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Maya Visari, also known by her code name Echo, is the deuteragonist of Killzone Shadow Fall. She is a Helghast half-breed intelligence operative of the New Helghan government and the daughter of Chancellor Hera Visari.

Biography[]

Echo was born Maya Visari to Chancellor Hera Visari, making Maya the granddaughter of the late Scolar Visari, the founder of the Helghan Empire. Her father is thought to be Vektan; though his identity has also yet to be determined.[1] It is currently unknown how many Helghast know of Maya's familial relations, though it's certainly likely that no one from Vekta ever knew it. Not even the VSA special forces had much information on her, other than their intel derogatorily describing Echo as a half-breed.[1]

Little is known of Maya's early life. It is believed that she was housed in a boarding school outside of Vekta City and most likely had limited contact with her mother throughout this period. Maya returned to New Helghan at around the age of sixteen, having acquired considerable firearms and combat training.[1]

Maya was then put to work for Commander Anton Saric as an intelligence operative, with the aim of infiltrating a number of anti-government groups within New Helghan. She is known to be fiercely defensive of her people. The VSA considered Maya to be highly dangerous and wanted for multiple counts of murder and espionage.[1]

Apprehending Massar[]

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Echo during the prisoner exchange.

Echo was captured by the ISA and later brought to a prisoner exchange on June 6, 2390; in which she was being exchange for Shadow Marshal Lucas Kellan. But during the release of the prisoners, a firefight erupted. Kellan quickly killed his Helghast escort, but Echo punched him and seized his weapon and trained it on him. However, Echo instead spared Kellan's life and escaped back into the hands of the Helghast.[2]  

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Echo angrily confronts Lucas Kellan at gunpoint over the Helghast being exploited on the Cassandra.

Echo was later dispatched by her government to the ISC Cassandra to apprehend Dr. Hillary Massar and her bio-tech research. There, she was left deeply disgusted and angered by Massar's inhumane experiments on the Helghast migrant workers that were being used as test subjects. Echo once again confronted Kellan, who was sent to scuttle the Cassandra and also to apprehend Massar, at gunpoint in which she accused him and his people's complicity in Massar's experiments. Echo then escaped with Massar after a brief fight with Kellan. After bringing Massar aboard her ship, the VSA scientist remarked how different Echo was compared to other Helghast and correctly assume that she is a half-breed, stating that Echo's blood is "tainted," and she would gladly test a sample to find what percentage of her genome is Vektan. Unsettled by Massar's comments, Echo angrily ordered her troops to take her away.[3]

Disobeying Chancellor Visari[]

Reason

Echo telling Lucas Kellan of her intentions of wanting to end hostilities between the Vektans and the Helghast.

After the Black Hand launched a terrorist attack on Vekta City, Echo feared that another war will erupt between Vektans and Helghast. She later meets Kellan again when he was captured and tortured by the Helghast authority during his undercover mission to find the leader of the Black Hand, Vladko Tyran. She revealed that she means Kellan no harm, instead seeking to end the hostilities, rather than to ignite another war as she told him that the New Helghan government had no involvement in the Black Hand's attack. Echo demanded Kellan to tell her the identity of Tyran's benefactor, in which he informed her that Tyran was working for Jorhan Stahl while also revealing that Massar was building a weapon for Stahl that will kill all humans, including half-breeds.[4]

Before she could talk further, Maya was discovered by Hera Visari, who she reprimanded her daughter. Echo expressed her disgust to Hera over her bargain with Stahl and for refusing to punish Massar for her inhumane crimes. An argument ensued between them, in which Echo objected to her mother's claims that her alliance with Stahl was to ensure New Helghan to be in a "position of strength" and the survival of the Helghast, and she even reminds her of her half-breed heritage, stating that she would be killed no matter who is targeted. At this point, Echo pleaded Hera to reconsider her plans with Stahl by calling her "mother," only to have the Chancellor to angrily slap her. Visari was unwilling to listen to Echo and forcibly moved her daughter to somewhere "safe." Echo resisted along the way out, begging her mother not to go along with Stahl's plans but to no avail.[4]

Siding with Lucas Kellan[]

Echo soon decided to disobey her mother to stop Stahl's plans to attack Vekta. She helped Kellan to escape from New Helghan and returned him to the Vektan side of the Wall while showing him the suffering the common Helghast endured under the Vektan sanctions imposed on New Helghan. She also requested Kellan to convince the VSA to stand down their forces.[4] She then traveled to Helghan with the intentions of eliminating Massar and preventing her research from falling into both the Helghast and Vektans. Echo reunited with Kellan in a tense standoff over Massar. Kellan hesitated to shoot Echo, allowing her to kill Massar and the VSA trooper holding her captive. Consequently, Lucas was condemned as a traitor by VSA Director Thomas Sinclair.[5]

Afterwards, Echo questioned Kellan if he knows what he's about to get himself into, to which he responded that Sinclair made his choice, and it's his turn to make his. Echo and Kellan teamed up and traveled to planet Helghan proper to prevent Stahl from unleashing his bioweapon. The two infiltrated Stahl's base, where they fought and defeated Tyran. Echo attempted to interrogate Tyran on how to deactivate Massar's bioweapon, but he refused to budge, instead expressing his contempt for New Helghan's compromises with the Vektan people. Echo then proceeded to execute Tyran by shooting him in the head.[6]

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Echo prepares to assassinate Sinclair.

After Kellan failed to convince Sinclair and the rest of the ISA forces to stand down, Echo and Kellan board a dropship to Stahl's base, with Echo remarking on how they are now both outcasts, but that it wasn't a bad thing to have in common. As the ISA began their attack, Stahl activated Massar's weapon upon the ISA and Echo was separated from Kellan in the chaos.[6] Sometime after Stahl was killed, Echo learned about Kellan's death at the hands of Sinclair.

One month later, on August 5, 2390 Echo (under Lucas Kellan's name) infiltrated Vekta City to assassinate Sinclair as delivered a public speech to call for war against the Helghast. From a vantage point, Echo used a sniper rifle to kill Sinclair, avenging Kellan and preventing another war.[7]

Appearance[]

Echo is a half-Vektan, half-Helghast woman in her mid-20s. Her uniform consists of plated gray armor, black straps, navy blue limb guards and sheaths on her arms to hold her knives. Her head and neck are covered by a red cloth reminiscent of the design of Helghast sniper hoods. The Helghast side of her seems to be dominant; she exhibits typical Helghast traits like pale skin and dark lips. Echo's Visari lineage is very apparent in her bright green eyes. Her difficult background as a Helghast agent is evident by the scars on her face and scratches on her armor. The StA-61 rifle is her weapon of choice; when she isn't using it, she keeps it latched onto her back. Though not seen in-game, the box art implies that she has dark brown or black hair.

Characteristics[]

The daughter of Hera Visari and granddaughter of Scolar Visari, Echo comes from a long line of Helghast aristocrats and politicians. It's currently unknown who her Vektan father is, yet Echo states that she is not ashamed of her hybrid heritage.[4] As the Chancellor's daughter and an elite soldier of the Helghast Intelligence Agency, Echo holds some degree of command.

It's implied that Echo is quite tenacious and passionate, to the point of seeming disobedient and rebellious. This is seen as she argues with her mother, and Lucas remarking that she seems to have a habit of disobeying orders. This could also explain why she's a soldier despite being born into a rich and powerful Helghast family. What drives Echo is her intention to end hostilities on both sides. Her desire for peace is so great that she's willing to trust Lucas Kellan and disobeys her superiors, including her mother.[4]

On top of that, Echo takes huge risks to kill fellow soldiers to allow Kellan to safely escape New Helghan and deliver her message to Sinclair that Vekta needs to stand down.[4] She cares very much for her people and their well-being; she's glad that a Vektan like Lucas gets a glimpse of their lives for a change. She comes to value Kellan's trust and companionship over time; after he dies at the hands of Sinclair, she takes it upon herself to exact justice for his murder.

Abilities[]

Echo is an excellent marksman and a proficient hacker. She is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat and wielding knives. Her intimate knowledge of the areas and routes in New Helghan were crucial when helping Lucas escape. She is capable of both marking and sniping with ease. Echo is adept at infiltration using her cloak. It's currently not known if she has the oratory skills and political charisma her mother and grandfather possess.

Conversations[]

Chapter 3: The Doctor[]

Show: Massar and Echo

Massar: "You know you're going to die."
Echo: "Shut up. Open it. Do it. Come on."

Show: Echo and Kellan

Echo: "This...this is what you do. Experimenting on us. You disgust me."
Kellan: "I came here to destroy this."
Echo: "Don't lie to me. You came here to bury the truth! Wasn't destroying Helghan enough? I will not see any more innocents die."
Kellan: "Where's Massar?"
Echo: "Massar will answer for what she has done. So will your leaders."

Show: Massar's capture

Echo: "Take her to the holding cells."
Massar: "You're not like the others."
Echo: "What did you say?"
Massar: "You're different. I know the Helghast. Better than they know themselves. They have an essence. Something you lack. You are tainted with another blood. If you gave me a sample I would gladly tell you what percentage of your genome is Vektan. At a guess... more than half."
Echo: "Take her away. NOW!"
Massar: "You're all going to die."

Chapter 5: The Helghast[]

Show: Interrogation Room

Echo: "We haven't got much time. I'm not going to harm you. The attack on Vekta had nothing to do with us. I want to end this. Not start another war. Now tell me who is Tyran working with?"
Kellan: "Untie me."
Echo: "You're not in a position to bargain. Who is it?"
Kellan: "Stahl... Jorhan Stahl. He's on Helghan... you gave him Massar, she's building him a weapon. Vektans, half-breeds. Everyone dies. Including you."
(Hera Visari walks in)
Hera: "You were under orders. I expected you to follow them."
Echo: "How could you? What Massar did on that ship was an abomination. She deserves punishment. I'll kill her myself if I have to."
Hera: "Please, spare me the melodrama. You're talking about things you cannot possibly understand."
Echo: "What has Stahl promised you? Power?"
Hera: "He has promised us a home. And the survival of our people. At last we have a chance to negotiate from a position of strength. As we've always wanted. As we deserve."
Echo: "Not like this. Have you forgotten the blood that runs through my veins?"
Hera: "How dare you question me!"
Echo: "I would be killed no matter who is targeted."
Hera: "Be quiet at once!"
Echo: "Mother, please I -"
Hera: "Never call me that. You make no demands of me. Guards! I'm having you sent away... where you'll be safe."
Echo: "Wait! NO, MOTHER PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS!"
(Echo is escorted away and Anton Saric returns)
Hera: "How curious to think we were once the same race. And now you're the enemy. I shouldn't feel anything. But I do. (To Saric) Keep him alive."

Chapter 6: The Agent[]

Show: Escaping New Helghan

Echo: "Marshal! Can you hear me? Wake up."
Kellan: "Wha... where am I?"
Echo: "You've been moved."
Kellan: "Sinclair... I have to warn him."
Echo: "No. There's no time -- just follow my instructions and I'll get you out of here. I'll protect you. There's one shot to get you out. This is it."
Kellan: "Where are you?"
Echo: "I'm close. Listen, we haven't got time for this. You need to do as I say... (Door opens to a chasm) Wait -- you'll never make the jump... Gimme a second to hack the storage controls. There. Now move. Climb across the containers. You'll have to make a running jump at it."
(After having walked away a distance)
Kellan: "It'd help if I knew where I was going."
Echo: "I'm helping you get out."
Kellan: "That's what I'm finding hard to believe."
Echo: "I don't take pleasure in killing my own people to save you, Marshal. So if you don't believe my words, then believe my actions. You got two more guards up ahead. I've accessed their radio frequency. It's sporadic, but I'll relay what I can."
(After killing two security troopers)
Kellan: "You make a habit of disobeying orders."
Echo: "I should have never handed over Massar. As long as she's alive, they'll use her. Both sides. We have to move. They find you out here you're dead. They've got a curfew down here. We need to get off the streets. It's not going to take long for them to figure out what's happened. We need to get as far away as possible before they do. There's an old smugglers route we can use."
Kellan: "The Vektan half of you. Do you know him?"
Echo: "I learned very early on not to ask that question. I know what I am, Kellan. I'm not ashamed. All that matters to me is my people."
Kellan: "You could help your people, Visari could as well. She seems more interested in war."
Echo: "Visari is doing this because she doesn't think she has a choice. If you attack, she will not back down. And why should she? She'll be defending her people, their home. This is all we have. You have to tell your people to stand down. We can't let this happen, Kellan. Not again. It's innocent people who pay with their lives. We can't waste anymore time. Let's get you up and running."
(After using spider-mines to advance)
Echo: "You're gonna need this. Remember why we're doing this. Sinclair trusts you. He's the one that you need to convince. The VSA are running things, Vekta will follow his lead."
Kellan: "What makes you think you can trust me?"
Echo: "I can't. But I know you don't want your people to die and I can trust that. Keep heading for the Wall. I'll take the higher ground and cover you. Tell me what to shoot."
(Near the Wall)
Echo: "I'm risking everything to help you. Are you going to convince your side to stand down or not?"
Kellan: "Look across the Wall, our city is still smoldering."
Echo: "I told you, we..."
Kellan: "Blame the Black Hand all you want. Vekta doesn't want the truth, it wants justice."
Echo: "At what cost? You've never faced annihilation before, we have. Trust me, it's not worth it."
Kellan: "People like us don't get to make that call."
Echo: "Why? Why do we let others make it for us? Why do we let them throw us away? Our lives mean nothing to them."
(While approaching the Wall on the container)
Kellan: "We like to think it's paradise where we live, it's amazing what you'll do to protect that."
Echo: "It's lies, Kellan. Vektans are easily blinded. Here we suffer from a different problem. We live in despair. Surrounded by chaos and violence. We are not blind, we know that. We know the truth. Tell me...which one of us is freer? Are we not both slaves?"
Kellan: "I'll do it. I'll try and get them to stand down."
Echo: "That's all I ask."
(After the container stops)
Echo: "Nice shooting, Vektan. But I'm gonna need my rifle back. Thanks."
Kellan: "What you said, about killing Massar. You mean it?"
Echo: "I couldn't live with myself otherwise. If you were honest, neither could you. Come on, it's not much further."
(After starting up the antenna)
Kellan: "Antenna's up and running."
Echo: "Good work! Communication systems are up. Give me some time to take control of the ATACs!"
(After defeating the Helghast)
Echo: "Come on. Now's our chance. Hop up on this A-TAC and I'll pilot you across the Wall."
Kellan: "Seriously?"
Echo: "Unless you have a better idea? You have to convince Sinclair to stand down."
Kellan: "What about Stahl? Massar?"
Echo: "Give me 48 hours. Massar will be dead. Without her Stahl is finished, he's got nothing but a dead planet. We can avoid war. You know that we can. I think you're the first person to ride on one of these. Don't be the last."

Chapter 7: The Handler[]

Show: The end of Massar

Kellan: "Woah woah woah, stand down sergeant."
VSA: "We have our orders, sir."
Echo: "What are you doing? You can not give her back to Sinclair."
Massar: "You're deceiving yourself."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) What's happening?"
Kellan: "(Over comms) Pulsar, she's here."
Massar: "Can you not feel it? Their sickness."
Kellan: "STAND DOWN, SERGEANT!"
Sinclair: "(Over comms) Kellan take her out right now! RIGHT NOW, Kellan goddammit - TAKE HER OUT!"
Kellan: "Sergeant stop! STOP!"
(Echo shoots the sergeant and Massar)
Echo: "I told you. She cannot live."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) What's happening? What's going on?"
Kellan: "(Over comms) Massar's dead. She got me out, sir. I have to trust her."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) I thought you were smarter than this Kellan. I warned you. I will not let you screw this up. This is our home goddammit."
Kellan: "(Over comms) I know what I'm doing."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) You run with her, I can no longer gaurantee your safety."
Echo: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Kellan: "Sinclair has made his choice. Now I have to make mine. We have to find this weapon and destroy it. Otherwise it's over, for all of us."
Echo: "A dropship is entering Helghan's atmosphere. We can use these and go in undetected. It may lead us to the weapon. Come on."

Chapter 8: The Dead[]

Show: Helghan dive

Kellan: "Echo, radio check?"
Echo: "Broken but clear."
Kellan: "I've lost visual on the ship."
Echo: "I've got eyes on a column of smoke -- must be the crash site. I'm landing nearby."
Kellan: "I'll RV with you onsite."
Echo: "The area's crawling with combat droids. Watch yourself."
(After landing)
Echo: "Kellan, I'm on the road below you."
Kellan: "I'm heading down. I can see smoke from the crash."
Echo: "You're way too exposed up there, hurry up."
Kellan: "On my way."
Echo: "The planet's core is unstable. There's going to be a lot of tremors from here on in. Watch your footing -- ground's unstable."
Kellan: "I've never seen anything like this."

Show: Gravity wells

Echo: "Kellan, it had to happen this way. No one could be trusted with Massar still alive. Both sides helped destroy this planet. We cannot let the same happen to Vekta."
Kellan: "We won't. As long as we find Stahl and destroy the weapon."
Echo: "These gravity wells will help us get across the terrain. You can't adamage the drill without a Petrusite Canister mounted on top of it. If you need a spare, shoot down a bot. They carry them around."

Show: Mobile Scan Unit

Kellan: "What is that?"
Echo: "A Mobile Scan Unit. Part of the automated defense network. We need to disable it."
(If spotted)
Kellan: "I've been spotted!"
Echo: "Get out of there!"

Show: Tremor

Echo: "Kellan! Are you okay?"
Kellan: "That was close."
Echo: "Be careful. Let's not slow down. We're not far from the crash site. Visari was younger than I am now. To see your home destroyed, everything taken away from you. I can't imagine what that must have been like for her."

Show: Scan Unit destroyed

Kellan: "They're all down. I'm moving forward."
Echo: "The crash site should be close."

Show: Second Tremor

Echo: "Kellan, you alright?"
Kellan: "That wasn't just a tremor."
Echo: "The quakes are getting more violent. We need to get to the crash site now!"

Show: Crash site

Kellan: "I have a visual on the crash site."
Echo: "I see it. Moving in."
Kellan: "He's here. It's Tyran. He's alive!"
Echo: "Sonuvabitch."
Kellan: "They're flying him out."
Echo: "We need to track him. He'll lead us to the weapon."
Kellan: "Copy. I'm on it."

Show: Tyran visual

Echo: "I see him. He's leading us right towards the weapon. It's heavily armed. There's no way in unless you disable the Mobile Scan Unit. I'll find another way down. If we flank our approach we stand a better chance of breaking through. If it comes to it, Kellan...the weapon taks priority. We can't let them use it."
Kellan: "Let's make sure it doesn't come to that."

Chapter 9: The Destroyer[]

Show: Base infiltration

Echo: "I'm going for the entrance. You deal with the Mobile Scan Unit."
Kellan: "I've got eyes on the base."
(After planting C4 on one of the turrets)
Kellan: "Charge ready."
Echo: "I'm almost at the entrance."
(After planting C4 on the other turret)
Kellan: "Second charge set. Stand by for detonation."
Echo: "RV at the entrance."
Kellan: "I'm on my way."
(After clearing the train platform)
Kellan: "Platform clear. Where's the train?"
Echo: "Just finishing up the control bypass."

Show: Train ride

Echo: "You see, Visari has no choice. You have to tell Sinclair to stand down."
Kellan: "He won't listen."
Echo: "Well try! If you don't Vekta is gone."
Kellan: "(Over comms) Sir, do you read me? Over. Sir, if you can hear me. You have to pull back. Stahl's been waiting. He knew we were coming. Sir copy? Do you read? Sir?"
Kellan: "Nothing."
Echo: "Let's just hope he heard you."

Show: Tyran's death

Echo: "How do we stop it?! TELL ME!"
Tyran: "New Helghan is but a fantasy... dreamt up by cowards and traitors."
Echo: "Focus! The weapon?!"
Tyran: "The fantasy is about to end... for all of you. The invasion will cost you everything."
Echo: "You will never know."
Kellan: "(Over comms) Sir? Can you hear me? Over."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) Yeah, I read you."
Kellan: "(Over comms) Sir, we have to pull back. You can't win this."
Echo: "We're too late."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) Is she still with you? I take that as a yes. You may have lost sight of what matters soldier, but I have not."
Kellan: "(Over comms) You're not listening. Stahl has the weapon. Now I can get to him and stop this. You're walking into a trap."
Sinclair: "(Over comms) The die is cast."
Kellan: "(Over comms) Sir?!"
Echo: "You tried."
Kellan: "We find Stahl. This ends."
Echo: "Stahl's our only chance to stop this. Come on. We'll use one of their ships."

Quotes[]

Chapter 3: The Doctor[]

  • "The Marshal does not get past here! Understood?"

Chapter 6: The Agent[]

Show: Chapter 6: The Agent
  • "I'll disable the cameras as you come up on them. Just keep moving forward -- I won't be able to keep them down for long."
  • "Those are just maintenance drones -- they're harmless."
  • "You're lucky to be alive. They worked you hard. Just watch your step."
  • "You're not the only one trying to get out of here, Marshal. Down here it's a different world. The screams you can hear. The refugees Vekta kicked out are being welcomed home."
  • "Watch your step."
  • "Wait! Guard up ahead... on the right. Go left -- it's clear."
  • "Go right here."
  • "Stop. There's a patrol up ahead. Hide in that container."
  • "Wait, I'll tell you when to move. Trust me. He won't find you."
  • "Now, go. Don't get too close. You're in no condition to take him on."
  • "Hide in that container up ahead. You're doing good, Marshal."
  • "Go, now's your chance!"
  • "You need to climb."
  • "Go."
  • "Keep going."
  • "You need to climb."
  • "Marshal -- I'm headed your way -- the area's way too hot. I'm going off comms."
  • "I've uplinked you into the ComSec network. You'll be able to hack automata and designate targets. Put a marker on that grate and we'll see if it works."
  • "You're linked. If you need cover fire, just mark a target and leave the rest to me."
  • "Let's test the hack. Try it on this spider-mine."
  • "Now, hack this spider bot."
  • "Now move it to to the door controls and detonate."
  • "Good. Use them when you need to."
  • "Alright, hack another one -- use the window -- get it to the other side of the door."
  • "Try again. Don't detonate it until it's right on the controls."
  • "I'll be in the overwatch. Mark anything you need help dealing with. We need to get to Containment Center 37. Follow my lead and we'll get through this."
  • "They're retracting the bridge! You need it to get across!"
  • "I can't override the system. The controls need to be destroyed. Hack a spider mine -- it's the only way to open up a route to the other side."
  • "ATAC! Do not engage them. Just find the Containment Center."
  • "The Wall's not far, but they know you're out. There's going to be a lot more patrols from here on in."
  • "Watch it, Kellan. There's a security team below you."
  • "I can't make it to your position. I'll find another way around. I'll meet you on the other side."
  • "It makes a change, a Vektan seeing how we really live. This is the truth, Kellan. This is what your sanctions do. These are the people they hurt. All you're doing is helping to breed a new generation of extremists."
  • "Meet me at the top of the elevator. Those containers are dangerous. Find a control panel, release the crane maglock and you'll be able to shoot the entire box loose. Or just mark it and I'll take the shot."
  • "Mark the container. I can shoot it for you."
  • "Kellan, there's a large attack drone incoming. Don't try and fight it head on, you'll get cut to pieces! If you got EMP grenades -- use them."
  • "Good work, Kellan! It's destroyed!"
  • "There's an elevator just in front of you. Wait! I'm getting something on the radio... Multiple fire teams coming down to that level. Find cover!"
  • "Dammit. I just lost my cloak charge. I'm going to have to get through to the control room without it. Meet me at the transit loading... and don't shoot anything unless I mark it -- or we'll have every unit on us."
  • "Take this. They're locking everything down. We won't get across on foot. I'm gonna make a break for the transit controls. Cover me. I'll call out targets."
  • "Take out that spotlight."
  • "Hold fire. There's teams moving in. They've got attack drones escorting them. Don't engage them. They'll have support teams nearby. The only way through this is hitching a ride on a container."
  • "Hurry! Take the shot!"
  • "Hold your fire. It looks like they're going to split up. There's a camera on the walkway and those two guards. Take them out."
  • "Good shooting. I need to get over to those controls."
  • "I just saw a guard in the tower. Take him out before he spots me."
  • "Target down."
  • "I'm at the controls. I'm going to send a container over to you."
  • "ATACs! Find cover inside the container! Hurry! Stay out of sight."
  • "You're clear of the ATAC. But guards just moved into the tower in front of you. Deal with them and then push up."
  • "Okay -- hang on, I'm sending over the container."
  • "Dammit. There's more guards just ahead of you. You're going to have to take them out. I can't stop the container. Hurry! Take the shot!"
  • "He's down!"
  • "Hold on to that. And look out for snipers."
  • "I have to get over to the control tower. See if you can find a way to disable the Security System. Maybe there's a spider mine around here. Stand by until I get in position."
  • "I'm ready. Mark your targets."
  • "I'm at the control room. They're adjusting their quadrant. They're going to be here any second. The antenna is down... We need to get power back up. You're going to have to get a new capacitor into the array. I saw one at the back of the room. Dammit. It's the capacitor outside -- at the base of the tower. The antenna array is to the right. Hurry."
  • "Numerous ground elements closing! Get to the tower!"
  • "I've almost got this. Hold on for a bit longer."
  • "It's working! They're engaging them! The reprogram isn't going to last! We need to get you out of here! Target the walkers! The ground troops will pull back!"
  • "I've tied in the A-TAC's targeting into your marking system. Mark targets you want engaged!"
  • "They're falling back! Get up, Kellan now, before they regroup."
  • "I'm losing the uplink! The drone is going down! Brace for impact!"
  • "Keep moving! The border is just ahead!"
  • "Remember what I said about Visari. Make sure Sinclair knows."

Chapter 7: The Handler[]

  • "Stay on that dropship. We can't afford to lose it if we want to find the weapon."
  • "It's hit! They're taking it down. Stay on it. The smoke should make it easy to trace."
  • "We've entered Helghan's atmosphere. It's safe to disengage the orbital divers and freefall to the surface."

Chapter 8: The Dead[]

  • "10,000 meters. Velocity 102 miles per hour and climbing! Stay clear of the meteor trails -- the dust is superheated."
  • "Can you see the dropship?! It should be just ahead of you! Follow its vapor trail!"
  • "4,000 meters. You've reached terminal velocity!"
  • "Stay close to it. Once we clear the cloud layer -- we'll glide below radar."
  • "I'm going through."
  • "Now back off and shoot the canister."
  • "Follow me up, it won't harm you."
  • "We should split up. We'll be harder to track. The dropship's our only lead. Head for the smopke and stay on comms."
  • "There has to be another way to disable it... look around and see what you can find."
  • "It's damaged! The drill must have caused a power surge when it blew. Find another one!"
  • "It'd down! Good work, Kellan! Let's go!"
  • "Sometimes I wish people would just forget this ever happened. Instead of pain and guilt...there could be hope."
  • "Kellan! I'm just above you! Use the gravity well!"
  • "I'll take point."
  • "Tremor! Move! Watch for falling debris!"
  • "Kellan, heads up!"
  • "This place is tearing itself apart."
  • "It's landing! It's just past the ridge. Come on!"

Chapter 9: The Destroyer[]

  • "System's down. Give me perimeter security while I find a way in."
  • "Alright, I'm in. Get over to the entrance -- I'll open the doors."
  • "I'll take point. Watch our six. No! The weapon's not here. Tyran must have it. Here. This must be the way through. Gimme a hand with the door release."
  • "We can use the shuttle trains. That should get us to where ever he went. Hold the platform. I'll secure the train."
  • "Damn it. They're onto us."
  • "RPGs! Take cover!"
  • "Hostiles inbound! Get to cover!"
  • "I need to get into that control room. If I can hack their system -- I might be able to find the location of the weapon."
  • "I'm at the control tower. I'm going to hack the entrance door."
  • "Hold on... I nearly have it. I'm in!"
  • "Kellan, cover my six! I need some time on this."
  • "Cover our six!"
  • "Data is encrypted. I can't find anything on the weapon!"
  • "Set up a base of fire! Cover me while I hack the system!"
  • "They're regrouping. Re-attack is on its way... Check your ammo."
  • "Here we go!"
  • "Grab all the ammo you can. This is not over."
  • "Dammit! I'm almost finished. Just hold them for a bit longer!"
  • "Board is green. We're in. I've got a feed on their comms. I've got something... It's Tyran. He's moving this way. We can set up an ambush!"
  • "I guess we're both outcasts now. Maybe in all this, that's not such a bad thing to have in common."
  • "We're coming up to Stahl's base."
  • "Stahl's using the weapon."
  • "Hang on! I don't have control!"

Chapter 10: The Savior[]

  • "For Kellan..."

Gallery[]

Concept Art[]

Screenshots[]

Trivia[]

  • Echo is voiced and portrayed by Jamie Gray Hyder of True Blood.
  • She is the first named half-breed Helghast woman to be shown in the game series so far. 
  • If Echo is the only child, and the Visari family exercises the same amount of power as they had before the Terracide, then Echo can be considered an heir to the Helghast leadership.
  • Echo gets severely reprimanded for calling Hera Visari "Mother," which indicates a tense relationship between the two. However, Hera shows that she does care for her daughter by briefly touching her shoulder in comfort after hitting her. Hera also gets the guards to escort Echo away out of concern for her daughter's safety. Earlier in the game, Sinclair says that the Chancellor expressed great interest in having Echo returned to New Helghan.
  • Echo contrasts with her grandfather, Scolar Visari, on many points:
    • She wants peace and harmony between the Helghast and Vektans, while Visari made a name for himself by establishing the values, independence and power of the Helghan Empire. Echo wants to bring people together peacefully, while Visari wanted to isolate the Helghast and promote war.
    • Echo is generally considered a good person despite the fact she is not above killing. Strangely enough, while Visari was a politician and was never seen killing anyone in combat, he's known to be a barbaric dictator.
    • Echo doesn't mind cooperating with a Lucas, a Vektan (as she's part Vektan herself), while Visari resented humanity as a whole.
  • Echo gives a voiceover in the opening cinematic of Shadow Fall, much like Visari in the Killzone trilogy.
  • She is the first antagonist to turn traitor while becoming an ally.
  • Echo is the female portrayed on the game cover, her one blue eye and one red eye shows her allegiance and her origins as a half-breed of both the Vektans and Helghast.
  • Echo is the second playable female character in the series, with the first being Shadow Marshal Luger.
  • Echo is the second deuteragonist to have killed a main antagonist in the Killzone series instead of the protagonist, the first being Rico Velasquez killing Scolar Visari in Killzone 2.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dossier: Maya Visari
  2. Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Shadow
  3. Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Doctor
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Agent
  5. Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Handler
  6. 6.0 6.1 Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Destroyer
  7. Killzone Shadow Fall, campaign level The Savior
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