Rudy "Lynx-Eyed" Roberts is a mercenary appearning in the Jagged Alliance series, available from A.I.M. He was introduced in Jagged Alliance. Best known for being a dependable, if somewhat expensive, sharpshooter.
Official description
"A member in excellent standing, Rudy Roberts has proven himself during many missions to be capable of shooting for distance no matter how small the target. His favorite pastime, as he gleefully explains, is to track down endangered species and finish them off!" - Jagged Alliance
"Rudy Roberts is one of the most dependable veteran sharpshooters in A.I.M.'s line-up. Wishing to expand on his already impressive resume, Lynx took various training courses in basic electronics, advanced mechanics, night operations, and first aid and the treatment of battle casualties.
Additional Info: Lynx asks that he not be placed on assignment with Buzz Garneau." - Jagged Alliance 2
Skills
- Electronics JA 2
- Night Ops
- Auto Weapons WF
Equipment
- 9mm Berretta
- Sniper Scope
- 9 mm ammo (1)
- 5 pocket Assault Vest
- Kevlar Helmet
- Kevlar Vest
Deadly Games (General Equipment)
- Uzi
- Sniper Scope
- 9 mm (x2)
- Kevlar Vest
- Metal Detector
- 4-pocket Assault Vest
- Radio
Quotes
Jagged Alliance
- "I'm on my way!" - Hired.
- "In the bag..." - Remark on enemy killed.
- "I think we flushed out the sector" - Sector clear.
Deadly Games
- "I'm on my way!" - Hired.
- "'Lynx' stands for 'lynx-eyed'. Which means victory for you and death to the bad guys." - On call.
- "Don't believe the rumors... Not only am I not engaged, I have no intention of ever marrying someone who would do this for a living." - On call.
- "Caught a glimpse of an enemy..." - Spotted an unaware enemy.
- "Have an enemy sighted." - Enemy spotted.
- "I've caught an enemy, flat-footed." - Spotted an unaware enemy.
- "Another one down!" - A successfull kill.
- "Good" - A successful kill.
- "That squad's gone." - All the enemies successfully killed.
- "We're gonna do this! Just as long as nothing happens." - Mission accomplished.
- "I don't wanna kill Buzz, her book is going to make me famous!" - Ordered to shoot Buzz.
- "It's only going to get worse, moonraker!" - Multiplayer Taunt.
- "I hear they just put your team on the endangered species list!" - Multiplayer Taunt.
- "Come here! I'll show ya how one well-placed bullet can leave you brain dead and ready for organ harvesting. That way, you'll have a purpose!" - Multiplayer Taunt.
- "I've never seen so many losers in the same place, all wearing the same color!" - Multiplayer Taunt.
- "Let's see how funny the Smokeman thinks this is!" - Multiplayer Taunt.
Jagged Alliance 2
- "No. I'm not signin' up to work with Buzz. She'll stab you in the back the moment your back is turned. Trust me on this. She's nothing but trouble. Done nothing but bad mouth me." - Refuse to join the team due to Louisa "Buzz" Garneau being present in team.
- "More undesirables." - An enemy spotted.
- "Borger!" - Missed a shot.
- "Neutralized!" "Good God! There's no better rush!" - Killing an enemy.
- "If they only gave me a hint as to where they are, I'd finish them off!" - Enemy taking cover.
- "Hey, I'm happy to take a reasonable amount of risk, but signing a contract with you is like signing my own death warrant." - Refuse to join the team.
- "Oh,no not from what I've heard about you so far. You got a ways to go before getting me involved." - Refuse to join the team.
- "See that? Ice knows what's what." - Praising Ice Williams for combat performance.
Relationships
Likes
- Ice Williams
- Louisa "Buzz" Garneau (Deadly Games)
Liked by
- Florence Gabriel
- Peter "Wolf" Sanderson
- Louisa "Buzz" Garneau (Deadly Games)
Dislikes
- Louisa "Buzz" Garneau (Jagged Alliance 2 onward)
- Lesley "Smoke" Peterson
Disliked by
- Louisa "Buzz" Garneau (Jagged Alliance 2 onward)
- Lennart "Scream" Vilde
- Jimmy Upton
Notes
- While his official nickname is "Lynx-Eyed", the merc window on the game screen shortens this to "Lynx."
- Slightly flippant, yet cautious as he goes about his business.
- Well-defined, old-fashion attitude about women.
- Casual with a strong underlying work ethic.
- A bit of an eccentric. Read: He is one of the best sharpshooters, who kill people for money, but he seems to have no military background.
- Boyfriend of Buzz Garneau in Deadly Games.
- Ex-boyfriend of Buzz Garneau in Jagged Alliance 2.