Every Ira Hogeboom Scene In L.A. Noire

Playing L.A. Noire on Xbox One. L.A. Noire Wiki: https://lanoire.fandom.com/wiki/Ira_H... Hogeboom was born in Oklahoma. His surname implies he is of Dutch origin. He and his father migrated to California to escape the hardships of the Dust Bowl, during which his mother and younger brother died from starvation. They moved to Los Angeles where his father worked as a stunt double for low budget movies. Ira trained and worked as a gas fitter but was drafted into military service due to the U.S.'s involvement in World War II, serving as member of the Sixth Marines under Lieutenant Cole Phelps and Sergeant Jack Kelso. Ira fought in the Okinawa Campaign, and due to his experiences as gas fitter and aptitude in mechanics plus his large stature, he was appropriately placed on flamethrower detail. While raiding Japanese hideouts, Ira's company encountered a cave and was ordered by Phelps to torch it. Ira ran ahead and set the cave ablaze, however, they realized too late that the cave was actually a makeshift hospital for Japanese civilians. Upon seeing the agonized men, women and children burning to death, Ira became distraught and horrified by his actions, having a complete mental breakdown where he even attempted killing Cole. However, his flamethrower was out of fuel, and Ira was promptly dragged away by his fellow troops as the civilians were euthanized. Ira spent the rest of the war inactive due to battle fatigue. His father died in November 1945, so he came home to live on his father's property. Personality: Throughout his time in Okinawa, Ira was a keen and upstanding Marine, though his actions in the atrocity reduced Ira to a broken shell of his former self. Fontaine diagnosed Ira as a paranoid schizophrenic with anti-social psychopathic tendencies. Ira's memories of the war haunted his sleeping and waking moments, unable to tell if he was still fighting in the war. As a result, he was unable to readjust to civilian life and was a constant danger to himself and to others. Despite his overwhelming insanity, Ira also wanted to alleviate his pain and atone for his mistakes. It is likely that Ira developed his obsession with origami cranes due to the legend that making 1,000 grants a free wish, thus giving him a chance at redemption. He also hoped to secure a samurai sword, and bring it back with him after the Okinawa campaign. However, after being used by Fontaine, Ira could not let go of his Marine mentality. Haunted by death and sadness, Ira sought comfort in the idea that there is a better existence beyond death hence proclaimed to "fight for God", allowing him to fight and kill without guilt. Ira becomes a reluctant villain driven by his insanity. Though arguably, Ira achieved some amount of peace and redemption from helping Elsa, despite his tragic end.