Joe Parker

Joe Parker is a minor character that appears Front Mission 3.

Overview
According to the Federal Agency of Intelligence (F.A.I.) database, Joe Parker (F.A.I. Number: SF05091BB346) was born in San Luis, New Mexico of the Unified Continental States. At the age of 17, he joined the U.C.S. Army. Eight years later, Joe would transfer to the F.A.I. task force. He was promoted to Purple Haze Commander within five years. Joe Parker currently holds a military wanzer license and paratrooper certification.

Joe's wanzer is a Grapple M1P armed with spike or fist weapons. He believes the most important thing about driving a wanzer is having a good rhythm.

Emma's Story Arc
In Emma's plot route, the main protagonist and his group meets Joe Parker on the U.C.S./U.S.N. Aircraft Carrier Thomas Jefferson during the briefing about the situation with MIDAS. Joe would seem more friendly and helpful. He and the other Purple Haze members would aid the mercenary protagonists, eventually working more side by side. However, regardless of the main protagonist's choice during the operation in the O.C.U. Philippines, Joe and the other Purple Haze would get killed in action.

Alisa's Story Arc
In Alisa's plot route, the main protagonist and Ryogo meets Joe and other Purple Haze members (including Emma) within Yokosuka Base. While the Purple Haze identified the main protagonist and Ryogo as civilians, Alisa was found in a construction wanzer. While the Joe and the others were not immediately hostile, they were greatly weary that their presence were discovered. However, the main protagonist feared that they would engage Alisa in the construction wanzer, and they hijacked nearby combat wanzers and approached. The main protagonist and Ryogo managed to defeat the Purple Haze which caused great doubt to Joe and others that they were actually civilians. During the protagonist's campaign in the O.C.U. Philippines, they would approach Joe and the other Purple Haze already destroying Taal Base. Though not able to identify the incoming wanzer's affiliation, Joe ordered the others to engage out of fear that Emma and Lukav's operation would be in danger, but they are once again defeated. At the Taipei suburbs, Joe and the other Purple Haze members destroyed sea ports and sea transports in their effort to capture the J.D.F. scientists (i.e. Alisa) involved with MIDAS. Ironically, they would spot and identify the main protagonist and his party as the group that got in their way in Taal Base. Joe some others would engage the unsupported wanzer group despite Dennis' initial suggestion to retreat. In his final moments upon defeat, Joe would mutter with his last breath that he just could not get into a rhythm.