Throughout the game, a voice on the radio claiming to be Colonel Ryder White guides the heroes. However, they are actually being manipulated by a prisoner named Charon , who wants to steal a prototype vaccine for himself.
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The outbreak was not accidental but orchestrated by a group known as The Consortium to test a bioweapon. Throughout the game, a voice on the radio