Kurt Hansen
| Kurt Hansen | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Side Character |
| Affiliation | BARGHEST |
| Location | Dogtown |
| DLC | Phantom Liberty |
Kurt Hansen is the warlord of Dogtown and the commander of BARGHEST, the militia that keeps the district free from the police and the corporations. Most files on his military past were classified after the Unification War. To some he is a gangster and war profiteer, to others a deserter and terrorist, and to others the leader who turned a ruined district into a home for people with nowhere else to go. Most people in Dogtown agree it is safer to keep their heads down than to meet him.
Biography
The Colonel
Hansen grew up in a juvenile gang in the New United States and joined the Militech army as soon as he was old enough. He rose quickly, showing a rare talent for leadership and improvisation, and became a colonel very young. He was given command of BARGHEST, an urban combat unit. During the Unification War, he was ordered to secure a foothold in Night City and set up a base at the Petrochem stadium in Pacifica. Then the war ended, and his own government left him behind.
The Warlord
Hansen ignored the peace deal and built his own realm in the walled-off part of Pacifica, backed by his loyal soldiers and a mountain of military gear. A black market grew there, outside the reach of the corporations, and the money from it keeps the district running. The powers of Night City found it more profitable to leave him alone. Dogtown became a haven for those who wanted to escape the rules of the city.
Songbird's Deal
Hansen gets hold of a neural matrix from an abandoned Militech bunker. Songbird offers him President Myers in exchange for the matrix, and the President's plane comes down in Dogtown. Hansen hosts a gala at the Black Sapphire for the rich and famous, where he meets V and Solomon Reed and soon realises they are working for the FIA. He hires the netrunners Aurore and Aymeric Cassel to help with the matrix, and V and Alex take their places in disguise to get close to him.
Kurt Hansen Map
The map shows the places of the story of Kurt Hansen: Dogtown and Black Sapphire.
Kurt Hansen map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Personality
Hansen is clever, cold and charismatic. He relies on strategy as much as force, and he enjoys testing people to see what they are made of. He is fiercely loyal to his soldiers and ruthless to anyone who threatens his rule.
Relationships
BARGHEST is his army. Songbird is the netrunner he bargains with and later betrays. Solomon Reed and Alex are the FIA agents working against him. Mr. Hands builds his own network in Hansen's district.
Jobs
Hansen hosts the gala at the Black Sapphire in You Know My Name. The final strike against him comes in Firestarter.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| You Know My Name | Main Job |
| Firestarter | Main Job |
| Balls to the Wall | Side Job |
Endings
His fate is decided in Firestarter. If V stays loyal to the FIA, Alex surprises Hansen and kills him while V and Songbird escape. If V turns against the FIA, Songbird warns him, he kills Alex, and V must fight him. If V spares him, Mr. Hands later reports that someone killed him in hospital.
Notes
Hansen is fought as a boss in Phantom Liberty. His BARGHEST soldiers guard every corner of Dogtown.
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