silent, stealthy, hopeful, determined, and athletic, but kept quiet about it, instead assisting his estranged son in any way he could. During their journey, Rook handed Cross his signature Deputy outfit to better suit him for the war ahead.
However, by the climax of the Highwaymen War, Ethan betrayed Eden and had the Twins personally burn the covenant to the ground. Cross arrived to save whatever was left of Eden, but most of the residents either died or fled in terror. Judge survived and arrived to assist Cross, but unfortunately, the Twins: Mickey and Lou, arrived to personally kill Cross himself for being the biggest problem. Cross ordered for Judge to flee as he dealt with the Twins himself. After Cross killed Lou, but spared Mickey and let her go, he ventured up to Joseph’s Sanctuary, where Mickey had told him that the Seed’s went: the place of the sacred tree, where the fruit was. Cross and Judge quickly ran up to the Sanctuary, where Cross was witness to Ethan’s treachery. After Ethan took a bite of the fruit, it turned out his soul was not pure and ran away, turning into a beast that resembled his haunted soul. Cross followed Ethan to a cave within the mountains alone to confront him. In the end, Cross killed Ethan by mistake after defeating his beast. Judge reunited with Cross and Joseph, who had returned to the tree and placed Ethan’s body, where Joseph burned it out of grief and ordered for Cross to shoot and kill him to release him from the mortal world and have him face God’s judgment for his actions. Cross did so, albeit reluctantly, and shot Joseph in the chest next to the burning tree, ending his vicious cycle for good. The Judge witnessed this and mourned for his adoptive father as he was his leader. However, he still remained loyal to Cross. Although Rook was finally freed from Joseph’s influence, he remained as Judge, and presumably took over what was left of Eden.
== Appearance ==
=== Physical ===
Rook had dark complexion and black hair with brown eyes and an average build.
By 2017 and 2018, Rook appeared younger and had a clean shaven face. He also had curly hair with fades at the sides.
By 2026, Rook had a few noticeable grey hairs, despite being only 38, possibly due to premature aging from stress in his past. He also had grown a beard.
=== Clothing ===
Around 2018, Rook wore a green workshirt with a police badge. He also wore black gloves as well.
By 2026, Rook wore a light collared shirt, cargo shorts, and tennis shoes on his vacation to Los Santos.
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== Trivia ==
* Rook was initially supposed to be a member of the Wallace family in the Outlaw’s Saga, but this was scrapped in order for Rook to be in his own series. Far Cry is also a standalone entry and is separate from the saga in terms of events, but both tie in canonically and are set in the same timeline.
* Rook’s full name means “Bald gracious crow”. However, if his nickname is added, it would overall mean “Bald faithful gracious crow,”, as Calvin means “bald”, Cal; his nickname means “faithful,” Terrance; his middle named, meaning “gracious,” and Rook; his last name, is another name for “crow.”