Kurt Hansen

Kurt Hansen is the Colonel of the BARGHEST and the primary antagonist in.

Overview
Hansen is the leader of the BARGHEST faction, operating in Dogtown. His military background doesn't mean he just acts in violence, as Hansen's keen intellect and strategic prowess make him a formidable rival to his enemies. To some, Hansen is simply a gangster or a terrorist, while others seem him as a charismatic leader that was able to create a paradise safe from corporate and police influence.

Dogtown
Hansen was a NUSA Colonel during the Unification War, and it was his strategic decision which allowed him to take control of a portion of Night City's Pacifica district. After the war, Hansen defected from the NUSA and ignored his orders to leave the area, showing his disdain for the Arvin Accord. He carved his own private paradise and became some sort of military tyrant. Controlled by Hansen's Barghest militia, the worst areas of the Pacifica district became a Combat Zone, and at some point were walled off from the rest of the city. Not much later Hansen would rename this area to Dogtown.

After establishing the district's Black Market, gun trade and other unsavory dealings turned the former subdistrict of Pacifica into a very profitable business. As such, the powers-that-be decided to leave it alone, allowing Hansen to continue as its ruler and keep the district going with the money from his large-scale smuggling operation.

2077
By 2077, Colonel Hansen and his BARGHEST still ruled Dogtown with an iron fist.

Trivia

 * The main influence for BARGHEST and its leader Kurt Hansen were South American drug lords.
 * Hansen shares many similarities with Colonel Kurtz from the film Apocalypse Now.