Scott Hardesty

Scott Hardesty is a character in Deus Ex: Icarus Effect, and a sniper for the Tyrants.

History
Hardesty used to be an agent in the American CIA, probably a colleague of Joe Wexler, before joining the Tyrants. In a conversation with Jaron Namir, it is revealed that Scott had a wife, who was killed by the Tyrant's superiors and framed to look like an accident. The removal of someones close acquaintances is standard procedure before hiring a new member, and this practice is how Strike Team 6 was killed before Ben Saxon joined.

Scott Hardesty has been a member of the Tyrants for years, and he is skeptical of any new recruits the Tyrants plan to hire. Him and Ben Saxon both fought while they worked together, as Saxon had a conscience that kept him from massacring unarmed civilians, and made him a liability to the group itself. He fought Ben Saxon within the private plane, though Ben managed to get away by spraying a fire extinguisher at him.

Later in the book, he is posted at a library near the Palais de Nations, as a failsafe to kill Bill Taggart leader of Humanity Front, in case Ben Saxon did not shoot him himself. At the last second, Ben saves Taggart, then fights Hardesty in the Library. He finally kills Hardesty by stabbing him through the skull with his own arm blade.