Derrick Kouri
Captain Derrick Kouri commands the Militia's Diamond Lake outpost and is second in command to Colonel Garret. Deacon meets him after saving two of his soldiers, and Kouri brings him into the Militia. He is wearing the Mongrels ring Deacon gave Sarah.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Deschutes County Militia
Good to know
- Born in the early 1970s.
- He served over a decade in the US Air Force.
- He was married to Karie for 12 years and had two daughters.
- He was on vacation on the West Coast when the outbreak began.
- He lived through the fall of the Silver Lake refugee camp before joining the Militia.
- He leads Deacon through the An Officer And A Gentleman storyline.
Personality
Kouri is respectful and disciplined, and he treats Deacon as a fellow veteran. He shares memories of his family freely. He never fully believes Deacon's story about his wife.
Recruiting Deacon
Kouri is impressed when Deacon helps him track the deserter Vasquez. He recommends Deacon straight to Garret and rides with him to Crater Lake to be sworn in.
Role in the storySpoilerShow
When Wade Taylor kills Doc Jiminez, Kouri joins the hunt. He finds Deacon with Taylor's body and has it burned, because the Militia does not abandon its own. Garret blames him for missing Taylor's addiction.
FateSpoilerShow
After Garret orders Deacon's execution, Kouri and a few soldiers break him out. He admits he knew Lieutenant Whitaker was Deacon's wife and hands back the ring. He leaves east with his group, and Glen Russell later runs Diamond Lake.
Things to know
Kouri's outpost at Diamond Lake is your first camp in the south. Lucas Monroe is the mechanic, Ava Bergstrom sells guns and Rumi Ikeda takes bounties. Driven To Extinction has you track a deserter through heavy snow, clear a wolf pack and finish by sneaking to a lumber mill. In You Alone I Have Seen, he takes you to test Weaver's napalm on the 300-strong Chemult Station Horde, which counts for Horde Killer. Finishing An Officer And A Gentleman unlocks the Diamond Lake custom accent.
- Prove It To MeDeacon rides with Captain Kouri of the Deschutes County Militia. It is your first real look at the Militia and its plans for the Freakers.
Driven To ExtinctionCaptain Kouri asks you to help track Vasquez, a Militia soldier who went AWOL. You start at a cabin and follow his trail through snowy woods with Kouri.
Don't Give Me OrdersCaptain Kouri wants your help clearing a marauder camp tied to Vasquez, the AWOL Militia soldier you have been tracking. You storm the camp with him and free a hostage.- A Target On Their BacksA Target On Their Backs is a Militia story mission. Captain Kouri takes Deacon along on a ride south, deeper into Militia territory, and you follow his lead the whole way.
Can I Ask You Something?A short ride mission with Sarah. You leave the Militia's territory together and head for Chemult Community College, and the two of you finally talk on the way.- I Don't Have A PicYou ride with Captain Kouri across the pontoon bridge to Wizard Island, the Militia's fortress in Crater Lake. Kouri asks a few questions on the way.
- What Kept Me GoingYou and Sarah set out from Wizard Island to ride north over the Thielsen Pass. The goal is the old Cloverdale facility, where she can get the equipment she needs.
- This One's On MeDoc Jiminez has been asking for you, so you head to his infirmary on Wizard Island for another visit. It is a short walk-and-talk mission on the island.
- Ascending From The UnderworldAscending From The Underworld is a late story mission. Word comes that the Militia is moving on Lost Lake, and Deacon rides north from Crater Lake to help defend Iron Mike's camp.
- I Don't Wanna HangTaylor, a young Militia soldier, has run from Wizard Island, and you ride out to bring him back. The trail leads to a ski lodge held by marauders.
You Alone I Have SeenCaptain Kouri wants Weaver's new Napalm Molotov tested on a real horde. You take on the Chemult horde of 300 Freakers, then report back to Kouri.- Shadow Of DeathDeacon tries to get Sarah off Wizard Island. You take out the Militia's RPG, reach Sarah's lab in the Ark and lead her to the top of the volcanic cove.
We're Fighting A WarYou go with Captain Kouri to the Militia's Diamond Lake encampment to look for any trace of Sarah. You talk to a drifter there and search the camp before meeting Kouri back at your bike.- I Promise To Never Leave YouA memory entry in the I Remember storyline. Deacon thinks back to the night he proposed to Sarah, and why he did it without a proper ring.
- A War We Can WinA War We Can Win is the story mission where Deacon arrives at Wizard Island, the Deschutes County Militia's fortress in Crater Lake. Colonel Garret walks you through the base and explains what his Militia is fighting for.
- A Good SoldierA Good Soldier is the storyline where Deacon signs on with the Deschutes County Militia so he can find out what is going on in the south. It covers his time as a Militia recruit under Captain Kouri and Colonel Garret at Wizard Island.
- An Officer And A GentlemanAn Officer And A Gentleman follows Deacon's dealings with Captain Derrick Kouri of the Militia. It starts when Deacon spots his old Mongrels ring on Kouri and wants to know how he got it, and it runs through Deacon's whole stint with the Militia.
Related characters
- Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationSupporting
Sarah Whitaker
Sarah Whitaker is Deacon's wife, a botanist with two PhDs who studied rare plants at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab. You get to know her through flashback missions in the I Remember storyline. Deacon believes she was lost in the first days of the outbreak.
- Antagonist
Matthew Garret
Colonel Matthew Garret leads the Deschutes County Militia from its base on Wizard Island in Crater Lake. His army aims to wipe out the Freakers and store humanity's knowledge in a cave he calls the Ark. Deacon works under him in the Law And Disorder storyline.
- Supporting
Wade Taylor
Wade Taylor is a young drifter who enlists in the Militia on the same day as Deacon. He is friendly and awkward, and he struggles with a drug problem. His story plays out in the How He'd Survive? storyline.
- Minor
Vasquez
Vasquez is a Militia soldier who goes AWOL from Captain Kouri's Diamond Lake outpost. Kouri asks Deacon to help track him down. They find him with Marauders, holding Crystal Adkins captive in Don't Give Me Orders.