There have been five Far Cry games to date, and each, for the most part, has been its own FPS, with different heroes and settings. The games share common motifs of open-world gameplay and the mentally corrosive effects of violence, but will the upcoming, revolution-themed Far Cry 6 break series trends and make more direct callbacks, bringing back iconic characters from its predecessors?
The first Far Cry, released in 2004, shook up the FPS scene with cutting-edge graphics and a beautiful, open-world tropical sandbox with hostile mercenaries. Far Cry's sequels built on this blend of wilderness survival and FPS gunplay to create visceral stories about how the human mind can devolve into a kill-or-be-killed mentality when placed in environments where violence is the main problem-solving tool. This Heart Of Darkness-type theme is explored strongly in Far Cry 2, 3, and 4, set in lawless, war-torn countries, and in Far Cry 5, where the protagonist deals with an apocalypse cult in Montana. Only the two spin-off games, Far Cry Primal and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, break from this structure.
While most Far Cry titles take place in settings where people are dehumanized by a lack of social order, Far Cry 6 features a setting where the de-humanization is caused by the social order - specifically, an authoritarian military dictatorship. The main antagonist, Anton Castillo, is the absolute ruler of a fictional Caribbean island called Yara (which takes strong cues from Cuba and Pinochet-era Chile), while the protagonist, Dani Rojas, is a guerilla fighter trying to liberate the island from Castillo's rule. As a game that takes place in the modern day, old characters from previous Far Cry games could theoretically return to Far Cry 6 (with Agent Willis, the hyper-patriotic CIA agent from Far Cry 3, 4, and 5 being a prime example). This isn't too likely a possibility, though.
Takkar, the protagonist of Far Cry: Primal, is a literal cave man from the Stone Age, Rex Colt from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a cyborg commando from the future, and the protagonists of Far Cry 5 and Far Cry: New Dawn get caught up in an apocalypse. It's unlikely characters from these Far Cry games will ever appear in Far Cry 6, due to their timelines simply not matching up.
It's technically possible that characters like Jason Brody and Ajay Ghale, the protagonists of Far Cry 3 and 4, could appear in Far Cry 6 as allies of Dani Rojas' resistance movement; Ajay, in particular, has a lot of experience allying with resistance movements against oppressive tyrants. On the other hand, the fiction island of Yara, judging from the antiquated cars seen in trailer footage, is probably an isolated, blockaded island nation similar to Cuba, which would make it hard for prequel characters to plausibly show up in the plot.
For a time, there was speculation that Vaas, a drug-addled, psychotically nihilistic pirate antagonist from Far Cry 3, was the future version of the Castillo's son in Far Cry 6, thanks to their similar complexion and notched eyebrows. The name of the dictator's son, however, has been confirmed to be Diego, not Vaas; additionally, a major part of Vaas' character arc is his hostile relationship with his sister, while there's no indications so far that Diego has an equivalent sibling.
Nearly all the Far Cry game protagonists to date are strangers in a strange land - outsiders who visit a new region and shake up the status quo with their surprising talent for violence. Dani Rojas, the main character of Far Cry 6, breaks this mold by being a native of Yara, fighting to liberate their own homeland from a tyrant they have a very personal connection with. The inclusion of major supporting characters from other Far Cry games in Far Cry 6, if not handled properly, would run the risk of marginalizing Dani within his own game, while also implying that people from war-torn, oppressed countries don't have the skills or motivations to fix their own problems.
It would, however, make plenty of sense to re-introduce antagonists from previous Far Cry games to Far Cry 6. Whether as hired mercenaries, crooked advisors, or associates of the dictator Anton Castillo, the return of the most iconic, zany, and eccentric bad guys from Far Cry 2, 3, and 4 would let Ubisoft homage its older titles while still centering Far Cry 6's narrative arc on the three main characters: Anton the dictator, Dani the rebel, and Diego, the cloistered teenager who must decide whether to reject his father's authoritarian ideology or embrace it.
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