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(click here to learn more)| Jade Tan | |
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| Character in Just Cause 2 | |
| First appearance | Casino Bust |
| Faction | The Agency |
| Job | Spy |
| Last known status | Alive |
Jade Tan is a character in Just Cause 2.
Personal history[]
Jade was born on October 31st, 1981 in Desa Kuda Lari, Panau.
Career[]
Jade works for The Agency, where her job consists of providing them with valuable information about any activities, operations, and other events involving the Panauan government and the three major criminal factions in Panau.
Some time before Rico arrived in Panau, she was posing as Karl Blaine's girlfriend, to gather info on Baby Panay. While Karl Blaine is a Swedish ex-charity worker for the Mothers for Fruit for Life, it is unknown how or when he met Jade. Considering Jade's career in espionage and clandestine political operations, it is plausible that she decided to be Karl's honeypot. However, it is odd to consider this considering Karl and Jade are on the same side, working for the same agency, and on the same case together. Jade does not speak or think highly of Karl, whereas Karl does with her.
Agents Rico Rodriguez and Maria Kane would make positive contact with Agent Tan for the first time when they arrive at Karl Blaine's Residence with the intention to gain intelligence on the island and Panak's administration. Upon learning that Karl is not at his house, Jade tells the agents that Karl is in trouble at the Panau Falls Casino. From there, Rico left with Jade to the casino so he could save Karl.
Later on in the case, Karl would be captured by the Panauan government. During this time, Karl would rat on Jade on snooping, which then leads to her capture her capture by the Panauan government. Rico would eventually learn this, and would proceed to rescue her before she could be tortured. After Rico saved her, she provided him and Tom Sheldon with intel on the three particular worldly powers' interest in Panau, along with their affiliations to the factions. With this, Rico, Tom, and Maria would learn that the criminal factions have foreign backing, which they use to their advantage to continue dismantling Panay's rule.
Jade is last seen at the end of A Just Cause with Tom and Maria on the Agency's barge. As the case concludes and they talk about installing a new U.S. friendly president into Panau. What became of Jade's career in the Agency is uncertain and remains up to speculation and debate.
Trivia[]
- Despite being Panauan, Jade's south-east Asian accent has some Japanese accent added into it. She doesn't sound similar to Bolo Santosi (the only other known Panauan woman) at all.
- She is one of the few characters in the game, such as Sri Irawan, that says something in Malay/Indonesian, which are the languages that are used for most settlements in Panau and which might be the official languages of the country. She says "Selamat Jalan, spook" to Rico in the end of the third cutscene in Casino Bust, which roughly translates to "Goodbye". This is the same thing Sri Irawan says in one of the cutscenes in Into the Den, if the Ular Boys are the faction of choice.
- Presumably, her weapon of choice is the Revolver, as that is the only weapon she is seen within the cutscene where Rico and Kane arrive at Karl Blane's Residence. However, she has never been seen firing it. It could be reasonable to assume that the Agency may have ROEs (rules of engagement) enacted for agents in certain roles for during this case.
- Her espionage activities are presumably highly secretive and involve actual spying, unlike Rico, who does no real spying at Panau and who acts more like a one-man army and a gun-for-hire. Karl Blaine even props Rico up to this standard.