Missions include fixing some of the damage he has caused, to acquiring Darkwatch equipment, such as the Darklight Prism, a stone that allows vampires within its vicinity to use their powers and walk in sunlight. The test completed, Jericho begins to do missions for the Darkwatch. The game continues with the introduction of Cassidy, as well as the appearance of Shadow, Jericho's undead horse.Īs the game progresses, Jericho finally make his way to the Darkwatch Citadel, where he meets Clay Cartwright, the leader of Darkwatch, who brutally tests him to see if he deserves to be a Darkwatch Regulator. In a seeming bit of mercy, Lazarus bites Jericho and gives him the curse of the vampire, causing him to slowly turn into one. The game begins in Arizona Territory in 1876 with Jericho attempting to rob a Darkwatch train that is transporting the captured Lazarus Malkoth to the Darkwatch Citadel, a frequently mentioned and often visited location in the game, and in doing so releasing Lazarus into the West. The game outlines either Jericho's struggle for humanity or his descent into darkness, depending on the player's actions. Jericho, however, is slowly turning into a vampire himself, after being bitten by Lazarus.

After unwittingly releasing the Darkwatch's greatest enemy, a vampire lord named Lazarus Malkoth, Jericho is conscripted into the Darkwatch as an elite operative. The game's story (narrated by Peter Jason) follows the exploits of Jericho Cross, an outlaw-turned- vampire, and his employment in an ancient vampire-hunting order known as the Darkwatch (hence the game's title).

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