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Al-Qaeda

**Active** | 1988–present

**Al-Qaeda** (alternatively spelled **al-Qaida** or **al-Qai'da**) is a militant Islamist organization. In the normal timeline, Al-Qaeda is most notably responsible for the 1998 Embassy Bombings, the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing , the 9\11 Attacks , and other terrorist events. In the alternate timeline, Al-Qaeda is still responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center Bombings, but not 9\11 (as the TACITUS saga occurs in an alternate universe where the 9\11 event we know about in the modern timeline was prevented).

## In TACITUS series

In the alternate universe that forms the main setting of the TACITUS series, Al-Qaeda still comes into existence, but is not responsible for the 9\11 attacks like in the normal timeline. However, the Islamic State of New Palestine is still a splinter group of Al-Qaeda and fights against the latter organization.
Federal Bureau of Investigation

The **Federal Bureau of Investigation** is the United States of America's domestic intelligence and security organization, as well as its principal law enforcement agency, It serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and a law enforcement organization.

## Primary purpose

The FBI's primary purpose is to "protect and defend the United States from intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal and international agencies and partners."

Currently, the FBI has the following investigative priorities:

* Protect America from terrorism
* Protect America against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
* Protect from cyber-based attacks
* Combat public corruption at high levels
* Protect civil rights
* Combat transnational\national criminal groups and enterprises.
* Combat significant violent crime
* Upgrade tech for successful performances of FBI missions

## In the TACITUS Series

*Main articles:* Behavioral Analysis Unit and FBI Cyber Division

In the TACITUS series, two branches of the FBI are features, all of whom are in the FBI's Criminal Investigations Branch: the Behavioral Analysis Unit and the Cyber Division.
Co-Worker Imp

Co-Worker Imp is a Professional Ump in Ump Cardz. He is from the Finite Impfinity set, and is a common card. He has 2 Strength, and 1 health, as well as being the 2/1 of the professional tribe. He was introduced in the "Professional Update" back in early versions of UMP CARDZ (Before cards were divided into sets).

## Stats

* Name - Co-Worker Imp
* Tribes - Professional Imp
* Ability - N/A
* Set - Finite Impfinity
* Rarity - Common

## Origins

Co-Worker Imp seems to have been based off of the Browncoat Zombie, from the popular Plants vs. Zombies series, but Business Imp looks much closer, with the exception with the tie being a bow tie instead. He seems to also be based off of the generic look of somebody pertaking a business-esque job, with the tie, and glasses, as well as an expression that suggests thinking.

Co-Worker Imp's design is also reused in Cone-Worker Imp, and Buckethead Imp, suggesting that the Co-Worker Imp is based off of Browncoat Zombie, but strangely enough, Screendoor Imp and Flag Imp uses Business Imp's design, than Co-Worker Imp, and it is unknown why.

## Strategy

### With

Co-Worker Imp is a very basic card, and doesn't serve much use once you get your hands on better cards, but Co-Worker Imp could work very nicely with Professional Synergy cards like Super Imp's Power, or Business Imp, as it's very cheap, and a 1 cost with 2/1 stats isn't very bad at all.

Co-Worker Imp could also work alongside decks that require Imps flooding the lawn, but be aware of Rolling Stone, or even Chickening.

### Against

Since Co-Worker Imp is a fairly mediocre card, it isn't very much of a threat. It may have pretty nice stats for a 1 cost, there are better 1 drops that could trade with it, but you get the benefit of what the ability your 1 drop was if they trade, or better yet, use things like the Coolio Imp if they get in the way, or Trickster Imp.

They're very fragile and easy to get rid of, so things like Chickening could even do the job very well.

## Gallery

Co-Worker Imp's card artworkCo-Worker Imp HDCo-Worker Imp in the (now removed) Professional PackCo-Worker Imp in a teaser for the professional update
## Trivia

* Co-Worker Imp is one of the very first cards in UMP CARDZ.
* Co-Worker Imp is also based off of the Browncoat Zombie (Better known simply as Zombie) from the Plants vs. Zombies franchise.
Brenda Thompson

Brenda during her time in the United States Air Force

University of New Orleans Louisiana (Formerly)

American Resistance Fighter Pilot (During the Revolution)

**Brenda S. Thompson** is a pilot for the American Resistance and a defector from the United States government. She participated in the Battle of New York during the Revolution
Shirley Scalise

**Affiliations** | U.S. Marine Corps
 **Weapon** | Any weapon at her disposal

**Shirley Scalise**was a member of Task Force Gargoyle. She was the team's desginated sniper, alongside her friend and ex-US Air Force pilot Jennifer Brown.

## Biography

Not much is known about Shirley's past, but it is known that she was in the United States Marines before transferring to Gargoyle. She was a very loyal companion to ex-US Air Force pilot Jennifer Brown.

After Gargoyle was dissolved, Shirley moved to Denver, Colorado, where she currently lives (as of 2017).
Karen Ogden

Luz J. Ogden (Maternal twin sister)

Student

## Combat abilities

### Weapon

SIG Sauer P226, SIG Sauer P229, Beretta 92FS, Smith & Wesson Model 10, Nemesis Arms Vanquish, USP. 45, P99, MP5, AK-47, M4A1, G36C, M14 EBR, RSASS, MK46, any weapon at her disposal

### Equipment

M67 Grenades, Socket Wrench, Karambit Knife, Machete, Axe

### Skills and abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat Training (from the Reapers)

## TACITUS series info

### Actor/Actress

Abigail Duhon

**Karen Ogden**is a singer who later becomes an intern for The Riverside Gazette, the official student newspaper for the St. Louis University of Missouri.
China

**China** (Chinese: **中国 *Zhōngguó***), officially the **People's Republic of China,**is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and one of the biggest superpowers in the world.

## In TACITUS Series

In the TACITUS series, China (referred to as East Asia at times) is depicted as both an ally and an enemy of the United States/New America.
AK-47

### Used by

Shadow Force, Nether Company, New Dawn, Task Force Reaper, TACITUS, Situational Assault Unit

The **AK-47**is a Russian assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union in the late 1940s.

## In TACITUS series

It is used by various different factions, including New Dawn, Nether Company, Task Force Reaper, TACITUS, the Situational Assault Unit, Shadow Force, Banshee Battalion.

## Gallery

Biege tactical AK-47AK-47 with wood furnitureThe wood-stock AK-47 in useThe tactical AK-47 in useBlack tactical AK-47Black tactical AK-47 grenadier
People's Liberation Army

**Active** | 1927-Present

The **People's Liberation Army** (**PLA**) is the armed forces of China. There are five professional branches: the Ground Force, the Rocket Force, Navy, Air Force and Strategic Support Force.

## Notable Characters

* Sun Tseng
* Ying Chao
* Genji Hao
* Liang He
* Xia Fang
* An Yen

## Weapons and equipment

QCW-05KORD machinegunFY-JS Sniper rifleNOR982QJY-88JS 9mmQBZ-95
## Gallery

Standard PLA infantryGenji Hao, PLA SpecialistXia Fang, PLA sniperKuan-Yin Wu, PLA RiflemanJun Shao, PLA gunnerPLA soldiers trainingPLA soldiers fighting to liberate Vietnam from the Korean People's Army
Second Battle of Raqqa

Mongolia

Bhutan

Nepal

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

Burma

IranIndia

Afghanistan

Federation

Orthodox Federation of Russia

Nikolai Kalinin

Leonid Voroshilov

Federation:

Trinity Smithsburg

Russian Army

ISNP Sleeper Cells

The **Second Battle of Raqqa** was a pivotal conflict between the Special Defense Pact, the Federation, volunteers from New America and the Islamic State of New Palestine. It is known for being the battle that ultimately caused the fall of the Islamic State of New Palestine (at least in the Middle East).

## Background

After the First Battle of Raqqa ended in a defeat for the SDP, the Federation declared war on the Islamic State of New Palestine, pledging to aid the SDP in a second offensive. New America also pledged its support, sending volunteer soldiers to help SDP soldiers fight against the Islamic State. In addition to this, Kurdish and Peshmerga forces regrouped and teamed up with the joint SDP-Federation-American volunteer coalition, forming a formidable fighting force.

## The Plan

Ying Chao and Trinity Smithsburg plotted for the American Task Force Reaper unit to act as a diversion, in an attempt to deceive the Islamic State into believing that Americans were heading the assault, before the Chinese and Federation forces would ambush the Islamic State from behind.

Meanwhile, the task of liberating the southern side of Raqqa was given to Shadow Force. The New American Air Force was tasked with providing air support for Shadow Force as they executed an offensive of their own against the Islamic State, while Task Force Reaper soldiers were tasked with finding and either capturing or eliminating Abu Bakr Muhammad for his crimes.
Abduction of Dorothy Scott

Confinement:

Appalachian Mountains, New York State

AK-74

AKS-74u

Ellie Cohen

Helen Moore

Dorothy E. Sullivan

Holly E. Gaskell

Lauren Cole

Joyce Briggs

Alexis Gould

Rita S. Stevens

Theresa Derossett

Melek Aybar/Diadora Jones

Tamara Sultanovich

Laurette Sorel

Natalya Fashkova

In fall of 2016, Dorothy Scott, daughter of Timothy Scott and Keira Scott was kidnapped from a shopping mall in New York City, alongside Ellie Cohen, Helen Moore, Dorothy Sullivan, Holly Gaskell, Alexis Gould, Rita Stevens, Theresa Derossett, and many others. They were held captive by the Children of Slender in the countryside of New York State, near the Appalachian Mountains.

Dorothy was taken from a shopping mall's parking garage in Manhattan. The event was observed by Ellie Cohen, Lydia Ross, Joyce Briggs, Natalya Fashkova, and Laurette Sorel, who attempted to foil the kidnapping, but were abducted themselves.

They were later joined by Tamara Sultanovich, Helen Moore, Dorothy Sullivan, Holly Gaskell, Lauren Cole, Alexis Gould, RIta Stevens, Theresa Derossett, and Melek Aybar, who were taken captive while the other captives were asleep.

The captives later managed to escape on their own, but were eventually recaptured, though Laurette Sorel and Ellie Cohen successfully escaped a second time, then proceeded to pursue the other kidnappers in a helicopter chase.

After a tense confrontation and fight against the captors, Dorothy and her allies came out in one piece, albeit suffering from PTSD due to abuse they suffered during captivity.
No Better Way

**No Better Way** is a short story and a prequel to Revival: Operation Holy Spirit in terms of sequence of events within the TACITUS saga.

## Plot summary

Two college students talk about the Americans with Disabilities Act and why it’s important. One student, Anna Caldwell, believes the Americans with Disabilities Act isn't doing enough and that it won't completely stop discrimination against people with disabilities. Another student, Kimberly Bridge, is convinced that the Americans with Disabilities Act has done enough to fight against discrimination against people with disabilities and gives her friend Anna a crash course of the history behind the Americans with Disabilities Act in an attempt to better explain how the ADA has ended (or at least greatly suppressed) discrimination against people with a disability.

The short story ends with the two girls witnessing a news bulletin concerning the East Asian Hostage Crisis before meeting Task Force Reaper operative Ellie Cohen.
Operation Black Mamba

**Operation Black Mamba**was the codename given to a joint operation conducted by the Special Defense Pact and the Russian Army against the Islamic State of New Palestine. It involved an American-Chinese-Russian strike team conducting a sabotage mission against Islamic State militants using the Golmud-Lhasa Railway as a means of transporting weaponry and explosives to Islamic State sleeper cell units in other parts of IS-occupied China.
Carter Marsh

## Carter N. Marsh

Austin Fitzpatrick (Daughter)

Kelly Fitzpatrick (Niece)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Carter Marsh**is a character in the TACITUS series. In the story, he is a former United States Air Force pilot who later became a Black Widow agent.

## Biography

Not much is known about his early life, but it is known that Carter served in the Persian Gulf War at some point, as a pilot in the United States Air Force.

At one point in his life, he met, dated and married his wife Linda and they had a child, Yvonne Marsh, in 1996.

## Trivia

* He is a fan of Frank Sinatra
* He also is a critic of former US President Richard Nixon.
* He is a huge supporter of New American President Arthur Ferguson
* Like Vinnie Crosby and Derek Westbrook, his signature martial art is the Keysi Fighting Method.

## Gallery

"Who was here?"Carter Marsh prior to getting into a fight with someone else in a restaurant's kitchenCarter wearing a dark jacketCarter sitting in a hotel room
Iago

Iago also known as Coldsteel was a Gargoyle that used to live with Castle Wyvern before being banished and was

   more evil then Demona.

## ​Appearance

Iago had a slighter build than other gargoyles in his generation, such as Goliath or Othello.

Behind his brow ridges, he had a sort of small crest sporting several horns, and two large spikes came off his chin.

His wings were similar to Brooklyn and Demona's wings, but the three fingers were not arranged as a thumb and two claws, but rather as simply three claws.

Sometimes Iago has been shown without a tail, but this was probably an error.

Similarly, sometimes he is shown having one earring and sometimes two.

He wore a sort of light armor with his loincloth.

Coldsteel bears a striking resemblance to Iago's original body.

## ​Personality

Unlike other gargoyle villains, Coldsteel is evil for no apparent reason.

While Demona's actions are unjustifiable, her anger towards humans is understandable given the way gargoyles were mistreated by Princess Katharine and the other humans at Castle Wyvern.

Thailog's personality was programmed by Xanatos and Sevarius.

Coldsteel on the other hand has never had any reason for his actions beyond petty jealousy.

He is proof that gargoyles are as diverse a species as humans, equally capable of being good or bad.

## ​Powers, Skills and Abilities

He is equipped with metal tentacles that can repair themselves when damaged.

He also contains a built-in tracking device.
Alvin Torres

**Alvin Torres**is a former Delta Force soldier, a friend of Derek Westbrook, and a character in the TACITUS saga.

## Revival: Operation Holy Spirit

In this story, Alvin goes with his friends Derek Westbrook and Jordan Williams to attend Fall Getaway, a Christian retreat hosted by Campus Crusade. While there, Alvin, alongside Derek Westbrook and Jordan Williams, come to faith in Jesus Christ.

## Life: A Compilation

In Life: A Compilation, Alvin is featured in the short story *Carjacking a Kidnapper*. In the story, Alvin writes a letter to Derek Westbrook confessing that he and some friends discovered a kidnapped girl named Sandy Martin in the trunk of a serial killer, and then carjacked the serial killer and drove off with Sandy still inside it. They then formulated a plausible cover story to the police in order to make them heroes, an event that left Alvin guilty about his compliance with the plan (which was only half true; Alvin testified that he saw the kidnapping, but was unable to report it due to his cell phone's battery dying, a true statement compared to the lies everyone else came up with, before being peer pressured into complying with their scheme).
TACITUS

**TACITUS** (Otherwise known as just **Tacitus**) is a counterterrorism organization created by the United States government, though it recruits agents from overseas. Its members are dedicated to protecting the United States of America and its allies from foreign and domestic threats.

 **Type** | Counterterrorism agency

## Overview

TACITUS is a counterterrorism organization intended to fight against terrorism, be it cyber, biological, or ecological.

Until the year 2019, TACITUS had three main divisions, but now there are multiple divisions inside TACITUS. The major ones include:

* Urban Threats Division-The branch of the organization dealing with urban terrorist threats (includes the most agents)
* Black Widow-The Cyber division of TACITUS
* Blue Heron-The Ecological division of TACITUS
* Task Force Sentinel-A task force comprising of ex-military personnel and agents from both the Urban Threats Division and Black Widow, in addition to various military, intelligence and law enforcement organizations.

## History

TACITUS was founded in direct response to a terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. The events of 1993 woke the United States up to a need to have a new way to combat terrorismin order to ensure that such an act never occurred again. Since 2016, the organization grew until it became even larger than the Central Intelligence Agency.

## Known operatives

* Jack Holloway (2011-Present)
* Vinnie Hawkins (2016-Present)
* Allen Fleming (2010-Present)
* Derek Westbrook (2016-Present)
* Anna Foley (2017-Present)
* Alvin Torres (2015-Present)
* Jordan Williams (2015-Present)
* Lydia Ross (2016-Present)
* Gerald Moore (Transferred in 2017)

## Trivia

* The name TACITUS is written in both all caps and no caps throughout the series.

## Gallery

### Weaponry

MP-443Makarov PMFN FNP-45CZ-75SkorpionKalashnikov AK-74MColt AnacondaDaniel Defense DDM4V1M4 CarbineM416M40A5Blaser R93 LSR2M1014P225Sig Sauer P226M200 InterventionGlock 18PSG-1MK46Mk11 Mod 0USRAK-103HK21AK-74MChiappa Rhino 40 DSP226RHK45MP7Skorpion EVOKSG-12Saiga-12Five-SevenFN FNPMTARM27-IARNoveske N4 CQBNoveske N4 Diplomat

### Notable members

Lydia Ross, Urban Warfare DivisionGerald Moore, Black Widow (TACITUS Cyber Ops) agentJack Holloway, TACITUS Urban DivisionDerek Westbrook
Olivia Truesdale

**Olivia Truesdale**is a former Task Force Gargoyle operative who is currently a nursing student at the University of St. Louis. She was one of the soldiers present during Operation Desert Viper and who was an actual participant in the battle.

## Biography

Not much is known about Truesdale's early life, but what is known is that she joined the United States Marines after graduating high school. At an unknown point in her life, Truesdale suddenly transferred to the top-secret special ops unit known as Gargoyle.

Most details regarding to Truesdale's missions within Gargoyle are classified. However, since the dissolution of Task Force Gargoyle, some of her missions began to become declassified and revealed to the public.

One of the most notorious missions that landed Truesdale with quite a reputation is Operation Desert Viper, a hostage rescue mission that turned into a massacre\slugfest. When questioned about it in the short story collection Life: A Compilation, she reveals that it was both herself and Vinnie Crosby who decided to play dead to avoid execution at the hands of the Islamic State.

### East Asian Hostage Crisis

Truesdale also participated in Task Force Reaper's joint efforts alongside Shadow Force and the St. Petersburg saboteurs in resolving the East Asian Hostage Crisis.

### Life: A Compilation

She is featured in Life: A Compilation. By this point, she is a nursing student at the University of St. Louis and given an overseas assignment training other nurses in India-an assignment cut short by the outbreak of World War III. Out of desperation (and with her fellow Zeta Tau Alpha\Banshee sisters out of reach), she is left with no other option than to escape India with Task Force Reaper until she is reunited with her ZTA allies.

## Quotes

*"Watch my back, okay?"*

- Olivia Truesdale to an ally
Lucinda Mitchell

*"There can be no victory...unless there's blood."*

- Lucinda Mitchell

**Lucinda Mitchell**is a high-ranking Black Rhino operative and a character in the TACITUS series. She is one of Black Rhino's agent handlers and mission coordinators.

## Biography

### Operation Hidden Nightmare

She is first seen consulting with friends concerning the alternate reality game/scavenger hunt that Diane Mack is playing. However, she is later revealed to be a Black Rhino operative and a mission coordinator, as well as Diane Mack's handler.

During a spy operation against the terrorist group New Dawn, the Black Rhino safehouse where Lucinda is coordinating the mission from is compromised and Lucinda is held hostage by New Dawn in the process, being tortured for information pertaiing to an allegation that Black Rhino is "partnering" with other organizations to sabotage New Dawn. She is eventually rescued by TACITUS.

## Personality

She is described as a quiet person, though she is very devoted and keen on achieving her goal of ending government and corporate corruption. She is a "by-the-book" type person, the kind of person that is focused on getting the job done by any means necessary.

## Trivia

* She is three years younger than the actress she is based on, Stacy Haiduk.
* She is quite similar to a character on the TV show Prison Break .

## Gallery

Profile of LucindaLucinda's ID pictureLucinda
Clause 19

*"Clause 19...it's a fundamental part of how we operate."*

*"What is it?"*

*"Think of it like this: what if I told you that sometimes the only way to uphold the law was to break it?"*

- Diane Mack and Vince Crosby discussing Clause 19.

**Clause 19**is a hidden mandate inside the ethical code of honor created by the organization Black Rhino. This clause states that when all other means are exhausted, Clause 19 permits disregard to any law, agreement or framework of ethical behavior in order for Black Rhino or Chimera operatives to complete their mission. To put it another way, "All means are acceptable." It can also be understood as "Protect the rights of American citizens by any means necessary!"

Under Clause 19, various acts that would normally constitute a felony, a federal offense, or an act of treason would now be permitted (or "legalized", to put it another way), including but not limited to:

* Mass murder or assassination
* Torture or kidnapping of civilians
* Espionage on other U.S. government agencies
* Hacking and invading the privacy of ordinary citizens.

Clause 19 has caused significant controversy in the international community because of its rather "hypocritical" mindset or line of thinking. Various countries the world over have condemned Black Rhino for this clause and there are even some within Black Rhino itself that disagree with Clause 19.
Low Orbit Ion Cannon

**Low Orbit Ion Cannon**is an open-source network stress testing and denial of service attack application. In the TACITUS saga, the app has been used as a cyber-weapon on multiple different occasions by different groups of people and/or organizations.

## Usage

*Originally from Wikipedia*

LOIC performs a DoS attack (or when used by multiple individuals, a DDoS attack) on a target site by flooding the server with TCP or UDP packets with the intention of disrupting the service of a particular host. The ultimate purpose of this attack is to overload (or, in the case of a DDOS attack, crash) a website and bring it down.
WilyKit

WilyKit is one of the two Thunderkittens and is a member of the Thundercats.

## ​Appearance

When first introduced, WilyKit wore a ragged dress and a satchel that she used to carry her flupe.

After joining the Thundercats, she donned a single-shoulder short top that left her midriff bare and a skirt made of different hanging pieces.

Unlike most of the other Cats, she is completely barefoot, wearing only adornments around her ankles.

## ​Personality

Like her brother she loves eating candy.

It is difficult to tell who is more mature of the thunderkittens as WilyKat seems to be the one responsible for ideas since he tells his sister to leave the house so that his mother and younger siblings get more to eat.

Kat seems to be the one who talks for the kittens as he is the one who convinces Lion-O to let them join the older three cats.

Kat's maturity is also shown when he promises his sister to take her to El-Dara.

Kat seems to be braver as he shoots down a Warbot.

WilyKit also seems to show maturity as she cautions Kat from stealing (although she also steals later) and starts to meditate with the elephants when they were attacked.

She is the only one who believes that Alex would be alive.

At the end of the first season she convinces Alex to see what he gained (uniting most of Third Earth's animals under Alex's leadership).

## ​Powers, Skills and Abilities

Like her brother, WilyKit has shown impressive resourcefulness when faced with difficult situations and increased speed when entering a hyperactive state from eating Candy Fruit.

## ​Weapons

Though not technically a weapon, WilyKit possesses a circular, flute-like instrument called a flupe that seems to enthrall the listener with its melody, holding them in a dazed state.

The song that she plays on the flupe in many episodes is actually a lullaby that WilyKat and Kit's mother used to hum to them.

The flupe also has destructive abilites when in synch with the Elephants' trumpeting in shattering rock.

Her other possesions are a hoverboard and the Forever Bag, the latter she shares with Wilykat.

## ​Family

* Unnamed Mother
* Unnamed Father (Descased)
* Unnamed Brother and Sister
* WilyKat (Brother)
Doom Company

**Doom Company**is a paramilitary unit and private military company featured in the TACITUS series. They are featured during the events of the Second American Revolution, where they are initially hired by Wall Street bankers to help protect valuable assets during the mass exodus of Americans. However, during the course of the worsening Battle of New York, the PMC's employers abandoned them.

## History

On March 23, 2017, after Raven sleeper cells launched a coordinated cyber-attack against the United States of America's online defense network, Doom Company came under contract from the United States Department of Defense and were deployed various major cities to assist in fixing the online defense network, in addition to policing the evacuation of civilians while government loyalist soldiers fought against the Raven rebels. At first, they were effecient in their duty, but as the war raged on, the war of atrition got to them and they became trigger-happy.

Under the orders of Doom Company commander Nathaniel Urbano, Doom Company was eventually tasked with going on the offensive and shooting looters and pro-rebel groups on sight.

This led to numerous gunfights across New York City and other countries between Doom Company PMCs and pro-Raven rebels. Their most notable involvement was during the Battle of New York and the Siege of Washington DC.

## Tactics

Doom Company soldiers are portrayed as reckless and brutal, sometimes flanking their enemies, but other times just blindly running into enemy fire and getting themselves killed. When pinned down, PMCs will often spray bullets randomly in order to "help" their comrades, though this often does more harm than good.

In addition, they are seen using grenades to flush their enemies out of cover, particularly frag grenades and flashbangs.

## Known units

* Sniper Squad
* Griffin Squad
* Puma Squad
* Deer Squad
* Bear Squad
* Cheetah Squad
* Leopard Squad
* Grizzly Squad
* Lion Squad

## Gallery

### Weapons and equipment

CaracalKV-30 VultureKraken RifleElectraGrendel

General

Curtis Stump, PMCCarolyn Turner
Sinner Brigade

**Motto** | "...For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God..." (Romans 3:23)

The **Sinner Brigade** **(**alsoknownasthe**Sinners' Brigade**, **Order of the Sinners** and**League of Sinners**) is a covert organization that is featured in the TACITUS series. Originally a black operations organization within the National Security Agency formed a week after the September 11 Attacks, the organization abruptly splintered from its parent organization in the United States government and became an independent, but still covert, organization. Now they are loyal to no one but themselves, treating everyone else as a potential enemy.

## Overview

Founded a week after the September 11 Attacks, Sinners' Brigade originally functioned as a black operations unit inside the National Security Agency, waging cyber-warfare and acts of sabotage against potential enemies of America. However, in 2011, they splintered from the National Security Agency, and became an independent organization, its members holding allegiance to no one but themselves.

## Background

With the September 11 Attacks, the Sinners' Brigade was formed to perform covert intelligence work against Raven to discover their new cyber-capabilities. However, in 2011 the group splintered from the United States government, though still gathering intelligence on the country's behalf at times.

During its time in the National Security Agency, the organization tasked its members with seizing communications signals and rerouting them to the NSA for analysis. After splintering from the NSA, however, the Sinners' Brigade utilized cyberwarfare, cyber-espionage and sabotage operations against its perceived enemies to cripple and destroy them.

## Assets

The assets in the Sinners' Brigade are referred to as either **Sin-Eaters**, or merely **Sinners**(after the Biblical term for people born under the curse of sin). As a sabotage operation, are the "scapegoats" of the espionage\sabotage world, taking credit for missions conducted by other organizations (which happily let them) in order to pin the blame on themselves (hence the term "Sin-Eater").

The following is a list of known operatives in the Sinners' Brigade:

* Retzach
* Jackrabbit
* Minotaur
* Mako
* Snakebite
* Pitbull
* Longbow

## Weapons and equipment

### Modern era

ACRSCAR-HRPDAK-103AK-12AK5CAKS-74uM4 CarbineM4A1HK416Benelli SupernovaDesert Scout SRSM200 InterventionRPG-7Beretta M9A1Beretta CX4 StormBeretta PX4 Storm
### Future era

KrakenVultureNightmare Iron Rifle (NIR)DingoMedusaRequiemEclipseB-12 BulldogNightstalkerDespairWarped Titanium RifleArmageddonK5 ArmageddonJudas-12Discharge IAR-9ValkyrieAbominationBattlestarCycloneJaguarHell's Screaming RifleSBRRabbitMPXBaikal-27NR-9 GazelleKF-45 StallionDragoonBarracudaOdin-12Type 20 El TorroNakjima Gojira
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Al-Hillah Massacre

**Place**:

* Korean People's Army Special Forces (Unit 525)
 Democratic Empire of Korea
 Sung-Man Il
Sung-Man Joo
 Korean People's Army:
* Korean People's Army Ground Force
* Korean People's Army Special Operations Force (Unit 525)
* Caliphate Army
* Sleeper agents
 At least eight KPA Special Forces operatives

The **Al-Hillah Massacre** was a major event in World War III that occurred during the Asian Theater of the War (Particulary the Korean-Daesh War) and also considered one of the biggest war crimes during the war. It is also the incident that officially begins the Korean-Daesh War in the Asian Theater. On October 3, 2020, in retaliation against the Islamic State of New Palestine's violation of the nonaggression pact it signed with the Democratic Empire of Korea, KPA Special Forces soldiers were deployed to Al-Hillah in Iraq and massacred thousands of militants and civilians in the IS-occupied city of Al-Hillah, much to the disgust of the international community.

## Course of events

The exact timeline of events that led up to the actual massacre are a mystery. However, was is known by the international community comes from surviving witnesses of the attack. According to data collected by interviews with the surviving civilians, a battalion of soldiers from the Korean People's Army Special Operations Forces, also known as Unit 525, entered Al-Hillah at about 8:30 PM local time. Then gunfire erupted around the city and the local civilians began fleeing, initially mistaking the Special Forces operatives as rogue Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers. However, some people realized the soldiers were actually Korean upon hearing them speaking the Korean language. The survivors claimed that they had survived the massacre either by hiding in their homes, or playing dead. The KPA soldiers were supposedly heard cursing the Islamic State for violating an "agreement" (the nonaggression pact) between the Islamic State and the Koreans, and were taking their anger out on as many Muslims as possible.

In addition to slaughtering the inhabitants, the interviewees claimed, the Koreans also pillaged the city, looting whatever they could find in people's homes while rampaging through the city. At about 10:00 AM that day, the soldiers were seen burning copies of the Qu'ran and setting Islamic State flags on fire whilst laughing and jeering. They even began playing around with the corpses of the victims they'd gunned down. The KPA soldiers then left at about 11:00 AM, three hours after the massacre initially started.

## Reactions

Countries across the globe condemned the massacre, with Raven referring to it as "Korea's act of terrorism". The UN specifically condemned the attacks, calling it "barbaric". Kim Song-Il did not make any comments concerning the incident, but Korean news sources later claimed that the people responsible for the incident were "rogue soldiers who had betrayed the Leadership of Korea". However, to the rest of the world, it was clear that the massacre was a deliberate act of aggression.

## Trivia

* This incident could possibly be a throwback to the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
Olivia Sellers

**Olivia Bethany Sellers**is a Shadow Force operative and a character in the TACITUS series. She is one of the field commanders of Shadow Force and one of the most feared members of the Shadow Force team.

## Biography

Not much is known about Sellers' early life. What is known is that at some point during her life, she enrolled in the University of St. Louis, with a major in criminal justice. She also joined Alpha Xi Delta at an unknown point in her life.

## Quotes

*"Why should damnation be feared anyway? According to your own Bible, it's what we deserve anyway, so wouldn't accepting Jesus' free gift of salvation be considered an obstruction of God's justice on your part?"*

- Olivia Sellers debating with someone else over the justice of Hell.
Apex Corporation

*"The Future Comes Alive!"*

- Motto of Apex Corporation

Logo of Apex Corporation

**Apex Corporation**(otherwise known as **APEX Corporation** just **Apex**) is an American corporation that is a subdivision of the American corporation Google, and one of the largest defense contractors. During the Technological Revolution, Apex Corporation was responsible for various different inventions that contributed to Revolution, helping to revolutionize both the civilian and military lives of people across the globe.

## History

Apex was founded in 2009, a subdivision of the American company Google  . However, as the years went by, Apex turned into a defense contractor, in addition to being a phone company. In 2016, Apex bought the phone company Android after the latter's CEO died in a car wreck and there was no one left to replace him.
By the early to mid 2020s, Apex was developing military technology, and countries the world over found their products irresistible. Most notably, Apex became the first corporation to successfully build and install a biometric system onto weaponry, rendering certain firearms useless to the militaries of opposing countries and\or terrorists.

## Products

### 2009-2020

* Apex SmartWatch
* Android Apex Smartphone
* Apex Digital Assistant
* Apex Fruit 11
* Android Apex-12 smartphone
* Android Apex-15 Smartphone

### 2020-Present

* Android Apex 2 Smartphone (Prototype)
* Android Apex 3 Smartphone (Prototype)
* Android Apex 4S smartphone (Prototype)
* Apex Type I Cyber-Arm (Cybernetic prosthetic limb)
* Apex Type II Cyber-Arm (Cybernetic prosthetic limb)
* Apex Type IV Cyber-Arm (Cybernetic Prosthetic Limb)
* Biometric security device for certain firearms
* Apex Fruit 11-X (Manufactured in 2020)
* Apex Fruit 15-SD (Manufactured in 2021)
* Apex Fruit OS-15 (Manufactured in 2021)
* Apex Badger (Manufactured in 2020)

## Notable employees

NOTE: These names are not in alphabetical order

* Casey D. Brown
* Tuna Bereket (Intern)
* Melek Bereket (Intern)
* Tamaya Bereket (Intern)
* John N. Rhodes
* Lloyd H. Duchene
* Adrienne R. Chester
* David B. Quintero
* Thelma D. Young
* Helen G. Moore (Intern)
* Elaine R. Roberson (Intern)
* Margaret L. Burns
* Sharon J. Isom
* Peter J. Wiedeman (Intern)
* Elizabeth D. Miller (intern)
* Julia D. Straw (intern)
* Antonio R. Harper
* Trevor D. Ryan
* Karla J. Davis
* Opal J. Denney

## Gallery

### Notable Products

Apex-12 SmartphoneApex Type II Cyber-ArmApex Type I Cyber-ArmApex Type IV Cyber-Arm (Cybernetic prosthetic limb)Google 9 MicrochipApex Fruit OS-15Apex Fruit 15-SDApex Fruit 11-XApex Badger (Newest iteration of smartphone)Interface of the Apex Chrome 4GS
Roman Empire

Ravenna(402–476, Western)

Nicomedia(286–330, Eastern)

Constantinople(330–1453, Whole)

Washington DC (1453-1492)

Regional / local languages

English (1453-1492)

Nicene Christianity(From AD 380)

Basil II (527-565)

Justinian I (527-565)

Basil II (976-1025)

Constantine XI (1449–1453)

Tertius Icilius Candidius (1453-1492)

Wars with Gothic Tribes (402-419)

War with the Huns (447-451)

Roman-Spanish Wars (1492-1510)

The **Roman Empire** was a post-Roman Republic period of ancient Rome, lasting 1,500 years.

In the TACITUS series, the Roman Empire, in a massive divergence from the Old Timeline, lasted several longer and eventually discovered and colonized the New World, eventually establishing what would become the United States of America.

### Pre-divergence history

For real life information, see Roman Empire , Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire

### Point of diversion

In the TACITUS series, the main point of diversion in the Roman Empire's history occurred in 101 AD, when a Roman ship is blown off course and ends up in what is now the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. They encountered Native American Indians, who were intrigued by the Romans, and formed an uneasy peace with them. After months of exploring the land while the Native Americans assisted the Romans in fixing their damaged ship, they sailed back to Rome, where they reported their findings to Emperor Trajan. Intrigued, Trajan sent more explorers and scouts, only this time under the protection of Roman military legions. In 105 AD, the Romans began to settle and trade with the Native Americans, forming a partnership. In 126 AD, Trajan's successor Hadrian commissioned even more explorers and settlers to find farmable land to use in America, hoping to establish a future colony there. By 127 AD, approximately five million Romans came to the Eastern United States in order to form new settlements.

Meanwhile, Ancient Rome found itself facing turmoil at home: tensions grew and civil war erupted. Poor rulers didn't help either. The Praetorian Guard, formerly a highly respected elite unit sworn to serve the emperor, turned into a body that would sell itself to the highest bidder. During the middle of the 3rd century, Rome suffered through more than 30 emperors in a span of 70 years, and the empire nearly collapsed under the pressure of internal revolts and barbarian invaders.

However, despite all this, a new strong ruler of Ancient Rome emerged, Tertius Icilius Candidius. Years after the death of the previous emperor, Constantine XI, Tertius Icilius Candidius took over as the new emperor. He ruled the Roman Empire until the year 1510, when the Roman Empire finally collapsed due to economic turmoil and military aggression from other civilizations, which sparked the beginning of the so-called "Roman Exodus."

## Military

*Main articles*: Military of ancient Rome and Imperial Roman Army

## Trivia

* It can be said that the Roman Empire's legacy was somewhat preserved with the colonization of the Americas by the Romans.
Gargoyle/Members

The following is a list of confirmed **Task Force Gargoyle members**.

## Prominent members

NOTE: Bold= Head commanders; Normal text= Lower ranking soldiers

* Commander **David Murray** (Deceased)-Former United States Army Rangers captain, commanding officer for Gargoyle until its dissolution in late 2015 to early 2016. Died of cancer in mid 2016.
* Captain **Vinnie Crosby '***(*2010*-*2015*)'* -Former United States Marine turned field commander for Task Force Gargoyle. Codenamed "Jackal".
* Staff Sergeant **Ellie Cohen** (2010-2015)-Former United States Marine turned field commander for Task Force Gargoyle. Codenamed "Swordfish".
* Sgt. Jennifer Brown-Former United States Air Force pilot turned pilot for Task Force Gargoyle. Codenamed "Tigress".
* Sgt. Shirley Scalise-Former United States Army sniper turned Task Force Gargoyle sharpshooter. Codenamed "Snakebite".
* Pvt. James Duffy-Former National Guardsman for the Illinois National Guard turned Task Force Gargoyle demolitionist. Codenamed "Firefly". KIA during Operation Desert Viper.
* Sgt. Charles Ronan-Former US Navy SEAL turned Task Force Gargoyle medic. Codenamed "Kraken". KIA during unknown operation.
* Pvt. Clarence Greer-Former MMA fighter turned Task Force Gargoyle Scout. Codenamed "Eagle".
* Pvt.Theresa Killgore-Former United States Marine Corps nurse turned Task Force Gargoyle combat nurse. Codenamed "Blackbird".
* SSgt.Olivia Truesdale-Former high school senior turned Task Force Gargoyle nurse. Current nursing student at the University of St. Louis. Codenamed "Hornet"
* PFC Callie Breckenridge-Former high school senior turned Task Force Gargoyle sharpshooter. Current softball player at the University of St. Louis. Codenamed "Yellowjacket"
* Svetlana Karpova-Joined after defecting from the CIA, codenamed "Jackrabbit."

## Gallery

Vinnie CrosbyEllie CohenClarence GreerCharles RonanJennifer BrownDavid Murray (KIA)Shirley ScaliseTheresa Kilgore
German Civil War

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

Königsberg Offensive

Battle of Berlin

Soviet Union

United States of America

United Kingdom

Pascal Hacke (KIA)

Willi Hoenigberg (KIA)

Magnus Engelberger

Eberhard Sondheim

Aaron Sonnenfeld

Jakob Metzger

New Dawn:

High Command of New Dawn

The **German Civil War** was an armed conflict between Nazi Germany and anti-government separatists loyal to the terrorist group New Dawn. The war was primarily based in Germany, but later spread to other parts of Nazi-occupied Europe, and eventually led to the collapse of the Third Reich.

The war began when Hitler was assassinated by New Dawn terrorists in 1933, opening up a power vaccum that another organization, the international cult group Raven, saw as an opportunity to reform Germany into its own image. Thus, a three-way civil war began, with Raven fighting against New Dawn and the remnants of the Nazi German government in a bloody civil war.
Children of Slender

Marcus Defranco

The **Children of Slender** (also known as the **Slenderman Order**) is the name given to a murder cult/domestic terrorist organization/international terrorist organization that worships Slenderman .

### Early History and murder record

The Children of Slender as an organization was formed in 1996. Over the course of four years, they committed acts of terrorism and murder across the United States. They mainly target girls and young women, as well as young children. Their first victim was 15-year old Ariana Shepherd, who was found mutilated in the woods after she'd gone missing in the summer of 1999. Next was 17-year old Maisie Cox, who was murdered in her own home at the hands of a sniper, along with her parents. Though police launched a manhunt all throughout the summer of 1999 and into the year 2000, the sniper who killed Maisie was never found.

### 2016 New York Incident

The organization came to an end when they abducted Helen Moore, Natalya Fashkova, and several other girls and young women, intending to sacrifice them to Slenderman. However, Helen was able to call the police and her father prior to being taken, which gave Gerald and his colleagues Derek Westbrook and Sherry Pearlman a chance at a rescue mission.

Using a tracker on Helen's phone, Derek and his allies tracked Helen's captors to a cabin in the woods in the New York countryside. However, it was later discovered that Helen and her fellow captives had escaped on their own, which led to a race against the Children of Slender to find the girls first before they could be recaptured. They were able to locate Helen and her friends, but the Children of Slender set up an ambush and briefly incapacitated Gerald and his allies, buying enough time for the cultists to recapture Helen and her friends, as well as some "fresh meat."

Following a hectic helicopter chase through the mountains, French tourist, pilot and police officer Laurette Sorel was able to destroy the helicopter the Children of Slender planned to use to escape from the TACITUS rescue squad. Following this, Sorel and her friends engaged in a brutal hand-to-hand fight against the surviving cult members and rescued the girls. With the death of Louis Defranco, the current head of the Children of Slender, the American cell as a whole was eventually dismantled.

However, the organization as a whole is revealed to have gone global, with cultists springing up in Europe, Asia, and Africa as well.

## Modus Operandi

Their modus operandi is ritualistic murder: they would kidnap girls, young women, and children, and kill them under the pretext of "liberating" their souls by sacrificing them to Slenderman.