


He offered a large private security firm, South African-based Vermaak 88, the opportunity to infuse them with superpowers (accomplished by kidnapping Lucy Kuo, slowly and painfully unlocking her Conduit powers, and using a Transfer Device, developed by Wolfe, to give her powers to the non-Conduit mercenaries - an unnatural process that caused their bodies to mutate and their minds to degrade over time).

Following Kessler's death in Empire City, he then took over much of the First Sons' resources, and set his sights higher. Wolfe helped him acquire) turned them into monsters known as The Corrupted.Īfter allowing them to terrorize the populace (and spread fear and mistrust of Conduits), he publicly organized "The Militia" to bring order to the pandemic he had secretly caused, becoming the ultimate authority in New Marais, with the Militia continuing to seek out and abduct Conduits to be transformed into The Corrupted. To this end, he kidnapped local Conduits of his hometown, New Marais, and (using new powers that Dr. Disgusted (and unable to fully control this form), he interpreted it as a sign from God that Conduits were subhumans who should be destroyed. However, the powers he obtained were far from what he had wanted - instead of becoming a "shining superhuman", he gained the ability to transform into a "50 foot maggot" known as the Behemoth. Wolfe (who had secretly turned against the First Sons and was leaking information to the NSA) created a Ray Sphere for Bertrand to unlock his Conduit potential - a process which required the deaths of dozens of innocent lives. Using their advanced technology and resources, a scientist under his control, Dr. Spurned by this goal, Bertrand joined the "First Sons", an organization with many Conduit-related interests, led by a mastermind named Kessler. Deeply religious, he believed this to be a sign from God that he was meant to be a savior to mankind. He is voiced by Graham McTavish, who also portrayed Loki Laufeyson in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Dracula in Netflix's Castlevania, Zoran Lazarević from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the Saint of Killers from Preacher and both Father Kinley and Dromos from Lucifer.Īt some point, Bertrand discovered that he was a Conduit, a human with the potential to unlock incredible superpowers. An insanely fanatical man, Bertrand's ultimate goal is to destroy all Conduits based on the fact that his ability is to turn into a monster. He is the leader of the New Marais section of the First Sons, leader of the Milita, and the creator of the Corrupted. Joseph Bertrand III, also known as The Behemoth in his corrupted form, is one of the two main antagonists of the 2011 game, inFAMOUS 2 (alongside the Beast). And they are all that stands between you and the freaks! And as god as my witness we shall hunt down and destroy them all! My men, these fine young men, are the guardians of this city. When history called upon them to stand against the enemy! Did they cower? No! They fought! To the last man. Our forefathers bled and died in defense this city. Cole MacGrath, the Electric Man, is here in New Marias. My friends, tonight we face the gravest threat that this fair city has ever seen. ~ Joseph Bertrand III, after gaining his powers. you! You turned me into a monster! Why would God do this to me?
