John

**John**  is one of the main 8 characters in *Road 96*. He is a truck driver as well as a member of the Black Brigades, an anti-Tyrak group in Petria. He lost his middle and index finger on his right hand after trying to save his girlfriend, Conny, from the falling rocks during The Peak Collapse of 1986. After the tragedy, he began to regret joining the Black Brigades, believing that they are not what they set out to be, but continues to work for them. John maintains a long distance relationship with Fanny and acts as a father figure to Alex.

John will grant you the Omen Vitality ability.

## Appearance

John is a corpulent, hairy and muscled middle aged man with cinder short hair and beard. He wears a red t-shirt and shorts brown shorts and his middle and index fingers are missing. He has the symbol of the Brigades tattooed on his right arm. It seems most of his features are set to resemble one of a bear.

## Personality

John is shown to have a pleasant personality around the players, as he will always talk to them and even advise them against joining the Brigades radical movement. Ever since 1986, he is against provoking more violence. He is shown to be sentimental over Connie's death, and he truthfully loves Fanny despite her being a cop and never having seen her. Hhe also may have a temper as seen as in the prequel, Road 96: mile 0, where John will get angry at Kaito, shouting and grabbing him by his collar, if he revealed his implication with the brigades to Zoe.

## Role

### *Road 96: Mile 0*

John can be seen talking multiple times to Kaito across the fence of the teens' "hideout". He tasks the young man's parents to steal Classified government documents from Tyrak's office in exchange of giving them a way out of the country.

He is last seen near the ending of the game where Kaito and his parents meet Robert for their fake passports, he gives Kaito some advice on what to do and say before leaving.

### *Road 96*

John is a Brigade member who secretly carries the Brigades' Radio transmitter in his truck, the same one Petria's police is searching for, as he broadcasts anti regime messages on a secret frequency with the nickname "Papa Baby". He is often seen helping teens on their journey to the border and more often than not disagrees with his old friend Robert on the recruitment of teenagers into the group and in acts of violence, regretting the events of election day in '86.

He keeps an eye on Alex and acts as a sort of father figure, trying desperately to protect him from Robert. It is up to the player if John manages to keep Alex by his side or if the young boy decides to help Robert build a bomb. He will feel guilty for not giving him more information on his biological parents.

John is also in contact with Fanny, a police officer, with whom he flirts through radio calls with the nickname "Papa Bear". A complicated love since he is a wanted man. He can start a new life with Fanny and Alex, or get killed by the woman depending on the player's choices.

## Encounters

John may be seen in the following encounters:

### The Passenger

After stealing a car, you will see John waving for help after Mister Grizzly broke down on the side of the road. He will ask for help, and have you drive him to a phone booth. There are two phones on the map, regardless of which phone you take John to first, the first one will always be out of order. After reaching the second phone, he will talk to Robert, before the two of you make it back to his truck. John will give you $40 before sending you on your way.

## Quotes

*"Promise me something. Don't make the same mistakes I did, okay?"*

*"Hope you reach your destination! I wish you luck on this grand adventure of yours!"*

*"I'm telling you all. Violence will do more harm than good."*

*"Well, you gotta eat, drink, and get your rest kid, kid. Can't stop the basics just because you're on an adventure, you know what I mean?"*

*"I screwed up. I became part of something that turned bad. Not a day goes by that I don't regret it."*

## Trivia

* Like all of the titles of the Encounters, John's are references to musical titles such as Nirvana's About the Girl or Milli Vanilli's Blame It On the Rain.
* It is mentioned he was a great goalkeeper when he played football in highschool, granting him the nickname "The Wall", and even was close on joining the national football team.

* All of John's character revolves around bears : his appearance, his truck and his nicknames.

## Gallery

John and Alex. "He's crazy smart, youngblood"John with Robert. "Funny I once considered him a friend"