Les loups

Emblem of Les tueurs

Operation Anvil

> "*Death is no Disgrace!*"
> ― Motto for Les Tueurs.
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They go by many names: **Les tueurs** (The Killers), **Les loups** (The Wolves), *Guerriers de l'ombre* (Shadow Warriors), or even *Force de l'ombre* (Shadow Force). Depending on who you talk to, they are either an unstoppable force of mass destruction or a Godsend from Heaven. But there is one undeniable fact that everyone agrees on: these soldiers are unlike any military force the planet has ever seen.

Some even speculate that these soldiers may have been part of the Deep State that was responsible for influencing the 2016 election, a claim that has thus far never been proven.

## Overview

**Les tueurs**, French for *The Killers*, refers to a network of unmarked, unidentified, masked soldiers carrying modern military equipment that have been sighted in the Ultranationalist Republic of America, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Norway.

Reports have claimed that these soldiers almost never show their faces in public, always walking around wearing either face shields or face masks to conceal their identities. They also conceal their voices using a voice disguising device built into their face masks.

Following an encounter with *Les Loups*, Russian teenager Pavel Chernenko came forward with a startling piece of information: all the assassins in *Les Loups* are women.

## Weapons and equipment analysis

In January of 2021, The New York TImes published a series of articles that contained an analysis of the weapons and equipment seen on photos and video footage of *Les Tueurs* from eyewitnesses. The articles pointed out that *Les Loups* members used a number of weapons and pieces of equipment that are usually issued by various armed forces in the United States and Europe, as well as pieces of military-grade hardware never before seen by the public. These include, but are not limited to:

* Face masks made out of thermoplaster polymer and/or metal.
* Balaclavas made of layered synthetic fiber and military grade nylon.
* Neck protection made of layered, synthetic fiber.
* Magazine pouches made of military-grade nylon.
* Fabric straps made of military-grade nylon.
* Armored shoulder plates made from military grade nylon and layered synthetic fiber.
* Nylon and leather boots.
* Chest rigs made from MOLLE fabric and layered synthetic fiber.
* Military grade nylon ripstop rain cloaks.
* Various small arms issued by various militaries, such as 7.62 mm PKP machineguns, TAR-21 bullpup assault rifles, CZ-805 assault rifles, MK14 designated battle rifles, P320 pistols, KSG shotguns, and L115A3 sniper rifles.

In addition to this, *Les Tueurs* members were observed utilizing a martial arts system virtually unheard of by the outside world, which focuses on the use of rapid strikes to various pressure points in order to disable an opponent, and absolutely brutal knife attacks designed to incapacitate or outright kill an opponent. Martial arts masters and ex-military soldiers have analyzed footage of *Les Tueurs* members in combat and concluded that their fighting style comprises of a combination of various existing martial arts, such as Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Escrima and Kali, among many others. Pavel Chernenko observed that they are capable of throwing punches in rapid succession, in order to disorient and incapacitate an opponent simultaneously.

## Trivia

* The Wolves all have very deep voices with heavy reverb, with some reporting that they sound like Darth Vader. This is later revealed to be because their masks include a vocal modulator that disguises their voice. It also explains why, despite being an all-female fighting force, they appear to all sound like men.