infamous 2

Plot

Following the events of Infamous, Cole (Eric Ladin) prepares to face the Beast, an entity of untold power whose coming was foretold by Kessler. Cole and his friend Zeke (Caleb Moody) meet with NSA agent Lucy Kuo (Dawn Olivieri) who tells them she can lead them to Dr. Sebastian Wolfe (Michael Ensign), a scientist who helped develop the Ray Sphere which granted Cole his powers, and claims he can make Cole even stronger. As they are about to leave, they are confronted by the Beast. Cole fights the Beast but is no match and is severely weakened as a result. Cole, Zeke and Kuo escape to New Marais to find Wolfe while the Beast pursues them, destroying everything in its path.

In New Marais, wealthy industrialist Joseph Bertrand III (Graham McTavish) and his anti-Conduit militia control the city. Aware of Cole's arrival and abilities, Bertrand wages a propaganda campaign against him. Before Cole can meet Wolfe, Wolfe's lab is destroyed by the Militia. Wolfe survives the explosion and explains to Cole that by finding and absorbing the power of Blast Cores he can gain enough power to activate the Ray Field Inhibitor (RFI), a device which would defeat the Beast. Wolfe is captured by the Militia and a rescue attempt by Cole and Kuo fails, resulting in Wolfe's death and Kuo's capture. Cole and Zeke meet two new allies: Laroche, leader of an anti-militia resistance group, and Nix (Nika Futterman), a Conduit who dwells in the swamp. Together they locate Kuo trapped in a facility and discover she is a Conduit and has had her abilities activated. Cole frees her but inadvertently unleashes an army of Conduit mercenaries imbued with her ice-powers.

Cole and his allies attack Bertrand's operations before eventually learning that Bertrand is a Conduit, able to transform into a building-sized monster and convert humans into monsters. In the past, he used a Ray Sphere to gain abilities. The activated Ray Sphere killed many but also granted Nix her abilities. Disgusted by the powers he received and believing Conduits to be evil, he attempts to incite a Conduit genocide using the power of the Conduit mercenaries he developed to instill fear in the populace. Meanwhile he uses his monsters to justify the protection of his militia in New Marais. Cole and his allies are able to kill Bertrand, ending his plan.

During this time, the Beast is near New Marais and Cole encounters John White (Phil LaMarr), an NSA agent who had seemingly died in a Ray Sphere explosion in Empire City. John reveals himself as the Beast and shows Cole that a plague, created when the first Ray Sphere was activated in Empire City, has been spreading across the country. The plague is killing humans but Conduits are immune once they have been activated. John acts like a Ray Sphere, using his powers to activate inactive Conduits, sparing them at the cost of countless human lives each time. Believing humanity is lost, John implores Cole to help him find and convert inactive Conduits so that some may survive. After finding all of the Blast Cores, Cole prepares to activate the RFI. However, he learns that the device will not just kill the Beast but all Conduits, though it could also nullify the Ray Sphere radiation, ending the plague. The story diverges from this point dependent on whether the player chooses to activate the RFI or work with the Beast.

Ending

If Cole chooses to save humanity, Kuo leaves to join the Beast. While Cole and Zeke attempt to fully charge the RFI, the Beast begins his attack. Laroche and many of his men die in the battle and Cole is attacked by Kuo. Kuo retreats while Nix sacrifices her life to weaken the Beast and give Cole more time. Cole gets the RFI fully charged before Kuo appears and apologizes to Cole. Cole then activates the RFI, clearing the plague and saving humanity, but killing all Conduits, including inactive ones carrying the Conduit gene. Aware of Cole's actions, the people of New Marais revere him as "The Patron Saint of New Marais". Zeke sails Cole's body offshore to bid him farewell. A lightning bolt strikes the sea in the distance as the boat sails away.

If Cole chooses to work with the Beast to save the Conduits, Nix refuses to work with them, steals the RFI and leaves. Kuo gives chase while Cole and the Beast rampage through New Marais in pursuit. Nix attempts to use the RFI to stop them and Cole is forced to kill her, Zeke then confronts Cole and is also killed. Cole then destroys the RFI. The Beast states that he can no longer continue, being weary from the killing. Cole is initially angry but the Beast transfers Cole all of his power and dies. In the aftermath, Cole begins activating Conduits at the expense of humanity. Cole realizes that he was originally granted powers to defeat the Beast, yet has become the Beast.

(From Wikipedia)