kit harington plays story s antagonist, rear admiral salen kotch.
characters , settings
infinite warfare set in distant future, after earth has been stripped of natural resources result of population growth , industrial expansion, prompting nations of world unite , form united nations space alliance (unsa), political organization handles matters related trade, travel, land claims , efforts relating human space colonization. residents of earth rely on colonies established elsewhere in solar system in order mine planets , asteroids resources. value of these outposts, however, attracts militant radicals seek control them; action place countries of earth in unfavorable position. in response, unsa defended solar associated treaty organization (sato), coordinated military structure defends earth , unsa s holdings. however, prior events of game, new hostile faction emerges, known settlement defense front (sdf), consists of insurgents broke away united nations space alliance during war of secession. following years of troubled stalemate front, relations have deteriorated point entire solar system poised on brink of war. events of game, settlement defense front declares war on unsa , launches surprise attack on geneva, severely weakening sato s forces on earth.
as newly appointed captain of unsa warship retribution, commander nick reyes (brian bloom), tier 1 special operations pilot of special combat air recon (scar), tasked lead crew defeat settlement defense front on earth, journey outer space , across other planets in system using space-based fighter craft, referred jackals, stop front taking on entire solar system. assisting reyes in fight against sdf mentor admiral fredrick raines (john marshall jones), reyes wingman lieutenant nora salter (jamie gray hyder), robot sidekick e3n ethan (jeffrey nordling), , sato marines including staff sergeant usef omar (david harewood), corporal sean brooks (jason barry) , private todd kashima (eric ladin). other notable allies include retribution navigator victor gator diallo (omid abtahi), tigris warship captain maureen ferran (claudia christian), , retribution chief engineer audrey mac macallum (claudia black). facing reyes , allies in battle commander of starship olympus mons, , leader of sdf, rear admiral salen kotch (kit harington), , senior commander akeel min riah (jim pirri). ufc fighter conor mcgregor makes cameo appearance sdf captain bradley fillion, while formula 1 racer lewis hamilton appears retribution electro-technical officer carl hamilton.
plot
a unsa special forces team sent secret unsa weapons research facility on europa investigate sdf attack , recover prototype weapon before initiating facility s self-destruct. team able destroy facility, fails recover weapon , captured sdf, subsequently executed 1 of sdf s main commanders, admiral kotch.
on earth, reyes warns admiral raines sdf attack tantamount declaration of war , unsa should preparing counterattack. however, admiral raines explains unsa s leaders not want escalate situation, during fleet week celebrations entire unsa fleet gathers @ geneva. during celebrations, links wingman salter new robotic subordinate e3n ethan . suddenly, unsa s aatis defense cannons begin open fire on unsa fleet, decimating many ships sdf assault force invades geneva. reyes manages fight way aatis control tower, manages shut down aatis cannons , apprehend riah, sdf spy responsible sabotaging them. reyes accompanies surviving unsa ships orbit destroy attacking sdf fleet. sdf s flagship, olympus mons, arrives , destroys more unsa ships before forced retreat, leaving 2 operational unsa ships: carrier retribution , destroyer tigris.
upon landing on retribution, reyes learns both ship s captain , executive officer killed in battle, leaving him highest-ranking officer of ship , de facto captain. admiral raines promotes reyes commander , tasks him retaking cargo port on moon sdf. after liberating moon, reyes given mission delay sdf long possible until unsa can rebuild fleet. @ point, reyes can embark on number of optional missions attack key sdf targets. eventually, reyes manages destroy strategic refueling tower on titan, crippling sdf s fuel supply. sent investigate disturbance @ asteroid mining station near mercury, find diversion while sdf destroys tigris, leaving retribution sole remaining unsa ship. learning riah carrying beacon meant signal main sdf fleet invade earth, reyes devises plan use beacon lure sdf fleet right still operational aatis guns. unfortunately, plan goes awry when riah escapes, destroys aatis guns, , kills himself trigger beacon. main sdf arrives , olympus mons destroys unsa headquarters, killing admiral raines.
with no other options, reyes decides use opportunity board , commandeer olympus mons. manages battle way bridge , kill admiral kotch. has olympus mons travel mars, intends use ship destroy sdf s orbital shipyard , cripple fleet in return. while olympus mons , retribution manage destroy many sdf ships, olympus mons suffers damage use weapons reyes orders ram shipyard. unfortunately, retribution suffers damage , drifts olympus mons flight path, forcing reyes order ship divert. both warships crash onto surface of mars shipyard still intact.
realizing there s no way them earth alive, reyes rallies survivors of retribution crew , leads them on 1 final, desperate assault on shipyard. of surviving crew killed in fighting, salter manages commandeer sdf destroyer. however, weapons disabled , mooring clamps locked. ethan sacrifices himself destroy moorings while reyes activates destroyer s weapons , orders salter destroy station, despite him being on it. salter reluctantly opens fire, ejecting reyes space. last sight seeing sdf shipyard explode before killed flying shrapnel.
some time later, unsa honors reyes , retribution crew s heroic sacrifice, stating destruction of sdf shipyard decisive victory. salter, 1 of 4 survivors retribution, salutes war memorial in geneva listing names of of unsa soldiers died in conflict, including reyes.
during credits, posthumous recorded messages of of deceased retribution crew may heard.
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