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Just got word that the feds dropped some relief packages into Archer Square, the liars at the corporate media tells us that we're gonna get our fair share, that more is coming, heh, that's easy for them to say! They're not the ones living in this hellhole! And truth is that we've been abandoned, and no one is coming to save us.
Dallas, the Voice of Survival
Dallas, also known as the Voice of Survival, was an insurgent living in Empire City. Dallas started broadcasting in Empire City after the Blast hit. He protested against the government, and later Cole MacGrath, with the initial goal of helping the citizens and victims of the Blast.
Biography
Soon after the Blast hit Empire City, Dallas started his pirate broadcasts to help the victims of the Blast. He was based in a TV station in the Historic District and reported the government's handling and what the people could do to help those injured, especially the children and the weak. However, he was later threatened at gunpoint by the First Sons and ordered to slander the name of Cole MacGrath. He then began branding Cole a terrorist, claiming he was the cause of the Blast and referring to a picture given to him by the First Sons, whom he referred to as "anonymous." His comments on Cole got worse with time, and eventually, he stopped blaming the government and blamed everything solely on Cole.
Once the First Sons found that they no longer had use for Dallas, they swiftly killed him, marking the end of the TV broadcasts done by him.
Appearance and Personality
Cole watches Dallas' broadcast on TV.
Dallas appears to be something of a rebel. He stands up against the government with good intentions. John White noted him as "a good kid," and he tried to help Empire City recover from the Blast.
He uses a very distinctive New York accent but tries to remain anonymous, hiding his face and encrypting his voice slightly while in front of the camera. He wears reflective glasses and his face is covered with a face scarf, concealing his identity. He also wears a white T-shirt. He is never seen below the waist, and the grainy television screens render it difficult to make out any details about the Voice of Survival.
Dallas can be seen throughout inFamous making broadcasts on TV's in Empire City. One of these broadcasts can be triggered when Cole is standing within range of some form of TV or screen. The player will be presented with the opportunity to watch the television when one of these broadcasts is playing. Although there is no specific time for each broadcast to occur, certain criteria must be met.
- Cole must be within range of a screen that plays on public television.
- The story must be far enough along for a certain broadcast to trigger.
- There must not be any other form of broadcast playing.
Trivia
- Dallas is, unlike most characters, recorded in live action, never making an appearance with a 3D-rendered model.
- His real name, Dallas, was only revealed in the game's credits.
- In the mission "The Good Stuff" Zeke tells Cole he should find the TV Jacker and "give him a taste of the good stuff," due to the statements the VOS has been making about Cole and thus, giving the mission its name.
- Cole, however, is never able to find/kill the VOS due to the First Sons dealing with him first.
- Zeke refers to him as a TV jacker and never as the Voice of Survival.
- On the PlayStation Home space, Abandoned Docks of Empire City, some of Dallas' broadcasts are shown. The only difference is that his face can be completely seen.
- The broadcasts play in order, depending on how far along in the game the player is, but this does not mean that the player will see every broadcast. They must be near a TV at the time frame it can trigger.