Roland Mallery

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Roland Mallery
Biographical Information
Place of Death	Paris, France
Nationality	French
Status	Deceased
Death	September 6, 1951
Affiliation	Maquis, Chimera
Rank	Colonel
Physical Information
Species	Human (formerly) Chimera
Gender	Male
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Green (formerly) Gold
Appearances
Game(s)	Resistance: Retribution
Book(s)	Resistance
Other Information
Voice Actor	Nolan North

Colonel Roland Mallery is a member of the Maquis who appears in Resistance: Retribution. He assisted James Grayson and Raine Bouchard during the events of Operation Overstrike. Mallery was at odds with Grayson, in which he ultimately became a secondary antagonist.

Biography

Not much is known about Mallery's life before joining the Maquis. He was a skilled pilot and leader, and presumably fought against the Chimera during the brief invasion of Europe in 1949. When the continent fell, all of Europe's governments and armies had fallen, Mallery was the highest ranking soldier left alive. He helped hundreds of people escape the devastation and established a fortress in an old castle in Luxembourg. He led the Maquis in a guerrilla war against the Chimera for the next two years, and gathered much intel and technology from the Chimera for Dr. Claude Bouchard's research.

Although he was considered a hero to his people, Mallery was forced to be quite ruthless to protect them, which include stealing supplies from other refugees such as from an orphanage in Budapest. He even may have used a medieval torture rack due to desperation at the time. Mallery managed to pilfer items from as far as Africa and even a generator turbine from Japan. He even made sure that the Luxembourg base was well stocked. He worked with Lt. Raine Bouchard, who's charm had entranced him and he fell in love with her. In fact, she was secretly using him for her research as he could easily provide resources and manpower.

Resistance: Retribution

Main article: Resistance: Retribution

An argument between James Grayson (left, in Infected mode) and Mallery arguing on whether to rescue Raine Bouchard or not.

When the British managed to destroy the London tower which eradicated the Chimera in Britain on July 14, 1951, the Maquis requested their assistance in destroying the Paris tower and therefore liberating Europe. Mallery, Bouchard, and several Maquis members went over to London to organize Operation Overstrike. Bouchard wanted to also find a way to eradicate the Carriers and employed James Grayson for his expertise on Chimeran conversion centers. Mallery was against having Grayson in their mission as Grayson had been tried for desertion in which Mallery promised to keep a close eye on him.

Mallery participated in destroying the Chimeran gun towers in Rotterdam to allow British and Maquis forces safe entry into Europe. He managed to destroy two of the gun towers before requiring Grayson's help to destroy the third. Together they destroyed it and reinforcements were able to get through and set up camp.

Mallery and the Maquis later traveled to a new conversion center in Bonn so that Raine could study the Carriers with Grayson's help. Mallery and Raine infiltrated the facility alone, where Mallery witnessed Raine's capture and being "drowned" by Boilers, and fled in fear. He suffers from shell-shock and nearly swallows a cyanide capsule. He ran into Grayson and tried to convince him to flee, but Grayson pushed him aside and decided to rescue Raine. When Grayson rescued Raine, he destroyed the facility, much to Raine anger, who needed to follow the Carriers to another conversion center.

When Major Stephen Cartwright warned about the Chimera's imminent assault on Luxembourg, Mallery and Raine accepted that the Maquis base would eventually fall and that finding an anti-Carrier serum remained a priority. This led to an argument with Grayson, who tried to insist them to help, and leading to Mallery knocking him out and leaving him behind. After discovering the Carrier's destination and source, Mallery and Raine returned to their besieged headquarters and helped evacuate the people inside to the last remaining safe zone in Reims, in which they were again assisted by Grayson. Mallery's reunion with Grayson was a violent confrontation though they reluctantly worked together in evacuating the base.

At Reims, Mallery and the other allied leaders devised a plan to attack the Paris tower while Raine entered the Chrysalis Lair through the Paris catacombs and infect the Carriers with a serum created by Dr. Bouchard. Grayson tried to warn that Raine deliberated infected herself with the Chimeran virus at the conversion center in Bonn to develop the serum. However, Mallery refused to believe Grayson's warning which led to another physical altercation, and forcing Mallery to order his men to lock up Grayson.

When Raine left on her mission to the Chrysalis Lair, Mallery shortly followed after her in the Paris catacombs and was soon caught up by a released Grayson. The two were forced to work together fighting through opposing Chimera forces, but Mallery soon tricked Grayson into getting trapped behind a gate into one of the tombs. Grayson chased him to a bridge which was blown up by Mallery to slow him down. Mallery tried to talk to Raine via radio, but she refused to listen. Mallery finally catched up with her at the entrance to the Chrysalis Lair where she succumbed to the virus. Mallery then deliberately infected himself with one of Raine's serums and became temporarily immune to the virus.

Eventually Grayson found Mallery, who attacked him as Mallery had chosen "to be more than human" and wished to finally kill Grayson over the belief that Grayson caused Raine's "death." Ultimately, Grayson killed Mallery by snapping his neck. Grayson claimed to have enjoyed killing Mallery, but was actually disgusted that he was forced to kill such a distinguished Maquis leader, complimenting Mallery as a "bona fide war hero" who, before Bouchard corrupted him, kept thousands of people alive for the better part of two years in a continent overrun by the Chimera.

Personality

Mallery in his infected state.

He considered himself a great soldier and pilot, with the name 'Draco' on his dog tag, meaning that he felt he was almost like a dragon as he fought in battle. All of that vanished when Bouchard was around and the great colonel that had protected his people heroically for two years in occupied Europe had been preyed upon by her charm and solicited to do her whims.

Mallery never liked Grayson, due to his history as a defector, and overtime that dislike became hatred. He thought Grayson had no manners and disliked his insubordinate attitude, as seen in Rotterdam, he told Grayson that since he was now in his army, he had to follow his orders whenever he liked them or not. Grayson likewise didn't like Mallery, derided him as a "frog". It is implied that he saw Grayson as a rival of some sort and was pretty much willing to leave him behind or screw him over if he had the chance, leading to Grayson to punch him multiple times when they reunited.

Mallery seemed to be in love with Raine, so much in fact that he was in a panic when she was captured in the Chimera conversion center in Bonn. It is unknown if the panic attack was caused by the idea of losing Raine or was simply due to overwhelming number of Chimera inside, or both, a notable moment of weakness for such a respected war hero.

During the Invasion of Paris, Mallery went mad upon seeing that Raine not only was infected with the virus but also had succumbed to it, leading to him injecting the imperfect vaccine in his body in a moment of madness and succumbing to the Chimera virus. He proceeded to blame Grayson for Raine's fate, showing that he felt entitled for Raine's affections to the bitter end.

Description

Roland Mallery is apparently quite short compared to Grayson, whom the latter often makes fun of Mallery's height; however, he does seem quite tall next to others. He has sharp, green eyes and short, black hair. Also sporting a grayish-black beard. He always wears a light brown shirt with rolled up sleeves and brown gloves. He has a green beret and beige trousers, and a small back-pack. When he becomes infected his eyes turn brightly gold and he becomes more Chimeran. His voice seems to grow more hoarse and robotic once he becomes infected. He always uses a custom made Advanced Auger-FS.

Strategy

During the final confrontation with Mallery, the player has to stay on the move. Mallery will unceasingly fire his Advanced Auger at the player from the platform that he is standing on. The projectiles that he fires from his weapon will tunnel through solid matter, so the player must constantly move to survive this fight. This battle is characterized by the appearance of three levers, which must be use to activate ledges which will in the end, provide a direct route to Mallery. After the cutscene, three assault drones will appear. There are defense barriers provide for the player, but the drones will find a way to flank.

• Using the weapons table, switch to the the IWAO-R Chaingun and run to the pillar to the left. Pull down the Chaingun's shield, and open fire on the drones, ensuring to strafe and dodge the salvos that Mallery fires. With the drones gone, switch to the Razor, and run up to the bulk of the structure just ahead. Mallery's Advanced Auger can still tunnel through the structure, but they take rather long: long enough for the player to see them coming through the wall and strafing to avoid them. As the player strafe across this structure, charge up the Razor. When Mallery pauses to reload, proceed to emerge from the hideout and fire a fully charged Razor blade at him. As a substitute, the Longbow 1S-1K can be use, if the player had unlocked it. When Mallery's health bar has been completely depleted, immediately run up to the closest lever, and repeatedly press the x button. Right after pulling the first lever, Mallery will regain consciousness, and his full health. Backing him up is another contingent of assault drones.

• Once again, back up to the pillar and pull down the Chaingun's shield, and use it to destroy the drones. It is recommended in saving the Chaingun ammo for the drones, and using any weapons besides the Chaingun for Mallery. Also, watch out for the shield that Mallery pulls up with his Advanced Auger, as any weapon that is fire at him will ricochet back at the player.

• There is a deposit of Fareye ammunition next to the structure left of Mallery. While avoid his salvos, use the Fareye FR-1's secondary ability to get a good shot at Mallery's head. Using the HE .44 Magnum, if it is unlocked, can apply as each round that is detonate will severely compromise Mallery's health. Remember that the first and second levers will spawn assault drones. When finally reaching the third lever, there are several options at hand: the player can choose to stun Mallery once more before safely marching up the stairs, or instead of stunning him once more after pulling down the final lever, quickly rush up the ramp. If possessing the Longbow 1S-1K, use it. Each round will knock Mallery down a bit. When finally upon close enough, do what the prompt states in which Grayson breaks Mallery's neck to finish the fight. As an added bonus, the player is rewarded with a skill point when killing Mallery through choosing the second option.

Quotes

"Listen, Tommy. I have just destroyed two Gun Towers. If you want to survive, just shut up and listen "

―Roland Mallery talking to James Grayson right before they infiltrate the Gun Tower.

"We survived two years of Chimeran occupation without your help, Private. "

―Roland Mallery talking to James Grayson in Bonn.

Trivia

• Mallery often calls Grayson "Tommy" and Grayson disrespectfully calls him "Molly".
• At first Grayson hates Mallery because his men didn't spot the gun towers in Rotterdam which caused the deaths of many British soldiers, but more instances occur in continuing their rivalry and hatred between one another.
• Nolan North, who voices of Mallery, plays him in some humorous bonus videos that are unlocked when achieving all the skill points for the chapters, Luxembourg and the Paris Catacombs.