Talion A.D.

Talion A.D. is a side quest in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

To start this side mission the player will need to go to the LIMB Clinic in the Jiu Shichang District (if approaching from the subway in the Youzhao district) or the northernmost section of the Kuaigan district (if already in said district). This quest is only available during the second visit to Hengsha Island, after the scripted sequence showing a severe biochip glitch (in the case of a civilian, a nearly fatal glitch).

Speak to Dr. Wing, who will be standing with a clipboard to the left of the LIMB desk and terminal. He will ask you to find an ex-Belltower operative, Michael Zelazny.

If the player accepts this quest, he will have to find a butcher shop in the Youzhao District and enter the back door within said shop. The body at the bottom of the stairs has a personal secretary that must be collected.

From here the player will need to travel back to the Jiu Shichang District (Northern Kuaigan District) and find an entrance to the sewers. From the LIMB Clinic, head east along the main road until a pair of staircases. Walk between these staircases and descend the stairs, Then follow the sewage on the right hand side. The sewer entrance will be in a small alcove on the right.



Once inside the sewers turn left then left again. Here will be Zelazny and his men. The player can follow a series of inquiries and then side with Zelazny, thereby letting him go to finish his mission, or fight him. Zelazny cannot be reasoned with and will attack the player if the "reason" option is used three times during the conversation; in addition, like Faridah Malik he is not affected by the CASIE Augmentation and will point this out if the player tries to use it. The only options are to fight him or let him go.

Fighting Zelazny after a conversation is complicated by the fact that the player starts right next to four heavily armed Augmented soldiers, all with automatic weapons; the three others have Combat rifles, while Zelazny himself has a Heavy rifle. The Typhoon Augment can be useful here, or, if the player has EMP resistance, throwing an EMP grenade straight at Zelazny can buy enough time to break for cover, since his heavy rifle takes a moment to spin up before he fires. If the player has the rebreather augment a gas grenade at the feet will knock out all four and satisfy the mission parameters. Finally, if the player has the Quicksilver Reflex Booster and has at least two full energy cells, they can eliminate the group with two well-executed double take downs. Otherwise it is a matter of turning and running for the tunnel, then taking cover and attacking with the strongest weapon available.

Once Zelazny and his men have been dealt with, return to Dr. Wing at the LIMB Clinic. Depending on the choice of actions with Zelazny, he may need to lie to Dr. Wing in order to receive a Praxis kit as a reward.

Note: If the player decides to approve of Zelazny's plans and proceeds to lie to Dr. Wing the Praxis kit will still be rewarded. Zelazny will also call in and notify Jensen that he made some calls and there will be less Belltower patrols around the city. The player can also approve of Zelazny's actions, then select the 'convince' dialogue to Dr. Wing in order to receive a Praxis kit.

Behind the scenes

 * The word "zelazny" means "made of iron" in Polish, a fitting name for a character with such extensive mechanical augmentations.
 * Also, in keeping with the multitude of names of science fiction authors in email addresses and so forth, Zelazny may be a reference to Roger Zelazny, author of the Chronicles of Amber.