Far Cry 6 has an Easter egg tied to Far Cry 4's villain Pagan Min, with his face showing up all around Yara, the island nation where the game is set. The Far Cry games stand out most for having memorable villains, with Ubisoft playing into the importance of its main bad guys by having them featured prominently on the covers of every game since Vaas graced the cover of Far Cry 3. The core experience of a Far Cry game centers around defeating the Big Bad that's plunged a specific area into chaos, and the developers have certainly crafted some truly nefarious antagonists across series history.
Far Cry 4's Pagan Min is one of the more popular villains in the Far Cry series, despite the games having a number of iconic ones. Pagan terrorized players with the charisma and menace that fans have come to know and love from villains in the franchise. The self-proclaimed King of Kyrat proved to be an intriguing thorn in the side of Far Cry 4 protagonist Ajay Ghale, maintaining constant radio contact with him throughout the game and displaying what he describes as "tough love" as Ajay works against the warlord with the Golden Path resistance forces. Pagan Min's fate at the end of the game was all up to the player's choice, with Ubisoft crafting endings where the villain could be killed by shooting him or blowing him up in a helicopter, or spared and let walk away from Kyrat.
Far Cry 6 features a host of Easter eggs that can be tracked down all across Yara, ranging from references to movie franchises like Jurassic Park, a host of Assassin's Creed Easter eggs that seemingly tie the two game universes together, and more. The game also features Easter eggs directly tied to other entries in the Far Cry series, with one of them being an appearance of Pagan Min himself. Here's where fans can find the Pagan Min Easter egg for themselves, and what the Easter egg could potentially mean.
Far Cry 6 Features Pagan Min On Magazine Covers
While exploring Yara's map in Far Cry 6 while pursuing the defeat of Anton and his enemy forces, players will likely stumble upon magazines called “Coco For Cacao” that feature the face of Pagan Min himself. These magazines covers detail an exclusive interview with the villain about how he “revolutionized the cacao of Kyrat,” calling back to the Himalayan setting where Far Cry 4 took place. The magazine itself can’t be opened, meaning that the Easter egg is fully served with the cover of the publication itself.
Pagan Min's appearance on the covers of so many magazines around Yara can be interpreted in a number of ways, with the most logical being that Ubisoft is using the character's likeness as a fun Easter egg that's teasing the upcoming Villains DLC. Pagan Min will feature alongside Far Cry 3's Vaas Montenegro and Far Cry 5's Joseph Seed as Ubisoft gives players a look into each villains' minds as they fight off the many horrors dwelling within. The magazines with Pagan Min on them could just be an allusion to this upcoming post-launch content, but there could also be some story implications to the villains' inclusion in Far Cry 6.
Some believe that Ubisoft's use of Pagan Min could mean that Far Cry 6 is set canonically before Far Cry 4, considering two of the game's endings featured the warlord losing his life to protagonist Ajay. However, this theory seems to be discredited due to the Far Cry 6 retcon of Boomer's death in Far Cry 5 with mentions of the Montana setting he came from, meaning Far Cry 6 couldn't have taken place before Pagan Min's reign over Kyrat. Ubisoft could be using one of the canonical endings of Far Cry 4 where Pagan Min escaped with his life to justify his appearance on the magazine covers, or they could be leaning into the theory that Far Cry 6 takes place on an alternate timeline where villains like Min and Vaas are still alive and well. Whatever the case may be, it's good to see the food-obsessed Pagan Min make a small literary return in Far Cry 6.