<s>
Joseph	O
Seed	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
as	O
the	O
overarching	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
title	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
extensively	O
featured	O
in	O
promotional	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Joseph	O
is	O
a	O
charismatic	O
but	O
demented	O
preacher	O
who	O
leads	O
the	O
Project	O
at	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
a	O
well-armed	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
and	O
paramilitary	O
group	O
that	O
occupies	O
the	O
fictional	O
Hope	O
County	O
in	O
Montana	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
spin-off	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
set	O
17	O
years	O
after	O
a	O
possible	O
ending	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Hope	O
County	O
is	O
ravaged	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Joseph	O
:	O
Collapse	O
,	O
a	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
2021	O
title	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
other	O
appearances	O
include	O
the	O
novel	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Absolution	O
and	O
the	O
live-action	O
short	O
film	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Inside	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
both	O
prequels	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
issue	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Rite	O
of	O
Passage	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
tie-in	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
which	O
further	O
explores	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
central	O
villain	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
depict	O
a	O
more	O
subtle	O
and	O
insidious	O
form	O
of	O
villainy	O
,	O
which	O
represented	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
wild	O
and	O
violent	O
antagonists	O
featured	O
in	O
prior	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
emotionally-driven	O
villain	O
altered	O
the	O
power	O
structure	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
antagonistic	O
faction	O
and	O
informed	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Canadian	O
actor	O
Greg	O
Bryk	O
,	O
who	O
drew	O
from	O
his	O
personal	O
experiences	O
to	O
empathize	O
with	O
Joseph	O
's	O
inner	O
motivation	O
and	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
Seed	O
has	O
received	O
an	O
overall	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
his	O
in-universe	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
leader	O
became	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
themes	O
of	O
religious	O
fanaticism	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
emergence	O
and	O
rise	O
of	O
far-right	O
political	O
movements	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
Seed	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
take	O
from	O
other	O
notable	O
villains	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2021	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
Lead	O
Writer	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
Drew	O
Holmes	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
central	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
a	O
frightening	O
figure	O
without	O
constantly	O
making	O
death	O
threats	O
or	O
pointing	O
a	O
gun	O
at	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holmes	O
emphasized	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
believable	O
as	O
a	O
charismatic	O
yet	O
nefarious	O
cult	O
leader	O
,	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
spooky	O
"	O
in	O
temperament	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
being	O
outwardly	O
insane	O
or	O
violent	O
like	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
his	O
characterization	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
extensive	O
research	O
and	O
reading	O
for	O
context	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
he	O
holds	O
his	O
gaze	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
he	O
writes	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
he	O
speaks	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
creative	O
director	O
Dan	O
Hay	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
is	O
a	O
composite	O
of	O
numerous	O
historical	O
precedents	O
and	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
the	O
organization	O
he	O
leads	O
as	O
a	O
believable	O
cult	O
in	O
their	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
faction	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
recruited	O
cult	O
specialist	O
Rick	O
Alan	O
Ross	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
founder	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Project	O
at	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
a	O
paramilitary	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
based	O
in	O
Hope	O
County	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
rural	O
county	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
state	O
of	O
Montana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
's	O
biological	O
brothers	O
John	O
and	O
Jacob	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
adoptive	O
sister	O
he	O
renamed	O
as	O
Faith	B-Application
Seed	I-Application
,	O
act	O
as	O
his	O
lieutenants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
branching	O
narrative	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
includes	O
multiple	O
endings	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
decides	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
decide	O
not	O
to	O
escalate	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
cult	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
confrontation	O
at	O
Joseph	O
's	O
compound	O
and	O
leave	O
Hope	O
County	O
to	O
its	O
fate	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
implied	O
that	O
the	O
deputy	O
's	O
prior	O
brainwashing	O
engineered	O
by	O
Jacob	B-Application
Seed	I-Application
is	O
still	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
seventeen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
nuclear	O
conflict	O
ending	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
have	O
devastated	O
not	O
only	O
Hope	O
County	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
makes	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
titled	O
Joseph	O
:	O
Collapse	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Absolution	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Urban	O
Waite	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
marks	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
details	O
events	O
which	O
occur	O
prior	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
circumstances	O
surrounding	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Fall	O
's	O
End	O
resident	O
Mary	O
May	O
Fairgrave	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
her	O
brother	O
's	O
defection	O
to	O
the	O
Project	O
at	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
short	O
film	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Inside	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
which	O
stars	O
Greg	O
Bryk	O
as	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
another	O
tie-in	O
prequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
tie-in	O
comic	O
series	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Rite	O
of	O
Passage	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
,	O
which	O
sees	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
villain	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
recounting	O
cautionary	O
tales	O
to	O
his	O
son	O
Diego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
number	O
promotional	O
trailers	O
which	O
featured	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
to	O
promote	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Father	O
Edition	O
includes	O
a	O
figurine	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
preaching	O
before	O
a	O
mural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joseph	O
Seed	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
drew	O
a	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dais	O
Johnston	O
from	O
Inverse	O
found	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
chillingly	O
accurate	O
mind	O
control	O
story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
sympathize	O
enough	O
with	O
Joseph	O
to	O
be	O
engaged	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
his	O
performance	O
as	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Greg	O
Bryk	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Male	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
at	O
the	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
staff	O
found	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
to	O
be	O
forgettable	O
antagonists	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Vaas	O
or	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
Pagan	O
Min	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Javy	O
Gwaltney	O
in	O
particular	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
does	O
not	O
fully	O
explore	O
the	O
"	O
terror	O
and	O
paranoia	O
it	O
supposedly	O
seeks	O
to	O
inspire	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
controversial	O
premise	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
no	O
evidence	O
which	O
demonstrates	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
is	O
genuinely	O
charismatic	O
and	O
terrifying	O
beyond	O
a	O
slogan	O
often	O
repeated	O
by	O
other	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
Bailey	O
from	O
US	O
Gamer	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
Seed	O
and	O
his	O
cult	O
obliquely	O
referenced	O
American	O
politics	O
during	O
the	O
Presidency	O
of	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
,	O
their	O
demagoguery	O
stayed	O
seemingly	O
apolitical	O
throughout	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
article	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
Zoe	O
Delahunty-Light	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
said	O
she	O
was	O
intrigued	O
by	O
Joseph	O
's	O
depiction	O
as	O
an	O
ally	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
faction	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
she	O
personally	O
loathed	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
said	O
she	O
looked	O
forwarded	O
to	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
character	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
heinous	O
actions	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Shive	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	O
Joseph	O
:	O
Collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
a	O
memorable	O
villain	O
and	O
learning	O
more	O
about	O
his	O
backstory	O
is	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
experience	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
