GRE Helicopters

**GRE Helicopters** are vehicles in Dying Light 2 Stay Human. They were introduced in the second DLC; Bloody Deception.

## Description

GRE Helicopters are unique, possessing different looks and quirks. GRE Helicopters are bulkier and can hold up to 10 people at a time, the interior posses several seats, racks and shelves to store items within the chopper. The exterior is painted with a deep space sparkle color, the GRE logo is on the chopper's engine hood, side wheel panels and tail. The chopper has a total of 8 major blades, likely to be able to keep it in the air, the tail rotor has a total of 5 blades. Despite it's bulky size and weight, GRE choppers are in-fact pretty fast, they were considered to be a exceeding means of airborne transportation during The Fall.

## Purpose

During The Fall, GRE Helicopters were dispatched around the world to evacuate civilians and transport teams of GRE Soldiers to isolate areas. The choppers were also frequently used to transport higher-ranking GRE personnel and also research teams. The choppers were mostly seen landed at GRE Refugee Camps and larger GRE facilities. After the fall, most GRE choppers were destroyed and no longer in commission, and became extremely rare.

## History

### Events of *Dying Light 2 Stay Human*

#### The Fall

After the Tachytransmissive Harran Virus (THV) spread rapidly in Paris, France and Zurich, Switzerland. The Global Relief Effort dispatched multiple GRE field task groups to control the situation via transportation of GRE Choppers. The GRE managed to somewhat control it and save some civilians from the effects, but some of those who were saved, were infected with THV, some patients turned while present on the choppers and a few crashed and the civilians escaped into the rest of the world.

During late 2021, GRE Head Doctor; Veronika Ryan, director of field laboratories department. Was escorted to Villedor by a GRE security team in a GRE Chopper to The Observatory. Ryan explained that the they were sent there to conduct research for a cure development.

By mid-2022, the GRE expanded their operations worldwide, the choppers were dispatched all over the world, rescuing civilians and transporting them to refugee camps. During this time, the virus had spread rapidly over the world, infecting millions of people and turning them into Infected.

During late 2023, the GRE Central Cure Complex was overrun by a swarm of Volatiles, but GRE Head Doctor; Callus Sullivan, GRE Security Division director; Marcus Ryan and some other GRE personnel, managed to escape via a GRE Chopper.

By late 2024, most GRE choppers were either destroyed and abandoned, leaving them out of service.

### Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Bloody Deception

13 years after the fall, the GRE was discovered to still operating by Aiden Caldwell, after spotting one of their choppers flying overhead towards Patty Forest Summer Camp. The chopper was carrying a research team that consisted of 5 soldiers and a researcher; Lt. Pattinson. After the research team finished their work, they left via their chopper and flew past the European Great Ridge, preventing Aiden from following them.

Later, after Aiden crossed the ridge, he tracked down Marcus Ryan, the husband of Veronika Ryan. Marcus was with a field recon team for inspection of an area, when Aiden attempted to question him, Aiden was knocked out by one of the GRE soldiers and taken to the GRE National Laboratory for questioning.

The GRE choppers are then used for various other purposes during story quests in the DLC.