More evidence to his ruthless sadistic nature is shown, as he holds Amelie on his shoulder and forcefully licks Fragile's and Sam's faces, in addition to being a near-predator-like individual. He is claiming of knowing the titular Death Stranding event, and attempts manipulating people into joining him to 'know the truth', doing so to Sam.Īdditionally, Higgs is shown to be an extremely flamboyant, charismatic, and sarcastic when speaking with Sam, taunting Sam by asking 'Sound like fun?' after throwing a perilous challenge the deliveryman's way, with also being shown as an extremely smug and prideful toward his work and his actions, evidenced when he brags about his connection to the 'other side'. However, it is known that in some point following the cataclysmic event of the Death Stranding, he went to lead the militant separatist organization known as the Homo Demens, taking to wear a golden-black mask to control a giant octopus-like Beached Thing he is able to manifest in addition to his capability to teleport himself.Įventually, his plans temporarily succeed until he is defeated by Sam after a battle with him nearby the Edge Knot City.Įver since that he was existing, Higgs is mostly known as an extremely intelligent, dark, cold, manipulative and often destructive individual, whose seeking nothing but maintaining the independence of Edge Knot City, believing that the United Cities of America and the Bridges Company led by Die-Hardman, is doing anything wrong and causes further damage to the rest of the world like it has not suffered enough before, that is why he is always making such dark usage in the Homo Dems against Bridges and the UCA.Īlthough he is an anti-villain, Higgs is proven to be a gifted and powerful anarchist, who would use any kinds of murderous or savage actions to carry out his actions, and, he is even a ruthless sadist as he manifests his Beached Things in order to make the cargo man facing a challenge avoid being eaten alive to death. Higgs is coming from an entirely unknown origin, as nothing is truly known of his last name or even if his name really is Higgs. He was portrayed and voiced by Troy Baker, who also voiced the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, Pagan Min in Far Cry 4, Joel in The Last of Us, Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Magni in God of War, and many others. In addition, he is also possessing the ability of teleportation.

He also possess the ability of controlling and manifesting a gigantic four-legged Beached Thing, making the cargo delivery man to face a challenge avoid being eaten to death.

He is the supreme leader and a part of the militant separatist organization known as the Homo Demens, which is bent on seeking to maintain the independence of Edge Knot City, and, they oppose the United Cities of America as well as the Porters, mainly Sam Porter-Bridges who works for the company Bridges.Ĭlaiming to understand the truth of the titular Death Stranding event, Higgs is stating it is hard for people to create 'connections' as they are unable shaking hands.

Higgs Monaghan, also known as The Man in the Golden Mask, is the main antagonist of the 2019 sci-fi open world action adventure video game by Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding. ~ Higgs' long speech to Sam before summoning a Catcher to kill him. Now, you're on the menu! All it'll take is one itty-bitty voidout to blow us all kingdom come! So how 'bout it? Aren't you getting tired of the grind? Isn't this what you have been waiting for this time? A game over?! But me? I'm bound to all of it-this world, that world and our sweet little angels of death. Fortunately, I've got a good connection to the other side.now you? You're no bridge. Oh, it's so hard to form connections when you can't shake hands. DOOMS ain't her thing.she's more into destruction worldwide scale, an extinction entity. The girl for instance-she's not like you and me. You see, I've come to understand the truth of the Death Stranding, oh, there's so much you people don't know. Well that won't wash.she's not cut out to politics, is she?. Oh, and now the girl's been chosen to take Mommy's place. What's that? Bridget Strand is dead? America's last president.

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