Warning: Failure to listen to all of Menendez' conversations may result in the loss of a key Strike Force Mission. Which will lead to the discontinuation of the Complete Ending walkthrough.

Be Advised: I know I'm breaking continuity and lore because Fallen Angel occurs before Shipwreck. But personally and for this remake, I think it would make more sense for the second Strike Force Mission to come before the fifth Story Mission.

14:51:37, after spending more hours sitting around, analyzing the Menendez intel packages over and over again, Briggs comes in with some news. The C.I.A. has shared its deep cover agent in Cordis Die with JSOC.

As well as all the intel they can get on a new player in Menendez' corner.

Admiral Briggs: Known only as DeFalco. Our undercover operative shot this off of Socotra Island, Yemen. Farid.

Farid: Thank you, Admiral. DeFalco is Menendez' number two. The concept of empathy is understood by him, but... irrelevant.

While the O.G.A. cannot get into DeFalco's background, they can track his whereabouts all the way to Pakistan.

Admiral Briggs: A Whisper Drone captured this two days ago at an abandoned prison in Lahore, Pakistan.

Then Harper brings up JSOC's own Whisper Drone, which was shot down over the country yesterday. As it was trying to see if Menendez is there as well.

Harper: We lost contact with our own Whisper Drone over Pakistan just yesterday.

Section: Wait a minute... the scientist we captured at Myanmar told us Menendez is using Celerium to develop a cyber weapon called Karma. What if it's Karma taking out our drones?

Crosby: Not surprising really, considering what Breighner told us about a Celerium worm's capabilities. But I think knocking our drones out of the sky like *snaps fingers* that is just a taste of what it can do. Need to get to the bottom of that.

Harper: You know what? This DeFalco guy could be fairly entertaining.

Salazar: Fairly.

Harper: What do you say we blow off a little steam, huh? Throw a few punches first?

All: *laughs*

Section: You got it.

Harper: Come on. Come suffer with me.

As soon as the words "come suffer with me" came out, Section starts having another episode of flashbacks.

Section: What did you just say? Come suffer what? These flashes I'm getting... ah, I know I was kidnapped the night my father died, but I— I could never see. It was Menendez. Did he kill my father?

Crosby: Okay. Just take a deep breath and tell us what you're thinking.

Section: *inhales exhales* Okay, look. You know Woods raised me after my father died, right? But Woods always told me that it was just some nut who did it. Some drifter. What the hell is going on?

Menendez: (flashback) You suffer with me. For all the sins of those who came before you.

Section: Why didn't Woods tell me?

Menendez: (flashback) Woods...Hudson... they created this. For Josefina. TONIGHT! Your father will DIE!

He then gets all dazed and confused, and then falls back to the holographic computer to analyze the Menendez intel all over again. Crosby tries to help Section get his mind off of it, but he is having none of it.

Crosby: Listen, sir, I think you've had enough of Menendez for today. You've been going at it for hours now. Let's take a step back and do something else for once, huh?

Section: Not an option. I need to keep going and I don't want ANY distractions.

Crosby: But—

Harper: Crosby, leave him be. Come on.

Crosby: Shit. Roger, sirs.

As he leaves with Harper and Salazar, Crosby gets concerned about Section and Trident Team's well-being.

Crosby: Guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But I think the Boss is even more screwy in the head now than in the last four years or so. What does that say about Trident Team's combat effectiveness?

Harper: I think you should keep that to yourself and mind your own business, Petty Officer. *sighs* But... as much as I hate to, I don't disagree.

Salazar: Don't worry, I'm sure Section is still as sharp as ever when we get back out there. *pats Crosby's back*

Crosby: *nods*

After the conversation, Harper and Salazar get to their bunks while Crosby goes to Hangar Bay 2 to train with JSOC Strike Force. 22:05:06, Briggs assembles the counter terrorist force to deploy to rainy, flooded Lahore, Pakistan.

Their mission is to find out if Menendez is there and destroy the downed Whisper Drone, which has been captured by the I.S.I. (Inter-Services Intelligence). Going with them for support if a small war with Pakistan's finest is needed are two C.L.A.W.s, Brutus and Maximus.

May 31st, 2025 - 03:40:17, while Trident Team prepares to move out in a C.I.A. observation post located at the far end of a marketplace, an I.S.I. platoon finds them all of a sudden. And before they can wonder how is that even possible, they start taking heavy fire.

With Crosby and Brutus covering the left entrance just fine, Harper and Salazar move to cover the right entrance as Section tries to boot up Maximus.

Harper: I.S.I. got us pinned down! C'mon! We need this thing up and running today!

Section: I'm trying!

Harper: Your GCM must be stuck!

Salazar: They're closing in!

kick*

Maximus powering up*

Harper: There! Unstuck!

Section: C.L.A.W. units are active! Weapons systems online!

Salazar: Grenade! Move!

boom*

brrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

Harper: Yeah!

With their mechanized support up and running, the DEVGRU operators proceed to smash through the I.S.I. entry team. Dozens of dead agents and a downed enemy Escort Drone later, they get to the flooded street where they engage the rest of the I.S.I. platoon.

Since the C.L.A.W.s cannot operate on deep water, Section opens a garage door which leads to a ramp staircase going all the way to the rooftop of the building. With that, Salazar and Crosby take Brutus and Maximus to the roof and set them up to provide cover fire as Section and Harper move through the street.

Multiple confirmed kills courtesy of the C.L.A.W.s later, the officers reach the end of the street.

Salazar: Section, you're moving out of the C.L.A.W.s' line of sight. You're on your own.

Section: Roger that, Salazar! You keep them on high ground! We'll regroup at Anthem!

Crosby: Trident 6 to Kraken. We've past Market Garden, over.

Admiral Briggs: Roger that. You're cleared for Anthem.

After losing the I.S.I. in the chaotic flooding, Section and Harper cut through more devastated streets to get to Anthem. Which is code for the I.S.I.'s main operating base in Lahore.

Before they can even get close to it, they have to sneak out of the city, which is patrolled by two Escort Drones acting as death squads.

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FALLEN ANGEL

LAHORE, PAKISTAN

LCDR. DAVID 'SECTION' MASON

JSOC COUNTER TERRORIST FORCE

MAY 31ST, 2025 - 03:51:26

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After evading the unmanned aerial vehicles and clearing the sewer entrance, Salazar checks in to inform that he and Crosby are in Anthem's train yard. Then Section unlocks a room with talking guards above.

And Harper, with his proficiency in Urdu, says that the hostiles are talking about recently getting their order of SOC-Ts (Special Operations Craft - Terrain) in the train yard. Trucks that can turn into hovercrafts in an instant while moving.

Section: Salazar, the I.S.I. have taken delivery of some new SOC-Ts near your position.

Salazar: Understood. Be advised - Menendez is here. Main courtyard, with I.S.I. Director General.

Section: I'll contact Briggs.

03:59:33, after giving Briggs the SITREP and getting the lay of the land from him, Section and Harper scale the rooftops to get a good vantage point. Once in position, the Lieutenant Commander activates his smart glasses' surveillance mode.

Almost immediately, he spots Menendez as he sticks out with his sandstone suit in the main courtyard. And Salazar's report turns out to be solid as the I.S.I. Director General is with the narco terrorist.

I.S.I. Director General: The city crumbles around us. But the government pretends like everything is under control.

Menendez: They care nothing for the suffering of their people. Neither the Americans nor the Chinese.

I.S.I. Director General: They care. They care for their own interest. Nothing more.

Menendez: Believe me, my friend. Your help will ensure that the complacency of the imperialists comes to an end.

After the two HVTs take their conversation indoors, Section and Harper reposition to reacquire them. Then they find themselves right in front of them, so they get low.

I.S.I. Director General: The drone was taken down, half a click, southeast region of the city.

Harper: Here they come. Better get low. They're talking about the downed drone.

I.S.I. Director General: We think it was looking for evidence of China's involvement in the region. Could they know you just met with Tian Zhao?

With those words, the first mission critical information has just been recorded.

Menendez: Of course. The Americans are always watching me.

I.S.I. Director General: They know even less than they think they do.

The two DEVGRU operators reposition to a helipad control room once Menendez and the I.S.I. Director General move out of the range of the smart glasses. There, they spot and ID DeFalco who is getting ready to dust off in a VTOL.

Even though neither Section nor Harper are fluent in Spanish, they can still get the gist of the upcoming conversation. As DeFalco still talks to Menendez in English.

DeFalco: All stages are in agreement. Everything is now in place.

Menendez: *speaking in Spanish*

DeFalco: Indeed. He will meet you in Peshawar, Northern Pakistan.

The second mission critical info has been captured the moment DeFalco said it.

Menendez: *speaking in Spanish*

DeFalco: I will handle it personally.

Menendez: *speaking in Spanish*

As Menendez and the I.S.I. Director General leave the helipad, the SEAL leaders move out to maintain surveillance, only to lose them because they went back indoors. So Section asks Salazar if he can spot him.

Section: Salazar, we've lost Menendez near your position. Can you eyeball him?

Salazar: Got him. He's entering the train yard, south side.

Section: Did you secure transport for evac?

Salazar: Not yet. Area's a little too hot.

Section: Stay on it.

After the report, Section and Harper head for the back door, quietly killing two I.S.I. agents in a GAZ-2975 Tigrs along the way. Inside, they get low and spot the HVTs bringing in the downed Whisper Drone.

I.S.I. Director General: The drone itself is very different from the older models. Extracting the central computer is not a simple task. A series of security barriers are directly linked to the unit's self-destruct mechanism.

Menendez: Such things are not a concern. The meeting on June 17th will resolve any remaining barriers to our success.

Third mission critical info recorded. Record mission critical info: Complete (3 of 3). Because of an arriving train obstructing line of sight on Menendez, the operators move again.

But before that, Harper notices that he and Section had just stumbled upon an old I.S.I. interrogation room. Thus he references the C.I.A. and their ops using similar setups all over the world for psychological manipulation.

Then they take the subtle route deeper into the train yard by swimming through a flooded storage room. Meanwhile, at the east side, Salazar and Crosby spot a fully loaded Escort Drone and a pair of the I.S.I.'s new SOC-Ts.

Salazar: I have eyes on a helipad with nothing but a drone. Looks ready to go. If I can hack it, our evac will have air support.

Crosby: Good call. I'll secure the SOC-Ts downstairs. You get to the drone and have it work for us if you can. Watch your six and stay in touch.

Salazar: Okay.

Back in the south side, Section and Harper arrive right below Menendez and start recording again. But the terrorist starts giving off bad signs with the phone call he is having.

Menendez: Of course. Not only am I aware of the infiltration. I engineered it.

Upon hanging up, he activates a jammer which scrambles Section and Harper's cameras. Then he directs I.S.I. operators below his position to exterminate them.

Even though they narrowly escape the trap, the discovery of their presence raises the alarm of Anthem. Which makes now the perfect time to leave.

While starting up the SOC-Ts, Crosby hears voices coming toward him.

I.S.I. Director General: (Urdu) Confirm your kills! Flush them out! And you two, get—

automatic rifle fire*

Menendez: No! One of them is here! Get him! Get him!

I.S.I. Agent: This way, sir!

Crosby: Oh, you're lucky right now, cokehead.

Crosby kills the I.S.I. Director General but does not kill or pursue Menendez. Because the current priorities are to secure evac, destroy all traces of the U.S. here, and leave with his teammates and the intel.

After clearing his sector, he and Salazar give a SITREP.

Crosby: Trident 2, Trident 3, a large I.S.I. element is closing in on the south side, over.

Salazar: C.L.A.W.s in position. Maximus on the roof. Brutus concealed in the train yard.

Section: What about the vehicles for evac?

Crosby: En route. We have two of their new SOC-Ts as our rides. Trident 5 and I are two minutes out, over.

Salazar: Secured. I've reprogrammed an enemy drone to support our extraction.

Section: You're a miracle worker, Salazar!

Upon reaching surface level, Section and Harper take heavy fire from half of Pakistan. So the Lieutenant Commander activates the C.L.A.W.s to keep the heat off.

Brutus starts off by ambushing an enemy squad with its flamethrower. Then Maximus provides support for its partner by clearing the driveway and shooting down an Escort Drone that the I.S.I. brought in with them.

Two minutes later, the SEAL leaders and their robotic backup clear the area. And the other half of Trident Team arrives to pick their COs up, destroy the Whisper Drone, and self-destruct Brutus and Maximus since bringing them along is not possible.

While Section gives the SITREP to Briggs, the Admiral lets him know that the I.S.I. and S.D.C. are going after him and his team. So they will have to cut through the flooded city with the Escort Drone and SOC-Ts all the way to the extraction point.

04:47:10, Section takes control of air support to destroy an I.S.I. barricade and a squad of SOC-Ts in the way. Once cleared to proceed, he gives the controls to the technicians in the Obama.

Five minutes of combat driving and destroying pursuers later, the Escort Drone runs into a hostile Stealth Chopper and crashes. But Trident Team makes it to exfil shortly after, with everyone alive and unharmed.

Only to find S.D.C. and its leader holding the JSOC extraction force at gunpoint. So Section, with Harper, Salazar and Crosby covering him and their men, de-escalates the situation.

Section: Okay. Whoa, hey. Take it easy.

General Zhao: American forces should not be in Pakistan!

Section: Tian Zhao. He fought alongside my father in Afghanistan.

Harper: *nods*

Section: We have no quarrel with China, General Zhao. Our only interest in Pakistan is Raul Menendez.

General Zhao: Then we have something in common. But know this, American. If you are really here for Raul Menendez... I have no need to kill you.

Once the Coalition leaves, JSOC gets ready to dust off.

Crosby: Policy can turn friends into enemies overtime. Don't get your hopes up.

Section: Fuck off, Crosby. You're no Shade.

Crosby: Just piquing my interest, sir.

Harper: *shakes head*

Career Record:

Zhao secret meeting details discovered.

Harper successfully protected.

The Fallen Angel intel (if all are collected by the player) shows Pakistan's shared anti-American interests with Cordis Die. Including the terrorist group's unstable alliance with the S.D.C., which was caused by WCO PMC's failure in India.

It also shows the specifications of the Whisper Drone, Escort Drone and SOC-T. As well as the up-to-date file of the chairman of S.D.C. himself: General Tian Zhao.