Biography[]
Dogen is the crime czar of Glass and his real name and murky origins are known only to himself. He specializes in black market goods and contraband and his customers are found among the high and low. His network is extensive, especially among the more corrupt elements of the Conglomerate, and many a security officer has at one time or another found herself indebted to Dogen.
Black November are equally dependent on him and though Rebecca Thane has vowed to shut his business down once the revolution is complete, she too cannot do without the services provided. Dogen happily plays all sides and it's hard to tell what, if any, his ultimate objective might be. Some claim he's doing it all only for the hell of it, aiding one corporation only to turn his back on them the next day if there's more money to be made. He can always be trusted to get a job done, in that he's never failed, but he shows allegiance to nothing and no-one but himself.
Dogen has a love of cooking and operates out of a restaurant as a front for his illegal operations and often uses the runner service to deliver him rare and illegal ingredients.
Exordium[]
Dogen is a crime boss living in Glass. He first met Faith when his henchmen took her back to him, after she accidentally interrupted an illegal deal.
Being impressed with her wit and skill, he offered her a job, in exchange for a drawing that belonged to Faith's mother, Erika Connors. When Faith failed this job, he decided to end ties with her. Faith was persistent, however, and Dogen agreed to give her another chance at completing the job, only this time if she didn't complete it within 3 days, he threatened to burn her mother's drawing and break her ankles.
Faith managed to steal the vaccine from Celeste, but ended up giving it back to her before being detained by Krugersec guards. Dogen managed to use his power within the city to minimize her sentence to 2 years in juvie, rather than her being sent to "The Greylands".
Mirror's Edge Catalyst[]
Shortly after her release from juvie, Faith approaches Dogen with a drive taken off an OmniStat agent in the hopes that its contents would pay her debt. Dogen agrees to look into it but sends Faith to sabotage a building owned by the Anansi Group in the meantime. As Faith continues investigating the drive, Dogen contacts her and agrees that his sale of the drive would erase her debt.
Much later, when Faith comes to Dogen all but having given up, he berates her for giving in and makes her an offer; she can take her mother's drawing and leave, never to return, or get back up and keep fighting Kruger. She leaves without taking the drawing. He later contacts her and her group to help them destroy Reflection, claiming that he can use the ensuing chaos to his advantage.
Following Reflection's destruction, Dogen, satisfied with the outcome, lets Faith have Erika's drawing.
There are several deliveries where Faith brings Dogen ingredients. During one of these deliveries, the woman sending it reveals that whoever eats it will become addicted to it and become one of Dogen's loyal customers. Other ingredients seem to simply be illegal due to import restrictions.
Quote[]
- I once knew a young woman who would defy anyone and anything, even me in order to do what she felt was right. But you are clearly not her. -- Dogen on Faith's recent behaviour.
- Machines make perfect food. But perfection is boring. It is the imperfections that make something unique. -- Dogen
Trivia[]
- Dogen was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher.
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