Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationNo screenshot of Why Am I Here? yet. This one shows Deacon St. John (Bend Studio / PlayStation).
Why Am I Here?
O'Brian wants another meeting, and you ride out in the Lost Lake region to find him. This time he has news about what happened to Sarah after that night in Farewell.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- James O'Brian
- Region
- Lost Lake
- Rewards
- 3,000 XP
Storylines
Part 11 of 13 in Finding NERO
Part 20 of 27 in I Remember
Good to know
- It is a single-objective meeting with no combat.
- In the Broken Road permadeath mode, this mission starts a new act.
What happensSpoilerShow
O'Brian says Sarah's helicopter was rerouted south and her federal clearance kept her from being left behind. He does not know if she is alive, but it is the first real chance Deacon has had. O'Brian also repeats that the Freakers are evolving, which Deacon has seen for himself with Breakers and Bleachers.
Objectives
1. Meet O'Brian.
Deacon St. JohnDeacon St. John is the player character: a former soldier and Mongrels MC enforcer who now works as a drifter and bounty hunter in post-outbreak Oregon. You play as him from the opening hunt for Leon. He still grieves his wife Sarah, whom he believes died early in the outbreak.- James O'BrianJames O'Brian is the NERO volunteer who loaded Sarah onto an evacuation helicopter when the outbreak began. Deacon finds him again two years later as a NERO lieutenant in the Finding NERO storyline. He becomes Deacon's only inside source on NERO and on what happened to Sarah.
Related missions
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Moments of Lucidity
O'Brian has another job for you near Lost Lake. You find a NERO field team, put a GPS tracker on their helicopter and spy on the researcher.
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On Herod's Birthday
O'Brian wants more NERO data, so Deacon tracks a NERO field research team in the Lost Lake region. You tag their helicopter with a GPS tracker and watch the researcher at work.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStoryIt's On A Mission
O'Brian sends you after another NERO field research team near Lost Lake. You ride out and listen in while a researcher studies the Freakers.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStoryYou Could Have Done More
O'Brian wants another meeting, so you ride out in Lost Lake to hear what he has found out about Sarah. Boozer comes along and waits at the bike while you talk.