Berlage

Berlage is part of the New Amsterdam Police. At the helm as chief inspector of the police force, Berlage aims to protect New Amsterdam from all crime. Unfortunately for the Bomb Rush Crew and other writers, this includes crime as small as just throwing graffiti onto a wall.
== Role in the Story ==
At the police bureau while Faux and Tryce are in custody, Berlage is seen directing his officers. He orders for two teams to handle a situation on the roof (presumably DJ Cyber, judging by a later cutscene) and orders other officers to close the rear gates.
Once BRC have beaten the Franks and are on their way to take on Eclipse next, a new cutscene plays back at the police bureau. Berlage and one of his officers go over the files of one “Teun Vogelaar”, a.k.a. Faux. It is mentioned that a psychoanalysis of Faux shows him having a very hostile attitude towards other vandals. In addition, he has “strong motivation and deep understanding of [other vandals’] psyche”. These factors make him the ideal candidate for “the program”.
Berlage mentions how Faux’s father was a good officer on the force. He then asks for Rietveld’s opinion on using the writer for their project, but she warns against it. Berlage simply responds that Rietveld’s objection has been noted, and orders another officer to continue with the set up of Project Algo.
The next time we see Berlage is in another cutscene at the bureau, this time between Red’s second dream stage and the point where BRC move on to challenge DOT EXE. Here, Escher is reporting to the chief inspector about what happened in Brink Terminal. Escher mentions that the suspects he was sent to arrest (i.e. BRC) were not hostile unless provoked, which lead to him being unable to capture them. Berlage interrupts the sniper, saying that despite not being able to catch the suspects, the field test for the police’s project was still successful.
With Escher follow him, Berlage heads to the Project Algo control room, referring to the project itself as “a breakthrough in crime prediction”. In the control room itself, he has Escher interface with the “subject”, mostly like in reference to Faux. By doing so, Escher is taken over by the project, indicated by his eyes turning red.
Later on, after the leader of DOT EXE is killed, Rietveld is at the scene of the crime. She has a flashback to a discussion she had earlier with Berlage. He explains how Project Algo is the future, and that the police need to use Faux’s mind for the project due to how he “knows exactly how these street gangs operate”.
He goes on to say that he loves the city of New Amsterdam, and became chief inspector in order to protect it. The way he sees it, having “vandals” like BRC and other writers running around will make the city more lawless. He insists that he will be able to keep an eye on Faux personally, and that Project Algo will continue as planned.
The last time we see Berlage is after BRC have gained Pyramid Island as part of their turf. Rietveld manages to break into the Project Algo control room, along with several other officers. Inside they find Berlage dead in a pool of blood, presumably killed by Faux himself.
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==Trivia==
* Berlage is the first named character we see in the game, even before any of the actual playable characters.
* He shares the same voice actor as Escher and Boombap, as well as Grid from Lethal League Blaze, another game by Team Reptile.
* His model and texture files for the game are labeled as "chief". However, there is also an additional model labeled "chiefPlayer", possibly implying he was going to be made playable at some point in development.
Category:New Amsterdam Police