Government Officer

"I know, I know, I'm late."

The **Government Officer** is the boss of Chapter 4: The Train.

## Appearance

He is a towering, strange looking man with a reddish skin tone and missing teeth, his eyes are obscured by the Night Vision Goggles he wears, and a majority of his body is covered up by his uniform, which consists of a dark camouflaged uniform with two emblems on the side, a pair of white gloves, as well as black boots, a bulletproof vest, and a mask that has been pulled down to reveal his mouth.

Unlike the other bosses, who possess hulking builds, the Government Officer has a more average bodytype.

## Personality

He is a smug and condescending individual who dismisses the strength & danger of his enemies, referring to Vladimir's rebellion as "Nothing but rebellious kiddies.", even though the Flash Grenades that Vladimir tosses into the fray possess a very real threat towards him because of their ability to overload the pair of NVG's he wears, suggesting that he had a bad habit of underestimating things.

## Description

He appears at the end of Chapter 4 alongside two Snipers, and after a short conversation, will engage in battle with the player characters amidst the train tracks.

## Enemy Behavior

The Government Officers most notable ability is his ability to dodge by back-stepping, which makes it difficult to hit him, and impossible to preform combos on him, unless he is stunned by the flashbangs that Vlad tosses into the fray, which cause him to shake his head and stand in place, enabling the players to easily hit and preform combos on him, also, in his stunned state, he is vulnerable to being ran over by the Trains that pass by.

His two attacks are to preform a string of punches, the last hit which has the effect of knocking down whoever it hits, and whenever a train is approaching, he will preform a side kick that has a stunning effect.

## Gallery

The Government Officer and two Snipers.The Government Officer, stunned.The Government Officer, dodging an attack.The Government Officer punching Ivan.Ditto.The Government Officer preforming his stunning side kick.The Government Officer's corpse when crushed to death by a train.The Government Officer, dying from being killed by melee attacks.The government Officer's corpse, when killed by melee attacks.
## Bugs

* Hitting him with a Severed Head will cause him to enter his stunned animation.
* If he is killed by a Berserk player character, he will use his animation for when he is crushed by the train instead of his animation for dying from melee strikes.

## Trivia

* The Government Officer is a boss version of the Spetsnaz Operative enemies.
* His Night Vision Goggles and superior agility seem to be a reference to Sam Fisher from the Splinter Cell series, who also inspired the Cloakers in the game PAYDAY.
	+ His ability to preform a stunning kick might be a reference to the Cloakers special insta-kill kick attack.
* His sprites are labeled as "Ninja" in the game's files, likely due to his dark clothing, high agility, and martial arts skills, as well as the fact that he is fought at night-time, which is when Ninjas are typically depicted as preforming their tasks.
* If fought without the help of stun grenades or the Trains, the Government Officer's battle is one of the longest in the game, as you will more or less be unable to hit him more than once due to his constant dodging.

## References

1. ↑ https://motherrussiableeds.fandom.com/wiki/Do\_not\_cross\_the\_rails
2. ↑ https://motherrussiableeds.fandom.com/wiki/File:Government\_Officer\_Called\_Ninja\_In\_Game\_Files\_Origins.png