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| “ | It wasn't always easy. But for a time, there was peace and prosperity. A new home, a new life, a new normal. But like all things in this world... it was too good to last. The Highwaymen came from the East, led by a pair of sisters - Twins. Said they'd heard about our little paradise. Said they wanted it for themselves, we never stood a chance. They took everything from us. Our food, our homes... our people. | „ |
| ~ Carmina Rye on the Highwaymen's history. |
The Highwaymen are a nationwide confederation of marauders, pirates, bandits and killers made up of loosely cooperating Chapters including the one based in Hope Country, Montana, and the main antagonists of Far Cry New Dawn, the sequel to Far Cry 5.
History[]
Past[]
The Highwaymen are a large pirate gang of marauders that were formed sometime after the nuclear apocalypse known as "The Collapse" perpetrated by the Project at Eden's Gate in the aftermath of the Hope County War. The founder was a man named Vince, the Twins' father, who was later killed by them after he became a "problem" and his position usurped. Each twin took up a role, with Mickey as the brains and Lou as the muscle. With the Twins in charge, the Highwaymen became one of the most dominant and dangerous gangs all across America. They have chapters in various locations including Florida, Louisiana, Arizona, and Nevada. Each chapter also seemingly functions individually with their leadership, though the leaders of each chapter eventually answer to the Twins.
The Twins however met fierce resistance from the Scavengers (survivors of the Collapse led by Kim Rye) and the New Eden Cult (remnants of the Peggies) and waged a brutal war on both groups to control of the region. By 2035, Mickey and Lou's tactics garnered them great control over Hope County, with them having control over the populace and destroying anyone that opposed them.
Far Cry New Dawn[]
In 2035, Mickey and Lou learn that the Scavengers, a group resisting their control, came into contact with a man named Thomas Rush and his task force. Seeing that Rush and his task force are arriving to Hope County via train, Mickey and Lou lead a charter of their subordinates to kill them. Mickey and Lou manage to eliminate almost of the task force, but Rush allows his Security Captain to escape their clutches by pushing the Captain over a waterfall. Due to the Security Captain's survival, they meet with the people of Prosperity and manage to rescue Rush while becoming effective in hurting Mickey and Lou's group.
Frustrated with the Security Captain, Mickey and Lou confront the Captain and the people of Prosperity by taking children as hostages at their front gates. Mickey and Lou warn the Security Captain to stop making them look weak and tells the captain that they want the people of Prosperity to understand their help is a curse and not a blessing. After leaving, the twins order their charters to commit a full-scale assault on Prosperity, which causes causalities for the Scavengers. Despite causing a massive loss for the people of Prosperity, the Security Captain makes an alliance with the people of New Eden by finding the words of Joseph Seed and bringing Joseph back to the cult. Due to the assistance of New Eden, the Highwaymen are pushed into a corner by battling two forces at one, gaining the ire of Mickey and Lou.
The twins then decide to keep their promise by kidnapping Rush and several innocent people and hold them hostage at the Green-Busch Fertilizer plant. Mickey and Lou then have the Security Captain handcuff themselves (or Lou forces them to) and kill Rush in front of them in retaliation. The captain then breaks off their handcuffs and attempts to kill the twins, but Mickey shoots them with a shotgun and leave the area. Seeing that the captain has powers similar to those they saw the New Eden cultist have, Mickey and Lou decide to speak with the cult. Following information obtained from Ethan Seed, the Highwaymen commence the assault on New Eden, killing many cultists while Ethan travels to Joseph's sanctuary to confront his father and claim the apple for himself. The twins confront the Security Captain, who managed to survive their injuries, but are wounded during their fight against them; Lou subsequently dying in the attack and Mickey either being executed by the Captain or left alive to mourn her sister and leave the Highwaymen for good.
After the death of Lou and the death/resignation of Mickey and the raid on their headquarters by the combined forces of both the Scavenger Rebels and the New Eden Cultists, the Highwaymen presence in Hope County is severely crippled but not destroyed entirely as they cannot let go of their marauding ways. Despite being leaderless, the Prosperity people and the Security Captain still continue their fight against them for a long time but are eventually able to exterminate the Hope County chapter for good. However, the organization is extremely decentralised and largely standalone from each other so the organization as a whole is unaffected.
Far Cry 6[]
The world including the US were not destroyed in 2018, and the waves of sectarian violence incited by the cult did not happen, or at least nowhere near the level seen in Far Cry 5, as the Seed Family are still alive with public online presence as of late 2021, likely because they and their cult are not breaking the laws, at least not to the point of being confronted by US law enforcements, as the US government is not distracted by WW3 in this case. As a result, it is unclear as to Far Cry 5 and subsequently New Dawn's canonicity and thus the existence of the Highwaymen is dubious.
Structure[]
| “ | A group of marauders with different chapters all over the country. They're vicious and armed to the teeth, and they blast music you can hear for miles. The chapter in Hope County is led by twin sisters; Mickey and Lou. Between Mickey's cunning and Lou's brutality, they've managed to overwhelm everyone here in short order. They've forced new Eden back into their compound, and if we don't figure something soon, they'll kill us all. A note in New Prosperity describing the Highwaymen. | „ |
The Highwaymen are an extremely decentralised and widespread organization with chapters all across the continental United States of America. Although the Hope County chapter was led by the daughters of the founder Lou and Mickey, they are only a sizeable but still small part of the larger Highwaymen collective. Most of their ranks are highly armed and have a large arsenal of weaponry similar to the Peggies before them and are primarily a biker gang; being shown on motorbikes and ATVs but also pick-ups and various modified off-road vehicles. The only things that are known for certain about the Highwaymen as a whole are that they all have the same eye logo and they love blasting music "you can hear for miles." The group is also known for its lust for violence and entertain themselves with death races and gladiator fights.
Members[]
- Vince (founder)
- Bud and Lou (Hope County chapter)
- Various unknown regional leaders
Agents[]
- Irwin Smalls (double agent)
- Gina Guerra (formerly, defected)
- Frank
Foot Soldiers[]
- Assaulters
- Scavengers
- Brawlers
- Berserkers
- Snipers
- Flamers
- Gunners
- RPG Users
- Enforcers
Animals[]
- Attack Dogs
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 Villains
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