Alden Tate

**Alden Tate** is a major Antagonist in the video game *InFamous*, and the second of the three supervillains that Cole must face; a powerful mentalist, he rules over the Dust Men who have seized control of Empire City's Warren district in the wake of the Ray Sphere explosion.

He is a recurring antagonist in the World Protection Security Agency stories, who made his first appearance in WPSA: Lucky Star.

## Appearance

As a child with the First Sons, Alden wore a small suit and had brown hair combed back. After being forced onto the streets, Alden wore a baseball hat, a green tattered coat, and had a cast around his left leg. As an elderly man, Alden was bald, blind in one eye, and has a large stitch across his head. He continued to wear a dark green trench coat and had fashioned several pieces of scrap metal as armor, placed around his neck and left shoulder. Alden used a cane to help him walk better as well as a metal crutch around his left leg.

## Personality

Alden was an extremely smart man and a natural leader, being able to bring together the weakest of Empire City's citizens (homeless people) and turn them into a powerful and organized army with him as it's leader. However, despite his natural leadership skills and intelligence, Alden was very delusional, as he believed he had some kind of destiny to fulfill and was destined for greatness. Alden also loathed Kessler for driving him away from his home and stealing his rightful place as the First Sons' leader, suggesting he still longed to lead the First Sons despite commanding the Dust Men.

Alden would also constantly shout about how he despised Kessler. Alden also appeared to have much respect and love for his father, Richard Tate, as he believe everything he was doing would make his father proud of him. Alden was prone to enraged outbursts, when he lost all control of a situation.

## Powers and Abilities

Groomed for an early age as a naturally skillful mentalist, Alden possessed a considerable amount of power. After his removal from power, and after the blast, Alden was able to combat his fear, and managed to maximize the use of his powers.

* **Telekinesis**: Alden possessed a very powerful form of Telekinesis, as he was first seen by Cole, lifting a bus with his powers. Alden was also able to manipulate several forms of scrap metal with his power, and utilize them to his liking. He would sometimes use it as a defensive resort, by forming an armor out of it (similar to how Golem Conduits utilize their powers), and also as an offensive resort, collecting the smaller pieces of scrap metal and then launching them out his system, similar to a turret's fire. In the boss battle, he also has the ability to launch flaming heaps of scrap from his construct's mouth. He may also be able to give some of his creations some form of artificial intelligence, such as the scrap crabs. It is also shown through a dead cop's last sights that Alden was able to use his telekinesis to easily pick up a car and crush the cop with it in less than a second.

* **Conduit Physiology/Super Durability**: Alden, as a conduit, had super human durability. He was able to survive a fall from a bridge when a normal human would die.

* **Skilled Manipulator/Tactician/Leader**: Besides his telekinetic abilities, Alden possessed a smart mind, enough to turn the formers homeless of Empire City into his own army of Dustmen and lead them.