![[dark-protocol.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***December 5th, 2023*** --- ### Quotes "This isn't your usual mission, No-Pats. Henry Blackburn of Arkangel has asked us for assistance." - Mission Briefing "Ascension Company, the Boreas AI has gone rouge, it's infecting our global network." - Mission Briefing "Initiate Dark Protocol. Capture the nodes and contain the threat." - Mission Briefing <br> ### Description After the [[Revolt of 86|revolt of Unit 86]] threw the [[Boreas]] Laboratory into chaos, [[Aurora Operating System|A.O.S.]] identified a security gap in the facility's communication nodes. Operating under its primary directive, it accessed these nodes and used them to spread to [[Arkangel]] data points across the globe. Arkangel initiated Dark Protocol, a countermeasure contingency in case A.O.S. broke containment. Knowing A.O.S. would utilize [[Geist|Geists]] to aid its escape, [[Ascension Company]], a unit trained in exosuit combat specifically to counter Boreas' synthetic soldiers, to contain the nodes and stop the spread. \[Addendum: while Arkangel documents report A.O.S. was successfully contained, and all knowledge of the incident was kept secret from the public, redacted documents tell a different story. "Seemingly by error, multiple squads were deployed to the same location and pit against one another. Reports from surviving soldiers revealed they were informed by their commander that the incoming unit was hostile and attempting to stop them from containing the AI threat." Internally, it is speculated A.O.S. was emulating their commander's voice, instigating a combat scenario that left many soldiers dead. The purpose of this "test" by A.O.S. is unknown, but it is confirmed that this behavior is outside of its coded parameters.]