- Prerequisites: None
- Rewards: Medium Resistance (Henbane River)
- Details: The statue of Joseph Seed dominates the region. Tracey wants to send a message. Destroy the statue and show everyone the Father is just a man.
MISSION Commencements
REACH the Father Statue
Tracey Lader is one of the Resistance fighters holed up at Hope County Jail. Speak to her after the jail’s liberation and she softens up, before requesting you send a loud and clear message to the cult.
Or, you may simply discover the Father statue (known as Joseph’s Word) on your exploration; Tracey radios in letting you know her intentions and requesting the destruction of this edifice.
DESTROY the Father Statue
ENTER the Statue REACH the Top Floor
Travel northeast to the summit of Angel’s Peak. You’re here to blast apart the huge limestone effigy known as Joseph’s Word. There are three main “pilgrimage” paths—
, 
, and 
—and a grapple cliff to the north, where innocents are flung 
. After destroying the statue, which takes around six RPG shots (aimed at the stonework, not the internal girder skeleton), you must ascend to the statue’s top to locate Faith’s special book of Joseph’s musings and burn it. Escape this place after the mission concludes.
OPTIMAL Path (Air)
The following path involves destroying both the statue and Joseph’s book, without actually landing on the ground! Choose a helicopter from the shop at Hope County Jail; Tulip is a good pick, though the craft must have a machine gun (and ideally rockets). Fly it to the statue and blast it apart using the helicopter’s weaponry. Once the destruction is complete, carefully land on the top girders (with the twisted sections pointing up) directly above the arched girder. Disembark, and drop down to the stone floor and alcove where the book is.
OPTIMAL Path (Ground)
Begin by choosing a path to the foot of the statue; a grapple up from 
allows you to sneak in, tag initial foes with binoculars, and study enemy locations. There are four enemies, with possible additional foes conducting a cult ceremony behind the statue. Then bring out an RPG (there are weapons strewn about the worshipping site beneath the statue if you need one), and aim it anywhere on the surface of the statue. You’re encouraged to aim at a difficult-to-reach spot, like the head (work from top to bottom), as future shots at the statue occur during combat.
As soon as the first RPG round hits the statue, enemies appear from all infiltration directions—
, 
, and 
—and from the statue itself. As combat progresses, expect at least a dozen more foes, along with two or three snipers. Cultists inside the statue fire down on you or rappel down either of the two lower zip lines; you can cause mayhem by shooting them as they land.
Remain in cover—a good spot is the white pergola by the side door, north of 
—and methodically clear the second wave of foes, in between statue destruction. Once the statue is reduced to a girder skeleton, the side doors (east and west) open, allowing access into and up the statue. Expect the following impediments as you ascend:
Ground interior floor: Around three foes, and more heading in from the outside if you stick around. Climb the ladder quickly.
Floors 2 and 3: These each have three enemies and a lever to pull to release the ladder. Grab ammo here, and use cover as a helicopter appears. Snipe the pilot, or fire an RPG just as the chopper slows after firing and pitching sideways.
Floors 4 to top: Expect no foes here. Just a precarious ascent up crates and along twisted girders. Look for blue rope bundles to grab, and follow them to the book’s alcove.
BURN Joseph Seed’s Book
After you burn the book, the mission concludes (with you still atop the statue). Flee using the zip line, or a parachute or wingsuit leap. Jump north, over 
, if you don’t want to deal with enemies around this location.