He obviously played a huge part of the inFamous universe, but no one in the game acknowledge him. Obviously he can't be in the game since he is dead, but at least mention him. They mention him in the DLC, and NPCS mention you saying your cole's legacy or something to that effect. At least on the good path.
In terms of power and skill, Cole had Delsin outmatched. Throughout his career, Cole's fought Conduits who are several times stronger than himself, such as Alden Tate, a powerful telekenetic who created a monster created from the surrounding metal from the destroyed bridge they were on.
Cole's appearance in Infamous 2 doesn't deviate much from his design in the first Infamous; he still retains his chiseled face and bald head, but his clothing has changed so that he can adapt to the humid weather of the New Orleans-inspired city.
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Did Cole become human again?
As a ghost, Cole's body was no longer tangible. His face was a pale green and the rest of his body was transparent. He was outlined by a pale green and appeared to glow like other ghosts do. During Day of the Departed, Cole was thrown into the rift to the Departed Realm by Yang, reverting him to a human once again.
During this now-canonical ending, Cole defeats a powerful, destruction-crazed Conduit known as the Beast and then sets off a genetic bomb called the Ray Field Inhibitor (RFI), which not only kills Cole but destroys all the Conduit genes around the world, thereby ridding the world of the Conduit “plague.”
Belthazor was hired by the Triad to kill the Charmed Ones. However, during this time his human half, Cole, fell in love with Phoebe Halliwell and caused him to betray the Triad and seemingly kill them. He eventually turned good and began a relationship with Phoebe.
Cole MacGrath is the protagonist, anti-hero/anti-villain of inFamous, inFamous 2, and inFamous: Festival of Blood. However, because of the Karma system that is entirely based on what choices you make in the games (with the exception of Festival of Blood), Cole can be recognized as a Hero or Villain.
Infamous is the first game in the series, released in 2009 to positive reviews. Set in 2009, the game introduces Cole MacGrath, a bike courier, who gained his electrical-based superpowers after surviving a large explosion in Empire City caused by the package he was carrying containing the Ray Sphere.
So if you're not already familiar, Cole is finally vanquished in season 5's “Centennial Charmed” episode. However, in “Seven Year Witch” (season 7), Cole reappears for the first time since his official death as a spirit or ghost eternally trapped in a “cosmic void between life and death”, otherwise known as limbo.
It's assumed Cole laid down his life and fired up the RFI as the good ending is the canon ending for Infamous 2. The RFI killed a bunch of Conduits around the world including the beast, but not all of them. The Beast came thru and augmented several cities before he got to New Marais.
The Beast is one of the two main antagonists of inFamous 2. Revealing his identity is in fact John White himself, whom Cole helped out in the first game trying to destroy the Ray Sphere.
Considering how inFamous: Second Son follows the 'good' ending of inFamous 2, a decision Sucker Punch came to after looking at trophy data, it means that previous series star Cole MacGrath is dead.
Second Son takes place in 2018, seven years after Infamous 2's Conduit protagonist Cole MacGrath sacrifices himself to cure humanity of a plague and destroy the Beast. Cole uses the powerful Ray Field Inhibitor weapon, which kills him and most of the other Conduits.
Cole is a spirit trapped between two worlds, and offers his services as a rogue and can join you as one of your Companions. He is a ghost in the shadows, walking unnoticed through crowds. He can slit an enemy's throat before they even realize he's there, and slip away, never to be seen again.
After Cole and the others were freed, Jay used his last wish to undo recent events. On the Day of the Departed, Cole confronted Yang, who tricked Cole into reviving the ninja's old enemies. Cole fought Yang, but eventually made amends with him, and Cole became a human once more via the Rift of Return.
Cole MacGrath, the protagonist of the Infamous series, possesses a range of electrical-based powers. These include electrokinesis, allowing him to generate and control electricity.
In the evil ending, Cole sides with White, causing Nix and Zeke to turn against him and steal the RFI. Together with Kuo and the Beast, Cole rampages through New Marais, killing Laroche and what remains of the Militia. He eventually catches up with his former friends, killing them and destroying the RFI.
At the end of InFamous 2, fans are given the choice to either side with the Beast or go against him and fight for humanity. If Cole picks the good ending, he will fight the Beast, fix the RFI, and use it to kill everyone with the conduit gene.
Cole dies in the good ending. We see his body loaded into a coffin and Zeke takes it out to sea. But as the boat drifts off into the horizon and the screen starts to black out a bolt of lightning seemingly and ominously strikes the boat.
