Video Game Character of the Month - July 2016 - Aiden Pearce - Watch_Dogs

Video Game Character of the Month

July 2016
Aiden Pearce
Watch_Dogs

Overview:

No, this isn't a hacking by Aiden to get some recognition (maybe), but me, Satamer, as I do believe that beyond the cold, monotone personality, he has the heart and powers deserving of this award. Without further ado lets get on to this award.

And now some information of Aiden Pearce (for someone who sneaks in the shadows, we actually have quite a lot of info!):

He's 39 years of age

Of Irish decent

Has many aliases including The Vigilante, The Fox, Joe Smith and for a while Nicholas Crispin

He is 6 foot 2 inches

He lives in Chicago

He's a hacker/fixer/grey hat

He is a vigilante

Takes it upon himself to avenge his niece

Doesn't like to kill but will to protect his family

Very protective (paranoid even) of his family

Has a Profiler which he can use to find out people's personal details such as finances or listen into their calls/ read their text messages

Has a neckwarmer scarf which can be pulled over his face to stop people identifying him

Wears a trench coat

Can parkour

Can stay calm in most situations

Can use a wide variety of guns

Has a baton to use for melee

Is right-handed but can use a one-handed weapon and Profiler simultaneously

Can hack steam-pipes, traffic lights, blockers, bridges, road spikes and more

He can focus his mind, allowing him to 'slow down time' by increasing his reflexes and senses

The broken Z on his mask is based on the Nexus - Watch_Dogs original title

His number plate is also N3X U5 (Nexus)

Has been seen to be affiliated with Jordi Chin, Clara Lille, T-Bone and Damien Brenks

Aiden means Fire Walker in Old Irish

Origin of Aiden Pearce:

Aiden Pearce has been compared to Walter White by Watch_Dog's creative director Jonathan Morin due to them both thinking they are doing the right thing for their families but actually come off as a bit self-centered. He came to America from Ireland  with his sister and mother to escape his father and grew up in a rough neighbourhood where he found a love of cars and hockey. Eventually, he became part of a criminal gang and paid to learn how to wield weapons and combat enemies of his. At one point in his career he became affiliated with Damien Brenks and they became partners.

Evolution of Aiden Pearce:

Over the course of the game, Aiden becomes more aware of what he is doing and how it is hurting people but is still fixated in finding out why Lena's death happened and goes to incredible lengths to do so. He learns new skills both in real life and hacking and gains friends throughout the game but also pushes some aways. He has 7 different outfits - two of which can be unlocked by DLC missions (one is only on PS4), while the rest are unlocked via specific preorder editions.

Games:

Watch_Dogs: released (World Wide) on May 27th, 2014 on Playstation 4/Xbox One/PC/PS3/Xbox 360/ released (North America) on November 18th, 2014/(Europe) on November 21st, 2014 on Wii U


Well, that's it for Aiden Pearce but, as always, if I've missed something out or made a mistake then please don't hesitate to comment! Or if you want a specific character to win the award then please comment as well!


Thanks for reading, Satamer.

Sources:
http://watchdogs.wikia.com/wiki/Aiden_Pearce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Dogs
As well as my own knowledge