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Sir Robert Byng, also know as The General is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Anton Verloc) in the 2018 indie videogame We Happy Few. He is a highly respected (and feared) war veteran in the dystopia of Wellington Wells and in charge of the town's military camp.

Biography[]

Past[]

Not much is known about General Byng's past before World War II. He was once posted in India where he met a woman named Maharajkumari Indira Devi who became his wife. The couple had a child together before their situation took a turn for the worst and the General's wife was arrested. The events at the time left Robert traumatized and he left the country with his daughter to live in Wellington Wells.

Years later, when the Germans invaded Britain, (as a result of the Holocaust happening sooner in the game's timeline) General Byrg commanded the military forces situated at Wellington Wells and willingly surrendered to the invaders in order to prevent bloodshed. The town fell under German occupation and were ordered to relinquish all children under the age of 13 to authorities. In order to deter town residents from fighting back, Byrg had paper mâshé tanks made to make it seem they had no other choice for survival.

We Happy Few[]

In one of the game's missions during Chapter 1, protagonist Arthur Hastings had to obtain something of value from the General's office at the military camp.

Robert later makes his first in-game appearance during Chapter 2, which it is shown that he has developed an obsessive infatuation with chemist Sally Boyle and keeps away the authorities that threaten her business in exchange for drugs and sexual favors. He eventually discovers that Sally has had a baby girl and was hiding the child from those who may do her harm. The General attempted to convince Sally to come live with him, but she refused which almost caused him to assault her in anger.

Unable to take the rejection, Robert managed to tranquilize Sally and take her to his secret underground bunker where he tried again to get Miss Boyle to stay with him, although this time through threatening her infant's life. However, Sally smacked Byng in the head with heavy object and flees as he became so enraged that he tried to kill her. Boyle quickly mixed up some chloroform then used it on the General's fountain to make him pass out, but he soon regained consciousness and pinned Sally to the ground while she was about to escape. Luckily, Sally managed to get free by slashing Robert across the face with a broken shard before locking him inside the bunker.

General Byng made his final appearance in Chapter 3, while he is confronted by his old secretary Ollie Starkey over the revelation that the townspeople could have taken back Wellington Wells from the Germans during the war. The General saw this to be unlikely, believing the Wellies would have been too cowardly to fight back. Realizing that Robert was not going to help Ollie expose a dark secret about town figurehead Uncle Jack, Ollie mentioned that he will get Byng's daughter involved instead which caused the General to alert his men to stop him.

We All Fall Down[]

After using the underground tracks. Victoria travels to see him at the Victory Memorial Camp underground via the tunnels. Opening the secret bookcase passage. Robert was armed with an Lee-Enfeild Rifle thinking it is the intruder at first. She told him the she ran away from Ollie Starkey. He also thinks ran out of food and they're all going to die, Robert mentioned him, he used to be sing and dance man, Victoria confront him the people were eating charcoal and there's a plague in the village. She might to plan off of their joy and doing something. He dismissed doing anything problem. Claiming a duty wasn't always pretty and didn't get bright shinny medal. Robert told Victoria to distract the public playing Simon Says competition and to go back on her Joy. He displease she go off on her joy.

After escape from the prison, He later reappeared at prison, revealing the prison door open. He tells her go with him in the safe house where they had food for a year. She was shocked at him about the stockpiled food going against the duty. He rebut claiming they're now is salvage whatever's left. He then plans to have the two of them or three (implying Sally Boyle) to hideout until people have forgotten. Then take his boat out of Wellington Wells into Ireland. But Victoria refuses to escape with Robert, pushing him down while calling him a coward.

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