Isaias Sandoval Dialogue Challenge

The dialogue challenge with Isaias Sandoval may occur during the Finding Isaias Sandoval mission in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, depending on how the previous part of the mission was completed. Winning the challenge causes Sandoval to not kill himself, unlocking The Last Straw achievement. Losing the challenges causes Sandoval to kill himself.

The challenge can always be won by always picking Tough Love unless Sandoval says one of the following lines:


 * "It wasn’t enough to be a doctor…"
 * "Medicine was not enough for me…"

The remainder of this page will show all of Sandoval's possible responses and the result of picking each choice. Each response is identified by its first words. If Sandoval's persuasion level is 0 at the end of the conversation, the challenge is still won. If both of the first two choices result in -2, the challenge is lost and the third round does not occur.

First Round
Inspire: -2 Empathize: +1 Tough Love: +2

Pheromones
Appease – Win the challenge Charm – Lose the challenge Pressure – Win the challenge

“It wasn’t enough to be a doctor…”
Inspire: +1 Empathize: +2 Tough Love: -2

“Medicine was not enough for me…”
Inspire: +1 Empathize: +2 Tough Love: -2

“I made it my life’s work to try…”
Inspire: -2 Empathize: +1 Tough Love: +2

“Early on, I decided my life’s purpose…”
Inspire: +2 Empathize: -2 Tough Love: +1

“To think I believed my life…”
Inspire: +2 Empathize: -2 Tough Love: +1

“My whole life, all I ever wanted to do was help…”
Inspire: -2 Empathize: +1 Tough Love: +2

“At first, after the kidnapping…”
Inspire: -2 Empathize: +1 Tough Love: +2

“How did it come to this?”
Inspire: +1 Empathize: +2 Tough Love: -2

“Ever since the kidnapping I’ve been haunted…”
Inspire: -2 Empathize: +1 Tough Love: +2

“Some doctor, some Catholic I turned out to be…”
Inspire: +2 Empathize: -2 Tough Love: +1

“I’ve been involved in the killing…”
Inspire: +2 Empathize: -2 Tough Love: +1

"​​​I'm a killer. Every morning..."
Inspire: +1 Empathize: +2 Tough Love: -2