Now, fans are getting ready to jump into Far Cry 6’s next villain-centric add-on with the upcoming Pagan: Control DLC. Players can jump into the mind of Far Cry 4’s maniacal dictator on January 11, according to a Tweet Ubisoft put out earlier today.

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The first of Far Cry 6’s villain-themed expansions was Vaas – Insanity, released in November 2021. It offered an unusual experience, having players control Vaas through a roguelike shooter taking place inside his mind. The next installment, Pagan – Control, stars Far Cry 4’s antagonist Pagan Min. A third expansion focused on Far Cry 5’s Joseph Seed is on the way.

Interestingly, Far Cry 6’s Vaas DLC roguelike mechanics were a reference to Vaas’ definition of insanity. In Far Cry 3, he described insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. However, repetition wasn’t an essential theme in Pagan Min’s story. As such, it stands to reason that the Pagan – Control DLC might play significantly different from the previous add-on.

In Far Cry 4, Pagan Min was the tyrannical self-appointed King of Kyrat, a fictional Himalayan country inspired by Nepal. He takes a particular interest in player character Ajay Ghale, abducting him in the game’s opening cinematic. Players eventually learn that Pagan had an affair with Ajay’s mother and seems to view the younger man as something like a son. If players spare him at the end of the game, Pagan claims that the murder of his daughter, Ajay’s half-sister, drove him to become a tyrant. Hopefully, the new DLC will let fans finally gain a bit more insight into the twisted psyche of the mobster turned monarch.

Charismatic villains have been a key part of the Far Cry brand since Far Cry 3’s psychotic pirate warlord. As a result, they regularly take center stage in the marketing, though players don’t get to see all that much of them throughout the games. Thus, some fans were no doubt excited when Ubisoft announced the three villain-focused DLC included in the Far Cry 6 Season Pass.

The Far Cry 6: Pagan – Control DLC releases January 11th on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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