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{{Character Infobox
| name = Ian Taggart
 
| image = File:Taggart.jpg
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|image = Taggart.jpg
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|profession = [[United States Marine Corps]] Colonel
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| rank = Colonel
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|gender = Male
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|date =
| faction = [[Marines]]
 
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|status = Deceased (Consumed)
| health = Low
 
| weapons = [[Thermobaric tank]]
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|weapons = [[Thermobaric tank]]
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|appears in = ''[[Prototype]]''
| actor = Richard McGonagle
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|voice actor = [[Richard McGonagle]]
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|affiliations = United States Marine Corps
 
|name = Ian Taggart
 
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'''Colonel Ian Taggart''' is the commanding officer of the [[U.S. Marines]] deployed in Manhattan.
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'''Colonel Ian Taggart''' was the commanding officer of the [[United States Marine Corps]] deployed in [[Manhattan Island]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
He is much like [[General Randall]] in his ruthlessness, but regularly butts heads with the General due to differing motivations. Accoring to the Official Prima Guide, Taggart managed to promote himself steadily, all the while avoiding being on the front-lines for any of Blackwatch's operations. Unfortunately, Taggart was assigned into command position for the ground troops stationsed in New York City at the time the viral outbreak occured, something he did not look forward to.
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Taggart regularly butted heads with General [[Peter Randall]] due to differing motivations. Taggart was assigned a command position for the ground troops stationed in [[New York City]] during the [[Blacklight virus]] outbreak, an assignment he dreaded.
   
Following General Peter Randall's order, Colonel Taggart issued a lockdown on Manhattan, which consisted of barricading the bridges linking to the main soil and fortifying major military bases throughout the city. Taggart believed the monumental task of containing the virus in such a large city was impossible and something his men were neither trained nor equipped for. He also resented the use of his men as pawns by [[Blackwatch Special Forces|Blackwatch]]. Still, Taggart obeyed Randall, knowing that the general was not good at forgiving mistakes.
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Following General Randall's order, Taggart issued a lock-down on Manhattan, which consisted of barricading the bridges linking to the mainland and fortifying major military bases throughout the city. Taggart believed the monumental task of containing the virus in such a large city was impossible and something his men were neither trained nor equipped for. He also resented the use of his men as pawns by [[Blackwatch]]. Still, Taggart obeyed Randall, knowing that the general was not forgiving of insubordination.
   
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==Manhattan Outbreak==
==Storyline development==
 
Taggart demanded the military cut it losses by abandoning and nuking Manhattan, wiping out the virus from a distance. Randall reserved this action as a last resort measure, preferring to drive the virus out of the ground, mostly so he would be able to recover [[Elizabeth Greene]] undamaged.
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Taggart demanded the military cut its losses by abandoning and [[Operation Firebreak|nuking]] Manhattan, wiping out the virus from a distance. Randall reserved this action as a last resort measure, preferring to drive the virus out of the ground, largely for the purpose of recovering [[Elizabeth Greene]] undamaged.
   
After realizing that Greene, a vaulable asset to Blackwatch and [[GENTEK]], was killed/consumed by [[Alex Mercer]], Taggart ordered evacuation of every ground forces stationed in the city. Not only this crucial decision was a direct disobedience of Randall's orders, but it also resulted in significant loss of the control Blackwatch and the U.S [[Marines]] managed to cling onto in the city. Up until then, the player would likely see Taggart as a brave man who cared for his men's lives deeply, jeopardizing his position as colonel.
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After realizing that Greene, a valuable asset to Blackwatch and [[Gentek]], was killed & consumed by [[Alex Mercer]], Taggart ordered evacuation of every ground forces stationed in the city. Not only was this order in direct conflict with General Randall's orders, it resulted in the significant loss of what control Blackwatch and the U.S Marines had managed to cling onto in the city. Up until then, Taggart might be seen as a brave man who cared deeply for his men's lives, risking reprisal from his superiors.
   
Taggart's true colors show when Mercer, acting on information from [[Captain Cross]], cuts off the colonel's means of escape via air support and destroys his well-defended base. Taggart fled in a [[Thermobaric Tank]] while ordering as many of his marines (and the rogue Blackwatch personnel whom stayed loyal to Taggart) as possible to safeguard him. In doing so, he effectively sent his men to die to buy himself time. Eventually, the panicking Taggart headed for the quarantine border, but Mercer ultimately cuts him off and consumes him. This allowed Cross and Mercer a access to the [[USS Ronald Reagan]] and Randall.
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Taggart's true colors show when Mercer, acting on information from [[Robert Cross|Captain Cross]], cut off the colonel's means of escape via air support and destroyed his well-defended base. Taggart fled in a [[Thermobaric tank]] while ordering as many of his Marines, and rogue Blackwatch personnel whom stayed loyal to Taggart, as possible to safeguard him. In doing so, he effectively sent his men to die to buy himself time. Eventually, Taggart, panicking, headed for the quarantine border, potentially jeopardizing the Manhattan quarantine and releasing the virus on the U.S., but Mercer ultimately cut him off and consumed him. This allowed Cross and Mercer to gain access to the [[USS Ronald Reagan|USS ''Ronald Reagan'']] and General Randall.
   
 
==Node of Intrigue==
 
==Node of Intrigue==
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{{dialogue3|Colonel Ian Taggart|All of this, everything here. We've been preparing to fight the wrong war! We can't beat this. We need to pull out and deal with it at a distance!|General Peter Randall|Taggart. I put you in charge because I trust you to do what needs to be done: cut the heart out of the infection.|Sir! The position is in-tenable. These... things... they're beyond our abilities...|I don't want to hear one more excuse from you! You get your ass back into the field and get it done! Or don't come back.|Taggart and General Randall regarding the infection spread across New York.|Prototype}}
{{Quote|'''''Colonel Ian Taggart'''''{{Clrl}}
 
All of this, everything here. We've been preparing to fight the wrong war ! We can't beat this. We need to pull out and deal with it at a distance !
 
   
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==Trivia==
'''''General Peter Randall'''''{{Clrl}}
 
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* According to the Official Prima Guide, Taggart managed to promote himself steadily, all the while avoiding being on the front-lines for any of Blackwatch's operations. This is strange given he is a Marine instead of a Blackwatch officer.
Taggart. I put you in charge because I trust you to do what needs to be done: cut the heart out of the infection.
 
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* Ironically, his uniform resembles that of Blackwatch personnel, despite him being a Marine commander. In contrast, General Randall wears an outfit similar to Marines. One can say it's to blend in to the two factions. Another reason is to show Randall as the overall leader of the military units deployed during the First Outbreak and Taggart as little more than a pawn for Blackwatch.
 
'''''Colonel Ian Taggart'''''{{Clrl}}
 
Sir ! The position is intenable. These... things... they're beyond our abilities...
 
 
'''''General Peter Randall'''''{{Clrl}}
 
I don't want to hear one more excuse from you ! You get your ass back into the field and get it done ! Or don't come back.}}
 
 
==Notes==
 
Interestingly, although he seemingly is a marine commander, he wears an outfit similar to that of a Blackwatch personnel.
 
 
 
===Links to===
 
*Seq 8 [[Elizabeth Greene]]
 
*Seq 9 [[General Peter Randall]]
 
   
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 15 February 2019

Ian Taggart
Taggart
In-Game Information
Affiliations United States Marine Corps
Profession United States Marine Corps Colonel
Misc. Information
Gender Male
Current status Deceased (Consumed)
Weapons Thermobaric tank
Real World Information
Appears in Prototype
Voice actor Richard McGonagle

Colonel Ian Taggart was the commanding officer of the United States Marine Corps deployed in Manhattan Island.

Background[]

Taggart regularly butted heads with General Peter Randall due to differing motivations. Taggart was assigned a command position for the ground troops stationed in New York City during the Blacklight virus outbreak, an assignment he dreaded.

Following General Randall's order, Taggart issued a lock-down on Manhattan, which consisted of barricading the bridges linking to the mainland and fortifying major military bases throughout the city. Taggart believed the monumental task of containing the virus in such a large city was impossible and something his men were neither trained nor equipped for. He also resented the use of his men as pawns by Blackwatch. Still, Taggart obeyed Randall, knowing that the general was not forgiving of insubordination.

Manhattan Outbreak[]

Taggart demanded the military cut its losses by abandoning and nuking Manhattan, wiping out the virus from a distance. Randall reserved this action as a last resort measure, preferring to drive the virus out of the ground, largely for the purpose of recovering Elizabeth Greene undamaged.

After realizing that Greene, a valuable asset to Blackwatch and Gentek, was killed & consumed by Alex Mercer, Taggart ordered evacuation of every ground forces stationed in the city. Not only was this order in direct conflict with General Randall's orders, it resulted in the significant loss of what control Blackwatch and the U.S Marines had managed to cling onto in the city. Up until then, Taggart might be seen as a brave man who cared deeply for his men's lives, risking reprisal from his superiors.

Taggart's true colors show when Mercer, acting on information from Captain Cross, cut off the colonel's means of escape via air support and destroyed his well-defended base. Taggart fled in a Thermobaric tank while ordering as many of his Marines, and rogue Blackwatch personnel whom stayed loyal to Taggart, as possible to safeguard him. In doing so, he effectively sent his men to die to buy himself time. Eventually, Taggart, panicking, headed for the quarantine border, potentially jeopardizing the Manhattan quarantine and releasing the virus on the U.S., but Mercer ultimately cut him off and consumed him. This allowed Cross and Mercer to gain access to the USS Ronald Reagan and General Randall.

Node of Intrigue[]

Colonel Ian Taggart: "All of this, everything here. We've been preparing to fight the wrong war! We can't beat this. We need to pull out and deal with it at a distance!"
General Peter Randall: "Taggart. I put you in charge because I trust you to do what needs to be done: cut the heart out of the infection."
Colonel Ian Taggart: "Sir! The position is in-tenable. These... things... they're beyond our abilities..."
General Peter Randall: "I don't want to hear one more excuse from you! You get your ass back into the field and get it done! Or don't come back."
—Taggart and General Randall regarding the infection spread across New York.[src]


Trivia[]

  • According to the Official Prima Guide, Taggart managed to promote himself steadily, all the while avoiding being on the front-lines for any of Blackwatch's operations. This is strange given he is a Marine instead of a Blackwatch officer.
  • Ironically, his uniform resembles that of Blackwatch personnel, despite him being a Marine commander. In contrast, General Randall wears an outfit similar to Marines. One can say it's to blend in to the two factions. Another reason is to show Randall as the overall leader of the military units deployed during the First Outbreak and Taggart as little more than a pawn for Blackwatch.