Horizon Corporation

The Horizon Corporation is the main antagonist faction of Trepang2, targeted by Task Force 27 and Subject 106. 
A mega-corporation involved in technological engineering, military/security services, surveillance, and, most importantly, anomalous research, Horizon has over 450 offices located around the world, with at least 800,000 employees. 
To the public, the Horizon Corporation is renowned as the forefront of anomalous research, medical care, private security, and many other services, up to but not limited to maintaining the widely-used operating system, Horizon OS. For example, the Pandora Institute is the world's top end-of-life medical research facilities. The Institute not only says they fulfill patients' dreams, but honors those who have died in the facility.
In secret, however, Horizon maintains secret black sites that carry out research on anomalous, often dangerous, materials. The Pandora Institute uses terminal patients to research diseases and conduct human experimentation in order to cure illnesses, often disregarding patients' wishes to leave.
Horizon employs at least 9 army divisions with over 100,000 soldiers in its service, along with aircraft carriers, tanks, fighter jets, and helicopters. 
==Combat Units==
Along with the corporation's own private security used to defend their research sites and civilian facilities, Horizon also utilizes the Talon PMC for its black ops activities.
Standard equipment for all Horizon security operatives, including Talon: the Mark 23 pistol, the Vector submachine gun, the VHS-2 bullpup rifle, the SLR-8 designated marksman rifle, and the SPAS-12 shotgun. Horizon will also occasionally deploy bulletproof riot shields, and utilize chemlight flares and fragmentation grenades in combat scenarios. There are also "heavy soldiers," commonly referred to as "juggernauts," who will wear heavily armored EOD suits that can absorb an extreme amount of damage before it is destroyed.
Outside of combat, Horizon soldiers utilize helicopters to deploy into high-risk areas such as active combat zones or anomalous areas. Horizon also has at least two attack helicopters - one piloted by "Hunter," an elite Horizon pilot, and "Horizon One," Anton Lazar's personal helicopter.
=== Horizon Security ===
The most commonly encountered security operatives used by Horizon. Commonly recruited from war veterans, Horizon security are equipped with military-grade armor and weapons. Recognizable by their woodland camouflage uniforms, they are found in practically every facility Subject 106 infiltrates. While not particularly tough, they are well-trained in squad tactics and will back each other up.
There also exists a small division of Horizon Security that are assigned to guard civilian or manager personnel. They wear more casual attire compared to the military gear of the main division. There are no functional differences between typical Horizon security guards and Horizon bodyguards.
* Affiliated units
** Paul "Polang" McClellan, "Site 14 Chief of Security" - Site 14
** Elias Fletcher, "Gunnarson Complex Chief of Security" - Gunnarson Complex
** Norbert Jackson, "Astro" - Gunnarson Complex
** Nicolau Silva, "Jackal" - Pandora Institute
** Marcus Gregor, "Samaritan" - Pandora Institute 
=== Talon Private Military Company ===
Horizon's elite black ops unit. Deadly and efficient, Talon is known to be used in Horizon's secret missions, most notably assassinations and acquisitions of anomalous materials. In combat against Subject 106, they are fast and accurate, never staying in cover for too long. They are easily recognized by their all-black uniforms and their panoramic night vision goggles that emit a bright red light. Most notably, all of their weapons use suppressors and laser sights as their standard issue attachments. There are also detachments of Talon that are more typical combat gear that are comparable to Horizon Security. 
* Affiliated units
** Sergeant John Campbell, "Blackout" - Gunnarson Complex
** "Rama" - Iron Dragon Data Center
** Joseph Grant, "Scarecrow" - Unidentified Structure
** Sergei Ivanovich, "Sokol" - Jorvik Castle
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=== Horizon Engineering and Construction Unit ===
The Horizon Engineering and Construction Unit, or simply known as " HECU. " Renowned for their ability to construct structures even in the most hazardous or dangerous of conditions, the HECU is also responsible for Horizon data center's counter-hacking measures for when a server is under attack by an infiltrator. While not focused on combat, they are equipped and trained to handle self-defense in the event that they are attacked. They are recognizable by their gray camo and green-eyed gas masks.
* Affiliated units
** Tyler Johnson, "Hatchet" - Oil Rig
** Wayne Boumester, "Redfern" - Oil Rig
=== Hazmat Unit ===
Horizon's hazardous material handling and anomalous containment unit. True to their name, the Horizon Hazmat Unit wears brightly-colored rubber hazmat suits and come equipped with modified weapons that set them apart from the rank-and-file Horizon security operatives. Sent to areas suspected of radioactive material or anomalous activity, they are meant to spearhead efforts to secure and maintain an area before a full-scale Horizon detachment comes to support them.
* Affiliated units
** Alex Darman - Crash Site
** Ian Mitchell, "Hellfire" - Crash Site
** Jacon Thompson, "Vane" - Crash Site
** Jackson Kohrs, "Niner" - Crash Site
** "Blue Sky Officer" - Site 83
** Ivan Tachenko - Site 83
** "Charon" - Site 83
** Samuel Mear, "Chronos" - Site 83
** Dr. Tobias Lambeth "Biohacker" - Pandora Institute
=== Corporate Soldiers ===
Anton Lazar's personal security team. Unlike other combat units, they're literal corporate thugs. Rather than a military uniform, they wear designer suits and slacks; even the most heavily equipped Secret Service soldier wears a sharp tie underneath all of their gear. They personally guard Lazar in his corporate tower, dedicating their lives to defend him at all costs. Though not as professional as Talon or the average Horizon guard, they make up for it in durable armor. Corporate soldiers are also seemingly biologically enhanced, as their eyes glow an unnatural orange and unarmored members can take as much punishment as a standard Horizon security operative, if not more.
=== Talon Rangers ===
Found only in the raid on Task Force 63's headquarters, these elite Talon soldiers are equipped with heavy armor and weapons. Many can be found equipped with rifle shields that protect their upper body
=== Site 44 Security ===
Unique to the Omega Facility. Site guards, Sharktail, and Shark Fin squads. Sharktail units have heavy armor. Shark Fin units spawn in from the HNS Omega through unique "missile" drop pods.
== High-Value Targets ==
These Horizon-affiliated individuals are key personnel in operating Horizon's. While only a select few are specifically targeted by Task Force 27 as part of missions, many are able to personally be killed by Subject 106.
=== Commanders ===
These HVTs will be part of a mission, usually coordinating Horizon units through the radio. They often appear at the end of missions as a priority objective or as an obstacle to ending the mission.
* Darman
* Redfern
* Scarecrow
* Jackal
* Charon
* Site 14 Chief of Security
* Gunnarson Complex Chief of Security
* Site 44 Chief of Security
=== Squad leaders ===
These HVTs will spawn in the middle of a mission in support of commanders, and will often have a squad along with them. They can be avoided if desired.
* Astro
* Blackout
* Samaritan
* Hatchet
* Rama
* Sokol
* Blue Sky Officer
* Tachenko
* Chronos
* Harvester
* Vane
* Niner
* Defector
=== Managers ===
These HVTs are not combat-oriented personnel, and will often have Horizon bodyguards at their side. They will often have to be forced out of hiding in order to be killed.
* Horizon Chief Technical Officer
* Horizon Chief Data Officer
* Biohacker
* Compliance Officer
* Data Analyst
* Chief Operating Officer
* Chief Financial Officer
* Site 44 Research Director
=== Unseen Targets ===
While there are plenty of vulnerable HVTs that can be personally killed, there are only a few Horizon personnel that are unable to be targeted by 106 or TF27.
* Dr. Marcus, Anton's personal scientist and close friend
* The Auditor, Headquarters and Headquarters Company specialist and coordinator of the Task Force 63 raid.
==Trivia==
*Though its official website states that the headquarters of Horizon is located within Silicon Valley - a region in northern California, USA - the mission map in the Task 27 Safehouse reveals that Horizon HQ is somewhere within the Caribbean Sea, on "Horizon Islands."
*There seems to be two distinct divisions of Talon:
**One is the typical all-black camo of the black ops unit. This division only uses silenced SMGs or rifles.
**One is only encountered during Crash Site, accented with yellow spots on their armor. This division utilizes miniguns, grenade launchers, and shotguns, along with other standard infantry weapons.
*The Horizon Engineering and Construction Unit's acronym, HECU, is a reference to the Half-Life series' " Hazardous Environment Combat Unit. "
**Both wear gray urban camo and are part of a military division.
**One HECU type seen in-game wears a red beret, much like one HECU type in Half-Life.
**HECU grunts in-game use a Pistol modified with a Compensator and Burst-Fire, looking much like the 9mm Pistol in Half-Life 2.
*Corporate soldiers are called "Lawyer Thugs" in the credits, sandbox, and Survival Mode when they appear as an enemy type.
*Corporate soldiers seems to be much less proficient in military training than other units, occasionally calling their magazines "clips," calling Subject 106 crass insults, or ordering around other allies with little regard for their safety.
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