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"Between heaven and hell, there is always pain."
—Daniel Garner's catchphrase

Daniel Garner[]

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Concept art for Daniel Garner

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The protagonist of the Painkiller series, Daniel is on an endless war with evil in hopes of one day being reunited with his beloved wife. Daniel Garner was an ordinary man until the stormy night when he and his wife Catherine headed into town to celebrate her birthday. Despite the rainy conditions, Daniel took his eyes off the road to gaze at his wife, and ended up in a head-on collision with a cube van. Both Garners were killed instantly, and while the pure and noble Catherine ascended to Heaven, Daniel found himself neither worthy of eternal bliss nor deserving unending damnation in Hell. He found himself trapped in Purgatory, where he spent thirty years obediently serving the forces of good, as embodied by Sammael, an angel and messenger from God, in the hopes that he could redeem the actions that left him stuck in neutral territory and be reunited with his wife. As Painkiller begins, he is given one final task: Kill four of Lucifer's top lieutenants, whose demonic armies are slowly encroaching upon Purgatory, with the ultimate goal of turning the supposedly neutral ground into a second stronghold for the forces of evil, hoping to use the advantage to invade and destroy Heaven in turn. If Daniel kills these lieutenants, the invasion will be stopped, and he will be forgiven his sins and allowed to be with Catherine again.

Eventually, Daniel seemingly completes this task, eventually killing Lucifer himself. However, Alastor reappears alive and well, takes control of Hell, and leaves Daniel at the mercy of a horde of demons as the game ends.

The first expansion pack picks things up where the first game ended. Daniel escapes with the help of Eve, and battles his way through hell until he kills Alastor: at which point, Eve takes control of Hell. Daniel fires at Eve as the screen fades to black.

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