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| “ | You... shall... all... die! | „ |
| ~ Dr. Roy Curien in The House of the Dead. |
Dr. Curien is the secondary antagonist of The House of the Dead game series.
Once a renowned scientist, he was driven mad by his own research and unleashed a horde of zombies upon his staff and threatened the world with destruction. Curien later returned in The House of the Dead III, which explores his past motives involving his relationship with his son Daniel through a series of flashbacks. He was "resurrected" as the game's final boss, the Wheel of Fate.
He is the main antagonist of The House of the Dead and its remake and The House of the Dead III.
He was played by the late Sid Haig in the live action film, who also played Captain Spaulding in The Devil's Rejects. For the games, he was voiced by Charles Martinet (who also voiced Wario and Waluigi in the Super Mario series and The Elder Brother in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men) in the third installment and by Brian Conner in the remake version.
Personality[]
Curien is an intelligent scientific researcher who seeks the destruction of mankind. He is also shown to be insane, guiltless and remorseless in the first The House of the Dead videogame as he unleashed and watched his creations massacring people, even his own staff. Curien also sees Thomas Rogan, G and the AMS as no threat.
Despite his evil intentions, in the flashback of third game, he is shown to be a loving father and has a more sympathetic side to his character. He would do everything to save his son's life, even if it means crossing the borderline of life and death. It is implied in the first and third games, he was possibly a generous scientist who wanted to solve the world and humanity's problems, but insanity took the best of him due to his obsession with his research.
Biography[]
Background[]
Born of a noble family, Dr. Roy Curien was an eminent scientist working under the DBR Corporation as a research director, whose aggressive direction gained the admiration and respect of his staff. Among his researchers was Sophie Richards, who was engaged at the time to AMS agent Thomas Rogan. He lived with his son Daniel in a mansion in Europe built during medieval times, which also housed laboratories of the DBR corporation.
Daniel falls ill[]
Sometime later, Daniel fell into a terminal illness, with doctors claiming he had no hope of recovery. As a loving father, a desperate Curien vowed to never give up on his son, and began working to create a cure, even if it meant stepping to forbidden territory. While doing so, he began performing experiments in hopes of removing the barrier between life and death. This attracted the attention of Caleb Goldman, who took interest in the doctor's research and funded his experiment, providing him with a team of researchers. The mansion and DBR became fronts for the true nature of the scientist's research.
Among the many things both he and Goldman were able to develop was the BioReactor, a DNA-editing machine, which produced hostile lifeforms. Through his research, Curien was able to reanimate the dead and created dozens of zombies as well as several unique mutations. After carrying out many experiments, Curien revealed that he had discovered the key that would remove the barrier between life and death, and that there was no need for his son to fear death any longer.
Due to the inhumane nature of the project, most if not all of DBR Corp's researchers began to abandon Curien. This caused him to wonder if he overstepped the bounds of human morality, confused and somewhat depressed. He nevertheless continued and even began to use some of the remaining DBR Corp's personnel as test subjects.
At this point, two genes were created: Magician and Wheel of Fate. With the latter still developing, the Magician was completed and he could control the being at will. However, an unknown party usurped Curien in secret and changed its programming, causing the Magician to develop self-awareness. Curien soon descended into madness after realizing that he now held the power to manipulate life and death at his will.
1998 Mansion outbreak[]
On 18 December 1998, Dr. Curien released his undead creations upon his staff. Seeing that everyone around her was getting killed, Sophie made an urgent call to her fiancé for help. Rogan and his partner G arrive as quickly as possible, and they infiltrate the zombie-infested mansion to stop Curien and his creations from causing any more chaos.
The agents finally encounter Doctor Curien in person deep underground, where he compliments their efforts before summoning Hermit, a large undead beetle-like monster to take care of them. The agents defeat the creature while Curien takes the opportunity to escape, and they soon chase him further underground, where he awaits them in one of the laboratories below. When the agents have him cornered with no way out, Curien once again compliments them but boasts that they will never be able to stop him, letting them bare witness to the awakening of his master creation, the Magician. However, the Magician, with its programming altered by the unknown usurpers, displays its self-awareness; it does not recognize Curien as its creator, and refuses to take orders from a lesser being. The creature attacks him in a fiery blast that mortally wounds Curien. Before succumbing to his injuries, Curiel just has time to express his confusion regarding his creation's loyalty.
After the Magician is destroyed by the AMS agents and they take their leave, the head of the DBR Corporation, Caleb Goldman, visits the mansion and takes all of his research as well as Curien's corpse. Daniel, however, was cured and he, along with much of his father's research as well as the scientist's body, were flown to the EFI Research Facility, located in a desert wasteland somewhere in the United States.
Italy outbreak and start of resurrection process[]
With the scientist long dead, Caleb Goldman claims responsibility for the 1998 incident, having financially backed Curien's research and simply used him to further his own goals. Using the remnants of Curien's operation, he orchestrates an outbreak in Italy. By this time, AMS Agent G has already knowledge of the operation but is wounded; American AMS agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart take over for him.
Meanwhile, at the EFI Research Facility, Curien's body was used as a test subject for his final creation, the Wheel of Fate, by an unknown source (most likely Goldman), where it underwent a resurrection process that would take nineteen years to complete. A recovered Daniel resided in the facility, watching his father's transformation.
Like his predecessor, Goldman would meet his demise when his own plans failed to come into fruition in 2000, but not before arranging a backup plan that would lead to the world's collapse in 2003.
2006 Scarecrow Mansion incident[]
Ryan finds a picture of Curien, along with Goldman and Thornheart. It is also revealed that he, Goldman and Thornheart worked together on a project called "Noah's Ark". Curien's tombstone is also seen in the final chapter along with Goldman's in the game.
2019 Resurrection[]
Curien in his resurrected form, the Wheel of Fate.
During the actual events of The House of the Dead III in 2019, civilization has collapsed. It is revealed that the being had become one with Curien and Daniel was finally prepared to put an end to his father's failed works.
Meanwhile, retired AMS agent Thomas Rogan and his paramilitary team conduct a botched raid of the facility, believing it to be main source of the world's collapse; this resulted in his entire team being killed, leaving him and Dan Taylor as the only survivors. The duo find Curien's Wheel of Fate form still in incubation, which they conclude to be the core source only to be attacked by a behemoth zombie acting as the facility's security force, which kills Taylor and injures Rogan. Daniel manages to rescue Rogan and, while caring for him, secretly hacked the being's program to give an opening advantage before its awakening,
Two weeks later, with Rogan still recovering under Daniel's care, his daughter Lisa and former partner G organize a rescue mission, The duo find him safe, eventually crossing paths with Daniel. G evacuates Rogan as Lisa and Daniel continue the mission. In the laboratory, Daniel reveals the being's true identity, much to Lisa's horror. As Lisa questions if Daniel really wants to fight his own father, he claims that he is ready to carry the burden of his father's crimes and that the future of the world belongs to the people who are alive here and now.
With the Wheel of Fate awakened, it identifies itself as Curien and reveals its motives to destroy mankind, with the intention of rebuilding it without the conflict associated with humans. The Wheel of Fate then engages the pair in a fierce battle, attacking them relentlessly through the power of electrokinesis, but is finally defeated. Curien then tries to make one last appeal to Daniel, claiming that the world is overpopulated and that his son still needs him. Daniel rejects his father and all that he has become, and he and Lisa open fire, destroying Curien for good.
Other Media[]
House of the Dead II: Dead Aim[]
SEGA Heroes[]
Dr. Roy Curien in SEGA Heroes.
Dr. Curien appears as one of the four playable characters in The House of the Dead which was added to sega heroes in February 2019. He is a Red Epic Controller Hero that can be unlocked after 50/10 Shards are collected. He is playable in Campaign, Arena, Events and Survival.
His Max Skills is Unleash Creature which requires 12 Mana, deals 8 hits of dark damage to each enemy and shuffles the board.
His Star Skill is Bio Reactor which requires you to match a red star tile or a super red star tile, resorts health to an ally with the least amount of health and if the ally is downed, then they gain 8 mana.
His Passive Skill is Mad Scientist, where if any allies get revived,they gain growth indefinitely and if you make a match 5/greater, then converts a random star tile into a super star tile.
His Traits:
- Campaign
- Controller
- Original
- Tech
- Scoundrel
Quotes[]
| “ | My dear Daniel, I'll never give up no matter what the doctors say. I'll gladly step into forbidden territory, if it will save your life. | „ |
| ~ Curien determined to save his son Daniel from illness in a flashback years before the Curien Mansion Incident. |
| “ | I must compliment you, I didn't think you could make it this far. However, this is it! Let's see how good you really are! | „ |
| ~ Curien to Rogan and G before summoning The Hermit. |
| “ | I must admit, I really respect your consistency. But you will never, ever defeat me! Say hello to my masterpiece! | „ |
| ~ Curien to Rogan and G about The Magician. |
| “ | What happened? Why won't you follow my instructions? | „ |
| ~ Curien's last words before dying. |
| “ | I am Curien... I shall destroy everything, and... resurrect everything. | „ |
| ~ Curien's first words after his resurrection as The Wheel of Fate. |
| “ | This is the world you humans wanted... The world... is overpopulated... Even you... must realize that! Daniel, you need me... | „ |
| ~ Curien's last words before his second demise as The Wheel of Fate. |
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Trivia[]
- Dr. Curien's name is likely derived from that of acclaimed French physicist "Hubert Curien".
- Since Caleb Goldman is the one who hired Dr. Curien, funded his research and discovered the scientist's corpse after the mansion incident, there is a strong possibility that Goldman was the one who revived Curien as the Wheel of Fate in The House of the Dead III.
- Another possible party who masterminded the scientist's resurrection is Thornheart, as he declares after the Magician's third defeat in 2003 that no one can stop the Wheel of Fate. Thus, it is implied he secretly continued this work.
- A portrait of Dr. Curien can be seen in The House of the Dead III, in the EFI Genome Ward during the beginning of the level.
- In the 2003 live-action film adaptation House of the Dead, the protagonist Rudolf reveals his surname to be Curien, seemingly implying that he is Roy Curien and that the movie serves as a prequel to the main game series and (presumably) the events inspire him. However this is contradicted with the third game (which came out the same year) as it provides a different backstory to Curien.
- In the 2005 movie sequel House of the Dead 2, a Professor Roy Curien appears as is played by Sid Haig and is Rudy's father.
- Dr. Curien appears as the main antagonist in Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX with a slightly different look to him, and he orders his creations to imprison Zobiko in the dungeon.
- During the early development stages of The House of the Dead, Dr. Curien was originally named Dr. A.
- Although he is stated as "American" in manuals, his genealogy bearing "noble blood" and his notable accent indicates that he is British.
- The Curien mansion is located in an unknown country in Europe but is indicated to be in the United Kingdom or Ireland, due to the AMS' agents' car being a left-side drive (driver on the right), a characteristic of motor vehicles in the British Isles.
- Shares Similarities to Resident Evil Franchise Antagonist Albert Wesker:
- Both wear sunglasses
- Both are highly intelligent scientists
- Both are killed in their first game by monsters they tried to use as weapons
- Both return although Wesker was revealed to be alive and injected himself with the virus.
- Both were killed in the end after their resurrection.
- Both also have son, whose rebels and disapprove their misdeeds.
- He is also similarities with Dr. William Birkin from Resident Evil 2:
- Both have a sick child. While Birkin is responsible for infecting and abandoned his daughter, Curien will do anything to save his beloved son life even if his action was against human society rules.
- Both become monsters, although Birkin injected himself willingly with the G-virus. Where as Curien unwillingly turned into The Wheel Of Fate after his resurrection.
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