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Earth has evolved in a way so that it naturally regulates the population of any given species. Humans were once subject to this system, regardless of whether or not they knew it. Pandora's Box is opening.
Caleb Goldman

Hope is the sixth and final chapter of The House of the Dead 4.

Synopsis

AMS agents James Taylor and Kate Green race through Caleb Goldman's headquarters to stop the nuclear missile launch. They take an elevator to the 49th floor, which has Japanese decor. With five minutes left on the clock, Kate helps James climb a flight of stairs, urging him not to give up hope. Using the computer concealed within Goldman's desk, the agents deactivate the nuclear missiles with 30 seconds left to spare.

The computer monitor shifts to a video message featuring Goldman. He congratulates the agents and reveals that he did not intend to destroy the world, but merely revert humanity to its "natural state". However, he cannot do anything as Pandora's Box has been opened, but there is still hope for the agents if they made it this far.

The building shakes as the World, an insectoid creature and the successor to Emperor, emerges from the building courtyard. James and Kate battle the World, which continues to grow and evolve despite their efforts. Realizing this, James sets his PDA to self-destruct and -- telling Kate not to give up hope -- sacrifices himself, alongside the World, in the following explosion. A shaken and distraught Kate leaves Goldman's premises.

Endings

Depending on the player's performance, one of four endings will play after the credits. The words "The story continues in House of the Dead 3 [sic]" appear afterwards.

Standard ending: The view returns to the computer in Goldman's office, continuing the former president's pre-recorded message. Goldman gives a final statement as he walks away: "Ah yes, there is one thing I forgot. The human race has not been eliminated. Travel north... hope is such a splendid thing."
Bad ending: It is the same as the above ending, except when Goldman mentions hope, he takes off his glasses and the camera zooms on his face. His eyes are glowing red, and his face is pale.
"G" ending: Accomplished If an "A" average is maintained and an "S" is earned in Chapter 1. AMS agent "G" appears in front of the smoking crater where James destroyed the World. He tells James to rest, vowing to fight the threat back to its source. As "G" walks out, the camera pans on Goldman's building before it cuts to black.
Thornheart ending: Accomplished if an "A" average is maintained with at least one "S" in any Chapter other than the first. A mysterious and unidentified man (previously seen in one of The House of the Dead III's endings) sits at a desk in the corner of an office, stating: "Goldman, you are soft. These wretched humans have no need of hope. Soon, the true end shall begin. ...There is more than one Pandora's Box."

Trivia

Like in The House of the Dead 2's sixth chapter, a single Eric is guarding the elevator.

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Characters	James Taylor • Kate Green • Caleb Goldman • G • Thornheart • Gary Stewart
Creatures	David • Stones • Roses • Costello • Mackey • Ebitan • Damian • Charles • Murrer • Bern • Taran • Kevin • Kageo • Jimmy • Victor • Devilon • Laban • Constantin • Gauvain • Agent • Bain • Frank • Lance • Eric
Bosses	Justice • The Lovers • The Empress • Temperance • The Star • The World
Chapters	Escape • Lost • Emptiness • Despair • Reunion • Hope
Other pages	Lore (AMS • AMS European branch office • AMS PDA • Caleb Goldman's headquarters) Official Sound Tracks • The House of the Dead 4 Special • Unused content

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+{{Quote|Earth has evolved in a way so that it naturally regulates the population of any given species. Humans were once subject to this system, regardless of whether or not they knew it. Pandora's Box is opening.|Caleb Goldman}}'''Hope '''is the sixth and final chapter of ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''.
 ==Synopsis==
+[[AMS]] agents [[James Taylor]] and [[Kate Green]] race through [[Caleb Goldman]]'s [[Caleb Goldman's headquarters|headquarters]] to stop the nuclear missile launch. They take an elevator to the 49th floor, which has Japanese decor. With five minutes left on the clock, Kate helps James climb a flight of stairs, urging him not to give up hope. Using the computer concealed within Goldman's desk, the agents deactivate the nuclear missiles with 30 seconds left to spare.
-In [[Caleb Goldman|Goldman's]] flashback of three years ago, Goldman states that earth has evolved in a way so that it naturally regulates the population of any given species, including humans. Goldman states that "Pandora's Box is opening" as he is confronted by [[James Taylor|James]] and [[Gary Stewart|Gary]], both of whom are standing right in front of his desk.
+The computer monitor shifts to a video message featuring Goldman. He congratulates the agents and reveals that he did not intend to destroy the world, but merely revert humanity to its "natural state". However, he cannot do anything as Pandora's Box has been opened, but there is still hope for the agents if they made it this far.
+The building shakes as the [[World]], an insectoid creature and the successor to [[Emperor]], emerges from the building courtyard. James and Kate battle the World, which continues to grow and evolve despite their efforts. Realizing this, James sets his PDA to self-destruct and -- telling Kate not to give up hope -- sacrifices himself, alongside the World, in the following explosion. A shaken and distraught Kate leaves Goldman's premises.
+==Endings==
-Back in the present, James and [[Kate Green|Kate]] take an elevator to the 49th floor of [[Goldman (DBR) Headquarters|Goldman Building]] to find that the corridor is decorated with Japanese ornaments. With five minutes left on the clock, James gets wounded again as Kate carries him up to continue on and eventually reach Goldman's office to deactivate the nuclear missiles with 30 seconds left on the clock using a computer concealed within the desk.
+Depending on the player's performance, one of four endings will play after the credits. The words "''The story continues in [[The House of the Dead III|House of the Dead 3]] ''[sic]" appear afterwards.
+* '''Standard ending:''' The view returns to the computer in Goldman's office, continuing the former president's pre-recorded message. Goldman gives a final statement as he walks away: ''"Ah yes, there is one thing I forgot. The human race has not been eliminated. Travel north... hope is such a splendid thing."''
+* '''Bad ending: '''It is the same as the above ending, except when Goldman mentions hope, he takes off his glasses and the camera zooms on his face. His eyes are glowing red, and his face is pale.
+* '''"G" ending: '''Accomplished If an "A" average is maintained and an "S" is earned in Chapter 1. AMS agent "[[G]]" appears in front of the smoking crater where James destroyed the World. He tells James to rest, vowing to fight the threat back to its source. As "G" walks out, the camera pans on Goldman's building before it cuts to black.
+* '''Thornheart ending: '''Accomplished if an "A" average is maintained with at least one "S" in any Chapter other than the first. A [[Thornheart|mysterious and unidentified man]] (previously seen in one of ''[[The House of the Dead III]]''<nowiki/>'s endings) sits at a desk in the corner of an office, stating: ''"Goldman, you are soft. These wretched humans have no need of hope. Soon, the true end shall begin. ...[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|There is more than one Pandora's Box]]."''<nowiki/>
+==Trivia==
+*Like in ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'''s [[Original Sin|sixth chapter]], a single Eric is guarding the elevator.
-The computer's monitor then shifts to a video package of Goldman congratulating the AMS and that it was not his intention to destroy the world with nuclear missiles merely wishing to revert humanity to its natural state.
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+[[Category:The House of the Dead 4 Chapters]]