Not much is known about the protagonist of Ubisoft’s upcomingFar Cry 6. Like many pastFar Crygames, much of the marketing material has focused on the title’s new villain, Yara’s dictator Anton Castillo.
What has been revealed aboutFar Cry 6’s protagonist, however, may be good news for fans of the franchise. Information revealed so far suggests that the new protagonist may be quite different to the player characters found in the last two games:Far Cry 5and its direct sequelFar Cry New Dawn.
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Who Is Dani Rojas?
Dani Rojas will beFar Cry 6’s player character, but with the trailers focusing onAnton Castilloand his heir Diego, fans have received little specific information about the character so far. It is already notable that, unlike the last twoFar Cryprotagonists, this one has a name.
InFar Cry 5, the player character was the Hope County Sheriff’s Department’s new Junior Deputy. While past protagonists like Jason Brody and Ajay Ghale had their own voice actors and would speak throughout the story, the Junior Deputy was in the voiceless video game protagonist tradition of Samus, Link, and Gordon Freeman. They also lacked their own name, however, and they were simply referred to by their rank, or some version of “Rookie,” for most of the story.
Similarly, the player character inFar Cry New Dawnhad no voice or name either, and was known simply as the “Security Captain” in-game. BothFar Cry 5andNew Dawn’s player characters also had customizable appearances and genders. This was likely partially behind the decision to avoid giving them a prescribed name or voice like the far more set-in-stone characters from earlier games in the series.
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The Return Of The Voiced Protagonist
It has been established that players will be able to choose Dani Rojas' gender, but there’s an interesting caveat to the character’s customization. UnlikeFar Cry 5andNew Dawn, players will not be able to customize Dani’s appearance. Their name will also always be Dani Rojas, regardless of gender, and two voice actors are attached toFar Cry 6’s castto play the male and female versions of the character. Nisa Gunduz will be playing the female version of Dani, while the male version will be played by Sean Rey.
This makes it likely Dani will be far more personally integrated into the story than the past two protagonists. The voiceless, nameless protagonists of the last two games lacked the relationship depth and character development seen in Jason Brody inFar Cry 3and Ajay Ghale inFar Cry 4.
Exactly what Dani’s role in the story will be, however, remains unclear. It is known that they will be a part of a revolution which is trying to topple Anton Castillo’s regime, and that the revolution “remains divided and without unified leadership” according toFar Cry 6’s website. However, their personal reasons for getting involved and any direct connections to the other characters remain less clear thanAjay or Jason’s for now.
Nonetheless, manyFar Cryfans will be happy to note the likely return of a voiced and more involved protagonist totheFar Cryseries. Fans may even find that one version of the characters' voice ends up becoming the preferred performance. TheFar Crygames have long been driven by their strong central villainous performances, but the importance of the protagonist’s characterization cannot be understated, and could key to revitalizing the series inFar Cry 6.
Far Cry 6is in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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