Some background info about the "Phobos" character:
Phobos is a character from Quake 3: Arena. He looks almost identical to the Doom Marine, except that his armor/suit is in a distinctive orange color and has some extra "special effects" on it.
A courageous, determined soldier, used to command, Phobos has got that "officer and a gentleman" esprit d'corps. Unfortunately, his last mission taught him about betrayal and sabotage. He trusts no one and nothing except his training. He was trained very well...
In my Doom stories, the Phobos Troopers are elite Space Marines who have undergone special training for combat in extreme combat situations. Their base of operations is the level E4M9: Fear from Ultimate Doom - I got the idea while working on the Encyclopedia (8 years ago).
Now, Mr. Phobos gets his own adventure - it will consist of 5 chapters (I want to keep it short and sweet). Buckle up, marines! We are going down...
- PHOBOS TROOPER -
by Lyubomir Ivanov
"Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster; and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
CHAPTER I: Database Reference #SMC_51321
Initate query...
Database node engaged, open files - Phobos Protocol 1.00b (last modified: Mar 28, 2085)
Detecting... security Clearance Level 5: sufficient!
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Phobos Troopers, also initially known as "Advanced Field Operatives" and "Space Marines v2.0", are an elite cadre of SMC recruits who have exhibited exceptional tactical and combat skills.
Chosen among SMC recruits who exhibit superior analytical and tactical skills, Phobos Troopers receive training in several special disciplines such as strategic planning, battlefield control, infiltration and subversion, stealth, mental endurance, hostile terrain survival, xenobiology, and others. Upon successful completion of training, they are promoted in rank and acquire security clearance level of 5, in order to optimally facilitate their operations. It is rumored, yet unconfirmed, that they have been assigned to black ops missions in the past.
The primary purpose of Phobos Troopers is combat and survival in extremely hostile environments, such as the recently discovered exo-dimension known as "Hell". The possibility of a future demonic invasion has necessitated the creation of advanced soldiers who can strike at the heart of enemy operations, a strategy that proved to be the key to defeating the invaders.
The Phobos Troopers' training camp and base of operations is a previously decommissioned, currently rehabilitated and refurbished UAC logistics facility, which was overwhelmed by the enemy during the demonic invasion of Earth. The facility was later purged and liberated by code-name "Doom Marine", real identity: (RESTRICTED DATA / INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE LEVEL), during the early stages of Hell on Earth, consequently reclaimed by SMC General Callahan, who restarted the Phobos program and initiated the training of a new generation of Phobos Troopers.
The latest known mission with the overt participation of Phobos Troopers was at the site of the devastated Plutonia Complex. Their assignment was to salvage any usable organic remains of the defeated (RESTRICTED DATA / INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE LEVEL) for research purposes, and to exterminate any potential demonic stragglers.
The Phobos program has been expanded over the last 2 years, increasing the number of selected recruits by more than 400%. New and improved training regimens and virtual-reality simulators have been implemented, based on the personal experiences of code-name "Doom Marine" and the results from the research of recovered demon cadavers.
All further data are classified indefinitely and currently unavailable for access via database inquiry...
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