Gray Jack

Gray Jack
Distinctions	Elongated and lanky body, large clawed hands.
Primary Attack	Claws
Games featured	Resistance: Fall of Man

Gray Jacks are decrepit Hybrids that have almost outgrown their bodies. They are not an individual strain of Chimera, since they are simply elderly Hybrids. They exclusively appear in Resistance: Fall of Man.

Description

Gray Jacks were Hybrids who have nearly outgrown their bodies as a result of their overtaxed cooling units, allowing their uncontrolled metabolism to steadily cook them from the inside-out. Near-death, this results in a necrotic appearance and the perpetual, characteristic odor of decaying flesh. Despite their unarmed and lanky appearance, they are still dangerous for possessing a long reach and wicked claws, giving them a devastating close-range attack. Furthermore, wounds inflicted by a strike from a Gray Jack are exceedingly difficult to sterilize and highly prone to infection, which can often be fatal.

After the eradication of the Chimera in Britain, the Gray Jacks were among the strains that were phased out by the time of Operation Overstrike. It can be presumed that the Gray Jacks are rendered disused from Daedalus' overhaul of the Chimeran army.

Resistance: Fall of Man

Sometime during the Chimera's occupation of Britain, the British Intelligence Corps managed to capture several Gray Jacks and quarantined in specimen tanks in Northern Command for research. When the Chimera attacked Northern Command to free the Angel, the trapped Gray Jacks were freed from their tanks. Nathan Hale first encounters a Gray Jack attacking a lone British soldier in the Gray Jack's containment room. Escaping their cells individually, the creatures attempt to kill Hale and the soldier, but are quickly eliminated.

Next seen in Cheddar Gorge, at least three Gray Jacks are part of the Chimeran defenses that Hale encounters during his investigation of the recently excavated Chimeran Tower.

Once again, Hale encounters several Gray Jack groups during his exploration of the Chimeran-infested tunnels of Bracknell and working with Leapers, Gray Jacks often ambush Hale.

Last seen in the alleyways of London, at least one Gray Jack is seen after killing X-Ray Four and Six, and attempts to ambush Hale as he heads for the rooftops.

Strategies

• Because they invariably charge towards their targets in a mindless rush, a very effective tactic is to use the Rossmore 236 shotgun, especially its double-barrel blasts. The Gray Jack will flinch back on the first shot, if close enough, giving time for more shots to bring it down. Sapper mines also work well.
  • In two-player modes, have one person lure the Gray Jack to bait it in, then get the second player to hide somewhere and greet it with shotgun shells.
• A surprisingly effective method of taking down Gray Jacks is to use the standard melee attack. This works for any weapon, as the melee attack Gray Jacks absorb can cause them to flinch back, allowing another opportunity for players to kill them. This method should enable the player to take them down without losing even a single sliver of health. The best weapon to use would be the Reaper Carbine, given that they have two melee attacks (one per carbine), unlike most weapons, thus enabling a quicker takedown.
• In Cheshire, the Fareye's secondary fire allows the Gray Jacks to be easily taken down with headshots as they emerge from their tanks. Despite its penetration capability, shooting the tanks with the Auger while they are lowered or before they open does not damage the creature inside.
  • The Bullseye is also devastating, due to its extreme cyclic rate.
• Gray Jacks are very quiet, even when they charge the player. This calls for the player to be more alert in later levels.
• In co-op mode, players can watch each others' backs as they advance through territory held by these creatures. However, the Reaper Carbine is absent, perhaps due to the presence of two weapons.
• If attacked by numerous enemy archetypes, the player should try to either kill a Gray Jack as fast as possible, or simply run away and wait for a few seconds. The Gray Jack will actually ignore the player and return to its original position should one break off from combat.

Intel

“	Gray Jacks are decrepit Hybrids which have nearly outgrown their bodies. As they approach death, their cooling units are over-taxed and their rampant metabolism steadily cooks them from the inside-out. The resulting necrosis gives Gray Jacks an odor of decaying flesh. Though unarmed and seemingly frail, the long reach of their wicked claws can be deadly. The wounds they cause are very difficult to clean and often fatal.	”

Gallery

Gray Jack Intel.

Gray Jack concept art.

Gray Jack concept art.

Concept art of the Gray Jack specimen tanks.