Changes: Rosco Laroche

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Somehow, that flood didn’t stop us from helping our neighbors. Somehow it brought out the best in us.
― Rosco Laroche, fondly remembering his home in New Marais.

Rosco Laroche is the leader of the Rebels, a faction opposing Joseph Bertrand's Militia in New Marais, who operate out of Ascension Parish, as well as Fort Philippe and Flood Town.

Biography

Background

In his youth, it seems Laroche served in Vietnam due to his jacket, and his comments about his old war buddies. At some point he was married, but his wife died in the New Marais Flood. At some point, his niece Sara came under his care.

A year prior to meeting MacGrath, Laroche formed the Rebels to combat the Militia, and Joseph Bertrand after the Police fell victim to attacks from the Corrupted.

Although it's suggested Laroche and the Rebels had been able to stand against the Militia, they'd started to lose the fight as soon as they began bringing in heavy weaponry, and the Corrupted started getting involved in their skirmishes.

The Sacrifice

Cole MacGrath first meets Laroche after rescuing his niece Sara, who was being sacrificed by the Militia to a Devourer. He thanks Cole for saving her and talks to Cole for a few minutes before fleeing when the Devourer arrives. Laroche has no love for Conduits but takes an interest in Cole after he kills the Devourer, one of the strongest types of Corrupted.

The Compromise

Cole speaks with Laroche at the Rebels base in Ascension Parish, after helping Kuo bring medical supplies to them. Unfortunately in their rush to help the Rebels they also attract the Militia, leading them straight to the Rebels' hideout. After Cole and Kuo help Laroche and the Rebels defeat the attacking Militia, the Rebel leader states that now the Militia know where their base is, they must move or face being attacked again. After this, Laroche and the Rebels took over the Rebel Outpost, and would hold it until capturing Fort Philippe.

Fort Philippe Raid

Laroche, Cole, Kuo and Nix meet to plan the attack on Fort Philippe. During the meeting, Laroche comes across as a pervert as he keeps staring at Kuo, though she repeatedly tells him to stop. He also verbally supports a cat fight between Nix and Kuo, a statement that makes Kuo threaten to shoot him and Nix to teleport away. Once inside the fort, Laroche's men help Cole Kuo and Nix stop the Militia and destroy the turrets, which were scattered around the fort's grounds. Once they have taken the fort, Laroche has his men wheel out the Power Transfer Device, leaving the conduits to destroy it.

Flood Town

Hey, heard you‘re fixing to bring the power back on in Flood Town.
― Laroche calls Cole.

After Joseph Bertrand III fled to Flood Town, Cole realized he would have to restore the power in the area before he would be able to follow the Militia's leader. Learning of Cole's plan, Laroche calls the conduit, telling him how Flood Town was called Bellevue before the flood how beautiful it was then, and that he had lived there with his wife before she died in the flood. He also explains that since the "Ice Goons" took over, they had been tearing the area apart looking for "something".

Once the power is restored, Laroche sets up a makeshift medical center, unable to find a cure for plague his hope is to give those suffering a little piece before their deaths. He has assistance from Zeke who sets up an alarm system and three Dunbar beams, powerful spot lights that fry the Corrupted, who are killing those trying to make it to the center. After the center comes under attack from groups of Corrupted and Vermaak 88 soldiers, Cole learns that Laroche has been holding a Blast Core. Zeke furiously asks, "You had a Blast Core?" Laroche then mentions that he was going to give it to them later after they helped him with a few more endeavors.

A short time later, Laroche asks Cole to cap the area's wells which were on fire, making it difficult to breathe. The wells were scattered around Flood Town, but there was only one cap, forcing Cole to transport it around the suburb area whilst dealing with any Militia or Vermaak 88 troops he came across. Once the fires were extinguished Laroche thanks Cole for all of his help, and lets him know that Zeke has the Blast Core.

Defeating Bertrand

Cole finally tracks Bertrand to the Gas Works district, thanks to an act of sabotage on his personal helicopter, Bertrand is left stranded. Cole riles Bertrand, pushing him to the point that he snaps and once more, turning into the Behemoth in order to escape. However Cole, with the aid of his friends and Laroche's Rebels, have lined his escape route with troops, Zeke's homemade rockets, and Dunbar beams. After Bertrand is finally defeated, Laroche calls Cole seven hours later to inform him that it had taken "Seven chainsaws, thirty men, and twelve pickup trucks" to dispose of Bertrand's Behemoth corpse.

The Final Piece

Rosco L 3 — Laroche, moments before his death.

After deciding to charge the Ray Field Inhibitor Cole, Nix and Zeke concoct a plan to transfer the device across the city to substations Laroche and his men have set up. Waiting for Cole and Nix aboard his boat, Laroche transports the pair across the bay to the Gas Works. Nix teleports to the first substation to find it already under attack from the Beast. Cole realizes that the Beast is following the RFI and tells Laroche to turn the boat around. Already ordering his men to fire on the Beast, Laroche tells Cole and Nix to “get out of here” adding “Think I’d abandon my men? Go on. We’ll loosen him up for you” when Cole demands he come with them. As the two conduits make their way back to dry land Nix radios Cole the news that Laroche's boat had been destroyed. Though Rosco Laroche is dead, his sacrifice gave Cole the time he needed to fully charge the RFI and defeat the Beast.

The following is based on non-canon content and is not considered to be part of the Infamous continuity.

Alternate Timeline

If Cole decides to side with John and Kuo, Laroche settles his differences with the remaining Militia members so his Rebels can fight side by side with them to defeat Cole and the Beast, an act that proves to be futile.

End of non-canon content

Appearance and Personality

Rosco Laroche is a very loyal man, showing respect to his faction the Rebels. However he is not quick to give out respect. At first he is wary of Cole due to his distrust of conduits, but begins to respect him after all the help Cole gives to him and his men. Even then he was prepared to hedge his bets by allying with the Ice Conduits and hiding a Blast Core from Cole and Zeke, possibly to use as a bargaining chip. He also comes across as a little sleazy, due to the way he acts around Nix and Kuo.

Laroche wears a green jacket that reads Vietnam on the back, suggesting that he may have been a Vietnam War veteran and with a light blue T-shirt under it. He wears baggy green shorts and boots. Rosco Laroche is seen to be good with guns, as he is seen holding a pistol at all times.

Trivia

He is the second fully non-Conduit faction leader in both games, the first being Warden Harms.
He fulfills a similar role to Harms from the original game, as he is the leader of the Rebels(who are allied with the Police), he has a distrust for Conduits, and Cole in general, but he asks his help to deal with an antagonistic force.
During the mission to power up Flood Town, Laroche mentions his wife died there during the flood.
His first name, Rosco, is mentioned only once ingame, in one of Bertrand's TV broadcasts.
Laroche is available in UGC.
In the final Good Karma story mission, if Cole leaves the boat before Laroche orders Cole to, Cole and Laroche will briefly talk as if they are standing next to each other.
He seemed to have a thing for "girl vs girl" action, as when [jokingly] asked what he wanted to see, Kuo and Nix fight the Militia, or fight each other, he claimed "I'd be down for girl on girl, finger nail action, hair pulling...".
He seemed to have a fling for Lucy Kuo, as when they were getting ready to attack Fort Phillipe, he can be seen looking at Lucy's posterior, prompting her to state, "Can you just focus for, five minutes?"

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+{{Quote|Somehow, that flood didn’t stop us from helping our neighbors. Somehow it brought out the best in us.|Rosco Laroche, fondly remembering his home in [[New Marais]].}}
-|status = Deceased
+'''Rosco Laroche''' is the leader of the [[Rebels]], a faction opposing [[Joseph Bertrand III|Joseph Bertrand's]] [[Militia]] in [[New Marais]], who operate out of [[Ascension Parish]], as well as [[Fort Philippe]] and [[Flood Town]].
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-'''Rosco Laroche''' is the leader of the [[Rebels]], a faction that operate in [[Ascension Parish]], than later when the base was compromised he began working alongside [[Cole MacGrath]] out of [[Fort Philippe]] and [[Flood Town]] of [[New Marais]].
 ==Biography==
+====Background====
+In his youth, it seems Laroche served in Vietnam due to his jacket, and his comments about his old war buddies. At some point he was married, but his wife died in the [[New Marais Flood]]. At some point, his niece [[Sara]] came under his care.
+[[2010|A year prior]] to meeting MacGrath, Laroche formed the Rebels to combat the Militia, and Joseph Bertrand after the Police fell victim to attacks from the Corrupted.
+Although it's suggested Laroche and the Rebels had been able to stand against the Militia, they'd started to lose the fight as soon as they began bringing in heavy weaponry, and the Corrupted started getting involved in their skirmishes.
 ====The Sacrifice====
+[[File:Rosco L 7.jpg|thumb|left|Cole meets Laroche.]]
-Laroche is first seen once you rescue his niece [[Sara]], from being sacrificed to the Corrupted. He thanks Cole for saving her and talks to Cole for a few minutes. Laroche has no love for [[Conduit]]s but take's an interest in Cole after he kills a [[Devourer]], one of the strongest types of [[Corrupted]].
+[[Cole MacGrath]] first meets Laroche after rescuing his niece [[Sara]], who was being sacrificed by the Militia to a [[Devourer]]. He thanks Cole for saving her and talks to Cole for a few minutes before fleeing when the Devourer arrives. Laroche has no love for [[Conduit]]s but takes an interest in Cole after he kills the Devourer, one of the strongest types of [[Corrupted]].
 ====The Compromise====
-[[Cole]] later finds Laroche again at the [[Rebels]] base in Ascension Parish, after helping [[Kuo]] bring medical supplies to them. Due to Cole's presence it attracted the [[Militia]] to the Rebels' whereabouts. Cole and Kuo help Laroche and the Rebels take out the attacking Militia. Laroche states that the Militia know where the base is now so they must move or they'll get another attack. Laroche, once again thanks Cole for helping him.
+Cole speaks with Laroche at the Rebels base in Ascension Parish, after helping [[Kuo]] bring medical supplies to them. Unfortunately in their rush to help the Rebels they also attract the Militia, leading them straight to the Rebels' hideout. After Cole and Kuo help Laroche and the Rebels defeat the attacking Militia, the Rebel leader states that now the Militia know where their base is, they must move or face being attacked again. After this, Laroche and the Rebels took over the [[Rebel Outpost]], and would hold it until capturing Fort Philippe.
 ====Fort Philippe Raid====
-Laroche, Zeke, Kuo and [[Nix]] are not to far from [[Fort Philippe]] and are planning an attack to get to the [[Power Transfer Device]]. During the meeting, Laroche comes across as a pervert as he keeps staring at Kuo, where she has to yell at him to stop. He also supported a cat fight between them. After Kuo teleported away he attempted to hit on Nix and then she teleported away, he then says a few words to himself. Inside the fort Laroche's men helped Cole, Kuo and Nix stop the [[Militia]] and destroy their turrets, which were scattered around the fort's grounds. Eventually the power went out and Cole had to turn it back on.
+Laroche, Cole, Kuo and [[Nix]] meet to plan the attack on [[Fort Philippe]]. During the meeting, Laroche comes across as a pervert as he keeps staring at Kuo, though she repeatedly tells him to stop. He also verbally supports a cat fight between Nix and Kuo, a statement that makes Kuo threaten to shoot him and Nix to teleport away. Once inside the fort, Laroche's men help Cole Kuo and Nix stop the [[Militia]] and destroy the turrets, which were scattered around the fort's grounds. Once they have taken the fort, Laroche has his men wheel out the [[Power Transfer Device]], leaving the conduits to destroy it.
 ====Flood Town====
+{{Quote|Hey, heard you‘re fixing to bring the power back on in Flood Town.|Laroche calls Cole.}}
-When Cole MacGrath arrives to [[Flood Town]], Cole got called by Laroche, he stated he and his wife use to live in Flood Town and she died in the flood, he mentioned how beautiful Flood Town once was.
+After Joseph Bertrand III fled to Flood Town, Cole realized he would have to restore the power in the area before he would be able to follow the Militia's leader. Learning of Cole's plan, Laroche calls the conduit, telling him how Flood Town was called Bellevue before the flood how beautiful it was then, and that he had lived there with his wife before she died in the flood. He also explains that since the "[[Vermaak 88/Types|Ice Goons]]" took over, they had been tearing the area apart looking for "[[Blast Core|something]]".
-Laroche is later seen in Flood Town helping [[Zeke]] with the [[Dunbar Beam]], Laroche stated that this would make the citizens death more peaceful. A [[Vermaak 88]] ice conduit later shows up after Cole takes out a good amount of [[Corrupted]], the ice conduit kills some Corrupted and Laroche says to Zeke, "These guys aren't so bad" and then he thanks him. The ice conduit responds "We don't want your thanks, we want your Blast Core". Zeke then says to Laroche, "You had a [[Blast Core]]?" Laroche then mentions that he was going to give it to them later after they helped him with a few more endeavors.
+[[File:LarocheZeke.jpg|thumb|right|Laroche and Zeke.]]Once the power is restored, Laroche sets up a makeshift medical center, unable to find a cure for [[Ray Field Plague|plague]] his hope is to give those suffering a little piece before their deaths. He has assistance from [[Zeke]] who sets up an alarm system and three [[Dunbar Beam|Dunbar beams]], powerful spot lights that fry the Corrupted, who are killing those trying to make it to the center. After the center comes under attack from groups of Corrupted and [[Vermaak 88]] soldiers, Cole learns that Laroche has been holding a [[Blast Core]]. Zeke furiously asks, "You had a Blast Core?" Laroche then mentions that he was going to give it to them later after they helped him with a few more endeavors.
-After using the Dunbar Beam, Laroche asks Cole to cap the wells which were letting out fire, he says that it was hard to breathe. The caps were scattered around Flood Town's suburb area. On the last cap a [[Crusher]] arrives and attacks Cole, he then must beat him. Later Laroche gives Cole the Blast Core. For a good amount of time Laroche lays low, during this time in one of [[Bertrand]]'s televised propaganda's Laroche's fist name, Rosco, is mentioned.
+A short time later, Laroche asks Cole to cap the area's wells which were on fire, making it difficult to breathe. The wells were scattered around Flood Town, but there was only one cap, forcing Cole to transport it around the suburb area whilst dealing with any Militia or Vermaak 88 troops he came across. Once the fires were extinguished Laroche thanks Cole for all of his help, and lets him know that Zeke has the Blast Core.
+====Defeating Bertrand====
+Cole finally tracks Bertrand to the [[Gas Works]] district, thanks to an act of sabotage on his personal helicopter, Bertrand is left stranded. Cole riles Bertrand, pushing him to the point that he snaps and once more, turning into the Behemoth in order to escape. However Cole, with the aid of his friends and Laroche's Rebels, have lined his escape route with troops, Zeke's homemade rockets, and Dunbar beams. After Bertrand is finally defeated, Laroche calls Cole seven hours later to inform him that it had taken "Seven chainsaws, thirty men, and twelve pickup trucks" to dispose of Bertrand's Behemoth corpse.
 ====The Final Piece====
+[[File:Rosco L 3.jpg|thumb|left|Laroche, moments before his death.]]
-During the final mission where [[Cole]] fights the Beast, [[Zeke]] mentioned that Laroche set up RFI substations all over the city. Rosco Laroche and his [[Rebels]] were in the water waiting for the Cole, [[Nix]] and the Beast, [[John]]. A RFI charger is on one of the boats. After Cole arrives on Laroche's boat, they head toward the [[Gas Works]]. Nix arrives to the substation too late and the Beast destroys it. Nix then teleports back and Cole says he is following the RFI. Cole then demands Laroche turn the boat around, but he says it's too late and tells his Rebels to fire. Cole states to Laroche that he's coming with them but he refused and lost his life when the Beast shot a fireball and sunk his ship. Cole must then use his [[Lightning Tether|tether of lighting]] to get back to the shore in the district [[Smut Triangle]] is in. Though Rosco Laroche is dead, the Rebels still help Cole fight the Beast, many lose their life during this fight.
+After deciding to charge the [[Ray Field Inhibitor]] Cole, Nix and Zeke concoct a plan to transfer the device across the city to substations Laroche and his men have set up. Waiting for Cole and Nix aboard his boat, Laroche transports the pair across the bay to the Gas Works. Nix teleports to the first substation to find it already under attack from [[John White|the Beast]]. Cole realizes that the Beast is following the RFI and tells Laroche to turn the boat around. Already ordering his men to fire on the Beast, Laroche tells Cole and Nix to “get out of here” adding “Think I’d abandon my men? Go on. We’ll loosen him up for you” when Cole demands he come with them. As the two conduits make their way back to dry land Nix radios Cole the news that Laroche's boat had been destroyed. Though Rosco Laroche is dead, his sacrifice gave Cole the time he needed to fully charge the RFI and defeat the Beast.
+{{Noncanon}}
+==Alternate Timeline==
+If Cole decides to side with John and Kuo, Laroche settles his differences with the remaining Militia members so his Rebels can fight side by side with them to defeat Cole and the Beast, an act that proves to be futile.
+{{Endnoncanon}}
 ==Appearance and Personality==
-Rosco Laroche is a very loyal man, showing respect to his faction the [[Rebels]]. At first he didn't like [[Cole]] because he was a [[conduit]], but then respects him after all the times he helped him and his faction. He also comes across as a pervert because he supports [[Nix]] and [[Kuo]] getting into a cat fight, and he constantly stares at Kuo before raiding [[Fort Philippe]]. Laroche wears a green jacket that reads Vietnam on the back, suggesting that he may have been a Vietnam War veteran and with a light blue t-shirt under it. He wears baggy green shorts and boots. Rosco Laroche is seen to be good with guns, as he is seen holding a pistol at all times.
+Rosco Laroche is a very loyal man, showing respect to his faction the Rebels. However he is not quick to give out respect. At first he is wary of Cole due to his distrust of conduits, but begins to respect him after all the help Cole gives to him and his men. Even then he was prepared to hedge his bets by allying with the Ice Conduits and hiding a Blast Core from Cole and Zeke, possibly to use as a bargaining chip. He also comes across as a little sleazy, due to the way he acts around Nix and Kuo.
+Laroche wears a green jacket that reads Vietnam on the back, suggesting that he may have been a Vietnam War veteran and with a light blue T-shirt under it. He wears baggy green shorts and boots. Rosco Laroche is seen to be good with guns, as he is seen holding a pistol at all times.
 ==Trivia==
 * He is the second fully non-Conduit faction leader in both games, the first being [[Warden Harms]].
+* He fulfills a similar role to Harms from the original game, as he is the leader of the Rebels(who are allied with the Police), he has a distrust for Conduits, and Cole in general, but he asks his help to deal with an antagonistic force.
-* He has a patch that reads "Vietnam" on the back of his jacket, suggesting that he may be a Vietnam War veteran.
-* During the mission to power up [[Flood Town]], Laroche mentions his wife died there during the flood.
+* During the mission to power up Flood Town, Laroche mentions his wife died there during the flood.
 * His first name, Rosco, is mentioned only once ingame, in one of Bertrand's TV broadcasts.
-* Laroche is createable in UGC.
+* Laroche is available in UGC.
+* In the final [[Good Karma]] story mission, if Cole leaves the boat before Laroche orders Cole to, Cole and Laroche will briefly talk as if they are standing next to each other.
+* He seemed to have a thing for "girl vs girl" action, as when [jokingly] asked what he wanted to see, Kuo and Nix fight the Militia, or fight each other, he claimed "I'd be down for girl on girl, finger nail action, hair pulling...".
+* He seemed to have a fling for [[Lucy Kuo]], as when they were getting ready to attack Fort Phillipe, he can be seen looking at Lucy's posterior, prompting her to state, "Can you just focus for, five minutes?"
+==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="left">
+Rosco L 6.jpg|Laroche and his niece.
+Rosco L.jpg|Cole and Laroche.
+Rosco L 1.jpg|Zeke, Cole and Laroche.
+Rosco L 2.jpg|Zeke and Laroche.
+Rosco L 4.jpg|Laroche flirts with Kuo.
+Rosco L 5.jpg|Laroche flirts with Nix.
+</gallery>
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