The Diego character in Far Cry 6 may be a missed opportunity

Far Cry 6: Game Overview

A mystery surrounding Diego in Far Cry 6 was one of the most significant changes in the game before its launch. Despite their backers or families, past villains such as Vaas, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed lacked a real protégé of their own. Despite Joseph Seed losing his family playing the game, they all felt separate from each other, limited to Joseph's commentary in cutscenes about how they came to this decision. It was fascinating to have Diego appear to be an active character, sitting beneath the villain as his son.

At first, Diego and Anton's relationship appears to be always on edge, but with Far Cry 6's marketing, it becomes clear that their relationship is tense but not as razor-edge as it appeared at first. The game seemed to have a lot of potential prior to releases, such as Diego's future and Dani's impact on Diego; however, the game instead takes a predictable turn.

I don't mean to criticize Diego and Anton's performances - each character felt like it was true to life. Diego felt minimized in Far Cry 6, despite having played a key role in the story (although you could argue that he wasn't needed). Nevertheless, there's clearly something missing in his relationship with Dani.

Far Cry 6: Diego and Dani 

Diego will first encounter Dani as he tries to escape Yara via boat but is hunted down by Anton after escaping. In the Far Cry 6 alternate ending, Dani will join Libertad after losing close friends (or leaving for Miami after working for Libertad). However, they won't meet up again until the Castillo storyline begins: after the prologue and three other events.

Some players may be turned off to hear this particular mission's messaging, as it sounds like the last one. The option to do so is technically available once a player reaches Rank 10 and in between the other storylines, but it is not required. With this system, players can assemble all Libertad allies, giving them a sense of time when it takes days, if not weeks before Diego appears in a cutscene alongside Anton.

As Diego is clearly reluctant to be a dictator like his father, these scenes can make us empathize with him. Other instances show his path, such as his lack of mercy to the Legends prisoner or his shooting later on (albeit, this is to save Dani during Castillo's storyline).

In a way, it's strange that two strangers who met only once on a boat should form a relationship after so little time together. Diego's decision to let Dani go, regardless of how long has passed, seems strange during this storyline. Far Cry 6's Yarans would die if he left his father, but it creates a weird relationship between the two.

In some sense, killing a child is a morally wrong act even if it involves a revolution in Far Cry 6. However, the raw emotions attached make no sense. Outside of the boat scene, Diego does not appear outside of the prologue or three storylines until almost four hours have passed. Consequently, Diego is completely irrelevant throughout the majority of the game.

Far Cry 6: Story 

Including Diego more in the overall storyline and missions could have improved their relationship, although forcing the player to take on some of these missions earlier would alleviate some of the awkward timing. Maybe he and Dani found themselves in more intimate circumstances than the moments early in the Castillo questline that led him to distance himself from his father. It makes little sense, especially assuming that Diego saw more of Anton's cruelty as he likely did.

However, Diego could still remember his father's illness, which may have contributed to his reaction. He shares this information with Dani, however, despite the fact that it seemed to be a secret otherwise. Diego's father was all lies in his eyes, everything he saw in him was a lie. There are two sides to every story. Anton murders Diego so that Diego will not live the same life he did, with his final word, "lies." Perhaps this reflects Dani's willingness to protect Diego from Libertad, which highlights their strange relationship.

Far Cry 6: The Ending 

During the game, Dani is likened to Lobo, who, during the previous revolution, was trying to seize Esperanza as well as the rest of Yara. As the eventual leader of Libertad, Dani feels dangerously close to becoming Lobo, but the game just makes a different decision. In the same way that this story ends without a satisfying conclusion with Dani becoming El Presidente, Diego's story ends without a satisfactory conclusion.

Diego's ending is cruel and fitting for the theme of revolution explored in Far Cry 6, but the emotional impact feels less genuine than it should. The end of Diego's story doesn't involve anything sad, emotional, or anything of the sort, in spite of the fact that he is the son of the dictator, a genuinely good kid, and he has an affair with Dani/Libertad. Dani leaves to put down the insurgency, and Diego is no longer of any importance to them. Just the end.

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