Judges

Judges
Appearances	Far Cry 5
Provided Loot	Wolf Hide Bait

Overview

The Judges are a superior variant of a wolf, that has been brainwashed through the use of Bliss and mind controlling music produced by Jacob Seed. The Wolves are mainly in the region of Whitetail Mountains. The Judges are captured by Wolf Beacons, that are located in different locations spread across the map. When the wolves are captured, they are shipped to the Elk Jaw Lodge, where they are modified with many types of surgeries, including injecting bliss. Finally, the Judges are taken to be trained at Breakthrough Camp and then used by the Project at Eden's Gate.

Appearance

The Judge appears as an emaciated silver-haired wolf, with various patches of missing fur, revealing a scarred, bloodied skin. The tail has been removed. The Judge's face has also red substance on it, presumably being blood in the shape of a cross.

Trivia

• The Judges are visually similar to the snowblood wolf of Far Cry Primal, albeit without the red maw, and having the addition of a cross on the forehead.
• The Judges can take down specialists like Peaches almost immediately, making her an easy target.
• The Chosen are mostly seen with Judges as backup. But sometimes VIP Brawlers and Snipers have them as backup as well.
• A Judge can be seen being held by Jacob Seed with a chain leash on the game's cover art.
• If a cultist accidentally hit a Judge with either gun, melee or flamethrower, they will become hostile to the cultists.
• In Far Cry New Dawn packs of wolves with the same collar appear in some New Eden-missions, like Burning Souls or Into the Bliss. These are colored black and still posses their tails though. They are hostile towards The Security Captain, despite them being allied with New Eden.
• The Judge that appears in artwork with Jacob Seed looks drastically different then the Judges that appear in-game, the Judge in the artwork has no scars or bruises on its fur, and has white glossy eyes, similar to Angels. It is possible this was an unused early design for Judges.
• The Judge that appears in the game's cover art also has no bruises, but now has the eyes of Judges seen in the final game.
• In Joseph: Collapse, the Judges plaguing Joseph's mind have all black fur, matching the colors of other animals encountered here. Additionally, the crosses on their heads glow a bright orange. They appear accompanying Jacob in the memory "Divine Justice", taking place at a corrupted version of the Hope County Jail. Jacob himself can also turn into one of these Judges during the Trial "Culling the Herd".
• It is likely that the reason Judges are missing their tails is that they would be more vulnerable with them. In real life, dogfighting rings often remove the dogs’ tails so they cannot be bitten or otherwise attacked during a fight (which would cause substantial pain and thus be a liability). This agrees with Jacob Seed’s Darwinian outlook, as removing the tails “culls” the weakness from his Judges.

Gallery

The Judge in Far Cry 5 key art

The Judge's concept art

Ditto, another variant

Jacob Seed and a Judge

The Judges appears in Far Cry 5 key art, uncropped

The Judges in Explosion Hazard comic.

A pack of New Eden wolves in Far Cry New Dawn