Characters
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Throughout the course of the game you will interact or hear from many different characters. Some are allies and others are enemies but all are there to progress the game. Here is a list of all the characters in Mirror's Edge.
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[edit] Faith
Faith is a Runner, a person used to transmit messages while evading government surveillance. The game's story follows Faith and her struggle to prevent her sister (Kate) from going into false inprisonment, after she was framed by a corrupt government, for the murder of a leader of an opposing poltical party.
Her mother was killed while her parents were protesting in the November Riots against the government's implementations of a "Big Brother" life over the people of the city. At the age of 16, she ran away from home, blaming her father for her mother's death. Living on the street, Mercury caught her trying to break into his apartment, where he then decided to train and hire Faith as a runner. Faith was taught not to rely on modern forms of communication, partially because the ruthless police state prefers eavesdropping every chance they get. As Faith attempts to rescue her sister, while running messages for the criminal underworld, she gets caught up in a series of events which lead to her being pursued by the totalitarian government.
[edit] Mercury
Mercury is a mysterious character who acts as Faith's guide, or tracker as they are called in the game. Mercury will help Faith in her attempt to outwit and overcome the many government agents that are out to eliminate her. Mercury is also the person who, after catching her breaking into his apartment, trained Faith as a runner. Mercury is only seen animated cartoon trailers and between-chapter cutscenes of Mirror's Edge. Throughout Mirror's Edge, Faith and Celeste refer to him as "Merc". In the cut scene in which Faith discovers the Icarus, you can see Merc listed as a third tier tracker who lives in the Willshire district.
[edit] Celeste
Celeste is a Runner, like Faith, who sometimes works with her. She is commonly known as 'Cel'. She helped Faith get back working again after her accident, and she is seen in the mirrors edge demo training Faith and working with her on a mission.
[edit] Kate
Kate is Faith's sister, who is a member of the CPF (City Protection Force) for the duration of the game and was framed for killing Robert Pope, a mayoral candidate. She was then taken into confinement. She appears in the game in chapters 1, 8, and 9.
[edit] Kreeg
Another fellow runner of African descent. He assists in Faiths escape in Chapter 1 and is only seen there. Later he assists Faith with a supply drop in Chapter 8 and can also be seen here in-game. In the cut scene in which Faith discovers the Icarus, you can see Kreeg listed as a second tier runner who lives in the New Eden district.
[edit] Drake
Another Runner manager/tracker. His role is similar to Merc's and probably can only be seen in the intro. Its mentioned that he gives Celeste jobs. In the cut scene in which Faith discovers the Icarus, you can see Drake listed as a third tier tracker and you can see a picture of drake's face.
[edit] Jacknife
A former decent runner who Faith seems to not get along with. Faith sees him only for information regarding the Pope case. It is implied through out the game that he and Faith had some sort of relationship in the past; romantic or not, it is never elaborated upon.
[edit] Travis "Ropeburn" Burfield
An ex wrestler employed as Robert Pope's head of security and the owner of Z Burfield shipping industries. He is a brutal musclar thug who apparently has a bad history of wrestling.
[edit] Lt. Miller
Kate's CPF superior. He is apparently the only cop Faith can trust.
[edit] Mayor Callaghan
An unseen Antagonist. He is the person responsible for the totaliterian government of the city.
[edit] Blues
"Blues" is a generic slang term used by Runners to describe any form of law enforcement used in the city. Normally, Blues leave Runners alone, but Pirandello Krueger, a company secretly training law security personnel to hunt runners, has ordered it's forces to shoot any runner they see, and to pursue them for as long as possible. Blues come in various outfits, from standard police officers, to S.W.A.T. soldiers, and each type sports a different type of weaponry, from pistols to shotguns, to assault rifles. They are the primary antagonist throughout the game.
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Runners | Faith • Celeste • Kreeg |
| Ex-Runners | Mercury • Drake • Jacknife |
| CPF | Kate • Lt. Miller |
| Others | Mayor Callaghan • Robert Pope • Travis "Ropeburn" Burfield |
