PLAYER Name: Switch Age: 24. Personal Journal:rhizomatic E-mail: deka.gadget@gmail.com AIM/MSN/etc: positronicswitch
CHARACTER Name: Carter Blake Canon: Heavy Rain Age: 43 Timeline: Post-Game from the 'Uploaded' epilogue.
Personality:
Carter comes off as one of those guys who you will either absolutely like or hate within the first couple of minutes of meeting him. Whether it be inside or outside the job, his demeanor is one you could probably share a beer or two with. Carter however is rough around the edges. Being in the police force a good sum of years has made him jaded and cynical with a dash of sarcastic thrown into the mix. Unlike the rational, 'get all the facts together before jumping to any conclusions' notion of Agent Norman Jayden, Blake already made his final judgement. Put simply: You either see the world his way or you can merrily fuck off.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT BLAKE THE COP AKA HOW TO BREAK EVERY RULE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOOK, SHALL WE?
He is your typical cop's cop; tough both on the inside and outside. Carter will take no bullshit from anyone; especially if you are some federal asshole clown from D.C. The Origami Killer investigation has been under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Police Department for the past two years and now the Lieutenant has to take the backseat to this FBI Agent who thinks he can crack the case in a shorter time-frame.
Ain't nobody got time for dat.
So you could imagine that Blake is less than jazzed to see Jayden's cherub-like face when he first arrives at the crime scene. Sure, he'll talk him through the case details but the fuck does some guy from the FBI know about the people and territory here? Absolutely nothing. Thus begins our little little 'relationship' between the Lieutenant and the Profiler.
While Jayden is more patient when it comes to others, Blake stands at the complete opposite of that spectrum. You can see this in several instances where Blake would literally pummel a person just to squeeze a confession out of them. And he shows absolutely no remorse for what he has done. In his mind Lieutenant Carter Blake is doing his job and that is to catch the Origami Killer. If you're modus operandi smells remotely close to the culprit's then chances are your face will meet his fist. It is as simple as that. If Jayden thinks he can crack the case in a short amount of time then so can Blake. You don't need to be a psychologist with a fancy set of future glasses to tell you who's the culprit. All you need is some street smarts and a good eye for this kind of thing. If it smells like a murderer then it is a murderer. So you would imagine that Jayden is less than stoked about Blake's policing methods. Not that Blake gives a shit what Jayden has to say in the first place.
HOWEVER Blake is not your run of the mill 'bad cop'.
Okay, who am I kidding? He is your typical bad cop BUT he isn't all bad to the bone. Deep down both him and Jayden want the same thing: Find the culprit and save Shaun Mars. What stops the two from working together is their overall methodology. One likes to gather the facts one at a time while the other shakes the shit out of them. There are instances though where you can see a more softer-side to Blake. Such as the very beginning of the investigation where Ethan Mars first reports in Shaun's sudden disappearance. Instead of instantly suspecting Ethan, he gathers all information he can about the events that have taken place and attempts to reassure the worried father. It is not until the later events of the game where it appears that all leads to Ethan as the primary suspect. So you can see Blake has a warranted reason to direct his efforts towards capturing Ethan even though some of the facts don't really match up with each other.
Or how about that time Norman (if the player chooses too) accidentally shoots down a suspect even though they were just pulling out a cross from their jacket? Now here you are, inside of a car with a FBI agent who looks like a kicked puppy beside you. The guy looks absolutely debilitated for what he's done. Rather than rubbing Jayden's face in the event he attempts to console him. Not by telling him 'it's going to be all right' but he tells him that one day, he too will be used to needless bloodshed that Blake has experienced. It is a quite a calming yet disturbing scene where we see Blake not hating on Jayden but rather inviting the agent to finally see the way Blake sees it all the time.
What then can we take away from the personality of Carter Blake? A jaded cop who has completely lost his sense of justice? Probably. Deep down, the guy is in the police business for a good reason. That reason unfortunately has been warped and tainted to a point where he can no longer see the truth straight.
[canon] Carter Blake | Heavy Rain | Reserved 1/2
Name: Switch
Age: 24.
Personal Journal:
E-mail: deka.gadget@gmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: positronicswitch
CHARACTER
Name: Carter Blake
Canon: Heavy Rain
Age: 43
Timeline: Post-Game from the 'Uploaded' epilogue.
Personality:
Carter comes off as one of those guys who you will either absolutely like or hate within the first couple of minutes of meeting him. Whether it be inside or outside the job, his demeanor is one you could probably share a beer or two with. Carter however is rough around the edges. Being in the police force a good sum of years has made him jaded and cynical with a dash of sarcastic thrown into the mix. Unlike the rational, 'get all the facts together before jumping to any conclusions' notion of Agent Norman Jayden, Blake already made his final judgement. Put simply: You either see the world his way or you can merrily fuck off.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT BLAKE THE COP AKA HOW TO BREAK EVERY RULE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOOK, SHALL WE?
He is your typical cop's cop; tough both on the inside and outside. Carter will take no bullshit from anyone; especially if you are some federal asshole clown from D.C. The Origami Killer investigation has been under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Police Department for the past two years and now the Lieutenant has to take the backseat to this FBI Agent who thinks he can crack the case in a shorter time-frame.
Ain't nobody got time for dat.
So you could imagine that Blake is less than jazzed to see Jayden's cherub-like face when he first arrives at the crime scene. Sure, he'll talk him through the case details but the fuck does some guy from the FBI know about the people and territory here? Absolutely nothing. Thus begins our little little 'relationship' between the Lieutenant and the Profiler.
While Jayden is more patient when it comes to others, Blake stands at the complete opposite of that spectrum. You can see this in several instances where Blake would literally pummel a person just to squeeze a confession out of them. And he shows absolutely no remorse for what he has done. In his mind Lieutenant Carter Blake is doing his job and that is to catch the Origami Killer. If you're modus operandi smells remotely close to the culprit's then chances are your face will meet his fist. It is as simple as that. If Jayden thinks he can crack the case in a short amount of time then so can Blake. You don't need to be a psychologist with a fancy set of future glasses to tell you who's the culprit. All you need is some street smarts and a good eye for this kind of thing. If it smells like a murderer then it is a murderer. So you would imagine that Jayden is less than stoked about Blake's policing methods. Not that Blake gives a shit what Jayden has to say in the first place.
HOWEVER Blake is not your run of the mill 'bad cop'.
Okay, who am I kidding? He is your typical bad cop BUT he isn't all bad to the bone. Deep down both him and Jayden want the same thing: Find the culprit and save Shaun Mars. What stops the two from working together is their overall methodology. One likes to gather the facts one at a time while the other shakes the shit out of them. There are instances though where you can see a more softer-side to Blake. Such as the very beginning of the investigation where Ethan Mars first reports in Shaun's sudden disappearance. Instead of instantly suspecting Ethan, he gathers all information he can about the events that have taken place and attempts to reassure the worried father. It is not until the later events of the game where it appears that all leads to Ethan as the primary suspect. So you can see Blake has a warranted reason to direct his efforts towards capturing Ethan even though some of the facts don't really match up with each other.
Or how about that time Norman (if the player chooses too) accidentally shoots down a suspect even though they were just pulling out a cross from their jacket? Now here you are, inside of a car with a FBI agent who looks like a kicked puppy beside you. The guy looks absolutely debilitated for what he's done. Rather than rubbing Jayden's face in the event he attempts to console him. Not by telling him 'it's going to be all right' but he tells him that one day, he too will be used to needless bloodshed that Blake has experienced. It is a quite a calming yet disturbing scene where we see Blake not hating on Jayden but rather inviting the agent to finally see the way Blake sees it all the time.
What then can we take away from the personality of Carter Blake? A jaded cop who has completely lost his sense of justice? Probably. Deep down, the guy is in the police business for a good reason. That reason unfortunately has been warped and tainted to a point where he can no longer see the truth straight.