Assault on the Assimilator

The USS Assimilator, the eponymous ship featured during the mission.

**Assault on the Assimilator** is a side mission in Just Cause 4: International Waters.

## Description

In-game map description: "*Sargento has contacted Rico about an Agency ship seen near Islas de los Perdidos. Meet up with him and Tom Sheldon to discuss what to do.*"

The marker location is at Puerto Misterios, near a building at the west gate.

## Walkthrough

Once you start the mission, a cutscene will play. Rico will walk over to Sargento and Sheldon, who are sitting at a folding table, playing cards.

Sheldon: "*You can't be serious! You're cheating, I know it! I'll prove it, you lily-li-*"

Rico: "*Hello Sheldon.*"

Sheldon: "*Oh- uh, Rico. Didn't see you there. We were just playin' a round of Solís hold 'em*"

Sargento: "*Yeah, before he started calling me a cheater.*"

Sheldon: "*Come on! There's no way you got that many faces in a row!*"

Rico: "*Looks like retirement has not been kind on you.*"

Sheldon: "*Well, that's for sure. Since I'd been not-so-honorably discharged from The Agency, I just figured I'll live here in this 'Islas de los Perdidos' and spend the rest of my life half-drunk. Quiet place, not on any modern Agency maps. But fate had other plans, Agency's been all over these islands.*"

Rico: "*It seems that way. That's why I'm here. Sargento. You called?*"

Sargento: "*Oh, sí. Look out over there, just to the right.*"

Sargento hands Rico a pair of binoculars and Rico looks through them. The camera switches to a zoomed view, panning across the ocean until a large ship can be seen.

Rico: "*Woah. What is that thing?*"

Sheldon: "*That is the USS Assimilator. It's basically a big ol' bucket with an engine, built to collect prizes for The Agency.*"

Rico: "*So what's it doing here?*"

Sargento: "*That's what we can't figure out. Any time we approach the ship, they scramble boats and we have to retreat.*"

Rico: "*So The Agency brought a big boat with them, presumably intent on collecting -something-, from Islas de los Perdidos? Sounds like bad news, no matter what they're after.*"

Sargento: "*It is. That's why I need you to get on that ship. Find a way on, kick out The Agency, and if you leave it intact, maybe we'll have a new flagship for the Army of Chaos.*"

Rico: "*All right. Sounds like my kind of thing, minus the keeping it in one piece. But don't worry. We'll have that ship one way or another.*"

Sheldon: "*Rico. One last thing. From my time in The Agency, I've got the plans to the ship. Might come in handy.*"

Rico: "*Thanks Sheldon. Let's do this.*"

The mission starts you towards the end of the east dock of Puerto Misterios. There will be a Stormwater Patrol Boat there. Use it to get to the Assimilator. It will start at its default position, fairly close to where the mission starts. It will begin following its path, and does not stop.

When about 400 meters from the marker a voice will come on over the radio:

Man: "*Unidentified watercraft. You are approaching United States property. Divert your course or we will engage. I repeat, divert your course immediately or we will engage.*"

Rico: "*Sounds like I'll be taking the latter.*"

Agency Stormwater Patrol Boats, Daggershark Jetboats, and a Conquistador Warship will spawn, and begin attacking you. Destroy them with the mortar on your boat, or destroy the boats in some way to progress. If the boat is destroyed, the mission will fail. Again, over the radio:

Man: "*Unidentified watercraft, you have destroyed military property of the United States Government. This will be considered an act of terrorism and war. Surrender immediately or face the consequences.*"

Rico: "*Ohoho, so now I'm at war with them. Like I wasn't before.*"

Get to the ship, and get out of your boat and onboard the Assimilator. There will be some Agents around, and next the mission directs you to "*Reach the bridge of the USS Assimilator*". Do exactly that, maybe fighting off a few agents along the way. Once you get there, enter the room. It will be completely empty. The doors will shut, and a self-destruct sequence for three minutes will start on the console. An alarm will begin ringing.

Man, over PA: "*Attention all crew. Abandon ship. Self-destruction of the ship is imminent. This is not a drill. Proceed to lifeboats. Again, abandon ship. You have three minutes.*"

Rico: "*Cowards.*"

A timer for three minutes begins counting down. If it reaches zero, the ship explodes, killing Rico if he's still onboard, but even if he's not it still fails the mission. First, hack the console to open the doors again. Markers will direct you into the lower decks of the ship. Follow them, and be prepared to fight a few agents in the tight corridors. Once you reach the large room with the container in the middle, the man from the radio will be standing there, holding a (**make up a cool weapon and put it here**).

Man: "*I should have known. Rodriguez. You used to be one of our finest. Now, you're just a washed-up, misguided old man with a rope and a squirrel suit. You have no idea what you're dealing with.*"

Rico: "*Oh, I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I'll show you the noose this rope can make.*"

(**put in detailed fight instructions after designing weapon**)(make note of the time limit)
Automated voice over PA: "*Warning. Self-destruct timer malfunction. Auxiliary timer engaged. 5 minutes to self-destruct.*"

The man will fire a bolt of plasma out of the weapon, disabling Rico's grappler.

Man: "*Well, then let's see how you do without it.*"

Rico: "*You bastard! You're in for it now!*"

Once the fight begins, you will have five minutes to defeat the man, otherwise the ship will explode, killing Rico and causing a mission fail. The man will begin shooting plasma bolts at Rico. They are relatively simple to dodge, but be weary as just two shots can kill Rico. Fortunately, the (weapon) must be reloaded after every shot, so you have about 3 seconds in-between shots. When the bolts come into contact with the walls or floor of the room, it will superheat the ground for a few seconds, making Rico take damage if he stands on them. They go away after about 10 seconds, but be careful where you stand. Since the grappling hook is unusable, the best strategy is to run around constantly. Ideally, use lobbed projectiles as trying to use fast-moving projectiles in a somewhat small area is fairly difficult. Continue dodging and shooting until the end of the fight. During the fight, the man and Rico can trade dialogue 4 times, at each minute mark (4 minutes remaining, 3 minutes, etc.):

When 4 minutes remain:
Man: "*After I kill you, I'll make sure your little band of terrorists are arrested too.*"

Rico: "*You'll never get the chance.*"

When 3 minutes remain (**don t forget** please add more when you remember)

Man: "*Aughh... you made a grave mistake, Rico. There was never any hope for you the minute you left The Agency. Ever since Medici, we've been designing your doom. It's- augh- only a matter of time before you realize the consequences of your actions.*"

Rico: "*That's exactly why I'm here. To stop you. Adiós.*"

Rico uses his grapple to finish off the man, then turns around to shut down the self-destruct. It turns to a cutscene, now at sunset or sunrise, depending on when the mission was started. Rico will be drinking whiskey with Tom Sheldon.

Sheldon: "*Oh, roger that amigo. Sounded like fun.*"

Rico: "*It was. He just talked too much. But there was one thing he said that got to me. He said that The Agency had been planning to kill me since Medici?*"

Sheldon: "*Oh. Aw hell, I'm retired. You deserve to know. I need to come clean.*"

Rico: "*Sheldon?*"

Sheldon: "*\*sigh\* I thought I'd take this with me to the grave, but here we are. The reason I was with you in Medici was because The Agency... told me to kill you.*"

Rico: "*What?*"

Sheldon: "*I'm sorry. I wouldn't have taken it, if they weren't threatening me with the bullet. They knew I was the only person close enough to you they had in their pockets, so they took their shot. But they missed. I couldn't do it. By the time the rebels toppled that Di Ravello, The Agency realized I was too high-profile now to simply remove, so I got stuck with a janitorial job. That's why I started digging on those files for Illapa.*"

Rico: "*Wow... I guess it was The Agency we were dealing with. \*sigh\* Thank you, Thomas. You risked your life to save mine.*"

Sheldon: "*I would do it again in a heartbeat.*"

Rico: "*As would I.*"

Sheldon: "*Hell, I'll cheers to that.*"

Rico: "*Cheers.*"

Rico and Sheldon clink glasses, and the mission ends with Rico back at Puerto Misterios.