Jericho Cross

"You are Jericho Cross: Gunslinger. Renegade. Outlaw. Behind you lies a bloody trail of robbery and revenge. Ahead of you lies one last train to rob.

Tonight, your life will end - and your legend will begin."

- Narrator "You ain't half bad, for a damn bloodsucker."

- Dark Watch Regulator

Jericho Cross, born in 1848, is a man with a checkered past. At one point, he fought in the Civil War, on the side of the Union, until he deserted for reasons known only to him, and became an outlaw. One story is that he murdered his slave-owning father, another is that he witnessed those around him committing violent atrocities. His crimes include numerous counts of robbery, murder, and wanton mayhem, especially along the Mexican border. In 1876, Arizona Territory, Jericho decided to rob "one last train". Slight problem - the train wasn't carrying gold. Instead, it was carrying Lazarus Malkoth, a very old, and powerful vampire, who bites Jericho, infecting him with vampirism.

Jericho is forced to team up with Cassidy Sharp, a female member of the Darkwatch society, who was trying to prevent Lazarus from being released. The pair fight off Lazarus and his minions, blowing up his half of the train in the process. The pair make it to the horse car, where Jericho feels the curse taking hold, and attacks one of the horses. This infects the horse, who becomes Jericho's steed.

The pair eventually come to a Darkwatch outpost, only to find that the place had been attacked, and is now full of undead enemies, which Jericho and Cassidy are forced to deal with. The pair soon split up, with Jericho using a series of underground tunnels, while Cassidy takes a different path.

Along the way, Jericho begins to make choices for Good or Evil, which, initially, affect what Vampiric abilities he can use. Eventually, he will make a choice that will permanently affect which side he's on.

Jericho and Cassidy eventually regroup near a church, where Jericho finds out that he has a slight allergy to crosses. Lazarus shows up, and kills Cassidy, tosses Jericho down into a mine shaft, along with Cassidy's body, and Jericho is told to feed on it, before the vampire departs. After battling his way through the underground, Jericho comes across a cavern with a pool of water, and after trying to drink some, only for his body to reject it, he sees Cassidy's ghost, who still needs his help to warn Darkwatch, and guides/advises/criticizes him afterwards.

The pair, eventually, make their way to the Darkwatch Citadel, where they encounter Brigadier General Clay Cartwright, an American Civil War veteran - turned - Vampire Hunter, and current leader of the Darkwatch, who doesn't like Jericho for freeing Lazarus and causing Cassidy's death. Clay then puts Jericho through a series of tests, even exposing his weakness to sunlight, which doesn't kill the outlaw-turned-vampire, but it takes away his powers. After passing the tests, Clay, reluctantly, makes Jericho a member of the Darkwatch, and teams him up with Tala, a Native American who, unknown to her fellow Darkwatch members, has her own plans for power.

Jericho then goes on a number of missions for Darkwatch, including rescuing a group of Regulators that had been ambushed, recovering an item that allows vampires to use their powers in daylight, and clearing a village that has been invaded by Lazarus's minions.

However, after one of these missions, Tala has sex with Jericho, and tricks him into turning her into something like him. Tala the betrays the Darkwatch, and lets Lazarus's forces invade the Citadel. Jericho and the Darkwatch Regulators try to escape the place, as Clay sets the place to self-destruct.

Afterwards, Jericho comes face to face with Lazarus for the last time, and after a hard fight, manages to kill the Head Vampire. Jericho then has to make a choice - Break the Curse of the West, and rid the land of the Undead (Good), or Become the New Lord of Vampires (Evil).

If Jericho follows the Good Path, he will fight Tala, who has become a winged demon-like creature, to prevent the Curse from spreading. After defeating Tala, Jericho's humanity is restored, and Cassidy becomes an angel, thus enters Heaven, while Jericho rides off, presumably to fight more Evil.

If Jericho follows the Evil Path, he will join up with Tala, and fight Cassidy, who has become an angel, so that he can become the new King of the undead. After defeating Cassidy, he turns on Tala, killing her, having embraced his Vampiric Nature, and rides off, presumably to spread the Curse.

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