Veronika Ryan

*“The GRE, the world, needed you. You seemed our only hope!” -Veronika, about the GRE experiments on young children.*

## Biographical Information

### Other name(s)

Doc (By Anderson and Elliott.)
Careless liar (By Aiden Caldwell.)

### Cause of Death

Torn apart by Aiden Caldwell (Original Death).

## In-game Information

### Rank

Head Doctor; Director of GRE Field Laboratories

### Voice actor

Kosha Engler

**Veronika Ryan** is one of the characters who appear in *Dying Light 2 Stay Human.* An ex-GRE doctor in hiding in Old Villedor working for the Bazaar, she hides from Waltz and other unsavoury figures.

## Biography

Before the Fall, Veronika was a GRE doctor at the Observatory. She has intimate knowledge of the building. She was director of the Field Labs Department. Her team didn’t perform experiments, but instead gathered and compiled research. She had a 5 year old son named Paul.

When the Fall happened, Veronika was at the Observatory with her son. Scientists began turning, and the others had to survive by crawling in vents and sneaking through dark hallways. At some point, she had left her son in order to check if an area was safe for both of them. When she came back 15 minutes later, he was gone.

Her and a number of other GRE scientists slipped out of the Observatory in order to survive. Veronika hid the fact that she was GRE, and was affiliated with many different factions in Villedor. According to Sophie, Veronika used to work with the Peacekeepers. Frank also recognizes her as someone who used to visit the Fisheye.

### ‘Veronika’ Mission

Depending on who you give the VNC tower to, Jack Matt or Frank will inform the player about Veronika. Aiden Caldwell is surprised that the medic he had a brief interaction with at the Bazaar is the scientist he is looking for. The player will be told to look for Veronika at the Bazaar.

If you gave the first water tower to the survivors, Barney will tell you about Veronika’s whereabouts after a brief, optional, interaction. If you gave the first watertower to the Peacekeepers, the Bazaar will be almost empty and gutted. The only inhabitant, an injured Sophie, will reprimand you for siding with the P.K. and tell you where Veronika is hiding. Either way, the player goes to a safe house attacked by Renegades, where Vincenzo will put you into contact with Veronika.

The player will meet Veronika in a secret room near the dam. She will lie to Aiden, and say that she was only a mid-level doctor and didn’t work in Villedor. After you enter the Observatory, Veronika will help guide Aiden to the GRE database. She gets stuck in an elevator, revealing that she is extremely claustrophobic.

After Aiden becomes trapped in a room while turning on the power, he climbs through vents and enters Veronika’s old office. There are two certificates, both having been signed by Waltz, and a photo of her son. Veronika will then enter the office, and Aiden will call her out for lying. She tells the truth about her job and says what happened to her son.

After the two access the database, Renegades attack them. While Aiden fights them off, Veronika leaves the room without telling him. Waltz finds Veronika and attempts to get the GRE access key. Aiden and Waltz fight, but during the fight Aiden’s infection takes over and he attacks Veronika, killing and ripping her apart. The damage isn’t seen in its entirety, but one of Veronika’s arms and legs are torn off. When Lawan finds Aiden later, she says it was almost like a volatile did it.

### Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Bloody Deception

During Bloody Deception, Aiden learns that Veronika's husband; Marcus Ryan, is alive and is operating with a GRE remnant outside of Villedor.

After Aiden meets Marcus, he lies to him that Veronika is still alive, but he soon catches wind that Aiden is lying to him questioning him on why he lied. Depending on how the player reacts via the dialogue chosen, either Marcus will grant Aiden a booster to reduce the chance of him having episodes or he will not give it to him, this can also effect future events in-game.

#### “The Ritual” (Story Mission)

Marcus formulates a plan to supposedly bring Veronika back. He sends Aiden to gather various drugs and medications, including a sample from a Volatile in a nearby Volatile Colony, Marcus then also asks Aiden where Veronika's corpse is at, at first Aiden questions why, but then eventually tells him the location. After Aiden retrieves the sample, and the other materials required, he comes back to see Marcus has recovered Veronika's corpse and has it hooked up into the multiple medical equipment, oddly, it has not decomposed nor rotted since her death. Aiden is shocked to see the corpse and Marcus asks Aiden, how bad the episodes really are, but tells him he can't explain it. Depending on if the player got the correct sample Veronika will either survive or remain dead, which can change the story flow majorly. If the correct sample is given she will be sent into a coma and slowly begin to comeback, but if the incorrect sample was given she will remain dead.

#### Theoretically (Story Mission) (If Previous Mission Was Done Correctly)

During the end portion of the mission, Aiden will return to see that both of Veronika's missing limbs have re-grown, and her vitals are stable. Marcus also enters the room behind Aiden to see Veronika is alive. Marcus attempts to wake her up, after a few moments she awakens to puke blood, in shock Aiden assists Marcus in helping her, a few moments later, she seems to remain unaware of where she is before falling back asleep.

#### Into The Mindscape (Story Mission)

After learning he cannot wake Veronika up physically, Marcus has to enter her mind and wake her up from the inside, Aiden offers to assist him, in which he does. They take Veronika to their technology development room, they set themselves up to a machine where they can enter one's mind and see what they remember, think, etc. Aiden comes across many of Veronika's memories being able to see them and also live them as if he was truly there, the memories extend from when she was a child until the present day. One memory stands out to Aiden, showing Veronika at The Observatory attempting gather a blood sample from a young child, Veronika was accompanied by various GRE soldiers, when she attempts to be compassionate and kind to the child, named Marcie, however, she spits in Veronika's face, indicating she has a disliking for the Global Relief Effort. She then orders her soldiers to hold her as she takes the blood samples. Aiden later joins up with Marcus, and tells him he's found the wound. When they reach it. It shows Veronika surrounded by her darks thoughts, this result in a fight against the thoughts that take the form of dark shadow like creatures. After the creatures are killed, Marcus approaches Veronika and attempts to comfort and talk to her, telling he is there for her, and apologizes for leaving her 16 years ago, he tells her since then her dedicated his life to finding her again, Veronika then realizes Marcus is there with her, then Veronika is awakened from her coma. Marcus, Veronika and Aiden, wake up from the mindscape. Marcus and Veronika embrace each other for the first time in 16 years. Marcus thanks Aiden, but Veronika is very hesitant on approaching or even talking to him.

### Pattinson's Inquest (Story Mission)

Depending whether Veronika is alive or dead, she or Harmon Reese will ask Aiden to spy on the GRE researcher; Lieutenant Pattinson. Callus Sullivan sends Pattinson to conduct research on the behaviors of special Infected and also retrieve a sample from a Volatile. During the mission, Veronika reveals that her credentials are locked out of the GRE National Laboratory's system files on top secret research and development, however she is able to access common files, she asks Aiden to plant a tracker on the chopper, in order for him to follow it, and also asks him to eavesdrops on Pattinson's research recording notes. After the mission, Aiden discovered some of the other work Veronika used to do. Aiden then decided to discontinue contact with Veronika.

### The Stories I've Heard (Story Mission)

Veronika contacts Aiden and asks him for his help, asking him to search the Maridee Grotto Caves in Lake Country. For a moment, Aiden is resistant to help her, but eventually complies.

Once Aiden arrives at the caves, Veronika informs Aiden that he needs to find the Viral with a improved gene sample, she also tells him that she did send a team in; consisting of 1 researcher and 4 soldiers, but they never came back. During the mission, Veronika will tell Aiden about the virus and also respond when Aiden finds the bodies of the soldiers. After he finds the researcher, they are already dead, but they had the biopsy equipment with them and did not manage to complete the job, shortly after Aiden is attacked by the Viral, that shows to be faster and deal more damage, after he kills it, Veronika tells him to get out of the cave immediately, due to a horde. As he runs out, the horde chases him. Once he escapes, Veronika asks him to meet him at Bevarlee Lake.

Aiden shows frustration at Veronika for the soldiers and researcher's deaths, accusing her, that she knew what was in the cave. She avoids the blame, telling him, she doesn't need the reminder of more casualties.

***!!MORE TO BE ADDED!!***

## Navigation

1. ↑ Veronika's File
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3. ↑ Veronika's File