Robert
Robert is an arms dealer and smuggler boss in the Boston quarantine zone, and the man Joel and Tess hunt down in The Quarantine Zone. He owed them a cache of guns, sold it to the Fireflies instead and sent men to attack Tess, so the pair go after him at his warehouse on the docks.
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- Smugglers
Appears in
Found in
- BostonBoston, Massachusetts is the first region after the time skip and the city where Ellie grew up. You play The Quarantine Zone and The Outskirts here, and Left Behind's flashbacks with Riley take place in the same city. FEDRA holds the North End as one of the last working quarantine zones in the country.
- Mission Hill PierMission Hill Pier is the wharf in the Boston slums where the smuggler Robert runs his trade. Joel and Tess fight through Robert's men here at the end of The Slums section of The Quarantine Zone, then chase him through the area.
Good to know
- Voiced and performed by Robin Atkin Downes.
- Leads a smuggling crew that deals in guns, pills and other contraband.
- Moved from Area 2 of the zone to Area 5, the Mission Hill Pier warehouses, to hide from Joel and Tess.
- Bribes soldiers with a cut of his supplies so he can keep trading.
- Has not paid his own guards in a while, and they complain about him behind his back.
- Known for paying with counterfeit ration cards.
Who he is
Robert is vain and cowardly. He breaks his deal with Joel and Tess, then tries to have Tess killed rather than face them, and even when cornered he tries to talk his way out with excuses and offers. Joel sums him up as a man who manages to annoy everyone he deals with.
The chase at the docks
Joel and Tess sneak through the slums and into the docks, where Robert's hired guards are patrolling. After you deal with them, Robert empties a 9mm pistol at you and runs. You chase him through the waterfront until he is knocked down in an alley.
The interrogationSpoilerShow
Tess breaks his knee and Joel breaks his arm until he admits he sold the guns to the Fireflies. He suggests the pair take the weapons back from the Fireflies by force. Tess shoots him dead, and moments later Marlene arrives with the job that starts Joel's journey with Ellie.
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