 Filena tells Syd that her father created the tower, while throughout the story a voice speaks through the loud speaker in the tower, providing context.Later in the game flashback levels show Syd as a rookie, donning a mask which is broken in a later flashback, resulting in the x-shaped scar on Syd's forehead.During this time he was part of a squad of exiled Gilskins, the leader carrying the Revenant weapon Syd now uses.