Laura Lockhart

Laura Lockhart
	; UNSF Deprogramming Specialist
Zone	Steel Canyon
Coordinates	(-3743.6, -84.0, -522.2)
Level Range	15-24
Introduced By	None
Introduces	None
Enemy Groups	5th Column; Council;
Badges	Steel Savior; War Hero
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Overview

Laura Lockhart is a hero contact in the Blyde Square neighborhood of Steel Canyon at coordinates (-3743.6, -84.0, -522.2). Her level range is 15-24. She is standing about 200 yards east of the Blyde Square marker.

Introductions

Contact Introduced By

None. Laura Lockhart is available through the Find Contact Window or interacting directly with her.

Contact Introduces

None.

Information

UNSF Deprogramming Specialist

Petty Officer Laura Lockhart has gained a reputation for being the top anti-5th Column resource the U.N. has at its disposal. She has spent most of her time deployed in Paragon City, where the Column's influence is the greatest. Known as one of the few people that have managed to break former recruits of the Column's indoctrination process, Laura has pioneered new interrogation methods that are now used the world over.

Prior to Introduction

Missing Prior to Introduction Dialogue

Initial Contact

The young woman seems a bit startled at your approach, but composes herself in time to greet you.

Hi there! Thanks for responding so quickly. I keep forgetting how fast you Hero-types are. Petty Officer Laura Lockhart, UNSF Social Psychology Division. It's a pleasure to meet you, Character.

Laura extends a hand towards you.

(Shake hands) Likewise. What's this all about?

5th Column activity in Paragon City has flared up lately, especially in this district. Something's got them riled up pretty bad, and they've been going to town on all of the local Council regiments. I'm here to try and find out what's causing the surge, and see if I can put a stop to it.

That's where you come in. I need someone out in the field that can handle themselves in enemy territory. Naturally, recruiting one of the local heroes seemed to be the best option.

Laura leans in towards you, grinning mischievously.

So, what do you think? You wanna sign up and take down some fascists?

Absolutely.

Alright then!

Putting on a mock-serious face, Laura snaps to attention and salutes you.

Petty Officer Laura Lockhart, reporting for duty, sir!

Sir? Excuse me?

Just showing my superior officer the proper respect!

I've got direct orders from Colonel Taggard. Any FBSA-licensed Hero that signs on is hereby assigned the temporary rank of Sergeant, for the duration of this mission. I'm here to advise and provide support, but your butt's the one in the fire, here. This is your operation.

Laura pauses for a moment, grinning.

...Sir.

Right. Let's get to work then.

Wait, what? Why should I care if the Council is getting attacked?

Laura frowns at you.

Look, even setting aside the fact that the 5th Column are a violently anti-government fringe organization with military firepower operating inside U.S. borders, the fact is that their surge against the Council is causing some serious collateral damage. You can't start a war in the middle of a business district and avoid civilian casualties - not that the Column is trying. As far as they're concerned, innocent bystanders are just bonus points.

Laura stares at you, hard.

If you want to let people like that run amok in your city, then I guess that's all we have to say to each other. I'm hoping that you care a little bit more than that.

Point taken. Where do we start?

Well, we start by issuing you your temporary rank. Colonel Taggard has ordered that all FSBA-licensed heroes are assigned the temporary rank of Sergeant for as long as they're working with us. He doesn't want there to be any... jurisdictional conflicts between the UNSF and local forces. Now, I could start calling you Sergeant Character, but I think for both our sakes it would make more sense for me to keep things informal.

During this operation, I'll be here to direct and support your efforts against the 5th Column, but you'll be calling the final shots. You've been working in this city for longer than I have, so I'm sure you've got the chops for it.

Laura eyes you skeptically.

You ready to get started?

Let's get to work.

Hmph. So why, exactly, are U.N. troops stationed in Paragon?

Laura's smile falters for a moment, but she forces it back into place. She lets her hand drop to her side.

Don't know if you know this, pal, but the 5th Column is considered an international terrorist organization. Anywhere the Column rears its head, the U.N. is going to have an interest - and there's no place in the world that's got as much Column in it as Paragon City. I might add that both the PPD and the FBSA have been fairly appreciative of our support.

But I didn't call you here to talk international politics. I want to talk action. Fact is, the 5th Column in this district has been mobilizing, and they've been taking out Council bases left and right. Now I've been tasked with finding out the cause of this recent surge, and I intend to put a stop to it if I can. I'm going to need some help in that, and I thought you might be the right person for that job. Was I wrong?

Wrong? No. If you're here to stop the Council, I'm in.

Alright then!

Putting on a mock-serious face, Laura snaps to attention and salutes you.

Petty Officer Laura Lockhart, reporting for duty, sir!

If they're after the Council, I say let them fight it out.

Laura frowns at you.

Look, even setting aside the fact that the 5th Column are a violently anti-government fringe organization with military firepower operating inside U.S. borders, the fact is that their surge against the Council is causing some serious collateral damage. You can't start a war in the middle of a business district and avoid civilian casualties - not that the Column is trying. As far as they're concerned, innocent bystanders are just bonus points.

Laura stares at you, hard.

If you want to let people like that run amok in your city, then I guess that's all we have to say to each other. I'm hoping that you care a little bit more than that.

Point taken. Where do we start?

Well, we start by issuing you your temporary rank. Colonel Taggard has ordered that all FSBA-licensed heroes are assigned the temporary rank of Sergeant for as long as they're working with us. He doesn't want there to be any... jurisdictional conflicts between the UNSF and local forces. Now, I could start calling you Sergeant Character, but I think for both our sakes it would make more sense for me to keep things informal.

During this operation, I'll be here to direct and support your efforts against the 5th Column, but you'll be calling the final shots. You've been working in this city for longer than I have, so I'm sure you've got the chops for it.

Laura eyes you skeptically.

You ready to get started?

Let's get to work.

Greeting

Ready for the next operation, Character?

Too Busy

You're here on a volunteer basis, Character. If you want to work together, that's fine, but I need you to be with me 100%. That means no other tasks distracting you.

Too Low Level

Missing Too Low Level Dialogue

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WARNING! Spoiler alert! Do not open until Christmas (or at least until you've played the entire arc) !!!

Store

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Story Arc

Collateral Damage

Souvenir

United Nations Special Service Medal

Colonel Taggard pinned this on you personally, in honor of your efforts against the 5th Column. The memory is tinged with regret, however, and you remember the struggle as a desperate campaign against...

Collateral Damage

It began when Petty Officer Laura Lockhart of the United Nations Special Forces contacted you about a recent problem with the 5th Column. For some reason, the Column had become increasingly bold in their attacks on Council outposts, and the fighting was spilling out into Steel Canyon proper. She recruited two heroes to help her with the growing 5th Column threat: you, and another Paragon native named Leon.

You and Leon worked together to fight back the 5th Column. Your mission was to gather information regarding the source of the 5th Column surge - a mission that seemed to run into repeated dead ends. Only when Laura sent you on a solo mission to identify a secretive Column informant did you begin to make headway in your task.

Unfortunately, as soon as you began making progress against the Column, their informant gave up information on the Steel Canyon UNSF headquarters. The 5th Column sent a full invasion force, and you had to rush to their defense. Laura perished in the struggle, and the informant revealed his true motives - Leon himself had been working with the 5th Column from the beginning.

You managed to drive off an overwhelming force of 5th Column soldiers, and left to pursue Leon. During your final confrontation, you were faced with Leon and a 5th Column Commander, working together against the Council. By breaking the Column's connection with their new source of information, you managed to stop their surge into Steel Canyon... but at great cost. Template:Mission:Collateral Damage - Part One: Net Victory Template:Mission:Collateral Damage - Part Two: Wars of Old Template:Mission:Collateral Damage - Part Three: On the Home Front