The story concludes based on your choices: you can either spare or execute Eli, and Athena's final judgment of you—viewing you as a compassionate hero or a power-hungry guardian—is influenced by your actions throughout the game. Premium Edition Additions

Your quest leads you to discover that Athena is the key to controlling the "swarm" because her exposure during the crash made her a natural conduit.

: Warren , the protagonist of the original The Surge , who aids you while seeking his own truths. The Journey and Resolution

In , the story unfolds in the high-tech, crumbling metropolis of Jericho City , several months after the events of the first game . The world is gripped by ecological collapse, and the city has been quarantined behind a massive wall following a catastrophic nanite infestation known as the "Defrag" disease. The Awakening

: Brother Eli, resurrected through nanite technology, attempts to steal Athena's god-like power to reshape the world in his image. You must confront him at the great Wall in his "Archangel" form.

: After a failed A.I.D. experiment, Athena is reborn as a massive nanite serpent.

: A military disaster relief unit enforcing martial law and conducting questionable experiments on children to communicate with the nanite swarm.