How to Get All Endings in Jagged Alliance 3

This JA3 article details the various ending scenarios that can be achieved based on your in-game decisions.

1. Introduction

This article was written under Jagged Alliance 3 Game Version: Larry (1.5.1)

Please note that much of the information in this article is based on anecdotal evidence and a lot of trial and error. I have not had the opportunity to delve into the actual source code, but I am happy to make any corrections if more accurate information is discovered. If you have any comments, you can either post here or post on my HIVE blog version of this guide.

WARNING!!! This article contains major SPOILERS for Jagged Alliance 3. This guide is mainly intended for players who have already finished the game once and want to better understand what the various outcomes could be if they had played the game differently. It is NOT intended for new players who have not played through the game yet.

At the end of the game, you receive various ending slides based on how you resolved various quests and decision points. This guide aims to catalog the various ending scenarios and to document how to achieve those specific endings.

This is a work in progress. I still need to do some additional playthroughs to fully document all of the endings so it may take some time before this guide is complete.

2. Ending Overview

At the end of the game, you will see the following series of ending slides:

• The exact same 2 Intro slides are always shown.
• 2-3 Government slides depending on whether the President was rescued and whether the Colonel was killed.
• 3-4 Rebellion slides detailing the status of any civil war and and rebel forces. Also covers the fate of Pierre and the Major. This depends on whether you spared Pierre and what you decide to do with the Major and is further influenced by whether the President was rescued and whether the Colonel was killed.
• 3-4 Red Rabies slides depending on how you resolved the Red Rabies quest. The best ending also requires you to rescue the President and kill the Colonel.
• 2+ Diesel slides depending on how you resolved the Diesel quest. It’s possible for the Diesel slides to be omitted.
• 3+ Pantagruel slides depending on how you handle Pantagruel and whether Chimurenga and Maman Lilliane get together. The best ending also requires you to rescue the President and kill the Colonel.
• 2-4 Green Diamond slides depending on what happens to the Green Diamond.
• 4 Court slides depending on how much Conspiracy evidence you acquired.

3. Intro Slides

The exact same two Intro Slides are always shown:

Since the ending is narrated by Emma Lafontaine, it makes you wonder if it is possible for her to die. That does not seem possible. If you go to Port Cacao, you can free aim attack her but she is immortal and can’t be killed no matter how many times you shoot her. In theory, it could be an interesting way to accumulate inflicted damage for raising Marksmanship and Strength, or to accumulate bandaged damage for raising Medical.

4. Government Slides

There are 4 possible ending scenarios for the status of the Grand Chien government depending on whether President Lafontaine was rescued or killed and whether Colonel Faucheux was killed or escaped (one ending for each of the 4 combinations).

• To rescue the President, he must be alive at the end of the Eagle’s Nest battle.
• For him to be dead, either the Legion has to kill him or you can kill him yourself by attacking him via free aim attacks.

• For the Colonel to be dead, he needs to be killed during the battle at Fort Brigand near the end of the game. The Colonel cannot be killed prior to the Refugee Camp massacre – he is immortal at Fort Brigand during the first half of the game and he also cannot be killed at the Refugee Camp.
• For the Colonel to escape, he needs to be wounded, which then triggers him calling for his boat to be prepared for evac. The Colonel then needs to travel to where his boat is at the docks (see the above screenshot). Sometimes the AI behavior can get glitched and he refuses to flee. I have had several games where the Colonel is Almost Dead but keeps hanging around his office. It can also get glitched if you trigger his evac text, kill most of the soldiers, flee the map, and then return. I find it harder to get him to flee when I attack from the underground tunnels or from the east. I have found more success when I position my mercs closer to the docks (thus the Colonel moves towards the docks to attack my squad). Then I try to move some of my mercs behind the Colonel (coming from the underground tunnels and his office) to flank him and “herd” him towards the docks.

A. COLONEL’S COUP SUCCEEDS

Required conditions:

President is DEAD

Colonel ESCAPES

B. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT

Required conditions:

President is DEAD

Colonel is DEAD

C. CIVIL WAR

Required conditions:

President is RESCUED

Colonel ESCAPES

D. GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL

Required conditions:

President is RESCUED

Colonel is DEAD

This is the “best” ending. To get the best Red Rabies and Pantagruel ending slides, you need to achieve this result.

5. Rebellion Slides (without Pierre)

Work In Progress: I still need to document the endings when you execute Pierre at Fort Leau Bleu. For now, this is a summary of the 4 endings I have seen on YouTube videos.These ending slides detail the state of any civil war, such as any remaining Legion, militia, or army forces. They also cover the fate of the Major.

Out of all the categories of ending slides, this one has the most variety. There are at least 4 possible endings if you executed Pierre (and 5 if you spare Pierre).

A. CIVIL WAR BECAUSE THE MAJOR LEFT THE LEGION

• And the situation in the Adjani region is a disaster.
• After completing his service to you, the Major slipped out of the country unnoticed. His Legion, however, remained. They scattered into small bandit groups and resumed terrorizing the region.
• With so much instability, the rebellious army battalions could not be isolated and the country has descended into civil war.
• I’m certain we will emerge victorious in the end – but it will take years and many will die before that happens.

B. ARMY MAKING STEADY PROGRESS AGAINST LEGION

• We are still having trouble restoring order to the Adjani region.
• When you killed the Major, his Legion turned him into a symbol of resistance – wearing t-shirts and tattoos of his face, burning villages in his memory.
• The army is making steady progress towards destroying Legion units, but it will be some time until the Major’s evil influence has been completely eradicated.

OR

• We are still having trouble restoring order to the Adjani region.
• After completing his service to you, the Major slipped out of the country unnoticed. His Legion, however, remained. They scattered into small bandit groups and resumed terrorizing the region.
• The army is making steady progress towards destroying Legion units, but it will be some time until the Major’s evil influence has been completely eradicated.

C. LEGION DEFEATED AFTER THE MAJOR COMMITS SUICIDE IN PRISON

• Although it was difficult, we finally restored order to the Adjani region.
• My father proclaimed the Legion a terrorist organization and offered rewards for the death or capture of its commanders.
• This resulted in many Legion commanders being turned in by their own troops, especially after they learned the Major had committed suicide in prison. The Legion officers now await their trials.

D. THE MAJOR DIES FIGHTING THE REBELS

• I was given permission to make a deal with the devil. I offered the Major the opportunity to earn an official pardon if he agreed to fight on our side. He accepted.
• He fought bravely and lead our troops to many victories before dying from mortal wounds. Thanks to his sacrifice, the renegade forces were scattered and we averted a civil war.
• I awarded him a posthumous pardon and waived all criminal charges against the Legion. I dislike the injustice of that, but at least there is peace.

6. Rebellion Slides (with Pierre)

These ending slides detail the state of any civil war, such as any remaining Legion, militia, or army forces. They also cover the fate of Pierre and in some cases, the fate of the Major.

Out of all the categories of ending slides, this one has the most variety. There are 5 possible endings if you spared Pierre and recruited him (and at least 4 possible endings if you executed Pierre).

There are 4 factors that determine which ending you get:

• #1. Did you execute or spare/recruit Pierre at Fort Leau Bleu?

• #2. After defeating the Major at the Eagle’s Nest, did you execute him, send him to prison, or recruit him?

The game seems to focus on the decision you made for Pierre and the Major and NOT about their actual game state at the end of the game. For example, if you spare and recruit Pierre and recruit the Major, but then they both die during the course of the game, the ending slides can still have Pierre hunting down the Major or Pierre visiting the Major in prison. I intentionally killed both of them (having them step on landmines) to test this.

I don’t know if there is a difference between sparing Pierre and recruiting him versus sparing Pierre and leaving him at the camp. But based on how the game doesn’t care about their actual game state for being alive/dead, I suspect it doesn’t change anything.

• #3. Was the President rescued or killed?

• #4. Was the Colonel killed or did he escape?

Think of the President being rescued and the Colonel being killed as the “good” outcomes, and the President being killed and the Colonel escaping as the “bad” outcomes.

The endings vary depending on whether you got both bad outcomes, one good and one bad outcome, or two good outcomes.

A. JUNTA CRUSHES REBELS BECAUSE PIERRE IS BUSY HUNTING THE MAJOR

Required conditions:

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is RECRUITED

President is DEAD

Colonel ESCAPES

This is probably the worst ending. It requires both bad outcomes.

B. CIVIL WAR CONTINUES BECAUSE PIERRE IS BUSY HUNTING THE MAJOR

Required conditions:

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is RECRUITED

President is DEAD

Colonel is DEAD

OR

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is RECRUITED

President is RESCUED

Colonel ESCAPES

Suppose you recruit both Pierre and the Major, then:

If you get both bad outcomes you get “A. Junta crushes rebels because Pierre is busy hunting the Major.”

If you get one good outcome and one bad outcome you get “B. Civil war continues because Pierre is busy hunting the Major.”

And if you get both good outcomes you get “E. Pierre enlisted as special military advisor.”

C. PIERRE DIES A HERO AFTER ASSASSINATING THE COLONEL

Required conditions:

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is EXECUTED or in PRISON

President is DEAD

Colonel ESCAPES

This ending doesn’t mention the Major so it doesn’t matter if you executed him or sent him to prison. (If you recruited him, you’ll instead get “A. Junta crushes rebels because Pierre is busy hunting the Major.”)

This ending requires both bad outcomes for the President and the Colonel.

D. PIERRE DIES A HERO DEFEATING THE REBELS

Required conditions:

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is EXECUTED or in PRISON

President is DEAD

Colonel is DEAD

OR

Pierre is RECRUITED

Major is EXECUTED or in PRISON

President is RESCUED

Colonel ESCAPES

This ending has one good outcome and one bad outcome for the President and Colonel.

This ending doesn’t mention the Major so it doesn’t matter if you executed him or sent him to prison. (If you recruited him, you’ll instead get “B. Civil war continues because Pierre is busy hunting the Major” which also involves getting one good and one bad outcome.)

E. PIERRE ENLISTED AS SPECIAL MILITARY ADVISOR

Required conditions:

Pierre is RECRUITED

President is RESCUED

Colonel is DEAD

This is the best ending for Pierre – he is recruited by the President and it is implied that he has a romantic relationship with Emma. It requires both of the good outcomes for the President and Colonel. If you meet these conditions you will first get 3 fixed slides:

And then you will get a 4th slide which varies depending on whether the Major was executed, sent to prison, or recruited:

7. Red Rabies Slides

These slides are mainly dependent on whether or not you helped develop a cure for the Red Rabies.

However, the best ending also requires both good outcomes (President being rescued and Colonel being killed).

A. RED RABIES BECOMES A PANDEMIC

Required conditions:

Completely skip the Red Rabies quest

OR

Fail the Red Rabies quest by killing Dr. Kronenberg

B. RED RABIES PARTIALLY CONTAINED

Required conditions:

Complete the Red Rabies quest (i.e. Dr. Kronenberg finishes her research but dies)

AND

Either President dies and/or Colonel escapes (one good and one bad outcome or both bad outcomes)

C. RED RABIES FULLY CONTAINED

Required conditions:

Complete the Red Rabies quest (i.e. Dr. Kronenberg finishes her research but dies)

AND

President is RESCUED

AND

Colonel is DEAD

This is the best ending for the Red Rabies. It requires both good outcomes for the President and the Colonel. One way to think about it is that only a functioning government has the resources to finish and produce the vaccine. If the junta is in control (both bad outcomes) or there is a civil war (one good and one bad outcome), Grand Chien doesn’t have the resources to fully contain the Red Rabies.

Work In Progress: If you complete the Ubahn quest by sending Dr. Gruselheim to the Sanatorium, then Dr. Kronenberg does not die. I am curious if the “work of Dr. Kronenberg was left unfinished” and the “Dr. Kronenberg awarded posthumous medal for her sacrifice” slides are still included in this case.

8. Diesel Slides

These slides are dependent on how you resolved the Landsbach quest with Siegfried and Bounce. It is also possible for the Diesel slides to be omitted/skipped.

A. SUPER SOLDIERS IN LANDSBACH

Required conditions:

Completely ignore Landsbach or fail to complete the Diesel quest

• Speaking of health risks, I was alarmed to discover that someone had been experimenting on my people with combat drugs!
• It seems that those reckless people in Landsbach have created some kind of biolaboratory dedicated to making super soldiers.
• Of course, it was not a problem you were ever expected to solve. Still, I wish you were here. I can’t think of anyone better to deal with “super soldiers” than you.

B. PARTIAL SUCCESS???

Required conditions:

Complete Landsbach quest without learning the secret of diesel. Might also cover scenarios where you side with either Siegfried or Bounce.

C. DIESEL PRODUCTION IS STOPPED

Required conditions:

Complete Landsbach quest

AND

Stop Siegfried

AND

Kill Bounce

AND

Learn the secret of diesel

Work In Progress: Need to explore the non-optimal endings by failing the quest, siding with Siegfried, siding with Bounce, and failing to learn the secret of Diesel.

9. Pantagruel Slides

The Pantagruel slides depend on how you interact with Chimurenga and the Maquis, and whether or not Chimurenga gets together with Maman Lilliane.

However, the best ending also requires both good outcomes (President being rescued and Colonel being killed).

A. LE LYS ROUGE IS BURNED

Required conditions:

Completely ignore Pantagruel

(May be other ways to get this ending as well)

• One thing is certain – the Adjani Valley will never be the same. Much has been lost.
• One of the most heartbreaking examples of this is Le Lys Rouge in Pantagruel.
• One night, a group of drunken Legion thugs set it on fire and it burned to the ground. I do not think the Carnival celebrations in Pantagruel will ever be the same…if they ever happen again.

B. MAMAN LILLIANE AND CHIMURENGA GET MARRIED. PANTAGRUEL BECOMES A FREE CITY.

Required conditions:

Reach 100% loyalty with Pantagruel, Chimurenga gives you control of the Maquis and goes to join Maman Lilliane

AND

Either President dies and/or Colonel escapes (one good and one bad outcome or both bad outcomes)

C. MAMAN LILLIANE AND CHIMURENGA GET MARRIED AND ARE ORGANIZING NEXT YEAR’S CARNIVAL

Required conditions:

Reach 100% loyalty with Pantagruel, Chimurenga gives you control of the Maquis and goes to join Maman Lilliane

AND

President RESCUED

AND

Colonel is DEAD

This is the best ending for Pantagruel. It requires both good outcomes for the President and the Colonel. One way to think about it is that only with a functioning government does Pantagruel remain part of Grand Chien. If the junta is in control (both bad outcomes) or there is a civil war (one good and one bad outcome), then Pantagruel becomes a free city instead.

Work In Progress: Need to explore the non-optimal endings by killing the Maquis, killing Chimurenga, killing the Maquis but letting Chimurenga go to Maman Lilliane, and ignoring Pantagruel completely.

10. Green Diamond Slides

These ending slides depend entirely on what happens with the Green Diamond that Biff Apscott found at Diamond Red.

A. GREEN DIAMOND AUCTIONED FOR $55 MILLION. EMMA IS LIVID.

This is the default (bad) ending. There are several different ways to get this ending such as any one of these possible conditions:

• The Legion kills Biff and gets the Green Diamond
• You cash in the Green Diamond
• The Green Diamond is left in sector stash
• The Green Diamond is dropped as loot on a map

B. GREEN DIAMOND AUCTIONED FOR $55 MILLION BY BIFF

Required conditions:

You saved Biff from the Legion

AND

You let Biff leave with the Green Diamond

C. GREEN DIAMOND AUCTIONED FOR $55 MILLION AND HALF IS DONATED

Required conditions:

You saved Biff from the Legion

AND

You convinced Biff to give you the Green Diamond (with either Smiley and/or detoxed Larry) OR you killed Biff for the Green Diamond (a la Smeagol killing Deagol)

AND

You have the Green Diamond in the inventory of one of your mercs at the end of the game.

D. GREEN DIAMOND IS SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM

Required conditions:

You saved Biff from the Legion

AND

You convinced Biff to give you the Green Diamond (with either Smiley and/or detoxed Larry) OR you killed Biff for the Green Diamond (a la Smeagol killing Deagol)

AND

You donated the Green Diamond to Emma for the museum

This needs to be done BEFORE you defeat the Major since Emma leaves for the capital after that happens. Also note that Emma will leave if Port Cacao is taken by enemy forces so if you want this ending you will need to defend Port Cacao until you donate the Green Diamond.

11. Court Slides

There are 6 pieces of evidence that you can get for the Conspiracy? quest. At the end of the game, the amount of evidence that you obtain determines which of the 3 endings you get.

It seems like each of the pieces of evidence is weighted the same, so you only need to count how many you have and it doesn’t matter which specific ones you have.

The pieces of evidence are:

#1. Biff Apscott’s testimony

After you rescue Biff, talk to him and he will agree to testify on your behalf.

It is possible to miss this piece of evidence if Biff is killed by the Legion or you let him leave without asking for his help.

#2. Proof that Col. Faucheux was behind the atrocities at the Refugee Camp

When Corazon Santiago asks to meet you at the Refugee Camp, go to the Refugee Camp and successfully complete 1 Medical, 1 Wisdom, and 2 Explosives checks before talking to Colonel Faucheux. Exhaust all of the dialog options and after you defeat the army troops, this will then show up as a piece of evidence.

Please note that after you defeat Corazon Santiago, this item seems to disappear from the Conspiracy? quest log. However, it still counts towards the evidence count even if it is not visible.

It is possible to miss this piece of evidence. If you trigger the army invasion by getting too close to the Major (Dead Animal Crossing A18, Sturmwasser Island B18, or Clifftop Overlook B20) before going to the Refugee Camp, then the army automatically gets control of the Refugee Camp and you do not have the opportunity to talk to Colonel Faucheux at the Refugee Camp.

#3. Adonis documents exposing Corazon Santiago from the Hermit

First, complete the Haunted Mansion quest by helping the Ghost Butler. Then you need to help the Hermit fight off the Legion. After talking to the Hermit you need to discover his real identity as Mike Ditch, the former Adonis CEO. Then go back to the Haunted Mansion and tell the Butler that the owner is still alive. And finally go back to the Hermit and talk to him, asking for his help.

It is possible to miss this piece of evidence if the Hermit is killed. If you lie to the Butler about the owner being dead, you can later come clean to him about lying and that Mr. Ditch is alive after all. The Butler will leave the mansion to visit Mr. Ditch in the jungle and you can still get the evidence from Mr. Ditch but you will take a morale hit when it is revealed that you lied to the Butler.

#4. Corazon Santiago’s correspondence with the Major and his mercenary contract

After defeating the Major and his forces at Eagle’s Nest, you can ask the Major for these documents using the dialogue option: “Do you have any evidence against Corazon?”. If you pass an influence check, the Major gladly hands over the evidence.

It is possible to miss this piece of evidence if you don’t ask for it or if you don’t have sufficient influence with the Major. The influence threshold for this check is much lower than the threshold needed to recruit the Major, so you have to do really poorly for the Major to NOT be willing to give you the evidence.

#5. Secret correspondence between Corazon Santiago and Col. Faucheux

After defeating the Colonel and his forces at Fort Brigand, if you go to Colonel Faucheux’s office you can examine his desk. Passing a Leadership check will give you this piece of evidence.

It is possible to miss this piece of evidence if you don’t examine the Colonel’s desk or if you don’t have sufficient Leadership.

#6. Contract for the concession of diamond mining rights

After defeating Corazon Santiago at Ernie Island, you can talk to her and get her to reveal “the truth.”

You have two chances to get something from her so it is possible to get money from her and also the evidence. First with “You are involved in all this” and later with “Start talking. Now!” (but it needs to be done in that order). Once you choose “Leave this country” the conversation will end.

Normally when you choose “You are involved in all this” your options are:

1. Money (gain $30,000)

2. Information (gain intel for Wetlands H16 and Fort Brigand K16)

3. You will answer in court (requires a Leadership check. It’s not clear what you get from this choice)

On rare occasions, you can get “the truth” as an option (which gives you the evidence). But most of the time, you can only get “the truth” after you select “Start talking. Now!” which is an option that shows up later (and replaces the opportunity to say “You are involved in all this”).

In order to have “Start talking. Now!” as an option, you need to satisfy one of three conditions:

#1. Already defeated Colonel Faucheux AND have someone with the Scoundrel trait or high Wisdom

You will first have the option to say “Faucheux is dead.” After that you can say “The news didn’t mention gas.” If you have a Scoundrel or can pass a Wisdom check, you will then have the option to select “Start talking. Now!”

If you have not defeated the Colonel yet, the dialogue option is simply “Faucheux is next” which is not sufficient to get the evidence.

#2. Already defeated the Major AND gotten the Major’s mercenary contract AND have someone with the Negotiator trait or high Wisdom

You will first have the option to say “Is this your signature on this contract?” After that you can say “We never mentioned the Major.” If you have a Negotiator or can pass a Wisdom check, you will then have the option to select “Start talking. Now!”

If you have not defeated the Major yet, the dialogue option is simply “What about the Major?” which is not sufficient to get the evidence.

#3. Have someone with the Psycho trait

You will first have the option to say “This is not about the money.” After that you can say “You are not talking your way out of this.” If you have a Psycho, you will then have the option to select “Start talking. Now!”

A. NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO EXPOSE CORAZON SANTIAGO

Required conditions:

Have between 0 to 3 pieces of evidence (out of the 6 possible).

B. EXPOSED CORAZON SANTIAGO IN COURT

Required conditions:

Have exactly 4 pieces of evidence.

This is the minimum threshold to clear your name and unlock the “Proven Innocent” achievement.

C. DESTROYED CORAZON SANTIAGO IN COURT

Required conditions:

Have 5 or 6 pieces of evidence.

Once you have enough evidence, the Conspiracy? quest will be updated with “Outcome: Enough evidence gathered for a strong case against Corazon Santiago.”

12. Not Included in the Ending

As of Game Version Larry (1.5.1), the following decision points, characters, and quests are not represented in the end game slides:

• Smiley / Mollie / Boss Blaubert
• Flay
• Larry
• Bastien / Graaf / Jackhammer / Elliot
• Butler / Hermit
• Luc / Herman / Martha
• Petta
• Twin Manors
• The Beast
• Dr. Gruselheim
• Biff (other than the scenario where Biff gets the Green Diamond)