![[gambit-squad.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***December 5th, 2023*** --- ### Quotes "Who doesn't know Irish and the famed Exodus No-Pats? Arkangel will offer Gambit Squad a lucrative clean-up contract. If they fail, well... there's always her."[^1] - Blackburn "To keep Arkangel's proprietary data safe, I hired a unit of No-Pats led by Kimble Graves to help BCS complete containment. Call them Gambit Squad."[^2] - Blackburn "Gambit Squad will execute my personal orders and make landfall at Boreas within 24 hours."[^2] - Blackburn "What the hell is this place?"[^3] - Mackay "Irish, if you're out there, we need your help."[^4] - Valkyrie <br> ### Description Gambit Squad was formed under [[Arkangel]] Leadership by CEO [[Henry Blackburn]] and comprised initially of three former [[Codex/Profiles/Exodus|Exodus]] [[No-Pats|No-Pat]] Specialists. The squad was led by [[Codex/Specialists/Kimble "Irish" Graves|Kimble "Irish" Graves]] and supported by [[Codex/Specialists/Webster Mackay|Webster Mackay]] and [[Codex/Specialists/Ewelina Lis|Ewelina Lis]]. [[Codex/Specialists/Ji-Soo Paik|Ji-Soo Paik]] would join the squad in an unofficial capacity late into their deployment. The squad was deployed after the [[Revolt of 86|revolt of Unit 86]] and the site's location was compromised by US and Eastern Forces. With a clash between superpowers imminent, Gambit Squad's orders were to cleanse the site of any evidence connecting Arkangel's role in [[Boreas]] operations. While Arkangel left Gambit in the dark on the extent of the atrocities committed at the site, Irish's contact with [[Codex/Specialists/Maria Falck|Falck]] predeployment suggested something bigger was in play and connected to [[Tombstone Squad|Tombstone's]] operation in Czechia. Arriving on site, they moved quickly through the seemingly abandoned facility to complete their objective. It didn't take long for a familiar face to reveal herself from the shadows: Paik, who'd gone undercover and infiltrated the facility some months prior. At the behest of her handler, [[Codex/Profiles/Valkyrie|Valkyrie]], Paik urged Gambit to not destroy the evidence. To protect themselves from Arkangel, Gambit purged the records from the site, but also made a copy - a measure of self-preservation, should they need it in the future. [[Aurora Operating System|A.O.S.]], realizing what Gambit had done, unleashed a horde of [[Geist|Geists]] on the specialists. As the unit battled their way through the facility, they received support from an unexpected ally: [[8838]] and [[Unit 86]], who'd remained nearby and were investigating the alarm Gambit had triggered. They returned to Unit 86's hideout. Enraged by the truth, Irish wanted to blow the lid off the Arkangel conspiracy. Paik asked him for patience: Valkyrie had a plan, they just had to wait for their contact. As far as Blackburn knew, Gambit had completed their mission. Arkangel's connection to Boreas had been buried, and the truth would be kept from the world... for now. [^1]: While not exact matches, this quote is featured in the [[Doppelgänger|"Doppelgänger"]] player card. [^2]: Featured in an [[False Flags|exchange between Blackburn and Campbell.]] [^3]: Mackay's reaction to the Boreas facility is in the [[Player Card Archives/General Cards/Season 6/Artifice|"Artifice"]] player card. [^4]: Taken from the [[Ghost Signal|"Ghost Signal"]] player card.