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"Is someone there?"
—Jankowski's last words before presumably dying.
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Spencer Jankowski
Timeline

Both

Status (Vivendi)

Phantom

Status (Monolith)

Phantom

Physical description
Position

F.E.A.R. team combat operative (First Lieutenant)

Gender

Male

Age

27

Hair

Shaved

Eye color

Blue

Chronological and political information
Voice Actor

Tim Gouran

Affiliation

F.E.A.R.

  [Source]

Spencer 'Spen' Jankowski is a veteran member of the F.E.A.R. team. He is voiced by Tim Gouran.

Both Timelines[]

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

Jankowski is a veteran of the first F.E.A.R. team. He is the team's previous point man, and he lacks faith in the "New Guy's" capabilities, remarking that he was transferred to the F.E.A.R. team only a week before the game's events. Jankowski believes the new Point Man's lack of experience makes him unsuitable for the upcoming mission. This sequence of mistrust continues with an overheard conversation between Jankowski and F.E.A.R. Technical Officer Jin Sun-Kwon, in which Jankowski admits to feeling uneasy around the Point Man, claiming to feel as though "...he's looking right through you."

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Spencer Jankowski as a phantom.

During the first encounter with Paxton Fettel's clone army, the Point Man's Delta squad escort is killed by Alma Wade, and his objective changes to regrouping with Jankowski's team. However, as the Point Man advances through the Sullivan Shipping and Receiving yards, Jankowski disappears while reconnoitering Replica forces with his own Delta escort, which is found liquefied in a similar fashion to the Point Man's. Throughout the following trip through the South River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jankowski occasionally appears to the Point Man as a phantom wandering through the plant, crumbling into dust when approached. During these appearances, and despite displaying mistrust earlier, Jankowski persistently warns the Point Man about Alma Wade through cryptic messages.

Later on, Jin Sun-Kwon informs the F.E.A.R. team over radio that she has discovered human remains that might be Jankowski's, although they are impossible to identify without lab work. F.E.A.R. Commissioner Rowdy Betters, however, claims, "That can't be him," stating, "...his life signs are a little unusual, but he's definitely alive," even though all signs seem to point to Jankowski having been killed by Alma. Shortly thereafter, fire and rescue personnel arrive at the harbor and commence searching for Jankowski.

When the Point Man arrives at Armacham Technology Corporation Headquarters, Betters picks up Jankowski's signal in the general area and expresses his disbelief. The phantom continues to make occasional appearances to the Point Man. Later, well into his advancement through Armacham Technology Corporation headquarters, the Point Man receives a radio transmission from Betters, who explains that fire and rescue have given up on their search for Jankowski, hours after having begun. Somehow, Betters does not pick up his life signs in the Auburn district in which Jankowski's phantom still haunts the Point Man. As such, he persists in making appearances to the Point Man throughout the game. It is never made clear exactly what happened to Jankowski.

Vivendi Timeline[]

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

During F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, Paxton Fettel confronts Jin Sun-Kwon in a psychic vision. During the vision, Fettel brags about "tasting" Jankowski's visions, suggesting that Fettel cannibalized Jankowski at some point. A ghostly vision of Jankowski then appears and begins to approach Jin, who then mentions that his eyes look strange, an allusion to the fact that Jankowski's phantom is missing his eyes.

Jankowski's phantom also appears briefly to the Point Man, urging him to "hurry," during his attempt to reach Jin at Auburn Memorial Hospital.

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

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Jankowski's Phantom in Perseus Mandate.

In F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, Jankowski appears once to the Sergeant, who observes him walking into a dark alley. The Sergeant follows him into the alley, but he is nowhere to be found. After turning around to leave, however, Jankowski appears and utters "Is someone there?" before disappearing. Whether it's connected to the story or not, it is possible that he was put there to surprise the player, as he is not seen or mentioned again. The encounter is also optional, as it is not on the main path.

Coincidentally, when the Sergeant exits out of the sewers and regains radio communication, Betters expresses his relief and states that he didn't want "another missing man".

Monolith Timeline[]

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin[]

Spen Jankowski's brother plays a role in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin as a member of Dark Signal, Michael Becket's Delta Force squad. It is stated that Spencer's status as a F.E.A.R. operative is what initially put his brother on Armacham's radar as a possible Harbinger candidate. The same voice actor is used for both characters.

Psychic abilities[]

It is possible that Spencer had some psychic abilities, but was unaware of them.

In F.E.A.R. 2, all Dark Signal operatives with such abilities are killed, mostly by Alma herself, because of these abilities. Jankowski is the second Phantom encountered in F.E.A.R., and is the only F.E.A.R. operative Phantom in-game.

F.E.A.R. medic Jin Sun-Kwon is seen even in Armacham HQ, but she is never attacked by Alma or any of her ghostly minions. That could mean that Jankowski's death might be Alma's work, due to his psychic abilities. Or it could have simply been that Alma was unwilling to attack Jin while the Point Man was present, as she never killed in front of him throughout the game; the Point Man only ever saw the aftermath or visions.

Death Speculation[]

Jankowski almost certainly suffered the same end fate as his squad, who were killed by Alma. However, it should be noted that, although Jankowski is believed to have been killed by the fanbase, it is never officially declared one way or the other in the games themselves.

However, since it is likely impossible for a living person to be a Phantom (unless they had immense psionic powers like Fettel to be able to produce hallucinations of that nature), he would have to be dead, as his vital signs that confuse Betters may have been a result of his "psychic signature" confusing the F.E.A.R. operator's equipment. A key factor to note is that, while the remains of his squad were found, his were not. This has led to several theories:

  • Jankowski was taken alive by Alma for an unknown reason, and then killed later.
  • Jankowski was absorbed by Alma and either used by her to lure the Point Man to her, or managed to use his supposed psychic abilities to try and warn him, and to give the Point Man hints as to Alma's motivation (and thus Fettel's).
  • One of the more plausible theories is that Jankowski and Harold Keegan became phantoms in a similar event. Keegan walked into a white light, converting his physical presence into a spirit/phantom-like state. His body disappeared and reappeared randomly. It can be speculated that both Jankowski and Keegan suffered similar fates. Both became phantoms, yet their vital signs were still "active".
    • However, Jankowski was not able to make physical contact with the player, nor is he seen armed and hostile to the player as well.
  • Jankowski's last words might have been "Is someone there?", before Alma killed him, hinting that he was able to see, or at least sense, Alma's presence before his "death".

Quotes[]

Main article: Spencer Jankowski/Quotes

Trivia[]

Spencermaiers

Spencer Maiers, the Monolith employee upon whose image Jankowski is based.

  • Close to end of the briefing in the first F.E.A.R. game, the player can hear "static" and if the subtitles are on, it will be seen "blinking" when Jankowski does not think it's proper for the Point Man to participate with them in the field.
  • At the beginning of the game, when the Point Man is ordered to scout the area ahead upon finding Charles Habegger's corpse, Jankowski will be irritated if the player stays longer (and stares at him). He will say "What, are you chickenshit or something? Look, you're the FNG so you do as I say." (FNG stands for "Fucking New Guy). He then gets so annoyed that he simply stares at the Point Man until he leaves.
  • In one level, when Jankowski's Phantom appears in front of the player, he utters "You don't even know who you are".
    • If the player is fast enough to throw a grenade at him, it will cause the Phantom to explode, leaving blood and organs on the walls. Interestingly, his blood is black, rather than red, and the organs are dark red.
  • In the F.E.A.R. E3 Demo, Jankowski is shown alive as the Point Man is flown to ATC headquarters, putting his "death" much later than it was in the finished game.
  • The appearance and name of the character is based on a longtime Monolith IT staffer, Spencer "Spen" Maiers.
  • His phantom form is missing the headgear that he wore when alive.
  • It is possible that Spencer Jankowski may have suffered from an unknown incident before his death which could have affected his eyes (which could be an allusion to his earlier quote "He's looking right through you"). His face and armor is covered in blood and many phantoms in the F.E.A.R. series bear injuries on their bodies.
    • Despite this, however, he does not have any problem in "seeing" the Point Man, and is well aware of his surroundings.
  • Although Spencer's eyes are blue, his brother, Redd, has brown eyes.
  • In the DVD Director's cut commentary, the developers remark that the Point Man was originally supposed to discover Jankowski's corpse early on in F.E.A.R., but they decided it would be more atmospheric for Jankowski's remains to be left undiscovered, and his ultimate fate left unknown.
  • He appeared to not like Point Man in the beginning, though he's mostly friendly toward him during later missions. He also appears to care for Jin, at least in the Vivendi timeline, as he can be heard urging the Point Man to hurry to her aid when their teammate is in danger.
  • According to his bio on Rowdy Betters´ computer in the very first mission (after getting out of the car), Spencer is 5 feet 11 inches tall (180 cm - 182 cm), weighs 210 lbs (~ 95 kg) and is 27 years old, placing his date of birth at around 1997/1998. (The bio itself is quit difficult to read, even with max. graphical settings. It is found among some other data files that will switch every few seconds, repeatedly shown on an endless loop while Betters operates said computer in his car).
    • To get a better glimpse at it, activate Slow-Mo and use - e.g. through cheating - the Type 7 Particle Weapon´s advanced zoom level.
  • His rank and position within the F.E.A.R. team is not exactly clear. In one hallucination of the Point Man in Extraction Point, Paxton Fettel tells Jin Sun-Kwon that he "tasted the good Lieutenants visions“ when speaking of Jankowski. Therefore it can be assumed that Spencer held the rank of a Second or First Lieutenant.
    • However, it should be considered that Extraction Point is not part of the Monolith canon.

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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