Kantaris (カンタリス Kantarisu)[1][2][3] is a female antagonist in Time Crisis (in the "Secret Mission" of the PlayStation port) and Time Crisis: Project Titan. She is to date the only female antagonist in the series.
Time Crisis[]
Little is known about this mysterious woman that during the events of the Time Crisis "Secret Mission", the V.S.S.E. did not know her real name[1] or gender. Established long before the formation of the Sercian Republic, her self-named Kantaris Organization was responsible for a number of large-scale crimes including arms dealing, drug dealing, theft, forgery and fraud. It is known that she is the Wild Dog Organization's chief arms supplier. Kantaris also owns the Chateau de Luc, a luxury hotel that serves as a front for a weapons factory.[1]
A few weeks after the Sercia incident, Richard Miller is sent to infiltrate Chateau de Luc and destroy the operations. Depending on the performance of the player, Miller kills Kantaris either by shooting down her airplane as it escapes, shooting her escape car until it crashes and explodes, or by disabling her war-robot until it malfunctions and makes her fall to her death. If the player is too slow, Kantaris will escape.
Deaths[]
- Kantaris escapes in her Lepidoptera[4] airplane, which Miller shoots down.
- Kantaris confronts Miller with the robotic drone, Antlion,[5] in her lounge. After Miller damages it, the robot malfunctions and attacks Kantaris, sending her out a window so she falls to her death.
- Kantaris attempts to escape by car (Red Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse [W210]). Miller makes her crash and she dies in the resulting explosion.
Time Crisis: Project Titan[]
Kantaris is confirmed to still be alive in Project Titan,[3] in which she works with Wild Dog to build a robot army. She and her henchman Zeus Bertrand capture a V.S.S.E. mole named Marisa "Abacus" Soleil and have her imprisoned on her personal yacht. Miller infiltrates the yacht to rescue Marisa, but does not confront Kantaris; rather, she has already escaped by the time he boards. Kantaris is still presumed to be at large.
Quotes[]
Time Crisis[]
| Japanese version | English version | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| はじめまして リチャード カンタリスの城へようこそ ダンスの時間には間に合ったわね あなたには お似合いのパートナーを用意したのよ さあ 踊り狂いなさい！死のダンスを！！ | How nice to meet you, Richard. Welcome to Kantaris base. You're just in time for the party. I have arranged a dancing partner for you. Dance, baby, dance. Dance to the death! | Kantaris, confronting Richard Miller in the Ballroom before releasing the Web Spinner on him |
| オードブルはお口に合ったかしら？メインディッシュはこれからよ！あなたの血で この部屋をもっと紅く染めましょう このカンタリスに逆らうとどうなるか教えてあげるわ | Did you enjoy the appetizer? Now here's the main course. This carpet will be dyed red with your blood. I'll teach you what it means to defy Kantaris. | Kantaris, before releasing the Antlion on Richard Miller in the lounge |
| いい加減に付きまとうのやめてくれないかしら？あなたのような男がいるから世界が醜いままなのよ！ | Leave me alone! It's men like you who are ruining this world. | Kantaris, before attempting to escape in a Lepidoptera airplane with the rest of her men |
| 物語の最後は ハッピーエンドとは限らないものよ... さよなら 坊や... | Not all stories end happily ever after Richard, but take it into yours. Adios Cowboy. | Kantaris, if players fail to stop her at the parking lot |
| さよならリチャード 最後はシナリオ通りね | Bye-bye Richard. This little play of mine has ended. | Kantaris, if players do not defeat the Antlion in time at the lounge |
| 来ないで！ | No! Go away! | Kantaris' final words, if players defeat the Antlion in time at the lounge |
| あなた 忘れられない男になるわ 私 本気になっちゃいそうよ... | You're a man after my own heart. I think I'm mad about you. | Kantaris, if players fail to shoot down her Lepidoptera airplane as it escapes |
Time Crisis: Project Titan[]
| Japanese version | English version | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| あなたのメール、読ませてもらったわマリッサ。隨分と悪戲好きな娘ねえ。それで...VSSEやミラーさんはお返事をくれたのかしら？... | We've been reading your e-mail, Marisa. And you've been a very, very naughty girl. Do the names "V.S.S.E." and "Miller" ring a bell? | Kantaris, to Marisa Soleil, having read the email sent to the V.S.S.E. |
| あなた、芝居は下手なようねえ。VSSEに情報を送っていたことはとうにお見通しなのマリッサ...（マリッサ: 何を！）それとも「アバカス」とお呼びしたほうがいいかしら...。 | Don't play dumb with me, little girl. We know you've been sending messages to the V.S.S.E., Marisa... (Marisa: What!) or should I call you "Abacus"? | Kantaris, to Marisa Soleil, thinking she (Marisa) doesn't know who "Miller" is |
| まだ何も終わっていないわ、リチャード。世界中のだれもが、あなたを大統領暗殺犯だと思ってるのよ。 | I'm not done with you yet, Miller. You're still an assassin in the eyes of the world. Ha ha ha ha! | Kantaris, watching her yacht in flames from afar while Richard escaped with Marisa via chopper. |
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