FNV Minor Character Poll - Round 1-A, Day 1
Left: Beagle, deputy to the late Sheriff McBain of Primm and hostage in the Bison Steve.
—"I'll defer to your superior appraisal of character and prowess in contests of arms and see you outside!"
Right: Maj. Elizabeth Kieran, Major in the NCR Supply Corps and operator of the Freeside Soup Kitchen.
—"Our envoy [to The King] was brutally beaten, and only barely survived. My superiors ordered the relief mission scrapped. I managed to get clearance to carry out the mission anyway, but with greatly reduced support."
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From the Inquisitor to the Baptist: The Evolution of John Seed
So who was John Seed, the Inquisitor? And most importantly, who is John Seed, the Baptist?
All the sources and references indicated by the superscript numbers will be given in the last post.
Part 5: Conclusion
It took more than three years to develop Far Cry 5. A lot can change in three years, and as a matter of fact, when it comes to John Seed, a lot did change.
In terms of his appearance, it seems the idea has always been for him to look stylish. He’s always had a dark beard and slicked-back hair, and although its color has varied, a shirt. Then came his vest, sunglasses, watch, coat, earring, belt, and key, and his outfit steadily evolved to become the one we know today. Many tattoos, for the most part inspired by the seven deadly sins or religion in general, gradually appeared on his hands and arms as well.
Before he became “the Baptist”, his title used to be “the Inquisitor”, and although this term is nowhere to be found in Far Cry 5 (or even in its files, from what I’ve seen), John’s Gate was renamed “The Inquisitor’s Grave” in Far Cry New Dawn. Indeed, canonically, his bunker is his “grave” because John either lost his life right outside of it or trying to reach it.
But in my opinion, the Inquisitor didn’t die in Far Cry 5; he was already long dead when the game came out, and the most important and meaningful changes John underwent during development were not of a physical nature.
In terms of his personality and morals, he’s always been a violent man, and while he still brutalizes people in Far Cry 5, evidence suggests he went from a threatening, conceited, hypocritical, and primarily sadistic individual to a more polite-looking, subtle, emotional, and tortured person whose ego is clearly not a big and strong as it seems, or as he wants others to believe.
When he was still called the Inquisitor, John seemed self-assured and to always have everything under control, like nothing could affect him or his (high) opinion of himself, and other people’s feelings didn’t matter. Now, as the Baptist, this air of confidence is more of a facade; he’s emotionally immature, tends to easily lose his temper when things don’t go his way, and his sense of self-worth greatly depends on what he believes his brother Joseph’s opinion of him is.
The Inquisitor looked like an insensitive, somewhat stereotypical torturer (and killer) who, although he seemed to have faith in the Project, would often use it as an excuse to cause harm and satisfy his dark urges. He was cruel and selfish, would never accept responsibility for his actions, and was mainly driven by his desire to inflict pain. The Baptist still hurts and mutilates others, and he may still take satisfaction in what he does, but what apparently counts more for him now is the result. He’s convinced himself that his childhood trauma was in fact a positive and freeing experience and that it could benefit other people, so in his own indisputably unhealthy and harmful way, he tries to “save” them.
The Inquisitor would indulge in his luxurious ranch, think some rules didn’t apply to him, and mostly care about himself and his own pleasure. The Baptist is a perfectionist who doesn’t hesitate to put his comfort aside to achieve his goals, refuses to put himself “on a pedestal”, and can work tirelessly to make his brother proud; this is what drives and obsesses him.
At first glance, it may look like John is still the Inquisitor, and I think it’s interesting that most of the things that can help us see him in a different light (Joseph’s eulogy for him⁵⁵, the message at Seed Ranch⁵⁶, the letter to Terry⁵¹, Hudson’s line⁴⁴) are usually found after his death. In his final moments, John looks heartbroken that the Junior Deputy could never “understand”, “believe” in, and “care” about what he thought he was doing all along: saving people... and that included the two of them. His last words? A prayer for their soul.
It’s only when he’s gone that we’re able to comprehend who John Seed truly was, to see the person behind his carefully crafted image of a self-assured, self-controlled, and strong man. Only when it’s too late can we fully realize that, under the surface and behind the violence, was a deeply flawed individual but also a beautifully complex character, full of contradictions, who knew he wasn’t perfect and spent most of his life trying to meet others’ expectations, or at least what he believed those were, but usually ended up causing much suffering to many people in the process, including himself.
The Inquisitor essentially was a monster without a heart; the Baptist is just a human who never managed to fully open his.
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On the nights that the Father allows you to step inside of his hut, you allow yourself to crawl out of your shell.
‘Let me see you, child,’ he orders you to take off the mask and watches you strip yourself before him. ‘Let me feel you,’ he becons you as he reaches out his warm hands towards your burning cheeks and your whole body quakes at first contact. ‘Let me touch you,’ he demands as he draws your face closer to his and pushes you down into the fur pelts.
On the nights that the Father invites you into his hut, you barge into his chest and lock yourself between his arms.
‘Let me hear you,’ he licks his chapped lips, his tongues having just escaped yours after you tried to suck it in whole. ‘Let me hear it,’ he breathes into your mouth as it widens with a whine. ‘Speak to me, child.’
Only on the nights that he takes you inside his hut and you take him inside of yourself, do the words you swords off leave you.
‘Father,’ you choke out of your sore throat. ‘Father,’ you smother yourself into the crook of his neck, your wet cheek chaffing against his corse beard. ‘Father,’ you sink your teeth into the dry skin of his shoulder as he buries between your wet thighs.
The morning after, the Father would make you beg for forgiveness, make you atone for the envy that made your teeth itch to mark him for all his other children to see. The morning after, you’ll swallow your words, hide your face and walk behind him like a shadow.
Only on the nights you’re inside the Father’s hut do you get to be heard and have your prayers answered.
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