Know the Enemy
THREAT TYPE:
Cold, calculating leader who commands loyalty and fear
THREAT LEVEL:
Extreme
LAST SEEN IN:
- Burn Protocol
- Ash Reign
Adrian Morales
"El Frio"
Adrian Morales
Code Name: "El Frio"
Threat Type:Cold, calculating leader who commands loyalty and fear
Threat Level: Extreme
Birthplace: Colima, Mexico
Last Seen In
Burn Protocol, Ash Reign
Operation Medusa, Operation Medusa 2, Operation Medusa 3
Bio
Skills & Influence
- Logistics & Smuggling: Former “cartel logistics ghost,” – mastery in covert operations, smuggling, and the complex movement of illicit goods and technology across borders.
- Stealth & Evasion: Excels in stealth, evasion, and operating undetected, likely using advanced technology or cybernetic enhancements to avoid surveillance and confrontation
- AI/Cyber-Trafficking: AI trafficker,” specializing in the smuggling and manipulation of advanced artificial intelligence, including deep technical knowledge of AI systems, cybersecurity, and high-value black market tech operations.
- AI Integration: A close, possibly symbiotic relationship with an advanced AI system. This could grant him enhanced decision-making, real-time data analysis, and the ability to act as a conduit for AI-driven operations
Preferred Weaponry & Tactics
- Stealth technology (e.g., sound-dampening clothing, possibly active camouflage)
- Secure communication gear (encrypted, possibly ultrasonic or sub-vocal)
- Cybernetic enhancements for resilience and adaptability (e.g., reinforced throat, neural interface)
- Tools for logistics and smuggling (hidden compartments, digital lockpicks, signal jammers)
Classified Notes
Subject known to facilitate autonomous system sales to non-state actors, including paramilitary proxies in the Virevian Blackout region.
Intercepted comms reveal Morales has brokered data-exchange deals involving experimental AI fragments from Athena’s leaked codebase.
Last seen in . incident—suspected to have ordered precision strike on Specter allies during Operation . cover-up.
THREAT TYPE:
Los Silencios Enforcer / Psychological Warfare Specialist
THREAT LEVEL:
High
LAST SEEN IN:
- Burn Protocol
- Ash Reign
La Araña
La Araña
Threat Type:Los Silencios Enforcer / Psychological Warfare Specialist
Threat Level: High
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Last Seen In
Burn Protocol, Ash Reign
Operation Medusa, Operation Medusa 2, Operation Medusa 3
Bio
Skills & Influence
- Ritualistic Psychological Warfare: Blends psychological operations with occult symbolism.
- Interrogation & Torture Expertise: Mastery in extracting information through brutal and precise methods.
- Memetic Hazard: Their presence and actions can disorient or destabilize enemies beyond physical harm.
- Direct AI Communication: Can communicate directly with CALIBAN under ritual conditions
- Hybrid Tech-Ritual Combat: Skilled in combining physical violence with technological sabotage
Preferred Weaponry & Tactics
- Ceramic Death Mask: Hand-painted with weeping crimson, obscures identity and adds to their ominous presence.
- Layered Black Lace & Semi-Ritual Garb: Used as both armor and psychological warfare.
- Rosary Spliced with Data Beads & Uplink Key: A symbolic and functional item allowing encrypted communication or data transfer
- Embedded Circuitry Tools: Implements for mutilation and embedding tech into flesh
- Synthetic Voice Modulator: Their voice is modulated and synthetic
Classified Notes
THREAT TYPE:
Pragmatic, motivated by incentives; loyalty uncertain. Monitor closely—use intermediaries, never confront directly
THREAT LEVEL:
Moderate
LAST SEEN IN:
- Ritual Engine
Gator
Gator
Threat Type:Pragmatic, motivated by incentives; loyalty uncertain. Monitor closely—use intermediaries, never confront directly
Threat Level: Moderate
Birthplace: Unknown (assumed Gulf Coast U.S. origin)
Last Seen In
Ritual Engine
Operation Medusa, Operation Medusa 2, Operation Medusa 3
Bio
Skills & Influence
- Arms dealing
- AI hardware trafficking
- Gray-market logistics
Preferred Weaponry & Tactics
- Compact and reliable firearms
- Assault rifles
- Smuggling tools
- AI hardware
- Surveillance & counter-surveillance
- Logistics kit
- Negotiation and extraction gear
Classified Notes
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