Watch Dogs Legion is finally out, and one of the biggest draws to this dystopian open world action-adventure game isthe fact that any NPC can be recruited. While this possibility has led for some inappropriate DedSec recruits like a creepy pediatrician being randomly generated by the game, many players have found great fun in recruiting more surprising options. Scouring an alternate version of London for the perfect recruits can take a long time, but as with many video games, finding the options for hilarity is also a viable way to spend hours in a game.
Since early promotion, one of the major selling points Ubisoft has been pushing for Watch Dogs Legion is the seemingly unlimited recruitment option. While many people did enjoy the previous installments in the Watch Dogs series, it’s become clear that one major trademark of the franchise is its habit of evolving each new title. Each game challenges what the previous game’s conceptualization of what it means to be a Watch Dogs game is, and “play as anyone” has been the advertising mantra for Legion a while.
While some Watch Dogs Legion recruits are more useful than others, some players also put some time into picking out the zaniest options just for the laugh. Of course, sometimes an unexpected character choice ends up coming in handy, other characters are just plain ridiculous. Jobs, traits, and combinations of all the available variables have created some of the good, the bad, and the metaphorically ugly in Watch Dogs Legion. Here are some of the oddest characters generated by the game that Watch Dogs Legion players decided to recruit.
This recruit isn’t actually a being of stone or metal blessed with life; it’s a human performer who covered themselves with metallic paint and dressed up as a famous person or work of art. As in real life, these entertainers frequent more touristy areas of Watch Dogs Legion‘s version of London, such as in the Tower of London area on the east and west walks by the river. This area hosts multiple street performers, and if the player wants to recruit a Living Statue to their cause, this is the place to go.
This particular type of recruit is instrumental for achieving the You Don’t See Me achievement/trophy in Watch Dogs Legion, which involves playing as a Living Statue and filling up the wanted bar and then activating the Statue Pose from Abilities while the police are in pursuit. The player must then avoid moving as the police investigate the area, and if everything works out, they will think the player is a real statue and abandon the chase.
While the Statue Pose ability could be very useful when trying to avoid law enforcement, other recruitment traits are actively detrimental. Some NPCs are cursed with the passive Doomed trait, which doesn’t just mean they have bad luck; it means they’re more likely to die . . . at any moment, making them ticking time bombs for anyone playing as them.
However, some players have noticed that following around a Watch Dogs Legion NPC with the Doomed trait does nothing to that character’s lifespan, and it doesn’t kick in unless they’ve been recruited to DedSec and have been played with for a while. In this case, DedSec is literally deadly to an NPC that might have lived out their virtual life, if that counts for anything in players’ minds. But of course, seeing as DedSec is engaged in a covert war with an oppressive surveillance state, many players view the various NPCs as disposable.
Another negative trait that could end up blowing players’ cover when they play as these characters is flatulence. Yes, there are literally characters with an overactive digestive system that can cause them to randomly fart so loudly that they draw unwanted attention. It’s easy to see how playing a character with the Flatulent trait could kill a stealth mission.
Luckily, there are ways for players to get rid of operatives in Watch Dogs Legion, so if a recruit is proving to be more annoying than helpful, players can kill them in Permadeath mode or retire them via their profile. After all, there are a maximum of forty-five operatives allowed in one game, and sometimes players simply have to make room for more useful recruits, especially if they happen upon a lucky combination of traits in a new NPC.
Aside from unwanted traits or odd professions (which also include some out-there jobs like beekeeper and dominatrix), combinations are what can turn a humdrum NPC into a ridiculous mess. One of the most interesting things about this game is how it is almost an anecdote generator, and no two playthroughs are going to be the same. Players could use a shopaholic Video Game Designer in Watch Dogs Legion to promote DedSec’s cause, or a toymaker who collects poisonous bugs. There aren’t an infinite number of variables, but the combinations are likely to be very high when one factors in every difference NPCs can have.
Watch Dogs Legion truly is a unique game that truly turns the player into the legendary “Legion,” as they are not defined by a single “main” character, but inhabit a lot of different people. If anything, the main PC is DedSec itself and the ideals it espouses, and these will both continue on as long as the player has operatives available. While players need to watch out for how many operatives they have on their team if Permadeath is on, there’s no doubt that Watch Dogs Legion is an innovative addition to its series. Whatever NPCs players run into, there are sure to be some interesting combinations, given how massive the game’s version of London is. Players can keep an eye out for some of the jobs and traits mentioned here, although they may not want to recruit some of them.
Watch Dogs: Legion is available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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