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Colonel Matthew Garret is the main antagonist of the 2019 survival-horror video game Days Gone. He is the leader of the Deschutes County Militia, who was originaly a nice (even if paranoid) colonel, he becomes insane after the death of his friend Arturo Jimenez, and after learning about the communities up north, he decided to wipe them out.
He is voiced by Daniel Riordan.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- Even before he went insane, he would attack NERO, as well as other goverment facilities, killing everyone in them as well as capturing their supplies.
- He had anyone who committed any kind of crime or didn't have his belives work in a labor camp or hanged in public.
- After finding out about the other communities from Skizzo, he decided to wage a holy war on the communities up north out of sheer paranoia.
- When Skizzo accused him of killing a woman, the Colonel decided to arrest Deacon so he would have him executed the next day, although Captain Kouri sets him free.
- In order to protect Deacon, Sarah tried to convince the Colonel that she was working for NERO, and when she believed she was lying, he hit her with his revolver and nearly killed her before Deacon told the Colonel that he was the one responsible.
- He had Skizzo attack the communities up north in an attempt to wipe out everyone in the communities, while he fails to do so, many people still died because of the attacks, including Iron Mike, who was killed by Skizzo.
- Planned to use his militia to wipe out the communities in just one attack by using all the military weapons and soldiers he had.
- After Deacon and his allies attacked Wizard Island, the Colonel had every surviving soldier brought to the Ark where he would lock them by blowing the entrances to it.
- When Deacon accuses him of killing women in cold blood, the Colonel tried to kill him and Sarah before dying due to Sarah poisoning his tea with hemlock.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He cares for his soldiers, most notably Doctor Jimerez, mourning him when he died, and is the biggest reason for his turn to insanity. He also has a small moment of affability towards his remaining loyal soldiers before he was killed by Deacon and Sarah.
Trivia[]
- He is one of the two Days Gone villains to be Near Pure Evil, along with Carlos.
External Links[]
- Colonel Matthew Garret on the Villains Wiki.