![[8838.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***October 31st, 2023*** --- ### Quotes "Never seen anyone take a grenade blast and shrug it off. Let's just say I'm glad we're on the same side."[^1] - Irish "8838's the leader - we take her out, Unit 86 falls." - Campbell "Where 8838 goes, we follow." - Unit 86 Soldier <br> ### Description Before her capture and imprisonment, test subject 8838 was known as Leila Zekkal. Of Algerian heritage, Zekkal joined the [[No-Pats]] in 2044 after being inspired by their victory at the Battle of Richtersveld and subsequent birth of [[Namaqualand]]. She was assigned to the Shearwater-2 program and assisted with the project's rollout in various North African countries. While in Sudan, a satellite test caused a devastating mudslide that consumed a nearby village in which Zekkal was stationed. Hundreds were killed, with many No-Pats counted among the dead. When Zekkal awoke, she found herself in the belly of a cargo ship. Her wounds has been dressed but she was caged along with dozens of other terrified and confused No-Pats, none of whom knew where their fate now lay. Once Zekkal and the others arrived at their destination - the [[Boreas]] [[Redacted|Hebrides laboratory]] - the nightmare only grew worse. The prisoners were stripped of their identities and assigned numbers. It was the last day Zekkal heard her real name. What followed was months of brutal experimentation. Zekkal was cut open. Augmented. And tested. More times than she could remember. Each time the pain was unbearable; until it gave way to something else. Anger. Eager for retribution, Zekkal found like minds among the other tortured No-Pats. They banded together and called themselves [[Unit 86]]. It was only a matter of time before they won their freedom. Then they would make them all pay. [^1]: Irish is referring to an event that occurred in the [[Triage Protocol|"Triage Protocol"]] player card.