Dämmerung Multinational Armaments LLC. (D.M.A. LLC.)

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## Logo/Emblem

### Meaning

The eagle carries the shield around the world, guarding it from external threats. But the eagle also watches the Earth for anything that could threaten it.

## Name(s)

### Alias

DämmerungTwilight Multinational Armaments LLC.

Dusk Runners

The Shadow Army

Shade subdivision (by T.A.R.R.)

Group of Suspicion #12 (by the U.N.)

Institut für die Kontrolle Ungewöhnlicher Objekte

Institute for the Control of Unusual Objects (current cover name)

异常物体管制研究所

Institute for the Control of Substances and Weapons (cover name, formerly)

Denver Massages Authentic (by Alexander Herman Jones)

Отдел исследований и разработок нестандартных наук (by Russia)

## Foundation

### Date

2018 (as part of T.A.R.R.)
2022 (current state)

### Founder(s)

Steven "Steve" Francis (former T.A.R.R. spec-ops leader)

## Relations

### Allies

Aegis Humanitarian Defence and Protection Agency (A.H.D.P.A.)
Proxy Industries

Juliet's Whisky Hotel (by proxy)

People's Republic of China (by agreement and debt)

### Neutral

The United Nations (formerly hostile)Wraith Hives (by proxy)

Russian Federation (by non-consensual lease of scientific assets, no overtly hostile actions taken towards us or to them)

### Enemies

The Inferno (by proxy)
Munin Cybertech

Hugin Aeronautics (former, destroyed and assimilated by DMA L.L.C.)

Amazonia Subsidiaries

## Morality

Ruthless Secretive Extranational Defence Agency
Cold, not cruel

> How shall we uncover the secret of the universe if we are blinded by ignorance?
>
> - D.M.A. L.L.C.

### Etymology (if applies)

**Dämmerung:** German word for "dawn," "dusk," or "twilight."

This name was chosen due to the fact that it was formed during the twilight of the T.A.R.R. era.

### Explainin' the origin and, by extension, the purpose

Created after the defunding and collapse of T.A.R.R. due to "The Rapture" (Unknown anomalous rift through space) that warped and changed some small areas of Northern Africa, Egypt and even some parts of Southern Europe, and caused one of the greatest mass migration events in human history. Originally known as "Shade Subdivision", Dämmerung Multinational Armaments L.L.C. was originally the weapons R&D division for T.A.R.R. and was only spared the collapse due to the fact that they had enough clout (and firepower) to be not worth the effort.

In the present, DMA L.L.C. dedicates themselves to the protection of the world through **any** means necessary, based in Sichuan Province of China, the German capital of Berlin and New York City, with countless minor bases in various nations around the world.

### Important members like John, Proxy or Dicker (among others)

* 高级指挥官 (High Commander) Steven "Steve" Francis (Missing, likely deceased, but unconfirmed sightings in Latvia)

* 高级指挥官 (Senior Commander) Adrian Gardener (Alias "Dicker" Current Leader) {some morality issues, most notably a lack of empathy, have been observed. Very likely to have been affected by propaganda and/or cultural traits from his homeland. Extent of problem unknown.}

* 常规 (General) Hadrian "Harry" Lun (Commander of the Tactical and Rapid Response Division)

* 常规 (General) Amy "Ares" Yang (Commander of Spec-ops Division)

* 常规 (General) Jake "Zeus" Robinson (Commander of Nonstandard Personnel Division, AWOL, kill or capture on sight)

* 研究主管 (Head of Research) Robin Stevenson (Deceased)

* 研究主管 (Head of Research) Juliet Long (Bioanomaly Division)

* 研究主管 (Head of Research) David "Dave" Richards (Prisoner Rehabilitation)

* 研究主管 (Head of Research) Richard Li (Head of A.H.D.P.A. Relations) ("I have never met this man in my life" -Proxy)

* 代理 (Agent) Alexander Herman Jones (Vehicular Test Operator, detained at an A.H.D.P.A. detention center, officially deceased in testing accident to his family and friends).

### Controversies (i.e. {war}crimes committed and general distasteful stuff)

A lot, but the most important ones are listed below.

1. July 19, 2022, the "Frozen Hell" incident: DMA L.L.C. operatives, while pursuing a pyromancer who ran into an African village, ordered a "Frostbite" bomb to be dropped on the village, freezing the entire village instantly, including the pyromancer. The incident is officially listed as a freak extreme cold snap.
2. August 02, 2022, Operation Thunderclap: A former DMA L.L.C. operative-turned whistleblower planned to released classified documents and former T.A.R.R. operatives identities to the general public. In response, DMA L.L.C. ordered a missile bombardment from a KR-77 "Flame Eater" mobile missile launcher (modified Katyusha-type vehicle). The resulting blast and destruction killed the potential whistleblower as well as his family who were present at the moment. The incident was subsequently blamed on a gas leak (no gas pipes were known to have ran through that area. Proxy Industries considers this an "dangerous oversight" due to the fact that someone noticing this detail could've themselves become a new potential whistleblower, thus starting the ""cycle"" anew.)
3. A power struggle in Africa caused many local warlords to attack one another in a bid for absolute power. One of these warlords in [REDACTED] invited DMA L.L.C. to assist in domestic security, law enforcement and "military tactical assistance." This campaign was personally oversaw by General Amy Yang.
4. July 22, 2022, Operation Hornet: A Japanese village in the [REDACTED] district suffered an outbreak of an evolved form of rabies. The resulting military actions taken by DMA L.L.C. nearly destroyed the entire village with the survivors "persuaded" by DMA L.L.C. to not talk. Official incident blamed on mass animal (wolf and bear) attacks. This is considered one of the rare controversial events of D.M.A. LLC. where an Aegis response would have been similar.
5. October 11, 2022, the "Red Tide" incident: Off the coast of Newfoundland, the destroyer D.N.S. (Dämmerung Naval Ship) Endeavor found a cruise ship belonging to a non-important cruise line and a Canadian Coast Guard cruiser adrift, with no signs of life visible on deck. Head of research Robin Stevenson, against direct orders, took his contingent of 55 troops to board the cruise ship on a search and destroy mission. What they found was Canadian troops, CDC members and cruise ship staff torn apart and partially consumed by something. When they eventually reached the mess hall and found 25 survivors, the by this time verge-on-a-mental-breakdown Stevenson ordered the execution of the what he believed "infected." A later sweep later caused a battle with 15 infected which resulting with 20 deaths of Stevenson's troops and forced a retreat to the Endeavor. Stevenson then ordered the sinking of both the cruise ship and the cruiser. Afterwards, the surviving troops were served court-marshals and jail time, with Stevenson himself being found dead of a brain hemorrhage. The Canadian government, the Royal Coast Guard, the CDC (which lost 26 members) and the cruise line (which lost an entire ship + staff) either remained silent or denied it completely, and both the cruise ship and cruiser were listed as "lost at sea with all hands."
6. Offered and accepted a deal by the Chinese government for [REDACTED] km large plots of land in exchange for any research data, 2% of monthly revenue and military assets on top of a [REDACTED] dollar loan to be repaid in 2-year intervals. We are currently negotiating for looser agreements while simultaneously trying not to piss them off.
7. Signed an agreement with the Russian Federation to lease out some of our scientific assets in exchange for rich mineral deposits and lumber supplies in Siberia. Five minutes before the official signing, the Federation changed the fine print and we didn't catch it until after we signed it. It now said that Russia claims every scientist within the leased facilities for the duration of said lease,. We of course argued but Russia said that they would execute or imprison every member for crimes against humanity for their involvement with [T.A.R.R.] and The Rapture (Over 75% of employed former T.A.R.R. researchers were stationed in Siberia) so we begrudgingly accepted. The mineral and lumber sites, while indeed rich, was 36% less than what was conveyed to us.

### History: the things we've done, the places we've seen, dear god that's gonna be long

* ~ Mid (April or May) 2022: The remnants of T.A.R.R., with the assistance of the Shade Subdivision, reconvene in Berlin and formulate a new group under the leadership of Steven "Steve" Francis. They used their knowledge in weapons and military development to garner clout in various nations under the name Institute for the Control of Substances and Weapons.

* June 01, 2022: D.M.A. opens three central command points in Berlin, New York and [Redacted] in Sichuan province, China under the cover of research, development and distribution centers, respectively.

* June 03, 2022: Steve Francis disappears, leaving the company into disarray. His left hand man and best friend Adrian Gardener, codename "Dicker," becomes head of the company, and remains there to this day.

* June 23, 2022: The fledgling D.M.A., with their limited amount of troops (220 soldiers, 100 ground vehicles, 50 aircraft and no naval forces) convenes on the site of The Rapture in order to assist in damage control and to process the refugee crisis. They believe they are the only company of their kind in the world.

* June 25, 2022: Friendly first contact with A.H.D.P.A. occurs, the Rapture fallout (very slowly) starts subsiding.

* June 26, 2022: Additional funding by more and more national governments allows D.M.A. to expand exponentially, with greatly increased troop numbers and locations, allowing D.M.A. to pursue more paths besides militarist activities but would take another three-quarters of a year before any results are achieved.

* July 02, 2022: D.M.A. starts drawing up plans for experimental prototypes for weapons to be used by their troops, including a cryogenic bomb that could freeze anything in a 150-meter radius to near absolute zero nicknamed "Frostbite." Although many plans would be either dropped or sold to world militaries, some achieved full scale production.

* July 05, 2022: Mass wildfires are reported in Central Africa, which D.M.A. dismisses as climate change consequences. After a cursory investigation done after pleading from the government annoyed D.M.A. so much, the investigating team encountered a pyromancer. The team was incinerated, and the pyromancer fled.

* July 19, 2022: The "Frozen Hell" incident occurs. Long-term friendships were destroyed and suicide letters were mailed to loved ones. Any U.N. environmentalists or scientists investigating the "extreme cold snap" were detained, "convinced" to remain silent, then sent home.

* August 03, 2022: D.M.A, with much reorganization, opens Eden Medicare to the general public as a private hospital service to the ultra-rich while researching new medicine. Unofficially, Eden is involved in the research of bio-weapons and eugenics.

* August 17, 2022: Multiple T.A.R.R. sites, laboratories and research stations were reclaimed by D.M.A. after disposing of various occupiers. Multiple casualties sustained after years of neglect, purposeful sabotage by T.A.R.R. staff or tinkering by occupiers. Many of T.A.R.R.'s technology is rediscovered.

### Trivia?

* D.M.A. LLC.'S main issue appears to be betrayal, most likely due to the overall brutal and uncaring nature of their policy towards civilians. I won't go into details, but there's a reason why A.H.D.P.A. is overall fairly successful, and yet we've got the same end goal. Do the ends justify the means?
* Progress is being made on the "morality" side of things. Hopefully at some point "cold, not cruel" won't apply anymore.
* Despite their lack of experience in managing themselves as a complete company (as opposed to an R&D department), Dämmerung shows promise and seems to learn fast, but would do well to learn why most empires fell. No it's not ethnic minorities, It's the e v i l of the state itself.
* The youngest of all factions mentioned in this wiki so far.
* There's gotta be better ways to say that something is researching bioweapons and eugenics.
* Yo you good? I saw you got suspended. (I got too political and paid the price, am working on appeals as I speak) Yeah you did have some rather hot takes. (I fucked around and I am thoroughly in the "find out" phase.) There are a few reasons for why I tend to be nice, and one of them is that it's just good for business and not getting whacked.

So uhh... how long are you suspended for?