Wild Dog (Time Crisis)

Wild Dog is a fictional character from the first person shooter series Time Crisis. He is the leader of a notorious group of men known as the Wild Dogs. They are a mercenary army for hire, assisting various criminal elements and other paramilitary organizations with their plans.

Appearances
In the first Time Crisis, Wild Dog is shown as an influential person within the Sercian underworld. After Richard Miller kills Shreudo Garo, Wild Dog captures Rachel Macpherson and Richard Miller must fight him. What follows is a massive fight on a bridge. After the player (Miller) defeats him, Wild Dog blows himself up in an unsuccessful attempt to kill Miller.

In Time Crisis: Project Titan, Wild Dog makes his second appearance. He's first seen in a helicopter flying above Ricardo Blanco's mansion. After Richard Miller wounds Ricardo, Ricardo tried to escape on Wild Dog's helicopter. But Wild Dog uses his machine gun hand to shoot Blanco to death, and yelled" I'll kill you all!! YOU'RE NEXT MILLER!!!" and rides off. It turns out that Wild Dog is working on some kind of robot army, known as" Project Titan" (hence the title of the game). Richard encounters him again in the 4th stage. After a life-and-death fight between Richard and Wild Dog, Wild Dog gets an army of robots to kill Richard and takes of in his helicopter. Richard manages to shoot at the helicopter just right so the helicopter could be damaged. The helicopter crashes on the robot army, destroying the robots and supposedly killing Wild Dog.

In Time Crisis II, it is revealed that Wild Dog survived. In the introduction, Christy Ryan says, "There's some news...he's still alive!" When Keith Martin and Robert Baxter (the two protagonists) reach Neodyne, the last battle, Wild Dog confronts them first. His left arm has been converted into a machine gun, a very lethal and destructive weapon. After the player(s) defeat him, he again blows himself up.

Wild Dog makes a third appearance in Time Crisis 3. The intro cut describes him as "An old friend." This time he is accompanied by an apprentice named "Wild Fang." Wild Dog is much improved, moving far faster and hurling more objects than in the previous two games. The player(s) (Alan Dunaway and Wesley Lambert) first must defeat Wild Fang, who simply falls and dies, and afterwards corner and defeat Wild Dog. After the shooting stops, it cuts to a scene in which Dunaway and Lambert approach the fallen Wild Dog. Wild Dog gasps, "Beaten by a couple of young... punks...!" He again blows himself up.

The third appearance was especially criticized by fans as a lame way to attempt to incorporate Wild Dog, especially after he had appeared to have died twice from blowing himself up.

Character
Wild Dog almost always wears sunglasses and a brown, floor length coat. His face bears the scars of the battles he has fought. Wild Dog has been the only constant fictional character throughout the Time Crisis series; however, that may change if a Time Crisis 4 is made due to the introduction of Wild Fang, who seems to be Wild Dog's apprentice.

Wild Dog is a very dangerous opponent. He is proficient in firearms and explosives, often using both in his battle with V.S.S.E. agents. He is also a fast opponent, constantly moving around the screen, which makes him hard to shoot. Wild Dog lost his left arm after V.S.S.E. Ace Richard Miller defeated him at the end of the first Time Crisis. In Time Crisis II he reappeared with a mechnical machine gun arm. In Time Crisis 3, Wild Dog's machine gun arm was upgraded to include a flamethrower and a rocket launcher.

Wild Dog seems to have little connection to those he works with, other than the fact that he was paid to do so. Wild Dog's crimes are numerous, including arson, murder and terrorism. Some of the most notable events of his career include his participation in the abduction of Rachel McPherson (daughter of the first president of Sercia), and aiding the N.D.I. and the Zagorias Federation in their terrorist endeavours. Despite repeated attempts by the V.S.S.E. over the years, Wild Dog has never been caught.

Wild Dog is voiced by Scott McCulloch.