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CERBERUS DOSSIER - The Dead Man - Real Name Unknown
[Note: Need to speak with agents in charge of data requisitions, we can't have another Vakarian situation. Real names are important for context, dammit.]
Location: Mars, lower Lowell City.
Criminal boss who runs The Dead Men out of a Bar in the bottom half of the Lowell Superstructure ['Wainwright's', likely owned by his right hand of the same name].
Uses an up-cycled old revolver at range, employs fire tech frequently at no overt cost to his health [Note: How is he not dying of severe burns every time?]. Highly effective.
Is known to use an electrified cane in CQC. [Note: Really? Jesus Christ, this guy is insane.]
Known for employing brutal measures to get information.
Every agent assigned to recruitment is currently MIA, believed dead. Further elimination teams garnered the same results.
Seems to harbor a grudge against the current Lowell Superstructure Chief of Police, Mark Hyde. Hyde is our best insider in Lowell; reason for grudge as yet unknown.
Latest action: Assault on Blue Suns compound on Level 259, upon entrance Dead Man proceeded to stay inside for two hours. In those two hours, The Dead Men seemed to free over 30 slaves and get them off-world through a series of intermediaries. Insider agent designate: Haunter was one of the mercs inside the compound- Likely no correlation with Dead Men actions. Compound has since been leveled through use of high ordnance explosives.
Recommended course of action: The Dead Men's network is one of the best in the Galaxy, second only to the Shadow Broker's. The only thing keeping us from assimilating the network into Cerberus' is the Dead Man himself. Warning: Due to Dead Man's reputation and previous actions, recommend Shepard be sent to eliminate; she's the best we've got.
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'THE DEAD MEN' OBSERVATIONS
WARNING - Organization designated 'The Dead Men' are highly dangerous and extremely hostile to anyone they doesn't know. Recommend observation be carried out with extreme care.
The Dead Men make for a curious case. The organization gained momentum very quickly once The Dead Man showed up in Lower Lowell one day and Merc gang bosses started disappearing. Interesting note, all Merc companies had dealt with Cerberus in the five year period prior to the... disposal. Mercenary Gangs started placing extremely high bounties on the man, and soon he had built a reputation for sending any bounty hunters back in a box, and all the survivors come back babbling of 'The Dead Man'. Soon after, the more sensible criminals had started to join up with 'The Dead Man', and the organization is now a major force in the lower levels of Lowell, being able to compete with bigger franchises, like Eclipse, the Blue Suns and the Blood Pack. One thing they do not share is lack of morals, apparently. The Dead Men are known for being both brutal to their enemies, and gentle with people who haven't wronged them. Case: The Dead Men have freed over 100 slaves, far more than the LS Police.
More notable instances of The Dead Mens' 'activities' are their numerous interrogation sessions they use to gain information. Most of their interrogations involve the previously mentioned Cerberus personnel inside the Merc Groups. Past techniques used for interrogation include: Blunt Trauma, threat of being left inside an open airlock, and finally, being left to the Vorcha on the bottom most levels of the Lowell Superstructure.
ANALYSIS SUMMARY:The network would be a great addition to our own, only catch being the Dead Man himself. Recommend assimilation and extermination, respectively.
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Deep in the lower reaches of the Lowell Superstructure, within a small yet popular bar, a shadowy figure laughed darkly.
"So, TIM finally wants to get in on the network, even if it means 'dealing' with me?" The cloaked figure chuckled darkly, startling the messenger who had brought him the report from one of his many Shadows around the Galaxy. He turned to his right hand man. "Well then, we better start laying out the red carpet, eh Wainwright?"
"Shall I start posting Shadows by the spaceport, sir?" Offered Wainwright, reloading his pistol as he talked.
"Yes, but I want to be notified when the Normandy docks, and when they start heading this way."
"Will you be wanting the transmission software set up as well, sir?" Wainwright said, with a knowing look. Wainwright had known the Dead Man for ten years now, and he knew that the boss never made a move without telling the boys. He also knew that the boss wanted his enemies to know that he didn't give a toss about them, and the best way to do that was over a lightly encrypted channel, like a great big piece of cheese on a mouse trap.
"Oh yes. Now, if you need me I will be over at the bar, speaking to the lads." Said The Dead Man, turning to the exit. "Oh and Wainright?"
"Yes sir?"
"Cut the 'sir' crap," He said chuckling "You might make me feel like an actual Gang boss."
