The Deal

*"This...This deal...if we make it, if you give us this, nothing goes back to normal."*
― Evelyn London
**The Deal** refers to a pact made by the Cascadian government to Sicario's top operators shortly after the Cascadian Calamity Event. Initially, Sicario - reduced to a handful of survivors other than Hitman Team and Arnold Frenken because of the new Calamity - were incredibly reluctant in accepting the deal, as it involved continuing to fight for the Cascadian Independence Force, who they believed no longer had a country left to fight for after the Second Calamity. However, after Captain J. Griffiths showed them a couple of briefcases containing undisclosed items and promising Hitman asylum in the country (since Klara Rask recently publicized their identities), Sicario accepted the Deal and went their separate ways; Hitman and their AWACS operator, Dominic Zaitsev, stayed in-country to continue the war against the Pacific Federation while Frenken travelled to the Periphery to gather as many allies as he could to support the war effort as per his new orders.

Following the disastrous end of the war, the Deal came into effect. With Hitman still at large, the Cascadian government, apparently still in need of them with the near-complete devastation of their military strength, began issuing search warrants for them to MPs.

While the Deal's intent can be inferred, nothing concrete is known of its actual content. However, Crimson 1, during his final duel with Monarch, stated the Deal involved a "[battle for the soul of the country]", and that he (the Crowned Mercenary) had his chance to back out, implying his knowledge of the Deal. This can be correlated with Cascadia becoming a mercenary haven in the immediate post-war period. When describing her opinions of the content itself, Robin Kuo stated that it (or at least part of it) was excessive power even for people like them and shouldn't have been made in the first place. The rest expressed astonishment and implied relief, though Evelyn London grimly remarked that it wouldn't remove the bounty on their heads nor the losses they suffered.

## Behind the scenes

Matthew Nguyen states that only three people involved in the development of *Project Wingman* know the actual contents of the Deal and that he told Kyle Quibell (Galaxy's voice actor) in a voice call the express purpose of the Deal, just not its contents. Quibell himself said numerous players have correctly guessed the purpose/contents.

## Trivia

The fact that the Deal involves plot-important briefcases whose contents are never revealed in-game may be an allusion to the crime comedy film *Pulp Fiction*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 16: "Wayback."
2. ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: Cascadian Calamity Event (AC 432)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sector D2 Limited. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: "The Deal"
4. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 21: "Kings."
5. ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: Post-Cascadian Conflict
6. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 17: "No Respite."
7. ↑ Only three people know I don't think Kay does -Discord statement by Matthew Nguyen, February 28, 2022, 6:40AM