Mercenaries

Starting Characters

When beginning a new game, the player selects which characters to join the initial squad. Six slots must be filled, one of which is a Cyber Knight and another which is the Face. Most of the other slots have multiple options.

Possible Starting Characters

Class	Default Name	Backstory
Agent EX	Sören	Ex-McKellen Nano Researcher
Cyber Knight	random	Wasteland Coyote
Cyber Knight	random	Betrayed Detective
Cyber Knight	random	Ex-Space Station Tech
Cyber Knight	random	Dockyard Smuggler
Cybersword	Zasha	Ex-UKF with Banned Neuro
Face	"Blur"	Ex-Los Zagales Entertainer
Gunslinger	Sid	Born to a Gun
Hacker	Dade	Digital Thief Ex-Con
Scourge	August	Ex-Undercover Cop
Sniper	Liat	Free Streets Compact Deserter
Soldier	Aaron	Ex-MilSec Washout
Soldier	Aitana	Ex-Blue Ox Paramil
Vanguard	Emille	Ex-Matsumoto

Recruits

The squad can be expanded by recruiting new mercs to the team. Recruits can come from three sources:

• Events on the Timeline--a merc introduces a former colleague.
• Underworld Hub--the player can try to find a merc of a particular class.
• Reward for certain missions--the team becomes acquainted with someone who then wants to join.

Currently, all recruits are hand-crafted with unique backstories and traits based on those stories. Since the names are generated randomly, the only way to universally identify the characters is by their backstory.

Possible Recruits

Class	Backstory	Source
Agent Ex	Escaped Experiment	Underworld Hub
Cybersword	Ex-UltraTek Weapons Dev	Underworld Hub
Gunslinger	Lone Wolf	Underworld Hub
Hacker	Undiscovered Digital Prodigy	Mission - Sibling Breakout
Hacker	Framed UNA Hacking Specialist	Mission - Hearbreak Rush (aftermath)
Scourge	Terminal Retrovirus	Underworld Hub
Scourge	Unknown Bio-Weapon	Mission - Eleventh Hour
Sniper	Fireteam: Shadow Wolf	Underworld Hub
Soldier	Ex-Los Z Hammer	Merc Introduction
Soldier	Ex-Jupiter Bodyguard	Underworld Hub
Vanguard	Street Smart Climber	Underworld Hub
Vanguard	Ex-Los Z Recon	Merc Introduction