Cole MacGrath

Cole MacGrath, also known as Kessler and Electric Man, is one of the main protagonists from the Infamous series.
== Charactah Account ==
Cole was an ordinary bike courier in Empire City who accidentally activated the Ray Sphere, which resulted in thousands of people around him dying, and also gave him the ability to control electricity. Cole then spends the aftermath of the catastrophe just trying to survive the ensuing chaos and violence, while learning how and why all of this happened to him.
As he committed more good deeds, Cole gradually realized that becoming a hero who used his powers selflessly is the right thing to do. He eventually becomes a heroic figure driven by sense of justice and not to give up his decisions to stop The Beast no matter it costs. This newfound sense of justice even reflected by the way he utilizes his powers: Cole's attacks become much more accurate, able to take down enemies with little harm, and discovering the ways to heal weakened civilians. He also appear cleaner, as though he is "the symbol of health & longevity".
Four years prior to the Blast, Cole began practicing Urban Exploration; parkour and climbing. He also traveled down to New Marais during his training, exploiting the drop of law enforcement. Through extensive training, Cole was able to perform parkour with ease, able to walk on narrow cables and climb buildings. This has aided him well in his job as a bike messenger in Empire City. Being a latent Conduit, Cole also seemed to have a stronger resistance and endurance to injury, as he was able to make it out alive after being run over by a freight truck during the time before the Blast. Zeke mentions this to Trish when the latter was worried if Cole will get out of his coma or not, assuring her that he'll be fine.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Infamous
* Infamous: Post Blast
=== Video Games ===
* Infamous
* Infamous 2
* Infamous: Festival of Blood
* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
* Street Fighter X Tekken
== Trivia ==
* In InFamous: Second Son, it's stated that a "certain Bio-terrorist's body has gone missing." It's assumed that this refers to Cole, and that he will somehow return in a future sequel.
* Although Cole isn't the first Conduit in his timeline, as the NSA, FBI and DARPA all knew of Conduits and regularly worked with inactive ones, and worked with the First Sons who had Kessler, Sasha, and Alden Tate within their ranks, Cole is the first publicly known Conduit.
* Cole is a playable character in the crossover fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, alongside other Sony characters like Jak and Daxter, Nathan Drake, and Kratos. "Evil Cole" is also a playable character. Evil Cole's level 3 ability is the power to transform into The Beast, making this the first time "Beast Cole" has been playable.
* Cole's last name, MacGrath, is coincidentally similar to that of Douglas McGrath, the director of an unrelated movie named Infamous.
* Cole's default tattoos in inFamous 2 were the following:
** A decorative armband-like tattoo on his right biceps.
** A modified caduceus on his left forearm, with a sort of gear attached to the staff-like motif of the symbol.
** An Old English-like lettering on his left arm, with the initials "TD" (meaning Trish Dailey).
* It is ironic that Cole dropped out of college since in a conversation with Zeke in InFamous 2 Zeke states that Cole took mostly college prep classes in high school while he took mostly shop classes.
* In the InFamous DC Comics, Kuo tells Cole she worked with John White in the NSA, yet in InFamous 2, Cole asks who her contact was in Empire City, to which she tells him again, that it's John, and Cole reacts surprised to this.
* Cole wore a different sling bag during his initial confrontation with the Beast. It was brown, similar to the current bag he's wearing, but there were no latches where he can place a melee weapon. Like his other bag, the Sly Cooper logo is present in the bag.
* While Cole's Jacket is seen as iconic to his appearance in the original game, and in the opening of the sequel, in most outside media, he's mostly shown in his New Marais rendition, such as the Michaelcommercial, and PlayStation All Stars promo.
* There are several easter eggs and similarities from the Sly Cooper series, which was also developed by Sucker Punch Productions, that can be found in Cole.
** Cole has a sprinting and parkour style similar to Sly Cooper, the Sly Cooper series' lead protagonist.
** If you look closely at Cole's backpack, it features a Sly Cooper symbol, along with the numbers "1" and "3".
** The Sly Cooper symbol reappears on Cole's new sling bag in inFamous 2 (both his bag in Empire City and New Marais).
** Cole's Thunder Drop technique might be a reference to "Thunder Flop", a signature move of Murray, one of the members of Sly Cooper's gang. Both involve falling from a distance and using splash damage.
* A simple thing such as Cole running or jogging has about twenty animations, for the way human beings change balance when changing directions, to subtle motions in different body parts.
* InFamous 1's Cole's Good and Evil Karma versions appear as downloadable skins in the multiplayer mode of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, along with Zeke, and several other characters from PS3-exclusive games. "Good Cole" and "Zeke" are characters on the "Heroes" team, and "Evil Cole" is a character on the "Villains" team. There are some slight alterations of Evil Cole's design in Uncharted 2 from his original look, as he doesn't have the same pale skin or the black veins on the back of his head.
* In addition to being a skin for the multiplayer of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Cole's courier clothing from the first game also appear as an outfit for avatars in PlayStation Home for playing the demo. Cole from inFamous 2 is also a purchasable downloadable costume for PlayStation Home, including his face and amp, and a special charging animation rather than just his clothing.
* Cole compares the feeling of being in an area without power to that of being "thirsty".He and Zeke also have a habit of referring to electricity as "juice".
* In the inFAMOUS 2 mission Nix's New Family, Cole mentions having a younger brother. It is unknown as to his current status or location.
* Cole appears to be ambidextrous, meaning able to use both hands for writing, etc. This is most likely due to Cole being able to change which hand he'll use to shoot by pressing the right analog stick and at several points during the story. This is a trait exhibited by no other character except Zeke Dunbar. Also, in the gameplay trailer of inFamous 2, Cole switches the Amp between his left and right hands, which further suggest that Cole is ambidextrous.
* Cole appears in Street Fighter X Tekken, as an exclusive character in the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita versions.
* Cole's name changed through the development of the character: Talon, Gear Wolfe, Chance, Dylan and Cole. The reason Dylan was changed was due to the similar name of the Spider-Man Marvel electric super villain Electro, who's name was Max Dillon.
* Cole is only called "The Electric Man" on three occasions.
** When he is trying to retrieve the first blast core, the Miltia guarding it will say, "It's the Electric Man, open fire!"
** Bertrand, during his speech, will call him by that name, saying, "Cole MacGrath.. The Electric Man.. is here, in New Marais".
** During the final good Karma ending, two Miltia soldiers will have a talk cheer for Cole, the first calling him "Demon" and the second saying, "Go get 'em, Electric Man!"
* Cole's phone number is 555-0127, which was once advertised in TV by Zeke during one mission, trying to get Cole in a new romantic relationship.
* A statuette of Cole was included in the inFamous 2 Hero Edition, appearing in his neutral karmic state. Two other statuettes, each based on his maximized Good and Evil Karma appearance, are available as part of the prizes in a UGC Contest held by Sucker Punch.
* Cole MacGrath was featured in the live-action commercial dubbed "Michael" as part of the PlayStation 3's Long Live Play advertising campaign. In the commercial, Cole talks with another patron at a pub about his exploits in New Marais, and how the gamer, "Michael", brought out his good side, showing his powers glowing in a blue hue. He would then chant Michael's name in unison with the other characters.
* According to Cole in Festival of Blood, he'd read Dracula as he claimed to know how to properly kill vampires(which is likely a reference to how recent entertainment outlets such as films, television, video games and especially comic books have gone far off from how Bram Stoker portrayed how to kill a vampire in said novel). It's likely Cole read the novel in question in high school as in New York(which Empire City is based on), reading Dracula is a requirement for passing the class.
* Cole shares similarities from Raiden from Mortal Kombat
** Both have power over electricity.
** Both of their eyes glow blue due to their electric powers.
** In Mortal Kombat 2011, Future Raiden, in order to prevent a future where Shao Kahn conquers the world, sends visions to his past self so he could change events. This is similar to how Kessler gave Cole visions of his future in order for his younger self to stop the Beast.
** In Mortal Kombat:Deception and Mortal Kombat X(which takes place in a new timeline created by Mortal Kombat 2011.), Raiden is tainted by the evils of Onaga and Shinnok respectively, his attire is warped black and dark red, along with this his lightning gained a black hue in Deception, and red colored in Mortal Kombat X, similar to how Cole's attire and lightning changes color along with his karma.
* Cole has appeared in a total of ten games, seven outside of his own. As a playable character with access to his powers, Cole appears in inFamous, inFamous 2, Festival of Blood, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Playstation All Stars Battle Royale. As a costume, Cole appears in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, and PlayStation Home. He also appears as a non-playable character in DC Universe Online, due to the production of inFamous comics by DC.
* In the Japanese version of InFamous 2 Cole is said to be 26, however due to it only be stated in the Japanese version it is considered non-canon.
* The Voice of Survival mentions that Cole once did a robbery, and his parents bailed him out. Although this isn't internally confirmed, considering that Dallas was finally getting info of him, such as his name, it is possible to be true. If so, it creates a similarity between him and Delsin Rowe, as both have a superior family member bailing them out.
* There are electronics stores inFAMOUS: Second Son's Seattle named Cole McG's Electronics, a reference to Cole and his electric powers. A second reference is the store Cooper & MacGrath, a parody clothing store of Abercrombie & Fitch, which uses the names of both Cole and Sly.
* Cole exists as a PlayStation Network avatar as Pixel Cole (along with Pixel Kessler), with the release of Second Son.
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== External Links ==
* Cole MacGrath at Infamous Wiki
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