Susan Capelli (née Farley) is the foster sister of Nathan Hale and was first mentioned in the Project Abraham viral website and appeared in the novel Resistance: The Gathering Storm. In Resistance 3, she becomes the wife of Joseph Capelli and has a son named Jack.
Biography
Susan got along very well with Nathan Hale since they were children, and treated him as a true brother. Susan's father, Frank, trained her and Hale in shooting in which they entered the Young Ranchers of South Dakota's annual shooting contest in 1942 and 1945, respectively. As she grew up, Susan became radicalized in her views towards the United States government as she criticized the authoritarian reign of President Noah Grace, and she eventually joined the Alliance for American Autonomy.[2] Consequently, Susan was called a "traitor" for speaking ill of the government and military,[2] and her name was disqualified from the YRSD Hall of Records for her affiliation with the AAA.[2][3]
After Hale left to serve in the military, Susan kept in contact with him through mail and keeping track of the places he had been so far before his induction in Project Abraham. Susan also occasionally talked about her adopted brother to eager locals as he was considered somewhat a legend in some parts of South Dakota due to his unbeaten score in the YRSD shooting contest.[2]
Resistance: The Gathering Storm
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In late 1951, Susan, her family and many friends and neighbors experienced the Chimera's early invasion of America. As the Chimera overran South Dakota, Susan and everyone made a last stand at her family ranch in which she became the sole survivor. After burying the dead, Susan left South Dakota and sought shelter at a Protection Camp. There, she experienced a grueling life at the camp as the civil authorities which made her to lose her faith on a government that "justify the suspension of civil liberties and to stay in power." Susan then joined the resistance movement Freedom First to oppose both the Chimera and the Grace administration.
On December 10, 1951, Susan was based in a Freedom First camp near Custer, Montana where she was reunited with Nathan Hale, who was infiltrating the camp under the guise of a volunteer, and outed him. Once captured, Susan spared Hale from any torture during his interrogation, and learned about his mission to find the former Secretary of War, Henry Walker. After Hale was released, Susan talked with Hale about her reasons for joining Freedom First and her misgivings of the U.S. government. Susan then told Hale that she cannot leave with him.
On December 15, Susan and Freedom First member Anthony Puzo attempted to assassinate Noah Grace during his Victory Tour in Denver. She and Puzo attempted to kill Grace directly from the Ridley Hotel via sniper fire. However, Nathan was among Grace's security detail and noticed Susan's location from the glint of their scope rifle, and prevented Grace's death, but only for the sniper bullet to hit and wounded the Colorado Governor. After Puzo was killed by return fire, Susan attempted to find his killer and shockingly discovered it to be Hale before being knocked unconscious by a Secret Service agent.
Susan was taken into custody at the Denver Federal Center where she was visited by Hale. Hale wanted her sentence to be reduced, but Susan coldly respond that there is no reason for her to be exempted from her actions. Instead she criticized Nathan for saving Grace, who will only continue to seek for power and to repress the American people. Susan was then shortly transferred away. Susan's warnings were heeded by Hale, who personally killed Grace after learning the president's intentions to allow the Chimera to conquer Earth while sparing the United States.
Resistance: A Hole in the Sky
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Following her arrest and sentencing, Susan was imprisoned in a federal penitentiary presumably in Montana. After the Chimera overran, Farley was moved to another penitentiary near Canon City, Colorado. When the Chimera swept into Colorado, the collapsing state government transferred Susan and her fellow inmates to The Lucky Buckle Mine where they were forced to mine gold for the personal benefits of their corrupted handlers, led by Warden Hiram Brewster. There she and the other female prisoners subjugated to frequent sexual abasement. On September 26th, 1953, Susan planned a breakout in which she killed Brewster. She then left to reunite with Freedom First at one of their nearest cells in Concordia, Kansas after having previously learned that the Montana cell was destroyed. Upon arriving at Concordia she found the entire city deserted and occupied by the Chimera.
Susan departed Concordia and followed a family to The Tank. There she fatefully encountered an enslaved Joseph Capelli being forced into a gladiatorial fight against a Steelhead. She noticed Capelli's SRPA tattoos and realizing his connection to the Sentinels like Hale, she then freed Capelli and killing his handlers. After escaping, Susan reveal to Capelli her reason for saving him and her relationship with her brother. The latter information surprised Capelli before finally telling her what had happened to Hale, explaining his transformation from the Chimeran virus and how he was responsible for killing him. Susan was left shocked and angered, and at first considered killing Capelli, but refused. She joined Capelli in his journey to Haven. Durng their journey a bond was developed between her and Capelli.
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Resistance 3
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Susan was released from her imprisonment due to her relationship with Hale's heroic service, but she was saddened to learn of his death in the wake of Operation Black Eden. With the United States devastated and Noah Grace already dead, Susan was left drifting until she met Joseph Capelli, the man who killed Hale. Ironically, Susan found a new reason to live with Capelli as they both worked together in an unforgiving world dominated by the Chimera. They eventually settled in Haven, Oklahoma and married, and had a son they named Jack. While no longer a combatant, Susan had not lost her fierce vitality and innate leadership among the survivors of Haven.
On August 9, 1957, the Chimera discovered Haven and launched an attack on the town. While defending Haven, Susan met Dr. Fyodor Malikov, who had came to recruit Joseph to help stop the Chimera's terraforming process in New York City. Although her husband coldly rejected Malikov's offer, Susan convinced Joseph to help Malikov by reasoning that there no chance of anyone, including their son, will survive the Chimera's genocide. Before Haven was destroyed, Susan and her son evacuated to Baxter Springs after separating from Joseph. While at Baxter Springs, Susan and Jack settled in a farmhouse and managed to get a doctor to treat Jack.
After Joseph succeeded in sealing the wormhole, Susan and Jack were reunited with her husband.
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Trivia
- In the Project Abraham website, Susan was stated to be Nathan Hale's cousin but was apparently retconned (along with her family) in Resistance: The Gathering Storm as a foster-sister of Nathan.
- Susan was often called by Nathan Hale as "Susie", which she detested later in her adult life.
- According to Resistance: The Gathering Storm, Susan was born on March 7, 1920.[4] However, her age is two years older than Nathan Hale's (who was born in 1922), and the given information from the book is considered an error as Hale is stated to be older than his sibling.
- Susan is featured as a multiplayer skin in Resistance 3.
References
- ^ Resistance 3 Signature Series Guide
- ^ a b c d Susan's letter
- ^ YRSD519594
- ^ Resistance: The Gathering Storm, P. 142
| Characters in Resistance 3 | |
|---|---|
| Haven | Joseph Capelli · Susan Farley · Jack Capelli · John Harper · Tommy Dean · Lester · Dale · Nate · Bobby · Billy · Dixie · Paul Tressel · Francis · Winston · Myrna · Vernon · Tony · Stanley · Theresa · Anson · Ray |
| Remnants | Charlie Tent · Ellis Turner · Glenda · Martin · Alex · Ernie |
| Mt. Pleasant | Jean Rose · Jonathan Rose · Arthur · Pierson Fagan · Stephen Waybauch · Udall |
| Graterford Prison | Herbert Sawicki · Mick Cutler · Dick · Darryl · Ned |
| Others | Fyodor Malikov · Freddie Valmore · Gary · William Kendrick · Rex Eastley · Jorge Abella · Anais Roubier · Andreas Filzmozer · Mathison · Irma Lindeman · Molly Lindeman · Roger Sandor · James Hickey · Amelia |