Wayne Haas

Wayne Haas is a character in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Background
A former fellow SWAT team member, Haas used to be part of Detroit's Team Two during police operations. In 2020 he became friends with Adam Jensen, the squad leader. However, the two separated in 2025, as Jensen refused to comply with orders to take down a dangerous augmented fifteen-year old during an operation and promptly left the force shortly afterwards.

Wayne, who was ordered to take the shot after Adam refused and ultimately shot the boy, suffered a nervous breakdown as a result of his actions and guilt over the choice he made. His grief impacted his work efficiency, ending up with him being demoted from SWAT team commander to precinct desk sergeant. He blames Jensen for his situation, specifically, his refusal to follow a direct order.

Interactions with the player character
Haas can be found at the Police Station, where he is currently a desk sergeant on duty. When Jensen needs to access the Police Station's morgue to recover the dead Purity First member's Neural Hub, he has to talk his way in through Wayne or find an alternate access route. It is possible to convince Haas to forgive himself and take charge of his life once again. In this case, Haas will be grateful and let the player inside the station and also give him permission to move around the station freely, without antagonizing other policemen. It is also possible to point out a bottle of pills in the trash can behind, and threaten to report it, also allowing the player access, but antagonizing Wayne in the process.

Later, when Adam returns to Detroit, Wayne confronts him at his apartment complex, revealing that he has been fired for letting Adam into the morgue. Adam can then tell Wayne off or offer him a job working security at Sarif Industries, saying it pays more and Wayne wouldn't be stuck at a desk job. This will either anger Wayne and make him pull a gun on him, or he will thank Adam, depending on whether or not you used the CASIE augmentation. Or if Adam "blackmailed" Haas into letting him into the Morgue, Haas will also pull a gun on Jensen and try to kill him. Wayne Haas can be knocked out pretty much immediately in the fight or killed. Nothing seems to change based on the action taken there, nor will it affect the Foxiest of the Hounds achievement/trophy.

CASIE summary
The following is the CASIE Social Enhancer's summary of Wayne Haas:

Personality traits

 * Aggressive
 * Excitable
 * Insecure

Psychological profile
Has a tendency to exaggerate and escalate a situation. Needs to be brought back down when doing so.

Feels deep remorse. Is looking for absolution for something.

Subject to sudden fits of rage. Situation should be defused with care.

Trivia

 * Wayne Haas was the name of a character in the 1995 Living Hell episode of The Outer Limits. Interestingly, the character was played by Stephen Shellen, the actor who voiced David Sarif.

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