Joseph Manderley

Joseph Manderley was the UNATCO Chief Administrator during 2052. He is a major character in Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

2027
Joseph Manderley is Advisor to the Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness of FEMA. This unwieldy title disguises his true role as an executive officer for the black operations undertaken by the government of the United States; including administrating clandestine internment camps for American dissidents. Joseph Manderley plays an important role as the enforcer of the provisions of the Revised Homeland Security Act of 2012.

2052
"Manderley is one of the few agents who actually survived to retire from field duty. As luck would have it, concurrent with his being assigned desk duty, the agency began to toy with the concept of mechanical augmentation. In those early, fierce debates, Manderley earned a reputation for fast thinking, sharp negotiating and accurately predicting that pitfalls lay ahead. His ability to manipulate events from behind the scenes was less remarked upon, but similarly impressive. He eventually came to oversee the entire department of augmentation, from chosing likely candidates to handing out assignments. Anyway, that's what it says on his government bio, and who are we to argue?

There was one thing that Manderley didn't forsee, however. As technology evolved and the "older model" augs became out of date, the previous generation of enhanced agents became demoralized and dissatisfied. Instead of building up an army of augmented agents — each new rank adding new talents and abilities — the older agents preferred to retire than than be demoted to shock-troops for the new "hotshot" agents."

- description of Joseph Manderley to the player By 2052, he is the Chief Administrator of UNATCO, assigned that position by Majestic-12 after assisting the Interpol in shutting down the Knights Templar and securing the conspirators' hold on Europe. Despite the recognition afforded to him by this accomplishment, Manderley is a bureaucrat at heart, a mere proxy installed by Majestic-12 to help place an urbane face on UNATCO's public relations and media management.

When JC Denton initially arrives at UNATCO Headquarters on Liberty Island, Manderley is already under considerable pressure, primarily from Walton Simons, due to the disappointing performance of JC's brother, Paul Denton, as a UNATCO operative. As Paul's Commanding Officer, Manderley had been charged with the task of assuring the success of the "Primary Unit" as the unwitting tool of Bob Page and Majestic-12 by having him assist their efforts through the facade of completing UNATCO anti-terrorism operations. As Paul Denton had become aware of this fact through those he had been sent to eliminate, he continually returned from the majority of his campaigns having "failed" to complete his assigned task. Given one final opportunity to prove his worth by the increasingly agitated Page, Manderley naturally spent most his time with JC reminding him to always follow procedure, never question standing orders, and to obey the commands of superior officers. Manderley also placed JC under the command of a trusted operative, agent Anna Navarre.

When JC, following the advice of his brother, defected to the NSF, Manderley was held solely responsible for the loss of both units. 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." As JC attempts to escape UNATCO headquarters, he confronts Manderley, who encourages him to escape as a ploy to throw JC off-guard, shooting at him as he moves to exit the office. Provided the player does not kill Manderley during the escape(killing Manderley is not required, however it may be necessary if the player wishes to hack Manderley's computer), either through non-lethal force or by simply fleeing the building, Walton Simons later has Manderley executed for his incompetence, framing JC for his murder through manipulation of the media. Having been framed for several high-profile murders orchestrated by Majestic 12, JC is no longer able to rely on the mainstream population or any form of law-enforcement for assistance. This step was designed solely to alienate JC from the general public.

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