Ubisoft Confirms Fan Theory About Far Cry 2’s Jackal Villain

Ubisoft has confirmed that the villain of Far Cry 2, the Jackal, is Jack Carver from the archetypal Far Cry game. 

This quality comes by mode of IGN, which interviewed Far Cry 2 originative director Clint Hocking about the game. Far Cry fans person agelong believed that Far Cry 2's Jackal villain is Jack Carver, the protagonist of the archetypal Far Cry, but thing in-game confirmed this theory. Now, Hocking has revealed that this mentation is correct. 

"The Jackal is really expected to beryllium Jack Carver from the archetypal Far Cry," Hocking said. "Jack Carver successful the archetypal Far Cry was this shifty, smuggler, weapon runner benignant of crook. The thought was (the Jackal) is conscionable him, 10 years aboriginal oregon something, aft he's seen immoderate helium saw connected this land (in Far Cry)." 

Hocking says that possibly Carver's Jackal translation was drug-induced oregon the effect of the trauma and accent endured connected the land successful Far Cry. 

As for however fans determined Carver indispensable beryllium Jackal, it stems from 2 captious pieces of accusation astir the 2 characters: Jackal's inheritance and the texture files of Jackal successful Far Cry 2, arsenic noted by IGN. 

Both Jackal and Carver person a work past with the U.S. Navy, and some traded weapons illegally. That could person easy been a coincidence, but erstwhile coupled with the texture record names of Jackal successful Far Cry 2, things look much purposeful. The Jackal's texture files successful Far Cry 2 each diagnostic the sanction "jackcarver," specified arsenic "jackcarver_hair_d_mip0.dds" and "jackcarver_shoes_d.dds." 

Now, this could person been a weird coincidence, but Ubisoft is the 1 that creates these record names. Why usage "jackcarver" randomly successful a texture record sanction for Jackal? That's a question fans had been asking since Far Cry 2's merchandise backmost successful 2008, and now, 13 years later, they person an answer: the Jackal is Jack Carver. 

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[Source: IGN]