
Members of the first F.E.A.R. team; from left to right, Rodney Betters, Jin Sun-Kwon and SFOD-D Douglas Holiday, with Spencer Jankowski in the background. The Point Man is not shown in this photo.
In 2002, the U.S. Army formed a secret unit dedicated to combating paranormal threats to national security. The unit was named F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon).
The First F.E.A.R. team is composed of well-trained and extraordinarily skilled operatives. As an army unit, F.E.A.R. has access to several resources such as various types of weaponry, equipment, logistics, sophisticated communications systems, and a spy satellite.
During their missions, F.E.A.R. Team operatives work closely with Delta Force as seen in F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon and F.E.A.R. Extraction Point.
The First F.E.A.R. team consists of the core members of F.E.A.R. who are Rodney Betters (Commissioner), Jin Sun-Kwon (Technical Officer, Medic), Spencer Jankowski (former point man) and the Point Man.
A second team of F.E.A.R. operatives are the protagonists of the expansion F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, comprised of different people than those in the original team, with the only exception of Betters.
Both Timelines[]
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon[]
At the time of F.E.A.R., the Point Man has only been on the team for a week, having been sent in by Genevieve Aristide with the intentions of testing his abilities. F.E.A.R. is called in to investigate a breakout by Paxton Fettel, the psychic commander of an army of cloned supersoldiers.

The F.E.A.R. Point Man.
While Betters coordinates the team, the Point Man is sent into various buildings in an effort to track down Fettel. Jankowski is killed early on, and his ghost appears to the Point Man consistently, warning him about Fettel and his mother, Alma Wade.
Towards the end of the game, Jin is hurt in a helicopter crash while the Point Man is left to continue alone. As the F.E.A.R. team tracks Fettel, Betters is able to hack the records of defense giant Armacham Technology Corporation. Through their records, Betters discovers the story of Fettel and Alma, and exposes the dirty secrets Armacham has been hiding.
Weapons and Equipment[]
F.E.A.R field operatives use several in-game weaponry (also available to the player/Point Man) such as the AT-14 Pistol. RPL Submachineguns, G2A2 Assault Rifles, VK-12 Combat Shotguns, N6A3 Fragmentation Grenades, AT-S Proximity Mines, rocket-propelled weaponry (MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher), and even experimental energy weapon systems like the Type-7 Particle Weapon.
The F.E.A.R. unit's equipment include a variety of body armor, most notably the D-12 heavy armor worn by the Point Man and Spencer Jankowski. Operatives also possess Medkits, shoulder mounted flashlights, voice communicators and HUDs (Heads Up Displays).
Delta Force[]
The F.E.A.R teams are assisted in their missions by the SFOD-D (Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta). Delta Force remains in communication with F.E.A.R. throughout the crisis caused by Fettel and his supersoldiers, with Betters radioing back and forth with A. Shepard, Delta Force's coordinator.
For the most part, Delta Force considers F.E.A.R. to be a joke, making antagonistic comments such as saying they need a "specialist" (the Point Man) to open the front gate at the South River Wastewater Treatment Plant. However, there are Delta Force operatives who respect F.E.A.R., most notably Douglas Holiday, who calls the Point Man a "bad motherfucker," and jokes with F.E.A.R.'s team members.
Monolith Timeline[]
DC Digital Comic[]
Jin Sun-Kwon is seen in the DC Digital Comic, waking after the crash of the helicopter she had been riding to discover that the Point Man is gone, and Alma is watching her.
F.E.A.R. 3[]
The F.E.A.R. team itself is never mentioned in F.E.A.R. 3, however, the protagonist of the game is the Point Man, and Jin provides him with information about Alma's pregnancy. While the status of rest of the team is still unknown.
Vivendi Timeline[]
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point[]
The first F.E.A.R. team appears again in Extraction Point. The team attempts to rendezvous at Auburn Memorial Hospital so they can be airlifted out of the city, but all of them except the Point Man die before they can make it there. By the end of Extraction Point, the only two living members of the original F.E.A.R. team are the Point Man and Rodney Betters.