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Vanek
Richard Vanek
Timeline

Monolith

Status (Monolith)

Deceased

Physical description
Position
Gender

Male

Hair

Brown

Eye color

Green

Chronological and political information
Voice Actor

Unknown

Affiliation
  • United States Marine Corp (formerly)

Armacham ATC

  • ATC Black Ops
  [Source]


"We may have a problem, and I don't like problems!"
Richard Vanek

Colonel Richard Vanek is a secondary antagonist of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. He is a commander of the ATC Black Ops and is in charge of the security of highly secretive Armacham research projects.

Biography[]

Background[]

Before the Armacham, Richard Vanek was a US Marine Force Reconnaissance officer. At an unknown point in life, he joined the ATC corporate security forces, becoming a commander of the ATC Black Ops and managing the security of four Armacham research projects: Harbinger, Origin, Paragon, and Perseus.

Hunt After Aristide[]

After Genevieve Aristide's actions led to Armacham's demise in Fairport, the ATC board of directors decided to terminate Aristide figuratively and literally, ordering Colonel Vanek to find and either capture or kill her.

Clashes With Becket[]

Michael Becket encounters Colonel Vanek in the Valkyrie Tower – he orders his men through radio to find Aristide and eliminate any opposition. He is met in person in the T.A.C. Lab in the Harbinger Facility, where he orders to dispose of Becket. During the demolition of the facility, Vanek seals Michael Becket off in a Replica CQC training chamber and uses an Abomination to make Replica soldiers attack him.

Wade Elementary Death[]

DavMat Vanek

Vanek fights Becket to death.

Later, Snake Fist reveals that Colonel Vanek, with the ATC Black Ops, is close in pursuit of Genevieve Aristide at the Wade Elementary School. Michael Becket finds Vanek in the Paragon Facility below the school, where he engages him hand-to-hand. The two struggle over Colonel's shotgun. Ultimately Becket comes victorious, forcing the gun under Colonel Vanek's chin, firing it, and blowing Colonel's head off. After Vanek's death, the ATC Black Ops is not seen again.

Personality[]

Сharacter[]

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Vanek's bio from the Armacham Field Guide.

Colonel Vanek operates his corporate army with military-grade perfection as a former US Marine Force Recon officer. He does not tolerate failure and openly shows frustration when things go wrong, being prone to barking out orders and cursing at the situation. Being a straight-arrow military man, Vanek finds Armacham military research projects like Perseus wicked and disgusting while being sympathetic towards a Dark Signal Michael Beckett, commending his lethality.

Appearance[]

Personally, taking part in ATC Black Ops operations, Colonel Vanek wears a regular ATC Black Ops Soldier suit without a helmet. His weapon of choice is the Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun.

Notes[]

Trivia[]

A Portrait of Richard Vanek

Armed Richard Vanek.

  • It is impossible to pick Colonel Vanek's Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun nor claim its ammo after his death, and the shotgun remains in his hand, similar to the body of Nightcrawler Commander in F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate.
  • Vanek is the only ATC Black Ops character to use the Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun.
  • Colonel Vanek and an ATC Black Ops Soldier seem to be the last surviving members of the ATC Black Ops team sent down to the Harbinger Facility. After Vanek is killed, Soldier attempts to escape, only to be killed by Abominations.
  • Vanek shares similarities with Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and Gene Hackman's portrayal of John Herod in the 1995 movie The Quick and the Dead heavily influenced Vanek's character in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.

Appearances[]

Quotes[]

Main article: Richard Vanek/Quotes

Gallery[]

Armacham Technology Corporation
Board of Directors Genevieve AristideCarson Salyers
Employees Aldus BishopAlice WadeBill MoodyBrettBristolCharles HabeggerGreenHarlan WadeIain HivesJaniceJohn BreyersJohnstonMarshall DislerNorton MapesPhil VecchioRichard VanekSamuelsSaundersScott RasmussenTerry HalfordWalt GraggYork
Projects Project HarbingerProject IcarusProject OriginProject ParagonProject PerseusProject Pythagoras
Products AbominationAlma WadeDark SignalPaxton FettelPoint ManReplica Forces
Facilities Armacham Data and Research CenterArmacham Bio-Research FacilityHarbinger FacilityOrigin FacilityParagon FacilityPerseus CompoundStill IslandThe VaultWade Elementary SchoolWard FacilityBirthing Facility
Other Fairport areas owned Armacham Technology Corporation HeadquartersArmacham Technology Corporation's Secondary FacilityValkyrie TowerWade Hospital
Armacham Forces ATC Security GuardRiot Security GuardArmacham Black Ops Light SoldierBlack Ops HazmatsATC Black Ops SoldiersBlack Ops Heavy SoldierBlack Ops PyroArmacham Black Ops EliteRichard VanekSamuelsPhase CommanderArmacham Phase CasterArmacham Heavy Rocket TrooperArmacham SniperArmacham SoldierATC Heavy Riot TrooperRobertsTuckerTurnerFeldmanArmacham PilotBierce
Weapons developed Type-7 Particle WeaponType-12 Pulse WeaponXS Shock GrenadeHV PenetratorHV HammerheadSHO Series-3 Combat ShotgunThe ShredderDefense TurretArc BeamS-HV PenetratorGoliath
Vehicles used Black Ops APCF-22 RaptorATC Security sedanArmacham Armored Personnel CarrierArmacham HelicopterMi-24 Hind-D
Other Technology developed Unmanned Aerial VehiclesREV6 Powered ArmorREV9 Powered ArmorREV8 LeviathanEnhanced Power ArmorElite Powered Armor
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Characters
Major Characters
Michael Becket - Alma Wade - Genevieve Aristide - James Fox - Cedric Griffin - Terry Halford - Redd Jankowski - Harold Keegan - Manuel Morales - Keira Stokes - Richard Vanek - Foxtrot 813
Third Child - Marshall Disler - Johnston - Mendez - Carson Salyers - Samuels - User17 - Harlan Wade - York - Failed Test Subjects - Paxton Fettel - Feldman - Tucker - Redd Schofield - Aristide's Men - Foxtrot 508 - Foxtrot Leader - Saunders - David Hoyle - Turner - Bierce
Weapons
Andra FD-99 Submachine Gun - Andra SR5 Missile Launcher - APC Turret Gun - Armacham HV Hammerhead - Armacham Type-12 Pulse Weapon - AT-L4 Proximity Mine - Balzer LM10 Napalm Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - Patten PK470 Assault Rifle - R3 Incendiary Grenade - Raab KM50 Sniper Rifle - Seegert ACM46 Pistol - Shark FL-3 Laser - SHO Series-3 Combat Shotgun - Vollmer Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun - XS Shock Grenade - AT-14 Pistol - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Medical Injectors
Locations
Fairport - Wade Elementary School - Armacham Technology Corporation's Secondary Facility - Still Island - Valkyrie Tower - Harbinger Facility - Command Post Sigma - Wade Hospital - Old Underground Metro Area - Paragon Facility - Almaverse
Projects
Project Origin - Project Harbinger - Project Pythagoras - Project Paragon
Replicas
Replica Forces - Deformed Replicas - Replica Trooper - Replica Heavy Trooper - Replica Sniper - Replica Elites - Replica Heavy Armor - Replica Assassin - Replica Command
Vehicles
Replica REV6 Powered Armor - Elite Powered Armor - Armored Truck - Mi-24 Hind-D - F-22 Raptor - Black Ops APC - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - ATC Security sedan - Dark Signal APC
Armacham Forces
Armacham Black Ops Light Soldier - Black Ops Hazmats - Black Ops Soldier - Black Ops Heavy Soldier - Black Ops Pyro - Armacham Black Ops Elite - Armacham Forces
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Remnants - Ghost Soldiers - Abomination - Specter
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Diode Implants - Dark Signal - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - National Guard - Glitches - Quotes - F.E.A.R. 2 Demo - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - F.E.A.R. 2 Secrets and Easter Eggs - Replica Stasis Pod - Intel - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Armacham Technology Corporation Board of Directors - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Original Soundtrack
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