Joseph Manderley



Joseph Manderley is the director of UNATCO in 2052. Originally kind yet firm when the player completes the mission objectives, he becomes more bitter every time you meet him. One interesting but rather understandable thing about his personality is that although he makes it clear that UNATCO agents should assassinate Juan Lebedev, he does so once in writing and a second time by having Anna Navarre, tell JC of his specific intent for JC to perform the killing. Manderly could obviously have given JC the assassination order face to face, but choses not to do this -- probably because he lacks the courage to speak the words himself.

Manderly is never seen outside of this office during the game, and during the game's timeline is never said to be anywhere else. In the early part of the game, emails on his computer which come from Janice Reed suggest that when he was operating in Paris before the start of the game, he operations against the Knights Templar (officially considered to be terrorists) may have involved personal combat.

When JC is escaping, he overhears a conversation between Manderley and Walton Simons. Simons reveals that Manderley was never of any real importance to his and Page's plans, but was chosen for his appointment because of their assessment that he could "give UNATCO an urbane, diplomatic face." Of course, another major factor was that he was willing to accept large bribes to obey Page, and did not have the sort of personality to be stupid or competitive enough to disobey. After Manderly's failure, Page and Simon's pretend to consider posting him to the Library of Congress, and he tries to object saying that he "can't control a man's mind." By way of apology to JC, if the player does not take hostile action, Manderley will give JC a chance to run before trying to kill him. Killing Manderley is not required, however it may be necessary if the player wishes to hack Manderley's computer. If JC flees, Manderley will not pursue beyond the door to his office. Though MJ-12 has no future use for Manderley and he never appears later in the game, later news stories imply that Manderley is killed by MJ-12 for failure if he is not explicitly killed by JC. If JC does not kill Manderly, MJ-12 will frame JC as if he had done so.

Quotes

 * "Don't despise training, my boy. Even you would be worthless without the shaping touch of drills and studies."
 * "You Dentons sure hung us out to dry."

Joseph Manderley