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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
===Synopsis=== | ===Synopsis=== | ||
TaxMan takes place in a dystopian future and revolves around Jo Friend, a man who is unable to pay his taxes. He is chased down by a TaxMan, who presents Jo with the option of becoming a | TaxMan takes place in a dystopian future and revolves around Jo Friend, a man who is unable to pay his taxes. He is chased down by a TaxMan, who presents Jo with the option of becoming a TaxMan, or dying. Jo chooses to become a TaxMan, which means he must collect $1,000,000,000 in unpaid taxes to pay off his debt. He is given the TaxGun900, a biomechanical gun that feeds information directly into his brain. His parole agent updates the gun with lists of tax dodgers.<ref name="backup"/> | ||
===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||
[[File:TaxMan-Taxer.png|thumb|right|Concept art of Jo Friend.|125px]] | [[File:TaxMan-Taxer.png|thumb|right|Concept art of Jo Friend.|125px]] | ||
*'''Jo Friend''', aka '''TaxMan''' - the protagonist of the first half of the game. He became a | *'''Jo Friend''', aka '''TaxMan''' - the protagonist of the first half of the game. He became a TaxMan to pay off his tax debt. | ||
*'''Babyralph''' - A boy courier from the West Side. He is executed along with Jo Friend by the militia at the end of the game's first half. | *'''Babyralph''' - A boy courier from the West Side. He is executed along with Jo Friend by the militia at the end of the game's first half. | ||
*'''Stripgirl''' - She works a crowded sleazy strip joint. After Jo Friend is killed, she picks up his gun and becomes the protagonist of the game's second half. | *'''Stripgirl''' - She works a crowded sleazy strip joint. After Jo Friend is killed, she picks up his gun and becomes the protagonist of the game's second half. | ||