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Major Richard Blake was a high-ranking official of SRPA, holding the position of Director of Advanced Tactical Ops and Commanding Officer of the Sentinels. During the Chimeran War, Blake led the defense of the United States against the Chimera, organizing and leading ground assaults and other missions. He is a supporting character in Resistance 2.

Biography[]

Nothing is known about Blake's life prior to joining SRPA. He became a Major in the Army and at some point joined SRPA and became Director of Advanced Tactical Ops. After Project Abraham, Blake became a Sentinel, although he rarely went into battle, so he did not require much medical treatment or therapy, such as inhibitor treatments.[1]

In July 1951, at the orders of SRPA Executive Director Lyle K. Parsons, Blake organized the capture and retrieval of Sergeant Nathan Hale, who received the same injection as Daedalus.[2] Blake personally led a Black Ops team to Britain, where they successfully retrieved Hale following the Battle of London. Afterward, they proceeded back to SRPA Station Igloo in Iceland with the intention of inducting Hale into the Sentinel Program.

Unfortunately, Station Igloo came under attack by Chimeran forces upon their arrival. The VTOL they were on was shot down, but both Hale and Blake survived. Acting quickly, Blake organized the evacuation while fighting through the base alongside Hale. He went to initiate the kill code to eliminate Daedalus; however, the code failed, and Daedalus was accidentally released. Blake and Hale managed to escape the base with Dr. Fyodor Malikov, and flying back to the United States.[3]

Resistance: The Gathering Storm[]

Main article: Resistance: The Gathering Storm

Blake directed SRPA operations during the early phase of the Chimera's invasion of America. On November 16, 1951, Blake organized a Search and Recovery team led by Nathan Hale and Captain Anton Nash to Bear Butte in salvaging a downed Chimeran shuttle. He was questioned by a disgruntled Hale about the necessary of having Nash, who is totally inexperienced in combat, into his team; in which Blake reasoned that Nash have the utmost knowledge on Chimeran technology in recovering what is needed from the crash and having Hale himself, who is more battle-harden, as the reason for being on the mission to see it succeed. Although Blake's presumptions go almost exactly it had intended in which the Sentinels retrieved a databank on nuclear fuel from the shuttle, Nash was ultimately killed.

On November 23, Blake was outrage to learned about Hale's three-days absence from venturing to his former home in Chimera-occupied South Dakota and costing the loss of military equipment. However, he decided not to see the trouble of court martialing Hale and instead docked him for the lost equipment and the used VTOL fuel from his pay. Blake later organized Operation Iron Fist in coordination with the 5th Ranger Battalion in allowing Hale and Dr. Linda Barrie in infiltrating a Chimeran facility and retrieving nuclear cell fuels based on the recovery from Bear Butte.

On December 3, Blake was briefed by Chief of Staff William Dentweiler about Secretary of War Henry Walker's defection and supposed treachery in trying to communicate with the Chimera. In which Dentweiler ordered SRPA on Walker's capture or death; however, Blake overruled Dentweiler about the latter action as assassination is strictly prohibited for SRPA's personnel based on the organization's charter and basically followed in apprehending Walker.

On December 25, Blake was present in Sheridan, Wyoming while watching the negotiations between President Noah Grace and Daedalus. Blake expressed his disgust over this as he briefed to Hale. But the negotiations quickly fell apart in which Grace was killed by Hale and Daedalus made his escape. Blake and government agents arrived at the scene where he calmly stated of notifying Vice-president Harvey McCullen of his ascendancy as president and simply ordered Hale to continue his fight against the Chimera.

Resistance 2[]

Main article: Resistance 2

Two years later, on May 15, 1953, the Chimeran Fleet begins a massive assault on America. Blake was stationed at SRPA 3 in San Francisco that was attacked by incoming Chimeran forces. Blake was in SRPA 3's central control station at the time, and that room just happened to be the first part of the base that was attacked by a Kraken; the Kraken's attacks caused the room to flood. Blake escaped and ordered an evacuation of the base.[4]

From some unknown location, Blake continued behind the scenes leading and coordinating SRPA missions and defending the country, and was mostly responsible for the border defenses for the Liberty Defense Perimeter. He directed Echo Team on their missions in Orick and Twin Falls. After the latter mission in Twin Falls was completed, Blake ordered Echo to received emergency inhibitor treatment. However, only Hale refused and instead goes to Station Genesis to rescue Dr. Malikov, despite Blake's objections. Blake finally conceded to Hale's reasons when he contacted him at Bryce Canyon and informed him that the Chimera were pushing through the country and out-thinking them, and that the only way to stop them is with Malikov's help.[5] After Echo rescued Malikov, Blake later overseen SRPA's assault on a Chimeran hub tower in Chicago in order to prevent the Chimera from activating the tower network within the region.[6] Although SRPA were successful in shutting down the tower, Daedalus was able to reactivate the tower from Iceland.

Blake immediately launched an assault on the Holar Tower to stop Daedalus. Unfortunately, the Chimera laid a trap and many SRPA forces were killed. In response Blake ordered his forces to fall back.[7] Following the disastrous assault, the Liberty Defense Perimeter soon fell afterward and the Chimeran fleet gathered at the Chicxulub crater in Mexico. After fighting for six weeks, Blake later coordinated a last attempt to stop Chimera's unknown plan at the crater in Operation Black Eden, in which SRPA will attempt to destroy the fleet with a fission bomb.

Blake led X-Ray Squad to escort the bomb to a field H.Q. in Cocodrie, where they will transport and plant the bomb in Daedalus' flagship. But during the transit, Blake's convoy was ambushed by Stalkers and became separated during the attack. Blake was later founded with X-Ray Squad by Hale and Joseph Capelli, in which they proceeded to escort the bomb and board the Chimeran flagship through a hijacked Chimeran shuttle.[8]

On board, Blake went with X-Ray Squad and attempted to move the bomb closer to the ship's engine room while Hale and Capelli went to the bridge to direct them. But on his way there, he and X-Ray squad were found and killed by the Chimera. Hale was then forced to carry on where Blake left off and was successful in destroying the fleet.[9]

Personality[]

Blake appears to be mostly calm and patient. He also can be quick to anger in a high-pressure situation if it is called for. He can also be quite convincing. He is a firm leader to his men but he also applies a large level of respect and trust to them and so he receives it back greatly. He is informative to his men and tries to keep very little secrets to maintain an element of trust. He is a quick and resourceful leader and can think out the best solution when it matters most. He usually directs battles via radio link from a base and is rarely seen fighting.

He does understand technical and scientific information as well and puts it to good use alongside SRPA scientists. He has had many differences and quarrels with Malikov in the past as Malikov has led to problems such as the creation of Daedalus and Hale trying to rescue Malikov at Bryce Canyon. At times, Blake is often very skeptical of Malikov's esoteric theories and ideas (despite the fact that Malikov is a scientist) but trusts and accepts his ideas.

Description[]

Richard Blake

Mjr. Blake exiting a Chimeran Shuttle on the last part of the fated Operation Black Eden.

Blake is a tall man with prominent brows, cave-like eyes, and a pugnacious jaw. He has dark eyes with short dark-brown hair. He has a parade-ground voice. He wears a black SRPA T-shirt and green armor padding on his torso like that of the Black Ops. He wears a headset on his ear for communication like the Sentinels and has a pouch on his trousers. He does not usually carry a weapon unless in the middle of combat and if so, it is usually a standard issue M5A2 Folsom Carbine. Blake was very resourceful, and also carried a HE .44 Magnum as a backup weapon. He has a very unusual hair style that would suit the 50's style in that he has a small wave of hair pushed to the front to make a short fringe which creates a gap all along the back of his hair.

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Trivia[]

  • It is possible to see Blake's corpse alongside some dead Black Ops soldiers against some cover when the player sees two Ravagers defending the Titan with the fission bomb. It can be seen here (from the size of the bullet holes) that he was shot in the chest multiple times by a Ravager, and the left side of his face is swollen, possibly from a blunt attack.
  • In Resistance: The Gathering Storm, it was revealed that Blake was in fact a Sentinel. However, it isn't entirely elaborate on as to how he became a Sentinel.
  • Blake is the only Sentinel to appear physically in Resistance 2 that is not a member of Echo Team.
  • If overwhelmed by Leapers in the sewers in Cocodrie, Blake will sometimes fire his M5A2's Grenade Launcher, making him one of the few supporting characters to use their weapons secondary fire, along with Capelli's shield.

References[]

  1. ^ Resistance: The Gathering Storm
  2. ^ Intel 2
  3. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level SRPA Station Igloo
  4. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level San Francisco
  5. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level Bryce Canyon
  6. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level Chicago
  7. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level Holar Tower
  8. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level Cocodrie
  9. ^ Resistance 2, campaign level Chicxulub Crater
Characters of Resistance: The Gathering Storm
Sentinels Nathan Hale · Marvin Kawecki · Jim Jasper · Alvarez · Lang · Mike Unver · Laraby · Budry · Tim Yorba · Gaines · Pardo · Vedka · Oshi · Tanner · Cooper · Samson · Perez · Henning · Obo · Russ Dana · Jenkins · Danby · Quinn
SRPA Richard Blake · Anton Nash · Arthur L. Pratt · Robert Crowe · Fyodor Malikov · Harley Purvis · Linda Barrie · Cassandra Aklin · Alan McKenzie · Bo Richards · Perko · Echo-Three
Freedom First Susan Farley · Spook · Ralf · Sam Jacoby · Homer Munger · Anthony Puzo · Carty
U.S. Army Jack Hawkins · Murphy · Guthrie · Yano
U.S. Government Noah Grace · Harvey McCullen · Henry Walker · William Dentweiler · Larry Farnsworth · Lasky · Harold Moody · Hanson · Homer Clowers · George Seymore · Tom Ridley · Keyes · Gregory Issen · Milt Wasowitz · Mack Stoly
Civilians Frank Farley · Mary Farley · Mark · Tina · Jack Peavy · Potter · Crowley · Henry Stillman · Abe Bristow · Arthur Norton · Twitch Saunders · Norma Collins · Harley Burl · Hannah Shepherd · Fuller · Porter · Marcus Tolly · Edith · Elsie · Larthy
Others Daedalus · Stephen Cartwright · Myra Walker · Winther · Pimm


Characters of Resistance 2
Echo Team Nathan Hale · Benjamin Warner · Joseph Capelli · Aaron Hawthorne
SRPA Richard Blake · Fyodor Malikov · Lyle K. Parsons · Henry Carter · George Hopper · Anna Keegan · Martin Ortiz · Ross Schneider · Oscar Villamizar · Frederick Jean · Percy Kabeck · Willard Libby · Howard Nash · Richard P. Feynman · Julia Cathcart · J. Robert Oppenheimer · Assistant Doctor · Murray · Archibald Solomon · Cassandra Aklin
Black Ops Com One · Com Two · Foxtrot One-Twelve · India Eight-Two · Keystone Six · Victor One · Victor Two · Victor Three · Victor Four · Victor Nine · Victor Thirteen · Victor Twenty · X-Ray One · X-Ray Twelve · India Six Delta · Omaha Nine Alpha · Blue Three Foxtrot · Osborne · Phillips
Others Daedalus · Henry Stillman · Beverly Stillman · Ronald Murray · Laura Warner · Jacob Warner · Arthur Lee Henkley · Charles Emmerson · Noah Grace · Harvey McCullen · Steven Vanshyke · Hannah Shepherd · Douglas MacArthur
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