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Rodney "Rowdy" Betters
Timeline

Both

Status (Vivendi)

Alive

Status (Monolith)

Unknown

Physical description
Position

F.E.A.R. team coordinator

Gender

Male

Hair

Brown

Eye color

Brown

Chronological and political information
Voice Actor

Jim Ward

Affiliation

F.E.A.R. Organization

  [Source]
"Guess this ain't a covert op anymore."
—Betters, in response to the assault on Armacham Headquarters

Rodney "Rowdy" Betters is a character who plays a recurring role across the F.E.A.R. series. He is voiced by Jim Ward.

Both Timelines[]

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon[]

Commissioner Rodney Betters is the F.E.A.R. team leader and coordinator, and is in charge of briefing and monitoring the status of F.E.A.R. field operatives via the Hannibal-3 spy satellite during missions.

Speaking with a noticeable mid-western accent, He relays information as necessary to and from fellow teammates and stays out of direct action. For communication, Betters operates from mobile command facilities through wireless communications equipment.

The Point Man transfers a huge amount of evidence on the illegal actions of Armacham Technology Corporation to Betters during F.E.A.R. Like most other characters, he is shocked and disgusted at the immoral actions ATC has committed. As such, he is no longer surprised about why the ATC security guards are trying to eliminate outsiders, and mentions that "someone is going to burn for this."

Although he is never seen again in F.E.A.R. 2 and F.E.A.R. 3, Betters is believed to have survived the events of F.E.A.R., including the explosion of the Origin Facility; as he is not deployed into Fairport.

Vivendi Timeline[]

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point[]

Betters is heard from briefly at the end of F.E.A.R. Extraction Point. After Alma Wade's presence vanishes from Auburn Hospital, the radio jamming that had previously affected the area is lifted long enough for Betters to express his relief and radio the Point Man and tell him that an extraction UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter is arriving for him on the Auburn Hospital roof.

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate[]

Betters also provides information to the Second F.E.A.R. team during the events of F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate. However, Betters is not heard from after the Origin Facility explosion, though he is mentioned by the Nightcrawler Commander in Interval 07 - Showdown. After the Commander takes Alma's DNA and when the Sergeant chases him, the Commander says that "Surely they (Betters) could send better than you." Moreover, before their final fight, he mutters "Betters sending one of his tin-men to kill me? Typical." According to Capt. Raynes, the Nightcrawler force has the files of the F.E.A.R. and its personnel, including Betters.

Trivia[]

Rodney Betters
  • Betters appears to be kind-spirited by nature, as he tends to stick up for the Point Man, and is always reassuring when things go wrong in the line of duty. However, it doesn't appear to take too much to get him to lose patience with someone, as he has frequent less-than-encouraging statements in response to Jin's cryptic comment about the missing SFOD-D team's remains, Norton Mapes' suspicious behavior, and especially Chen's jokes, reminding the latter in particular of the "Amarillo" incident when ordering the live capture of Gavin Morrison.
  • Betters, with the second F.E.A.R. team, is seen in a C-130 at the start of Perseus Mandate. However, the C-130 found crashed in Interval 04 seems to not belong to F.E.A.R., as the Point Man comes across the same plane in Extraction Point, then sometime afterwards is contacted by Betters. Also, if one looks close, they can see that the plane the second F.E.A.R. team paradrops from at the beginning of Perseus Mandate does not have the same markings as the downed plane.
  • Betters is voiced by Jim Ward, who is also the voice actor for the Nightcrawler Commander.
  • His call sign is TomCat.

Gallery[]

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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Alice Wade - Spencer Jankowski - Norton Mapes -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Iain Hives - Genevieve Aristide - T. Atwood - Aldus Bishop - Brett - E. Cotton - Marshall Disler - Charles Habegger - David Hoyle - Janice - P. MacReady - Bill Moody - P. Niculescu - D. Passalaqua - A. Shepard - Phil Vecchio - Bremmer - Doctor Green
Weapons
ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Watson Automatic Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Medkit - Reflex Booster - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Armacham Technology Corporation Headquarters - South River Wastewater Treatment Plant - Origin Facility - The Vault - Fa$t Money - News Stand - Apartment Complex - Almaverse - Birthing Facility
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Replica Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Sniper - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Urban Soldier
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - Replica REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Multiplayer
F.E.A.R. Combat
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Laptops - Vending Machines - Sticky Notes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Secrets and Easter Eggs - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - National Guard - Glitches - F.E.A.R. E3 - Quotes - Walkthroughs - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Intel - Metro Police Department - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Blackhawk Pilot - F.E.A.R. Original Soundtrack
Unreleased Material
D. Mccullough - Street Turret - Conrad Krieg - Unreleased Quotes
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Spencer Jankowski -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Bill Moody - Harlan Wade - Norton Mapes - Alice Wade - Charles Habegger - John - D. Passalaqua
Weapons
AP-5 Deployable Turret - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - TG-2A Minigun - Type-12 Laser Carbine - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - ASP Rifle - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Auburn Memorial Hospital - Church - Warehouse - Old Underground Metro Area - Apartment building
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Heavy Riot Armor - Replica Laser Elite Soldiers
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - REV8 Leviathan - Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare - Shade
ATC Forces
ATC Security Guards - Armacham Technology Corporation Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Armacham Labeled Boxes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Secrets and Easter Eggs - Hallucinations - Quotes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Walkthroughs - Console Commands - Blackhawk Pilot
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Characters
Major Characters
Sergeant - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Steve Chen - Nightcrawler Commander - David Raynes
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Brett - David Hoyle - Spencer Jankowski - Bristol - Walt Gragg - Gavin Morrison - Scott Rasmussen - John Breyers - Harlan Wade
Weapons
AP-5 Deployable Turret - ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - K3-BT Grenade Launcher - LP4 Lightning Arc Weapon - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Submachinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - TG-2A Minigun - Type-12 Laser Carbine - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VES Advanced Rifle - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Health Booster
Locations
Armacham Data and Research Center - Armacham Bio-Research Facility - Auburn District - Fairport - Drainage canal - Perseus Compound - Old Underground Metro Area - Sewers - Vault - Warehouse
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Urban Soldier - Replica Laser Elite Soldiers - Replica Urban Snipers - Heavy Riot Armor
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - Lockheed C-130 Hercules - REV8 Leviathan
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Riot Security Guard
Other Enemies
Nightcrawler - Nightcrawler Commander - Nightcrawler Elites - Nightcrawler Light Soldier - Nightcrawler Heavy Soldier - Alma's Apparitions - Scarecrow - Nightmare - Shade
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events - Data Dump
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Laptops - Second F.E.A.R. Team - Source - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - Quotes - Armacham Labeled Boxes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate Secrets and Easter Eggs - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Blackhawk Pilot
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