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[[WMG: In Dangerous Hunts 2011, the Kaftar really is supernatura]]

Even though the series took a different direction after the first one, ''2011'' still stands out compared to every other title in the series, as it has a [[DarkerAndEdgier much darker atmosphere and topics than them]], and always takes it's story very seriously, with numerous character deaths and horror movie-like scenes. It's possible that, early in the development, it was actually meant to be a standalone game with no connection to the previous ''Dangerous Hunts'' entries, but it was eventually attached to the Cabela's license because Activision believed it wouldn't sell otherwise.

[[WMG: In Dangerous Hunts 2011, the Kaftar really is supernatural]

[[WMG: Dangerous Hunts 2011 was originally meant to be it's own game and an original IP]]

[[WMG: In Dangerous Hunts 2011, the Kaftar really is supernatural]]

Both the prologue and caverns mission reveal some cave paintings made by ancient Ugandans. The largest of these paintings depicts what appears to be a large hyena-like creature confronting human hunters. Maybe this is meant to be a depiction of the Kaftar. If this is the case, that would suggest it's not a product of science, but a supernatural or natural origin (i.e. that it evolved like every other animal) can't be ruled out.

Samson's failed attempt at killing the Kaftar had a long-term effect on his mindset. He became more obsessed with being a formidable hunter after badly failing against the Kaftar, which continued to kill people (as well as Mbeki's friend, the unseen player in the prologue). This, coupled with the already-established Rainsford family tradition of turning their sons into formidable hunters, is the reason for Samson's over-the-top manly personality and methods of teaching Cole and Adrian to hunt.

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that a scientist in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If the Kaftar really has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle to control the animals living on his property. Samson uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to make animals attack people (whether it's campers trespassing on his property, or his own sons to train them to become better hunters), as well as to stop attacking people (like the pack of wolves that attack Cole towards the end of "Full Moon").

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that a scientist in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to control the animals living on his property. Samson uses the whistle to make animals attack people (whether it's campers trespassing on his property, or his own sons to train them to become better hunters), as well as to stop attacking people (like the pack of wolves that attack Cole towards the end of "Full Moon").

* It's explained that Cole and Samson were never able to forgive each other, or themselves, for Adrian's death. Samson couldn't forgive himself because his whistle drove the wolves to kill Adrian.
* You can find a red whistle hanging on a root.

Samson's failed attempt at killing the Kaftar had a long-term effect on his mindset. He became more obsessed with being a formidable hunter after badly failing against the Kaftar, which continued to kill people (as well as Mbeki's friend, the unseen player in the prologue). This, coupled with the already-established Rainsford family tradition of turning their sons into formidable hunters, is the reason for Samson's over-the-top methods of teaching Cole and Adrian to hunt later on. As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that a scientist in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to control the animals living on his property. Samson uses the whistle to make animals attack people (whether it's campers trespassing on his property, or his own sons to train them to become better hunters), as well as to stop attacking people (like the pack of wolves that attack Cole towards the end of "Full Moon"). A decade later, when the Kaftar is at large once again, Samson reaches out to Cole (who has since become a professional hunter) for another hunt, with the goal of killing the Kaftar once and for all. All the talk about Samson losing his mind or being "cursed"? That's just hyperbole for his unhealthy obsession and mindset after failing to kill the Kaftar the first time around. However, the trauma of Adrian's death, as well as a whole decade of seclusion and bad blood with Cole, has made Samson regretful of the way he treated his sons. For this reason he tries explaining himself to Cole in the caverns and cannot bring himself to let Cole fight the Kaftar (even knowing how formidable of a hunter he's become), knowing it may very well kill him. Right before Samson dies, he senses the Kaftar is near and blows the whistle one last time: it is his last ditch effort to derail the Kaftar and buy time for Cole to escape.

[[WMG: The Kaftar is not supernatural, Samson just has issues]]
Samson's failed attempt at killing the Kaftar had a long-term effect on his mindset. He became more obsessed with being a formidable hunter after badly failing against the Kaftar, which continued to kill people. This, coupled with the already-established Rainsford family tradition of turning their sons into formidable hunters, is the reason for Samson's over-the-top methods of teaching Cole and Adrian to hunt later on. As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that a scientist in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to control the animals living on his property. Samson uses the whistle to make animals attack campers trespassing on his property, as well as his own sons to train them to become better hunters (but also to stop attacking his sons when necessary, like in the mission "Full Moon"). A decade later, all the talk about Samson losing his mind or being "cursed" is just hyperbole for his unhealthy obsession and mindset after failing to kill the Kaftar the first time around.

* The whistle is heard one last time in "Caverns". You can find a red whistle hanging on a root.

[[WMG: The Kaftar is not supernatural and Samson just has issues]]
Samson's failed attempt at killing the Kaftar had a long-term effect on his mindset. He became more obsessed with being a formidable hunter after badly failing against the Kaftar, which continued to kill people. This, coupled with the already-established Rainsford family tradition of turning their sons into formidable hunters, is the reason for Samson's over-the-top methods of teaching Cole and Adrian to hunt. As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that a scientist in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to control the animals living on his property. Samson uses the whistle to make animals attack campers trespassing on his property, as well as his sons own to train them to become better hunters (but also to stop attacking his sons when necessary, like in the mission "Full Moon"). A decade later, all the talk about Samson losing his mind or being "cursed" is just hyperbole for his unhealthy obsession and mindset after failing to kill the Kaftar the first time around.

Samson's failed attempt at killing the Kaftar (which, mind you, was killing people) had a long-term effect on his mindset. He became more obsessed with being a formidable hunter after badly failing against the Kafter. This, coupled with the already-established Rainsford family tradition of turning their sons into formidable hunters, is the reason for Samson's over-the-top methods of teaching Cole and Adrian to hunt. As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this ability (but didn't completely succeed), then what Samson took with him was a whistle that's supposed to let him mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. Years later, in 2001, he uses the whistle (a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program) to control the animals living on his property. This results in animals attacking campers trespassing on his property, and attacking his sons to train them to become better hunters (or also making animals stop attacking, like in the mission "Full Moon").

[[WMG: Samson makes the whistle noise in the North America missions]]
As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this aspect of the Kaftar (but didn't completely succeed), then Samson may have had some sort of whistle that's supposed to allow him to mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. This whistle was a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program, and years later (in 2001) he decided to use it to control the animals living on his property. As such, when a pack of wolves attacks Cole at the end of the mission "Full Moon", Samson makes the whistle noise in case any predators are attacking his sons, and so the wolves stop attacking Cole. Unfortunately, he makes the whistle noise again later on, which only prompts the wolves to maul and kill Adrian.

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this aspect of the Kaftar (but didn't completely succeed), then Samson may have had some sort of whistle that's supposed to allow him to mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. This whistle was a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program, and years later (in 2001) he decided to use it to control the animals living on his property. As such, when a pack of wolves attacks Cole at the end of the mission "Full Moon", Samson makes the whistle noise in case any predators are attacking his sons, and so the wolves stop attacking Cole. Unfortunately, he makes the whistle noise again later on, which only prompts the wolves to maul and kill Adrian (this unintended consequence may be seen as the Nightfall program's inability to fully and properly replicate the Kaftar's ability to control other animals, so maybe it failed this particular time).

Both the prologue and caverns mission reveal some cave paintings made by ancient Ugandans. The largest of these paintings depicts what appears to be a large hyena-like creature confronting human hunters. Maybe this is meant to be a depiction of the Kaftar. If this is the case, that would suggest it's not a scientific experiment gone wrong, but a supernatural or natural origin (i.e. it evolved like every other animal) can't be rule out.

The prologue and caverns mission reveals some cave paintings made by ancient Ugandans. The largest of these paintings depicts what appears to be a large hyena-like creature confronting human hunters. Maybe this is meant to be a depiction of the Kaftar. If this is the case, that would suggest it's not a scientific experiment gone wrong, but a supernatural or natural origin (i.e. it evolved like every other animal) can't be rule out.

[[WMG: The Kaftar is an ancient species]]

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this aspect of the Kaftar (but didn't completely succeed), then Samson may have had some sort of whistle that's supposed to allow him to mimic the animal-controlling vocalization of the Kaftar. This whistle was a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program, and years later (in 2001) he decided to use it to control the animals living on his property. As such, when a pack of wolves attacks Cole at the end of the mission "Full Moon", Samson makes the whistle noise in case any predators are attacking his sons, and so the wolves stop attacking Cole. Unfortunately, he makes the whistle noise again later on, which only prompts the wolves to maul and kill Adrian (this unintended consequence may be seen as the Nightfall program's inability to fully and properly replicate the Kaftar's ability to control other animals, so maybe it failed this particular time).

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this aspect of the Kaftar (but didn't completely succeed), then Samson may have had some sort of whistle that's supposed to allow him to mimic the animal-controlling noise of the Kaftar. This whistle was a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program, and years later (in 2001) he decided to use it to control the animals living on his property. As such, when a pack of wolves attacks Cole at the end of the mission "Full Moon", Samson makes the whistle noise in case any predators are attacking his sons, and so the wolves stop attacking Cole. Unfortunately, he makes the whistle noise again later on, which only prompts the wolves to maul and kill Adrian (this unintended consequence may be seen as the Nightfall program's inability to fully and properly replicate the Kaftar's ability to control other animals, so maybe it failed this particular time).

As stated above, one of the audio logs explains that one of the scientists in the Nightfall program got Samson to get the research into the United States. If it's true that the Kaftar has the ability to control other animals, and the people of the Nightfall program tried to duplicate this aspect of the Kaftar (but didn't completely succeed), then Samson may have had some sort of whistle that's supposed to allow him to mimic the animal-controlling noise of the Kaftar, which he then made use of on his land. This whistle was a holdover from his time in the Nightfall program, and years later (in 2001) he decided to use it to control the animals living on his property. As such, when a pack of wolves attacks Cole at the end of the mission "Full Moon", Samson makes the whistle noise in case any predators are attacking his sons, and so the wolves stop attacking Cole. Unfortunately, he makes the whistle noise again later on, which only prompts the wolves to maul and kill Adrian (this unintended consequence may be seen as the Nightfall program's inability to fully and properly replicate the Kaftar's ability to control other animals, so maybe it failed this particular time).

Later in Africa in 2011, Mbeki confides to Cole that the Kaftar is both man and beast and that Samson, an old friend of his, seems completely different from the man he once knew. Later on after more boughts of crazed wildlife, Cole finds Samson seemingly in a moment of lucidity. Samson confesses that the events of 1982 changed him and he regrets a lot of actions, even stating he thought "the wrong son" died in 2001. He urges Cole to leave and shows him the way out, before a convenient cave-in separates them. After he goes quiet, the Kaftar suddenly appears and starts stalking Cole. Cole gets out of the caves and finds an exit to them... leading directly into Samson's hunting lodge. The Kaftar comes crashing in for the final confrontation, with a lantern knocked over to start a BattleAmongstTheFlames. This time Cole manages to wound it enough to trap it under burning debris as the lodge goes up in flames, linking to words by locals that the Kaftar can only be killed by fire. Why does the Kaftar only show up after Samson sent Cole on the right way? Because it ''was'' Samson, fully transformed and taken over by the curse. The reason he'd been such a harsh father was because he was training his sons to take up the mantle as the next Kaftar, by setting berserk wildlife upon them on hunts. The cycle of the Kaftar works where the one who is a good enough hunter to kill the last Kaftar becomes the next one, so Samson was first setting up Adrian, and later Cole, as his successor. Whether Cole is similarly cursed now or broke the cycle by killing his transformed father via fire is it's own WMG.

In the 1982 sequence, Mbeki, Samson Rainsford, and their unnamed friend are attacked by ''the'' Kaftar; a centuries old cursed beast. Their friend is killed but Samson and Mbeki manage to seemingly kill the Kaftar. This results in the collapse of the already plummeting project Nightfall, but the last scientist involve managed to get the research to Samson and the States. However, because he got the killing blow, Samson is now cursed by the Kaftar; which rather than being solely a large unknown species of hyena is a legitimate werehyena with the curse transferring to the hunter who slays it and takes up the power. Already wanting to be the ultimate hunter, Samson succumbs to the curse and it begins warping his personality. This is how he turned into the abusive man we see in the 2001, someone who rails against his wife constantly, blatantly favors the more brutal Adrian over Cole, and insists on potentially dangerous traditions like having his sons eat fresh, uncooked elk heart they just killed. He's acting like an overly macho, aggressive, barely contained predator. We also find out the "poachers" he sends Cole and Adrian after were just helpless campers who got lost and received no help as they were beset by overly aggressive wolves and a grizzly bear after some high pitched "whistle" was heard that seemed to drive the animals mad. Samson himself stated he'd been in the same area the night the campers had been attacked, stalking the elk he had Cole kill. The same whistle is heard again when Adrian is trying to help up Cole, who is exhausted after fighting a grizzly bear. The wolves appear again in a frenzy and kill Adrian.

Later in Africa in 2011, Mbeki confides to Cole that the Kaftar is both man and beast and that Samson, an old friend of his, seems completely different from the man he once knew. Later on after more boughts of crazed wildlife, Cole finds Samson seemingly in a moment of lucidity. Samson confesses that the events of 1982 changed him and he regrets a lot of actions, even stating he thought "the wrong son" died in 2001. He urges Cole to leave and shows him the way out, before a convenient cave-in separates them. After he goes quiet, the Kaftar suddenly appears and starts stalking Cole. Cole gets out of the caves and finds an exit to them... leads directly into the Samson's hunting lodge. The Kaftar comes crashing in for the final confrontation, with a lantern knocked over to start a BattleAmongstTheFlames. This time Cole manages to wound it enough to trap it under burning debris as the lodge goes up in flames, linking to words by locals that the Kaftar can only be killed by fire. Why does the Kaftar only show up after Samson sent Cole on the right way? Because it ''was'' Samson, fully transformed and taken over by the curse. The reason he'd been such a harsh father was because he was training his sons to take up the mantle as the next Kaftar, by setting berserk wildlife upon them on hunts. The cycle of the Kaftar works where the one whom is a good enough hunter to kill the last Kaftar becomes the next one, so Samson was setting up first Adrian and later Cole as his successor. Whether Cole is similarly cursed now or broke the cycle by killing his transformed father via fire is it's own WMG.