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'''Jesse Faden '''(also known as '''Prime Candidate 7 '''or '''P7''') is the current [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Control]]. Seeking answers about her mysterious past, Jesse sought out the [[Federal Bureau of Control]], a secret government agency tasked with investigating unexplainable phenomena. As Jesse arrived at the Bureau's headquarters, the [[Oldest House]], it was suddenly [[Hiss invasion|invaded]] by a hostile force known only as the [[Hiss]]. In the chaos, Jesse was suddenly made the FBC's new Director in lieu of [[Zachariah Trench|the previous Director]]'s death, and tasked with fighting back against the Hiss and regaining control over the Oldest House.
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'''Jesse Faden''' is the current [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Control]]. Seeking answers about her mysterious past, Jesse sought out the Federal Bureau of Control, a secret government agency tasked with investigating unexplainable phenomena. As Jesse arrived at the Bureau's headquarters, the [[Oldest House]], it was suddenly [[Hiss invasion|invaded]] by a hostile force known only as the [[Hiss]]. In the chaos, Jesse was suddenly made the FBC's new Director after [[Zachariah Trench|the previous Director]]'s death, and tasked with fighting back against the Hiss and regaining control over the Oldest House.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
   
 
=== Early Life ===
 
=== Early Life ===
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See also: ''[[Ordinary AWE]]''
Jesse Faden grew up in the town of [[Ordinary]] with her younger brother, [[Dylan Faden|Dylan]]. When Jesse was eleven years old, she and Dylan discovered a [[Slide Projector|slide projector]] in Ordinary's landfill; they soon discovered it to be an [[Altered Item]] which opened [[paranatural]] doorways to "other places." Hostile entities emerged from these doorways, resulting in tragic, near-catastrophic consequences for Ordinary and the siblings. However, a seemingly benevolent entity also emerged from the slides, and aided Jesse and Dylan in disabling the projector.
 
   
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Jesse Faden and her brother [[Dylan Faden|Dylan]] grew up in the town of [[Ordinary|Ordinary, Wisconsin]] and often played together along with other kids in the town. On [[Timeline#2002|August 30, 2002]], the group discovered a [[Slide Projector]] (an [[Object of Power]]) in Ordinary's landfill which opened physical portals to other dimensions, which they began to explore. In one particular dimension - [[Slidescape-36]] - Jesse and Dylan encountered the [[resonance]] of an [[extradimensional being]] which Jesse named [[Polaris]].
Shortly thereafter, the [[Federal Bureau of Control]] arrived to intervene, kidnapping Dylan as Jesse fled from the scene. The Bureau covered up these events, and others regarded Jesse as having imagined the entire incident. Consumed by guilt over having fled and confused by her transformed view of reality, Jesse dedicated much of her later life to finding her brother and the mysterious Bureau that took him.
 
   
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Some time later, a group of bullies stole the Slide Projector and fell under the influence of a being known as the "Not-Mother," which turned the children into malignant beings. Jesse and Dylan survived the attack with the aid of Polaris, who aided them in closing the Projector, but the adults in the town did not believe them about the Slide Projector; Jesse implied that she resented the adults, and may have wished for them to disappear. The next day, every adult in the town of Ordinary vanished indefinitely.
=== Entering the Bureau ===
 
After seventeen years of searching, Jesse eventually discovered the Federal Bureau of Control's headquarters, the [[Oldest House]], a brutalist skyscraper in New York City. Jesse arrived at the building at night, only to find the building seemingly abandoned. Jesse came across the corpse of [[Zachariah Trench]], the Director of the Bureau, apparently having shot himself. However, when Jesse picked up the gun, she found that it was in fact an [[Object of Power]] - the [[Service Weapon]]. Jesse then found herself in the [[Astral Plane]], where [[the Board]] ordained for her to prove herself worthy. Jesse successfully passed the ritual and became the weapon's wielder, and in the process, became the new [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Control]]. She then found that Trench could communicate with her in spite of being dead.
 
   
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The major disappearance caught the attention of the [[Federal Bureau of Control]], who arrived in Ordinary to investigate the AWE. Jesse and Dylan showed [[Zachariah Trench]] and [[Casper Darling]] the Slide Projector; the Bureau proceeded to kidnap Dylan and take the Projector. Jesse fled and burned all slides but Slide 36, which was recovered by the Bureau; Trench kept one of the burned slides. With Dylan gone, Jesse, overwhelmed with guilt, spent the next seventeen years seeking him out, all while being covertly monitored by the Bureau. At the Oldest House, Dylan was groomed to become the next Director as Prime Candidate 6 or P6, while Jesse was monitored from afar as Prime Candidate 7 or P7. Jesse remained in infrequent contact with Polaris, who communicated with her telepathically.
Jesse then learned that the Oldest House had been invaded by a hostile force dubbed "[[the Hiss]]." Tasked with repelling this ruthless force, Jesse began to explore the shifting building, reuniting the scattered surviving members of the Bureau, and fighting against the Hiss.
 
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=== Events of the Hiss invasion ===
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See ''[[Hiss invasion]].''
   
 
==Powers & Abilities==
 
==Powers & Abilities==
 
[[File:Df1oe1HWsAAxXxN.jpg|thumb|305px|Jesse uses Shield to deflect enemy bullets]]
 
[[File:Df1oe1HWsAAxXxN.jpg|thumb|305px|Jesse uses Shield to deflect enemy bullets]]
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Jesse is presumably one of the most powerful [[Parautilitarian|parautilitarians]] in Bureau history, able to use powers far beyond what has been achieved in prior testing at the FBC. She is the only known Director that has been strong enough to use the teleportation ability of [[Control Point]]s, leading researcher [[Emily Pope]] to comment that she was not even aware it was possible.
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Jesse possesses a host of [[paranatural]] abilities, which she gains by binding to various [[Object of Power|Objects of Power]].
 
Jesse possesses a host of [[paranatural]] abilities, which she gains by binding to various [[Object of Power|Objects of Power]].
   
 
===Launch===
 
===Launch===
OoP: Floppy Disk
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OoP: [[Floppy Disk]]
   
 
Launch is a telekinetic ability which allows Jesse to levitate objects in her environment, and then throw them as projectiles at enemies. It is her most basic power, and the most iconic and broad ability used in ''Control''. Launch can also be used to Jesse's benefit in the environment of the Oldest House, to move obstacles or open up new areas.
 
Launch is a telekinetic ability which allows Jesse to levitate objects in her environment, and then throw them as projectiles at enemies. It is her most basic power, and the most iconic and broad ability used in ''Control''. Launch can also be used to Jesse's benefit in the environment of the Oldest House, to move obstacles or open up new areas.
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===Levitate===
 
===Levitate===
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OoP: [[Benicoff TV]]
Levitate allows Jesse to telekinetically lift herself into the air, and drift across large areas. Jesse can control the height at which she levitates, and use any other ability while in the air as well. Levitation allows Jesse to access areas of the Oldest House than cannot be reached by foot, making it key for navigation across the building.
 
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Levitate allows Jesse to telekinetically lift herself into the air, and drift across large areas. Jesse can control the height at which she levitates, and use any other ability while in the air as well. Levitation allows Jesse to access areas of the Oldest House that cannot be reached by foot, making it key for navigation across the building.
   
 
===Seize===
 
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Unlike Jesse's other abilities, Seize is telepathic in nature, and allows Jesse to take over the minds of her enemies. When an enemy is weak enough, Jesse can use Seize to temporarily turn them to her side, and have them fight against other enemies. The powers of these enemies can also have unique benefits; for example, if an enemy has the ability to heal other enemies, Seize will cause the former enemy to heal Jesse.
 
Unlike Jesse's other abilities, Seize is telepathic in nature, and allows Jesse to take over the minds of her enemies. When an enemy is weak enough, Jesse can use Seize to temporarily turn them to her side, and have them fight against other enemies. The powers of these enemies can also have unique benefits; for example, if an enemy has the ability to heal other enemies, Seize will cause the former enemy to heal Jesse.
 
== Personality ==
 
Jesse has long been defined by the trauma she experienced in her youth, and is driven to seek answers and to rescue her brother from wherever he has disappeared to. She has severe trust issues due to no one believing her about her brother's disappearance, and feels like an outsider due to her different way of seeing reality. She also carries an enormous amount of guilt over fleeing when Dylan was taken by the FBC.
 
 
Jesse has been described as curious, witty, and sarcastic, "alternating between intense and insecure," and feels somewhat out of place in her new role as the Bureau's Director. She is considered a "breath of fresh air" for the Bureau, contrasting with its stern bureaucratic nature and redefining the meaning of her role as Director. She feels at home in the weirdness of the Oldest House, and over the course of her story, she begins to grow into her role and see the building as her home.
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* Jesse is portrayed by actress [[Courtney Hope]], known for her role as the character [[w:c:quantumbreak:Beth Wilder|Beth Wilder]] in [[Remedy Entertainment]]'s previous title, ''[[w:c:quantumbreak:Quantum Break (video game)|Quantum Break]].''
 
* Jesse is portrayed by actress [[Courtney Hope]], known for her role as the character [[w:c:quantumbreak:Beth Wilder|Beth Wilder]] in [[Remedy Entertainment]]'s previous title, ''[[w:c:quantumbreak:Quantum Break (video game)|Quantum Break]].''
 
* Jesse's former hometown, [[Ordinary]], appears to be a direct allusion to Remedy Entertainment's previous game ''Alan Wake's American Nightmare, ''in which a secret message can be found that reads "It will happen again, in another town, a town called Ordinary." Ordinary was also the subject of the ''Alan Wake ''ARG blog "This House of Dreams."
 
* Jesse's former hometown, [[Ordinary]], appears to be a direct allusion to Remedy Entertainment's previous game ''Alan Wake's American Nightmare, ''in which a secret message can be found that reads "It will happen again, in another town, a town called Ordinary." Ordinary was also the subject of the ''Alan Wake ''ARG blog "This House of Dreams."
* Jesse Faden<nowiki>'s name continues the Remedy protagonists naming pattern of rhyming with the theme of their games. Faden rhymes with ''fading''</nowiki>, in reference to the [[Hiss]] behavior of disappearing when defeated. Remedy previously did this with Max "Payne" (Pain), Alan "Wake" (Awake) and Jack <nowiki>''Joyce''</nowiki> (Choice).
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*<nowiki> Jesse Faden's name continues the Remedy protagonists naming pattern of rhyming with the theme of their games; Faden rhymes with ''fading." Remedy previously did this with Max "Payne" (Pain), Alan "Wake" (Awake) and Jack </nowiki><nowiki>''Joyce''</nowiki> (Choice).
   
 
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Fair warning: this is gonna be weirder than usual.

— Jesse Faden

Jesse Faden is the current Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. Seeking answers about her mysterious past, Jesse sought out the Federal Bureau of Control, a secret government agency tasked with investigating unexplainable phenomena. As Jesse arrived at the Bureau's headquarters, the Oldest House, it was suddenly invaded by a hostile force known only as the Hiss. In the chaos, Jesse was suddenly made the FBC's new Director after the previous Director's death, and tasked with fighting back against the Hiss and regaining control over the Oldest House.

Biography

Early Life

See also: Ordinary AWE

Jesse Faden and her brother Dylan grew up in the town of Ordinary, Wisconsin and often played together along with other kids in the town. On August 30, 2002, the group discovered a Slide Projector (an Object of Power) in Ordinary's landfill which opened physical portals to other dimensions, which they began to explore. In one particular dimension - Slidescape-36 - Jesse and Dylan encountered the resonance of an extradimensional being which Jesse named Polaris.

Some time later, a group of bullies stole the Slide Projector and fell under the influence of a being known as the "Not-Mother," which turned the children into malignant beings. Jesse and Dylan survived the attack with the aid of Polaris, who aided them in closing the Projector, but the adults in the town did not believe them about the Slide Projector; Jesse implied that she resented the adults, and may have wished for them to disappear. The next day, every adult in the town of Ordinary vanished indefinitely.

The major disappearance caught the attention of the Federal Bureau of Control, who arrived in Ordinary to investigate the AWE. Jesse and Dylan showed Zachariah Trench and Casper Darling the Slide Projector; the Bureau proceeded to kidnap Dylan and take the Projector. Jesse fled and burned all slides but Slide 36, which was recovered by the Bureau; Trench kept one of the burned slides. With Dylan gone, Jesse, overwhelmed with guilt, spent the next seventeen years seeking him out, all while being covertly monitored by the Bureau. At the Oldest House, Dylan was groomed to become the next Director as Prime Candidate 6 or P6, while Jesse was monitored from afar as Prime Candidate 7 or P7. Jesse remained in infrequent contact with Polaris, who communicated with her telepathically.

Events of the Hiss invasion

See Hiss invasion.

Powers & Abilities

File:Df1oe1HWsAAxXxN.jpg

Jesse uses Shield to deflect enemy bullets

Jesse is presumably one of the most powerful parautilitarians in Bureau history, able to use powers far beyond what has been achieved in prior testing at the FBC. She is the only known Director that has been strong enough to use the teleportation ability of Control Points, leading researcher Emily Pope to comment that she was not even aware it was possible.

Jesse possesses a host of paranatural abilities, which she gains by binding to various Objects of Power.

Launch

OoP: Floppy Disk

Launch is a telekinetic ability which allows Jesse to levitate objects in her environment, and then throw them as projectiles at enemies. It is her most basic power, and the most iconic and broad ability used in Control. Launch can also be used to Jesse's benefit in the environment of the Oldest House, to move obstacles or open up new areas.

Shield

OoP: Home Safe

Shield allows Jesse to telekinetically rip objects from the environment, including concrete chunks from walls and floors, and use them as a makeshift barrier to block enemy attacks. If this ability is upgraded, Jesse can also launch these projectiles forward in a kinetic attack similar to Launch.

Evade

OoP: Merry-Go-Round Horse

With evade, Jesse utilizes her telekinetic powers to influence her own movement, moving rapidly for a short period of time. This allows her to dodge enemy attacks or move quickly through battle scenarios.

Melee/Smash

OoP: Service Weapon

This ability is a standard melee attack amplified with telekinesis, causing a blast that can knock over enemies. It can be used along with Evade for rapid and powerful melee attacks on enemies. If used along with Levitate, this ability allows Jesse to slam to the ground, knocking enemies back. This melee can be used to break down walls and open up new areas.

Levitate

OoP: Benicoff TV

Levitate allows Jesse to telekinetically lift herself into the air, and drift across large areas. Jesse can control the height at which she levitates, and use any other ability while in the air as well. Levitation allows Jesse to access areas of the Oldest House that cannot be reached by foot, making it key for navigation across the building.

Seize

OoP: X-Ray Lightbox

Unlike Jesse's other abilities, Seize is telepathic in nature, and allows Jesse to take over the minds of her enemies. When an enemy is weak enough, Jesse can use Seize to temporarily turn them to her side, and have them fight against other enemies. The powers of these enemies can also have unique benefits; for example, if an enemy has the ability to heal other enemies, Seize will cause the former enemy to heal Jesse.

Trivia

  • Jesse is portrayed by actress Courtney Hope, known for her role as the character Beth Wilder in Remedy Entertainment's previous title, Quantum Break.
  • Jesse's former hometown, Ordinary, appears to be a direct allusion to Remedy Entertainment's previous game Alan Wake's American Nightmare, in which a secret message can be found that reads "It will happen again, in another town, a town called Ordinary." Ordinary was also the subject of the Alan Wake ARG blog "This House of Dreams."
  • Jesse Faden's name continues the Remedy protagonists naming pattern of rhyming with the theme of their games; Faden rhymes with ''fading." Remedy previously did this with Max "Payne" (Pain), Alan "Wake" (Awake) and Jack ''Joyce'' (Choice).

Gallery

Main Pages HomeBeginner's Guide
Control ControlThe FoundationAWEControl 2Project Condor
Organizations Federal Bureau of Control"Blessed" organization
Locations Oldest HouseAstral PlaneOceanview MotelExecutive SectorMaintenance SectorResearch SectorContainment SectorThe FoundationQuarry ThresholdMold ThresholdAshtray MazeSlidescape-36Ordinary
Key Characters Jesse FadenDylan FadenZachariah TrenchCasper DarlingAhtiEmily PopeSimon ArishFrederick LangstonRaya UnderhillHelen MarshallAlberto TommasiLin SalvadorWilliam KirklundKevin HorowitzRupert WellsPhillip PhilsonBroderick NorthmoorTheodore Ash, Jr.Theodore Ash, Sr.Alan WakeEmil Hartman
Paranatural Phenomena Altered ItemObject of PowerAltered World EventThresholdService WeaponPlace of PowerHedron Resonance AmplifierHotlineSlide ProjectorMold
Paranatural Entities The BoardThe HissPolarisHedronAstral SpikeFormerClogMold-1FraNot-MotheresseJDark Presence
Events Hiss invasionAltered World Events (Ordinary AWEBright Falls AWE)
Miscellaneous Collectibles (List of Collectibles) • MaterialsClearance LevelOutfits
Missions Mission 1: Welcome to the Oldest HouseMission 2: Unknown CallerMission 3: Directorial OverrideMission 4: Old Boys' ClubMission 5: ThresholdMission 6: My Brother's KeeperMission 7: The Face of the EnemyMission 8: Finnish TangoMission 9: PolarisMission 10: Take Control
Developers CreditsRemedy EntertainmentSam LakeMikael KasurinenThomas Puha
Cast Courtney HopeJames McCaffreyMatthew Porretta
Remedy Connected Universe Alan WakeAlan Wake's American NightmareQuantum BreakControlAlan Wake II