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The Hiss? That's what we're calling 'em? That's catchy.

— Simon Arish

Simon Arish is the security chief of the Maintenance Sector for the Federal Bureau of Control. He can be found at NSC Security in the NSC Power Plant, later at the Atlas Chamber, and finally at Central Executive.

Biography[]

Background[]

Originally joining the Bureau as a Ranger, Arish was part of a squad with Remus, Thomson, Hazzard, Heptonstall, Guy, and Cho. The squad was dispatched to a possible AWE in progress, rumored to be a werewolf due to its activity only occuring on full moons. The seven of them barely made it out alive from the Altered Item, in actuality a hand-shaped chair, and each kept a silver bullet from the mission to commemorate their victory, which they wore in a pouch by their neck.

After reaching rookie status, Arish transferred out of the Rangers to join security in the Maintenance Sector. Despite this, the seven remained close friends, and they routinely played in card games against each other. As of their most recent game, Arish was on a long winning streak, to the point where Remus accused him of cheating.[1]

As security chief, Arish handled several incidents which affected the Maintenance department. In the weeks leading up to the Hiss invasion, he removed a Quarry worker from Maintenance when he was driven mad by the influence of the Black Rock[2], and warned his subordinates of the escaped Carousel Horse Object of Power, instructing them not to bind it to themselves.[3]

Events of Control[]

When the Hiss invasion struck, Arish managed to survive with several members of his security team thanks to their HRAs, holding down the security office at the NSC Power Plant. Due to the influence of both the Hiss and the Clog, the NSC's coolant system and energy converters were taken out of commission, endangering the Oldest House with the potential of having the reactor overheat and detonate. He recruits the freshly appointed Director Jesse Faden to fix the issues with the reactors.[4]

After Jesse's departure, he decided to move his group of survivors, except for the NSC's essential workers, out of the security office, moving through Maintenance to reach the safety of Central Executive. He encounters Jesse again in the Atlas Chamber, where she helps to defeat the Hiss attacking his people. He points out the way to Darling's Black Rock lab when Jesse explains her need for more of it to produce HRAs, but warns her of a "Monster" in the same direction which slaughtered the guards it encountered.[5]

He eventually reaches Central Executive, and can be found on the first floor standing at a table, managing the operations of the Rangers in the face of Helen Marshall's unexplained disappearance.[6] He also requests the assistance of Faden in a personal matter: He wishes to find the six other members of his former squad. He expects them to all be infected by the Hiss, but wants Jesse to at least put them out of their misery and retrieve the silver bullet around each of their necks. Jesse can find all seven scattered throughout the Bureau and help Arish by eliminating each of them, giving him bittersweet closure by returning the bullets to him as a final memento of his old comrades.[7]

Personality[]

Arish is friendly, reliable, and a capable leader in dangerous situations, leading a large group of survivors to safety in Central Executive. Throughout the game, he is consistently respectful and polite while speaking with Jesse, and always does his best to keep her informed on how the situation is playing out. He also seems to be an outgoing, adventure-seeking type of person: He mentions how he wouldn't take a desk job in spite of its relative safety due to how bored it would make him. According to Ahti, Simon Arish "is not a useless guy," one who would respect his elders and be able to make good coffee. [8]

Trivia[]

  • Arish's voice actor Ronan Summers, also voices the character of Mr. Bones in the Threshold Kids media videos. It is unknown if it is intended for Arish to be the voice of the character in-universe.[9]

Gallery[]

References[]

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
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