SPIN-OFF: The following information stems from a spin-off expansion or third party Creator DLC and is considered to be non-canon in the main Armaverse timeline.
Kurt Spender was a minor character in ArmA 3's official, non-canon First Contact campaign.
Spender was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was the senior officer in charge of the NATO contact team at Point Hopi.[1]
Prior to humanity's first encounter with "The Visitors", he was involved in the joint military exercises taking place in Nadbór, Livonia.[2][3]
First Contact (2039)[]
On July 3rd, 2039, a massive alien-like ship suddenly appeared over the skies of Livonia and hovered over the abandoned SIŁA Factory. A smaller alien entity was detected being launched from the ship some time later, and came to rest in a wooded area south of Point Hopi. As a biosafety precaution, Point Hopi was ordered to suit up to MOPP Level 4 by Major Don Homewood.[4]
Specialist Aiden Rudwell, who had already been on the way to Point Hopi from Camp Kresnik to retrieve a drone terminal, was ordered to assist Point Hopi in communicating with the alien entity.[5] Spender had Rudwell equip a respirator[6] and followed Astra scientist Ian Kesson's instructions to attempt communication visually via lights.[1] Spender also suggested playing music to attempt auditory communication.[7]
SPC Rudwell had successfully managed to communicate with or otherwise trigger new behaviour from the alien entity using a tool equipped with an experimental antenna that was kept in one of Point Hopi's Faraday cages.[8][9] Upon approaching the alien entity, SPC Rudwell was suddenly knocked unconscious. Assuming that the entity was hostile, Spender's men and Livonian soldiers panickedly returned fire in retaliation.[10]
Death[]
Spender managed to order his subordinates to stand down, but the Livonians continued to attack the alien despite his pleas to them over the radio.[10]
«
The Specialist is down! No! Cease fire! CEASE FUCKING FIRE! Alchemist, one of our guys engaged! Relay to all Livonian Defense Force callsigns, cease fire! Oh, no... No! Major! The Alpha Echo's firing back, it's -
Moments before being killed, Spender desperately tries to get the Livonians to stand down
»
In response, the alien launched several gravity matter balls at both the Livonians and Spender's men. He was subsequently killed in the ensuing blast alongside his entire team.[11]
Personality and Appearance[]
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↑ 1.01.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "SPENDER: Alchemist, this is Captain Spender. Advise, what's the play here? Over. HOMEWOOD: BIOSEC. You suited n' booted? Over. SPENDER: More or less - everyone's got masks on, at least. Best we could do, given the current circumstances, over. HOMEWOOD: Then no one get too close. There's a Dr. Kesson here. He's going to help coordinate this. KESSON: Hello, Point Hopi. Can you tell me what you see there? SPENDER: Not a lot - a bluish, pulsing glow. The Alpha Echo, or, er, alien entity, it's on the other side of a glade. And our team have no line of sight. Over. KESSON: Do you lads have any working lights handy? SPENDER: Affirmative, we've turned them off. KESSON: Turn them back on, please. Everything you've got. Let's see if he responds. SPENDER: Alright, lights! The ranger's offroad too! Switch the headlights on! Switch the headlights on! Doctor, we're lit - nothing from it yet, over."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "HOMEWOOD: Point Hopi. An alien entity's heading your way! ROE. Do not engage! I say again, do not engage! Verify, over. SPENDER: I verify, alien entity, inbound, we are weapons tight! Bluebells look like they're following suit. That Alpha Echo? It just came down behind a small copse of trees. Real hard to see what it's up to... though, er, doesn't seem interested in us. Over. HOMEWOOD: Break out any CBRNgear you've got. Get it on, now. 3 mikes, MOPP level 4, more to follow. Out."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "HOMEWOOD: Specialist Rudwell. Major Homewood. POSREP. Over. RUDWELL: Er, somewhere between you and Point Hopi, sir! Over. HOMEWOOD: You were a translator when you enlisted? RUDWELL: Affirmative, but, with all due respect, sir, if you're thinking of having me speak with them. I'm not qualified. Over. HOMEWOOD: Factual facts: you're a linguist, a communicator. Get over there and assist, we wanna introduce ourselves. Out."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "SPENDER: Hey - you from Kresnik? The Don know we only got oversuits? RUDWELL: Really? I ain't gonna be patient zero, pal. SPENDER: There's respirators too, on the HEMTT racks. Better than nothing..."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "SPENDER: Dr. Kesson, we have a functional PA system, how about music? There's classics for the AFR. Armed Forces Radio - we could relay them pretty easy, over. KESSON: Aye, give it a go, but I don't expect he'll make much sense of it."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "There should be a gadget for analyzing EM activity inside. Can you take a wee look for me? See if it's working?"
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "RUDWELL: Huh... HOMEWOOD: Report. Is it attempting a reply? RUDWELL: No evidence of that. It's shifting frequencies. HOMEWOOD: Go again. There could be a pattern."
↑ 10.010.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, \a3\missions_f_contact\data\img\visions\vision1_3.jpg, "RUDWELL: Argh! Ergh... Ergh, no... no... SPENDER: The Specialist is down! No! Cease fire! Cease fucking fire!"
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "RUDWELL: Alchemist. Multiple casualties... The alien? It's gone, need immediate assistance - do you copy? Nothing heard... does anybody copy? DILLON: Rudwell, it's Dillon. You gotta get back to Kresnik! Shit's kicking off here, man! RUDWELL: Yeah? It just kicked off here, too! Get the Major! DILLON: Trust me on this one. RT fucking B!"
