President Cristina Warren is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Elijah Kamski) of Detroit: Become Human. She is the President of the United States in 2018.
Biography[]
Cristina Warren was born on September 15, 1965. Before politics, she was originally a celebrity vlogger with experience in social media. Lacking any experience in government she was propelled by her celebrity influence during the election. She was elected to her first term as President of the United States in 2016, in a very close election that divided the country.
President Warren has not been doing so well in her term in office. Her political party and cabinet are in disarray and her allies are surprised that she is still in office. According to a public survey, the approval rating of Warren is 33% in 2018.
There are accusations against her, including rumors that she's too close to big businesses, particularly CyberLife, and she's under investigation to determine whether or not she has benefited from CyberLife's help in obtaining compromising information about her opponent during the presidential campaign.[1] Warren considers the North Pole, newly discovered as an abundant source of Thirium due to retreating ice, as an undisputed property of America. She shows hostility to Russian President Artem Ivanoff, branding him as "a dangerous individual" and calls Russia's activity in the Arctic "a crime against the international community". Her action has led to intense tension between the countries and many international relations experts are saying an armed conflict is inevitable.[2]
Game[]
During the rebellion, it is likely assumed that the Governor of Michigan declared a state of emergency and asked for federal assistance. As a response, Warren ordered the 32nd Infantry Division along with other national guard units to enter Detroit and quell the unrest.
Depending on the player's choices during the game, President Warren will hold a live conference at the White House to either make peace with the androids and accept their existence as a new life form, declare war on them, or surrender to overwhelming android force and concede the new reality of a new intelligent life form. In addition, if public opinion is supportive, when Markus kisses North or sings when surrounded by U.S. Army soldiers at the barricade Warren will tell the military to stand down.[3] In the Opening Scene for the Batttle for Detroit, the player controls Warren during a press conference and can decide on which question(s) to answer.
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Notes[]
- Warren bears a similar appearance to the former first lady Hillary Clinton, though her biography is similar to that of (previously former) President Donald Trump.
- Cristina Warren has the same first name as her actress/voice actress. Also, she shares a last name with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
- Coincidentally, Elizabeth Warren was a candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election, before dropping out of the race.
- She is technically a playable character because the player chooses which questions she answers during the press conference.
- This makes her the only playable human character in the game.
- Her public address in Jericho victories differs based on the result:
- Pacifist path to the end makes her cease hostility against androids and start a committee to consider their right.
- Peaceful path ends with violent attack on camps makes her realize the depths of the anger felt by the androids and announce giving equal rights once a dialogue with Markus is established.
- Violent path to the end leads her to warn America that a war is about to unfold; as the androids have lost restraint.
- In the concept art, Warren can be seen on election results depicted as a middle-aged man, this could possibly be an early design for Cristina that either was never realized or scrapped.
- The idea of a female being president sometime in the future has been an idea shared across multiple works of fiction and particularly gaming. Games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops II features a similar character within its campaign named Marion Bosworth.