Kessler




 * "I've always been there, Cole. Every step of your life."


 * — Kessler, during his final battle with Cole.

Kessler is the main antagonist of video game, inFamous. Kessler is actually an alternate future version of Cole MacGrath, the game's main protagonist.

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Cole first encounters Kessler when he destroys the tar machines created by Sasha. Just then, the latter grabs his head, showing him visions of a bad future. Cole thinks he is responsible for all this (and in a way, he is right). Throughout the game, Kessler contacts Cole via his mobile, throwing taunts and explaining his philosphy to the Conduit, adding fuel to Cole's rage.

Later, Kessler gets into a fight with Alden and convinces Zeke, Cole's best friend, into joining him so that he could fix the Ray Sphere. Next, he has placed bombs all over the Historic District and kidnaps Cole's girlfriend Trish, thus forcing him to decide whether to save her or six doctors that could save many other live. Either way, Trish is killed, being among the doctors if Cole chooses to save her.

After Cole destroys the Ray Sphere/activates it, Kessler calls him to meet him in the wreckage where he activated the device. It is revealed he is there when it went off. While fighting, Zeke attempts to fight him, but Kessler throws him away. Nevertheless, Cole triumphs and mortally wounds Kessler with a powerful Lightning Storm.

Just then, Cole hears him whispering "Trish, I love you. Please forgive me". Kessler grabs into Cole's head, revealing more of his secrets. It is revealed that he is Cole from the future having Trish as his wife, Zeke as his best man and two daughters. However, when the Beast arrived, causing destruction, Kessler fled with his family instead of fighting it, but this eventually resulted in the deaths of Trish and his children. Saddened by this, he used his powers to go on a one-way trip back in time, usurpered Richard Tate, accelerated the development of the Ray Sphere and began looking for Cole. All that Kessler did was to turn Cole into the savior he failed to be, even if he had to kill Trish, the woman they both loved, so that he became stronger and better person with a genuine heroism, so that when Cole faced The Beast, he would capable of making impossible decisions.

Kessler falls dead afterwards and Cole declares his hatred for him, though he understands why he did what he did. Nevertheless, Cole declares that when the Beast comes, he will be ready.

Trivia

 * There is a downloadable DLC costume of Kessler that Cole can wear in inFamous 2 and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
 * Ironically, though Kessler succesfully made Cole became a savior that wanted meant to be, he also accidently hastened The Beast's advent due to haste Ray Sphere developement, the very device which causes his past self gained his powers. This made Cole unable to won against The Beast in his first battle, though he eventually won in the second battle by using RFI.