Unmasking the Sea Monster, Far Cry 6 Point of interest

Notes for Untitled Admiral Benítez Biography #1

The highest ranking woman in Yara's military means business.

Before I stepped into her office, she made it clear that she had done her research. She showed me the surveillance file the government has on me.

She did not let me look inside the thick file, but she called out a dozen facts about me. Past relationships. Friends. Enemies. Even the names of people I had forgotten.

Who remembers every classmate of every class they've taken?

I'll tell you who - Yara's own, Admiral Benítez!

Notes for Untitled Admiral Benítez Biography #2

Everyone in Yara knows about the pivotal moment when Admiral Benítez became a household name all across Yara. I had planned to build a rapport with her before asking about that event. Admiral Benítez made it the first subject we spoke about.

Her parents served under the corrupt Espinosa government. They were loyalists who stole money from Yara.

They asked their daughter to help them flee to the U.S. She arrested her parents and they faced a speedy trial for treason.

Admiral Benítez, then just a lieutenant, oversaw her parent’s execution. She says she did not weep for them. I believe her.

Notes for Untitled Admiral Benítez Biography #3

Ana was a quiet middle child who spent most of her youth with the crew of her parent’s yacht. The rugged seafarers taught her everything about the ocean. Ana recognized the difference between the wealthy who aspired to be Western and the poor who had no other option than to be Yaran.

As a teenager, she cut ties with her family. Joining the navy was an obvious choice. She became the youngest Lieutenant and, while stationed in the capital, met her future husband. Leon worked in the Administration Office of the Navy. They have two daughters: Ana “Gorda” Benítez II (9), Ana “Lita” Benítez III (3).

Castillo promoted Ana from Lieutenant to Minister of the Navy. With the travel demands of the position, Ana decided that the children needed a stable upbringing. Leon would raise the children and their family’s home base would continue to be in the capital. Over the course of my visit, she spoke to her children over a dozen times.

Notes for Untitled Admiral Benítez Biography #4

Admiral Benítez was given two mandates: First, protect Yara’s commercial interests at sea. This meant working with the country’s sole import/exporting company - McKay Global.

Given Ana’s hatred for foreigners, she often clashed with the company’s Canadian CEO (This seems to be a common sentiment with this Yanqui). President Castillo had to step in several times to settle several arguments between the two of them. He always assured Admiral Benítez that there was a plan with Señor McKay and that Yara will get more out of him, than he will get out of Yara.

President Castillo ordered Admiral Benítez to take orders from McKay for the time being. It is part of a plan to take advantage of the Yanqui.

Notes for Untitled Admiral Benítez Biography #5

The second mandate for Admiral Benítez? Protect Yara’s most important resource - its people. President Castillo feared an exodus by sea. Benítez attacked the issue brutally: a zero-tolerance policy leaving the island. She instructed her fleet to execute all defectors, and all dead bodies to be brought ashore and strung up as a stark warning to all Yarans. It didn’t take long for the number of escape attempts to drop dramatically. The exact number of deaths is unknown, but the estimate is over 5,000.

I will need to paint this differently since many Yarans are split on this tactic.

Benítez took me to her favorite place on the island: a cargo crane used for her gruesome “catch of the day.” Every morning the body of a recently executed traitor is strung up. The sight was horrific. Bodies are left to rot. Benítez asked if I wanted to bet whether or not the body of this Outcast would fall into the ocean by sunset.