Charon

"There is this guy, Boris Dime, used to pull jobs for me. He's the captain of the Cargo Ship "Charon". [...] The ship's loaded with hi-res hardware, guns, my business. If Punchinello gets hold of that cargo, he's won and I have lost."

―Vladimir Lem, 2001

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Charon is a cargo ship owned by the Russian mobster and arms dealer, Boris Dime. The ship is used to store weapons and is heavily protected by Dime's mobsters.

Characteristics

The ship is a very old, rusty cargo freighter that is owned by the Russian Mob. Located on the Brooklyn riverfront docks, it is used primarily for the storage of a large cache of various types of weaponry. The ship's previous destinations and the length of time it has sat at the Brooklyn docks is unknown, and it is possible that the carrier is used to smuggle weapons from different ports, but the age of the ship and the amount of rust buildup indicates that it is likely the cargo ship rarely leaves port. The vessel and the dockyard are constantly patrolled by Russian mobsters, in addition to Punchinello mobsters after Boris Dime betrays Vladimir Lem, making any unauthorized access to the weaponry nearly impossible.

The ship itself is a mini bulk carrier, and isn't very large; for instance, the main cargo hold in the hull of the ship can be reached after going down three small sets of stairs. The ship has a crane on the deck that can be used to move crates and shipping containers to and from the ship, and the rest of the deck space is occupied by several containers and crates. The bridge is located near the stern of the ship, and it has a stairwell passage that leads into the hull of the ship, where the cache of weapons is stored in the main cargo hold as well as the small hold in the bow.

Events

It is unclear how long the Russian Mob have owned the Charon, but sometime before Max Payne goes aboard the freighter, the ship's captain, Boris Dime, betrays the Russian Mafia and instead aligns himself and his men with the Punchinello crime family.

Boris Dime inside the ship.

2001

In 2001, under the orders of Vladimir Lem, Max Payne assaults the cargo ship in order to kill Boris Dime and reclaim the cache of weapons in the ship's hold for Vlad. Once Max gets across the ship and into the bridge, taking out any mobsters in the way, he hears Don Punchinello calling for Dime over the ship's radio. Payne answers the radio, taunts Punchinello and disconnects on the Mafia Don.

Making his way down into the ship's hold, Max engages in a massive gunfight with Dime's guards, and he is able to defeat them. Boris Dime then appears, wielding a Pump-action shotgun, but he is also killed by the fugitive DEA agent. After Dime's death, Max collects as much of the freighter's arsenal as he can carry, and Vladimir recovers the ship and its cargo.

Weapons Located

• Pump-action shotgun
• Desert Eagle
• Beretta
• Ingram
• Sawed-off shotgun
• Grenade
• Sniper rifle
• Colt Commando

Behind the scenes

The name "Charon" refers to Greek mythology. Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divides the world of the living from the world of the dead.

Appearances

• Max Payne
  • With Rats and Oily Water

Gallery

Max Payne taking down Boris Dime

The docked Charon