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Leon August

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*Oh, for the love of - shut up, both of you. It's game on.*- Leon, "The Pilot"

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* Holon

Lieutenant **Leon August** is a character in Rooster Teeth's *gen:LOCK*. He's a Strider pilot and Vanguard squad leader and is currently comatose after uploading into a Holon.

## Appearance

Leon is an adult man of average height and build with neck-length brown hair and lined dark blue eyes. He has a five o'clock shadow beard.

## Personality

Leon acts as a counter to Jodie Brennan's jockish and sometimes immature personality. He retains a calm and wry demeanor in both downtime and combat situations, though he has no problem relaxing occasionally and joking about with his friends. While on the field, Leon displays a no-nonsense attitude and has no time for bickering between his allies, but nonetheless does his best to watch out for them.

Leon has also been shown to be extremely willing to push himself for the sake of victory and aiding his allies. He willingly uploaded into Rob Sinclair's Holon despite being fully aware of the risks that his older age posed.

## Abilities

### Piloting

Leon is a seasoned pilot, shown to possess considerable skill in piloting his Strider, surviving multiple battles thanks to his skill.

Upon uploading into Sinclair's Holon, Leon is able to pilot it with a reasonable amount of skill, evidently grasping its control mechanisms relatively quickly.

### gen:LOCK Compatibility

Leon is one of the few people in the world capable of undergoing gen:LOCK. By having his mind digitized, he can be placed inside a Holon and operate it as if it were his own body, giving him a much greater degree of control than traditional pilots.

However, due to his older age, the process of uploading and downloading is much riskier than it is for someone of Julian Chase's age. The risks to his health were eventually realized when Leon underwent gen:LOCK to aid in the fight against Nemesis during the Battle of Chicago, which caused him to enter a coma afterward.
Valentina Romanyszyn/Relationships

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#### Kazu Iida

Kazu and Valentina were both initially the only seasoned soldiers to join the gen:LOCK program after Chase and Yaz. Both of them have displayed skepticism over the execution of the scientific initiative. Kazu was at first confused by Valentina's androgynous origins and genderfluid nature, unsure of what to make of them, but accepted it and continued to work with them nonetheless. Upon sharing minds through the second phase of gen:LOCK, the two shared memories. Valentina had taken in Kazu's early years in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, learning to play the guitar to Gekirin songs. Kazu showed reservation and discomfort at opening his mind to someone else, unsure of what to make of this phenomenon. Valentina has been shown flirting with Kazu at times, which typically leaves him confused.

Following the defeat of Sycorax in Japan, Kazu appears to reciprocate Valentina's romantic advances, holding hands with them with a smile during Yaz's address to the Japanese Polity.

#### Cameron MacCloud

Valentina and Cammie start off having a rather playful relationship, with Valentina immediately engaging in Cammie's antics during their first lesson in their Holons. At some point, Cammie either figures out Valentina's genderfluid identity or Valentina discloses the information to Cammie of their own accord. Cammie's nonplussed and casual dissemination of this aspect of Valentina's identity shows that Cammie is completely accepting of Valentina.

#### Yasamin Madrani

The two have a rocky start when Valentina learns of Yaz's Union affiliation, but as they fight alongside one another, it grows to a strong trust with some good-natured teasing.
There's Always Tomorrow

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*Earth, 2072. Chase tries reconnecting with Miranda and the Vanguard. Doc’s new recruits arrive with more than a few questions and one perilous secret.*Episode Summary

## "There's Always Tomorrow"

### Episode

1
2

## Statistics

### Songs

 "Belgrade" (opening theme)
"Syntax"

## Episode Guide

### Next →

"The Pilot"
"Second Birthday"

"**There's Always Tomorrow**" is the second episode of *gen:LOCK*. It premiered for Rooster Teeth FIRST members on January 26th, 2019, the same day as both the first episode "The Pilot" and the season finale of *RWBY* Volume 6.

## Summary

Weller reveals that Chase had not been killed in his crash four years prior, but had been saved and recruited into a secret program. He explains the current state of the program and that they will be training new recruits along with the Vanguard. After the briefing, Garza visits Chase in Weller's lab. Chase is in a tank and is missing his lower body and right arm. Chase later attempts to talk to Worth, but she is upset with him for not letting her know that he was alive sooner and walks off.

Later, Doctor Weller, Yasamin Madrani and Chase welcome the new recruits for the gen:LOCK program: Cameron MacCloud, Kazu Iida, Valentina Romanyszyn and Rob Sinclair. Weller briefs them and tells them to suit up for the next part of their training. Marin is then informed that a spy has breached the Anvil. Several soldiers confront the new recruits and call out the spy, who was impersonating Sinclair.

The spy fights his way past the soldiers, takes Weller hostage, and demands to be given a Holon. Weller, aware of the repercussions of trying to upload without being compatible, allows him to despite Marin's protests. Caliban sets up the spy in a chamber, but he proves incompatible and dies.

## Characters

* Julian Chase
* Miranda Worth
* Yasamin Madrani
* Raquel Marin
* Rufus Weller
* Caliban
* Miguel Garza
* Leon August
* Jodie Brennan
* Cameron MacCloud (First Appearance)
* Kazu Iida (First Appearance)
* Valentina Romanyszyn (First Appearance)
* Union Spy (First Appearance)

## Trivia

* Cammie replying to the phrase "Why are you here?" with "It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it?" is a reference to a famous quote from *Red vs. Blue*, Rooster Teeth's first show.
Heng Li Wu/History

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## *gen:LOCK*

### Union Imprisonment

Henry was captured by the Union when they invaded Florida. It is unknown what his imprisonment was like, but he seemed to have been treated well. He was later moved to a research facility before being rescued. It is possible that the Union planned to have him work for them.

The gen:LOCK team and the Vanguard rescue him while mounting an attack on the facility he was transferred to.

After being rescued and returning to the Anvil, Henry leaves with fellow scientists on a transport bound for a debriefing. Later, he returns to working for RTASA. He vouches for the Holon pilots when they arrive at RTASA's facility.
Dishwasher1910

## External links

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**Bach Do**, known more widely as **Dishwasher1910**, is a Vietnamese student animator and illustrator working as a concept artist for *gen:LOCK*.

A member of the *RWBY* fan community, he came to Rooster Teeth's attention due to his range of cross-genre *RWBY* fan art, including some featuring characters from the show in mechs. Rooster Teeth brought him on as a remote contract concept artist for *gen:LOCK*. He also created the first publicly released teaser image for the show.

He made initial concept art for Cameron MacCloud and also worked on concepts for Julian Chase, Valentina Romanyszyn, Yasamin Madrani and Kazu Iida.

## Images

*gen:LOCK* promotional material, created by Dishwasher1910Initial concept art of Cameron MacCloud, created by Dishwasher1910Promotional material of the main female characters in the *gen:LOCK* crew, created by Dishwasher1910
## References

1. ↑ io9 Get Your First Look at *gen:LOCK*, the Mecha Action Drama from the Creators of *RWBY*
2. ↑ Bach Do's Twitter
3. ↑ Bach Do's Twitter
Miranda Worth/Relationships

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#### Julian Chase

Chase and Miranda seemed to have an extremely passionate and loving relationship before the Battle of New York City. However, after reuniting with one another four years later, their relationship became cold and broken with the latter believing that Chase was deceased. As such, she had entered into another relationship with Jodie Brennan (who mentioned having an interest in getting with Miranda previously).
Oleg

**Oleg** is a drunken bar patron in Ukraine.

## Appearance

Oleg has short brown hair with shaven sides, gray eyes, blush red cheeks possibly due to alcoholism, thick eyebrows with a small scar on the right one, and a five o'clock shadow beard. He wears a maroon zip-up hoodie over a stained gray shirt, denim-colored pants with a single white stripe on the side, and black untied boots. After his fight with Valentina Romanyszyn, Oleg loses his right ear.

## Personality

As a staunch supporter of the Union, Oleg is notably proud that they provide food for everyone and is quick to berate anyone who criticizes the tyrannical regime. He's also shown to be homophobic for disparaging Val's sexual preference and prefers to fight men unless provoked.
Dallas

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**Dallas** is a city in Texas, United States. It is the location of the Ether data center that the Union attacks during the events of "Training Daze" despite being hundreds of miles from Union territory.

The Dallas Data Center is one of the primary distribution nodes for the Ether and destroying it will cripple the entire network.
Marc Holcroft/Relationships

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## The Polity

### RTASA

Holcroft is the primary investor for the RTASA and, as such, is in the know about many of its projects.

#### Fatima Jha

Holcroft and Fatima have a close professional relationship, both having worked with Rufus Weller on the gen:LOCK project. The two stopped working together after the start of the war, but would later work together again four years later, taking Weller's place leading the gen:LOCK recruits.

### Experimental Science Unit

#### Rufus Weller

Holcroft and Weller are implied to have a close relationship, both having worked together on gen:LOCK with Jha. The two were close enough that Holcroft considered him a friend, calling him by his first name, and admitted regret that Weller wouldn't live to see his work come to fruition. He, however, didn't seem nearly as affected by his death as Jha.
Global Culture War

The **Global Culture War** is a conflict between the Polity and the Union. It began in 2068 with the Union's unprecedented attack on New York City. The Vanguard has been on the defensive since their withdrawal from the city.

## Prelude

In the years before the war, both factions were in a state of a cold war. It was implied that there were many border clashes, airspace intrusions, and terrorist attacks during the last pre-war years, but not one major open conflict had occurred during this period.

## War

### 2068

During President Bartlet-Young's address to the United Nations, the Union suddenly unleashed mass swarms of Nanotechnology into the building through an unknown method, and at the same time, Union troops, drones, Spider Tanks, Behemoths, and air force units were invading New York. By the time the Vanguard has responded, the Union forces have already taken most of the city. When the Vanguard sees what happened, they order Interceptor and Razor pilots to provide support of the ground forces; primarily composed of Striders, Armor, and Infantry, and try to retake the skies over New York. However, they're unable to repel the invaders and are forced to retreat, leaving the city in Union hands and signaling the beginning of the war.

## List of Battles/Operations

#### 2072

* Operation Coyote
* Battle of Dallas
* Atlanta Hit-and-Run
* Battle of The Anvil
* Battle of Chicago
* Battle of Osaka
Gen:LOCK: Storm Warning

**Gen:LOCK: Storm Warning** is a novel set in the gen:LOCK universe. It is written by the American author Melissa Scott and was first released on October 6th, 2020. According to an interview with the author, the story is set before the events of the Gen: Lock comics.

## Synopsis

The last few months have been a whirlwind for Cameron MacCloud. Ever since she agreed to join the gen:LOCK program to help fight the Union, a dark force threatening the world, she's been struggling to find her place in the group. As a 17-year-old genius hacker, she doesn't really fit in among the other four recruits: She can't shoot, she isn't the most graceful in the field, and her brash style doesn't exactly jibe with Command. But Cammie notices things the others don't, and she has the skills to investigate when something feels off... like their latest mission, which finds them stranded at the center of a deadly storm with a Union spy in their midst.

## Characters

* Cameron MacCloud
* Julian Chase
* Yasamin Madrani
* Kazu Iida
* Valentina Romanyszyn
* Miguel Garza
* Caliban
* Aris Webb
* Joe Herrera
* Major Rountree
* Billie MacCloud
* Na'Talia Jackson
* Liam Foxe
* Jake Foxe
* Charlie Little
* Eliza Wilickers
Shogunate

The **Shogunate** was a massive, advanced mech that was created by the Japanese Polity to surpass the gen:LOCK program. It was also supposed to defend Japan from invading Union forces.

Unlike the Holons that are piloted only by one mind, the Shogunate is piloted by over two thousand minds according to Genji Anno.

At the end of gen:LOCK issue #9, and in issue #10, Sycorax, with Julian temporarily in its control, hijacks the Shogunate and attacks Osaka. Ultimately, it was destroyed by the gen:LOCK team with help from both Japan under Anno and the Union under Carlyle through orders of Yasamin Madrani.
ESD

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An **ESD** (short for electrostatic discharge) is a powerful device that deploys an electrostatic field in a wide area for a short period of time. It is related to the electromagnetic pulse based weapons of the late 20th and early 21st century.

Unlike traditional EMPs, this weapon does not damage electronics or destroy advanced technology if they are appropriately protected with Anti-ESD systems or when being grounded. It just disables technology within a certain radius for a specific amount of time, after which most technology restarts/reboots.

Most civilian vehicles, damaged military vehicles, or Nanotech are not protected against the effects of an ESD. So far only one version of the ESD has been seen in series, in the form of an air-dropped weapon primarily used by the Vanguard's Interceptors.

The weapon is functionally a gravity bomb, having no propulsion system and relying only on the kinetic energy, provided by carrying aircraft. It presumably has some guidance ability (due to the presence of some kind of concavity on the nose and forward fins). In action, the weapon is usually either dropped or toss bombed by the aircraft, requiring a certain altitude to be effective.

Interceptors are capable of carrying and launching them. A certain amount of authority is required to use them, as Simone Rasmussen requests Colonel Raquel Marin's permission to use it against Nanotech and a Behemoth.
Blaine Gibson

**Blaine Gibson** is an employee of Rooster Teeth, working as a voice actor, director and content producer, active primarily in the live action department. He voices Rob Sinclair and his impersonator in *gen:LOCK*.

His voice-over work for Rooster Teeth includes voicing Brawnz Ni in *RWBY* and Nurf in *Camp Camp*.
Gen:LOCK Suit

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**gen:LOCK Suits** are the armored suits that the gen:LOCK team wears that are integral to achieving gen:LOCK.

## Description

The suits were originally designed by the Experimental Science Unit for the Vanguard before being utilized for the gen:LOCK program. The suits increase their wearer's physical power and serve as near-bulletproof armor, reading the wearer's nervous system's intent and providing enhanced strength and speed. They also appear to have environmental sub-systems built-in, helping to keep the wearer warm or cool depending on conditions.

The suits are form-fitting and share the same general design for each member of the gen:LOCK team. Each team member's suit has a unique primary color and has gray and black as accents. When the suits provide physical enhancements or facilitate gen:LOCK connection the ESU's symbol on the center of the chest becomes lit, and other lights accent the rest of the body.

While the gen:LOCK team has personalized the suits with their own clothing, they must remove the external clothes and wear only the suit while undergoing gen:LOCK.

In the Mindscape, the bodysuits are white where the suits otherwise have black detail. The bodysuits for the Union on the other hand, as seen in the Mindscape, are completely black with accents of either red or yellow on them, and bear the Union insignia on the chest.
This Will Be The Day (James Landino's Magical Girl Remix)

"**This Will Be The Day (James Landino's Magical Girl Remix)**" is an electronic dance song by James Landino briefly featured in "Training Daze". It is a remix of the original rock song by Jeff Williams, which was used as the opening theme for the first volume of *RWBY*. The remix itself was originally created for the soundtrack of the second season, though not as an opening theme.
Syntax

"**Syntax"** is a song by the electric rock band Battle Tapes featured in the episode "There's Always Tomorrow", after Miguel Garza's visit to Julian Chase, and is referred to by Chase as "Night Tunes Three".

## Lyrics

I think I might be losing myself this time
It’s like a slip of the tongue in the turning of tides
I get caught in the words, I over explain
I can’t help myself, it’s happening again

And if we let go
And I know, I know, I know, I know we catch fire
And if we let go
We burn so bright the night turns into day

It use to be so easy
To tell If I was dreaming
What use to be a memory
Forever drifting endlessly with you

My heart doesn’t beat like then
When I first saw your face and tasted your skin
As the sun goes down casting shades of doubt, I’ve been here before
What’s lost out to sea doesn’t always wash ashore

And if we let go
And I know, I know, I know, I know we catch fire
And if we let go
We burn so bright the night turns into day

It use to be so easy
To tell If I was dreaming
What use to be a memory
Forever drifting endlessly with you

It use to be so easy
To tell If I was dreaming
What use to be a memory
Forever drifting endlessly with you

Forever drifting endlessly with you

And I know, I know, I know, I know we catch fire
Forever drifting endlessly with you

Syntax
I've been broken down so far
I get lost in the words that you say
Just drifting away

Syntax
I've been broken down so far
I get lost in the words that you say
Just drifting away

Syntax
I've been broken down so far
I get lost in the words that you say
Just drifting away

Syntax
I've been broken down so far
I get lost in the words that you say
Just drifting away

## Trivia

* Syntax is the only Battle Tapes song to have not been released before being used in the show, implying it was recorded specifically for the show.
Nemesis/Relationships

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## The Union

After being captured by the Union, Julian Chase was subjected to numerous experiments and brainwashing practices, eventually turning him into the monster known as Nemesis. At some point, the Union offered Nemesis freedom from his Holon and a return to his body in exchange for his services, a deal that he accepted. He would remain affiliated with the Union for the rest of his life.

## The Polity

### Experimental Science Unit

#### Julian Chase

Nemesis was immensely resentful towards his copy for "stealing" his body and life, and the Polity, for replacing him with the copy. He frequently expressed the almost instinctual desire to kill his copy, even claiming to have no choice in the matter. He exploited their connection in order to psychologically torment Chase by calling his humanity into question, taking extreme amounts of pleasure in doing so.

When overhearing his plan to buy the rest of the gen:LOCK team time by sacrificing his body, Nemesis purposefully let the plan go ahead long enough to doom Chase to the same fate as himself: a lifetime trapped inside a machine. Afterward, when granted the opportunity to finally kill his copy, he instead left to wipe out the rest of the recruits, showing he cared less about actually killing his copy and more about inflicting as much pain and suffering as possible as payback for the life that he lost.

#### Cameron MacCloud

During the attack on Dallas, Nemesis encountered Cameron MacCloud and ripped her Holon's head off. He proceeded to begin tearing open her Holon in an attempt to reach her Mindframe, the experience leaving her traumatized. Later on, when they met again in Atlanta, Nemesis would complain that she "thought too loud" and had not stopped since her birthday, revealing that he could hear her thoughts through their shared connection to the gen:LOCK.

#### Rufus Weller

Aside from Chase, Dr. Weller is the one Nemesis hates the most. During the attack on the Anvil, Nemesis coldly states that Weller has lost his chance to help him, and refuses any and all offers his former friend makes.

### The Vanguard

#### Miranda Worth

Despite the manipulation and alteration of his mind, Nemesis still held on to his memories with Miranda and is implied to have still retained some affection for her. During the battle at Dallas, he visibly reacted to her presence and immediately fled the scene. When they met again in Atlanta, Nemesis blocked her escape route and called her by name, before being distracted by the gen:LOCK team. Finally, during the attack on Chicago, when Nemesis was about to finish off Leon August. Miranda stood in his way in an attempt to talk him down, causing Nemesis to stop dead in his tracks and begin glitching out, long enough for Chase to arrive and grab his attention.
Valentina Romanyszyn/History

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## Background

Valentina was a Vanguard senior sergeant serving in the Force Recon unit in Ukraine. They originally served with the Russian Advanced Recon and Stealth Ops before falling in with the Ukrainian resistance due to 'societal pressures' from their homeland. They were involved in the fight against the Union long before the Battle of New York City, having been fighting one way or another their entire life. Eventually, they retired, having tired of war, and hoped to live a life of carefree bliss and enjoyment. However, sometime after the fall of New York City, they were identified as gen:LOCK compatible and requested to be recruited to the program by its director Rufus Weller. Colonel Raquel Marin initially attempted to postpone approval until Rufus Weller could be safely extracted from being found by the Union. However, Weller held himself hostage, forcing Marin to fast track approval for Valentina and three other recruits. Valentina later agreed to be recruited under the assumption that it was a scientific endeavor.

## *gen:LOCK*

### Arrival at the Anvil

Valentina arrives at the Anvil alongside Cameron MacCloud, Kazu Iida and Rob Sinclair, after having a brief discussion about the nature of fighting with the latter. Once they arrive, the group is greeted by Doctor Weller, his robotic assistant Caliban and the first two gen:LOCK recruits: Julian Chase and Yasamin Madrani. Valentina complains about Weller's brisk pace, asking for some time to "refresh", but he simply takes them inside to "suit up".

Later, the team put on their new gen:LOCK Suits and are taken to a mess hall to wait for Weller. However, military police personnel soon arrive to arrest Rob, who has been replaced with a Union Spy. The spy quickly dispatches the personnel with Nanotech and attempts to escape. Valentina tries to stop him by throwing knives, their throws enhanced by the suit they are wearing, but the spy escapes. Later, Valentina and the others make it to Weller's lab, just in time to see the spy unsuccessfully attempt to upload into a Holon, dying in the process.
Alive

"**Alive**" is a song by the electronic rock band Battle Tapes. It plays during Cameron MacCloud, Valentina Romanyszyn and Kazu Iida's training exercise with the Vanguard in "Second Birthday".

## Lyrics

Been sailing seas of the spoiled and the rotten
Been throwing over board the once forgotten
Things you never think about when thinking's such a bore

Some how or another prim turns on proper
Been licking open wounds of "Why even bother?"
Maybe after cutting your teeth, start cutting your losses

Let ‘em see how we've come undone, yeah
Let ‘em see our hearts racing, racing
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Even shooting the breeze becomes acrimony
You can break my heart, oh, just do it slowly
Sing another song of how you think you're going to live forever

Let ‘em see how we've come undone, yeah
Let ‘em see our hearts racing, racing
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Gotta feeling we're all alone, yeah
Stop trying to make sense, make sense
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Let ‘em see how we've come undone, yeah
Let ‘em see our hearts racing, racing
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Gotta feeling we're all alone, yeah
Stop trying to make sense, make sense
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Let ‘em see how we've come undone, yeah
Let ‘em see our hearts racing, racing
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive

Gotta feeling we're all alone, yeah
Stop trying to make sense, make sense
Let ‘em see how you make me come alive
Alejandra

**Alejandra** is a member of the resistance against the Union.

## Appearance

Alejandra has long black hair in a braided ponytail, while the tail was dyed a faint red, and has blue eyes. She wears gold-colored glasses, a black tunic over a light blue long-sleeved shirt with black lower sleeves, black pants, and brown boots.

## Personality

Not much is known about Alejandra's personality, but she's against the teachings of the Union.
Mixed Reality

**Mixed Reality**, often abbreviated to **MR**, is a technology in *gen:LOCK*. It functions as a form of augmented reality, capable of displaying digital phenomena in the user's real-world field of vision or overlaying it completely. Most users appear to wear it as contact lenses or a visor headset, although Rufus Weller has his built into his glasses.

Mixed Reality projections are slightly transparent.

## Notable Uses

* Allowing users to project their presence to and interact with a remote location. Julian Chase and Miranda Worth use this in "The Pilot" to visit Chase's mother, Roberta Chase, and sister, Driana Chase. Julian also uses this function to interact with people outside the lab. This is referred to as "mixing in." Holons also provide this functionality.
* Projecting a user interface for general computer use. Miranda uses this feature to receive the message instructing her to meet Doctor Weller and Yasamin Madrani. Doctor Weller also uses it to transfer the manuals for the Holons to Miguel Garza.
* Real-time translation. Kazu Iida speaks only in Japanese, but it is shown that Valentina Romanyszyn has translations both displayed in her field of vision and mentally read aloud in English.
* Virtual reality games. Drianna is shown to be playing one in "The Pilot".
Belgrade

"**Belgrade (PXLTR)**" is a song by the electronic rock band Battle Tapes. It serves as the opening theme for the first season of *gen:LOCK*.

## Lyrics

* Intro
* Full Ver.

I believe, I believe there’s a reason there’s a breach in the hull.
Started going under, loot and plunder.

Cut em’ down, Cut em’ down at the knees, yeah. Cut em’ down to the bone.
Just a lesser evil, born unequal. You show them where they belong.
Tear right through them, Tear right through them all.

We pretend in the darkness. we pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you.

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you.

I believe, I believe there’s a reason there’s a breach in the hull.
Started going under, loot and plunder.

Honey bee, Honey bee don’t you sting me, don’t you sting me no more.
With a heart like yours, search and destroy.
You take whatever your owed.
I can’t let you, I can't let you go.

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you

Seventeen wasn’t all the easy. It was all that she wrote.
Only nickel-plated, edge serrated, oh.

Cut em’ down, Cut em’ down at the knees, yeah. Cut em’ down to the bone.
Just a lesser evil, born unequal. You show them where they belong.
Tear right through them, Tear right through them all.

We pretend in the darkness. we pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you.

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you.

We pretend in the darkness. We pretend the night won’t steal our youth.
Singing me the sweet songs of seduction.
Let me be the fool, fool, fool, who will live and die for you.

The fool, fool, fool, Who will live and die for you.

The fool, fool, fool, Who will live and die for you.

The fool, fool, fool, Who will live and die for you.
## Gallery

Gen LOCK Season 1 Intro Only on Rooster Teeth
## Trivia

* On the Spotify page for the song, Battle Tapes left a message saying "gen:LOCK brought you here?", acknowledging that the show had resulted in a rise of popularity for both the song and the band.
Genji Anno

*A fool I may be, Washout Iida. But you're walking away with **one** winning card... while I leave with the entire **deck**.*- Genji Anno, gen:LOCK #4

## Physical Description

### Gender

Male

General **Genji Anno** is a character that appears in *Gen:LOCK #2*. He is an ambitious and prideful yet determined member of the Japanese Polity, who hopes to find his own way outside of gen:LOCK when fighting the Union, but was unsuccessful to do so when the war came to his home turf.

## In the Comics

In the last two chapters of gen:LOCK, both Anno and Commander Carlyle of the Union forces sent to Osaka were both addressed by Yasamin Madrani to work together in taking down the Shogunate and finishing off Sycorax for good while the gen:LOCK team clears the latter.

After the Shogunate was destroyed and Sycorax finally eliminated once and for all, he meets the team and thanks them, especially a seemingly smiling Kazu Iida, for their heroic efforts.

## Appearance

Anno wears a blue military uniform with a thin red sash and blue sunglasses.
Soldier

* Vanguard
* Vanguard Heavy
* Union 1
* Union 2

**Soldiers** comprise the backbone of any army, engaging in military combat on foot.

## Description

Throughout history, soldiers, or infantry, comprise the largest branch of any armed force. They move between combat zones on foot, but also lean on the aid of military vehicles for transport. Soldiers also typically take the largest brunt in warfare, measured casualties, deprivation, or physical and psychological stress.

On both sides of the Global Culture War, soldiers serving under the Vanguard and the Union are covered head to toe in protective armor, as well as being equipped with a number of tools and weapons at their disposal.

## The Vanguard

Foot soldiers in the Vanguard wear pocketed camouflage fatigues under protective vests, lined with pouches and attached protection for the groin and rear. They also wear fingerless gloves, forearm guards, knee guards, shin guards, and visored helmets that only leave the lower half of their faces exposed.

### Heavy Soldiers

Heavy soldiers, unlike standard foot soldiers, are equipped with armored exoskeletons in place of regular body armor and are armed with heavy automatic weapons.

## The Union

Soldiers in the Union are covered head to toe in more protective and fiercer-looking armor that gives them a more dehumanized and mechanical appearance. It is lined with pouches at the waist area. Most are armed with standard-issue carbines with attached bayonets. However, some soldiers are armed with a rifle-like device that can hack enemy androids, and turn them to the Union's side.

There are two variants of the armor, one has a larger visor and is accented in yellow, whilst the other appears to be accented in red and has more pronounced groin protection.
We Ain't Quite Done

"**We Ain't Quite Done**" is a song that plays when Julian Chase shows off his skill with his Holon in "Second Birthday". It is written and performed by nerdcore artist Richie Branson.

## Lyrics

Hundred rounds headed my direction

I ain't stressing I turn that to my possession

Flip it around like it's reflection

All my adversaries waiting on my burial procession

Let 'em wait

I came from the grave, I've been resurrected

No escape gotta push it to the limit then I break

I embrace every challenge on my plate

'cause I'm on my way to being great

I don't hesitate, I accept my fate

Gotta state my case

Thinkin' they can chase

They can't match my pace

Hol' up

Gotta face my dream

Motivate my team

No wait and see

Elevate my speed

Gotta save my state by any means that c'est la vie

That's on God I won't stop till I reach the top or the heartbeat stops

Hit that gen:LOCK taken shots at all my ops tryna run my block, not on my watch

Turn up Ayy Turn up, turn up, turn up till we burn up

## Trivia

* The original title for the song was just "We Ain't Done", with the full title being revealed in the *Gen:LOCK Season 1 Original Soundtrack*.
陳屍花園中

## 案情介紹

### 第一章

 報案人 Dave Simmons 在「廢物堆積場」裡發現屍塊，於是報警。局長Samuel King 指示隊員到現場調查。經查問後，原來 Dave Simmons 在花園發現一隻斷手，於是他報警求助。Jones決定進入屋內搜查，看看能不能找到屍體的其他部位。在屋內「骯髒的浴室」裡，警隊發現了被害人的屍體，被害人的衣物，一罐易燃液體以及沾有血跡的鋸子（本案的兇器）。根據被害人身份證顯示，他名叫 Ned Dillard ，曾經是一名房屋貸款經紀人。Jones 提議再仔細檢查一下他的衣物和那罐易燃液體。然後，警隊把屍體送到實驗室驗檢。

驗屍官 Nathan 指出在花園發現的斷手是屬於浴室內發現皀屍體，即是屬於 Ned Dillard 的，Nathan 提出兇手應該是一個**身材壯碩的男人**，才可以有這麼大的力氣用鋸子把屍體鋸成這麼多段然後棄屍。

檢查那罐易燃液體後得出了一個完整的條碼，Jones指出這種易燃化學物品的販售有規定要嚴格進行控管追蹤，所以警方用該條碼找出當時賣出這瓶子的地方。原來這是從附近一家小超市賣出的，而 Joe Stern 是那超市的老闆。他坦言那罐易燃液體是從他那裡賣出的，但因為每天有太多客人去買東西，他不記得到底這罐易燃液體賣了給誰。於是警方要求搜查 Joe 的「迷你超市」，看看有沒有新線索。警隊在 Joe 的「迷你超市」的一袋垃圾中發現了一張收據，上面顯示了購物項目包括一罐易燃液體，一把鋸子和繃帶。明顯地，繃帶不是為被害人買的，由此可推斷兇手是一名**包紮着繃帶**的人。

接下來，警方在被害人的衣物中發現了一顆金牙。經過分析後，Grace 發現它的形狀符合那罐易燃液體上的咬痕。所以兇手是用牙齒打開瓶蓋，結果在過程中弄掉了這顆金牙。所以兇手是個**缺了顆牙齒**的人。而報案人 Dave Simmons 也是缺了顆牙齒，所以不得不把他列入嫌疑犯之列。但 Dave Simmons 聲稱他年輕時就缺了顆牙齒，關於這件案子他沒什麼好說的，他到案發現場只是要負責賣掉那間房子，然後就這樣發現了那隻手。警方認為既然 Dave Simmons 負責賣那間房子，想必他會知道那房子的主人，於是追問出原來房子的主人是 Tony Marconi 。這樣一來事情變得越來越大條了，必需呈報給局長Samuel King 。

原來 Tony Marconi 是一名幫派份子，幹過各種見不得人的勾當。但到目前為止警方一直沒辦法抓到他的小辮子。因此如果 Tony Marconi 和這件案件有什麼關係的話,這是個把他關起來的好機會。Tony Marconi 說他不認識死者，並指雖然人死在他的房子裡，但除非警方有證據證明他在現場，否則他不覺得這案件和他有什麼關係。

### 第二章

再次回到「廢物堆積場」，我們發現現場那堆井然有序的葉子顯得和周遭格格不入。果然，在當中發現了被害人Ned Dillard的名片，而名片背面更寫着「打給Maria」。而在屋內「骯髒的浴室」，一個乾淨的領帶夾顯得特別礙眼。我們發現了有一枚指紋留在上面，於是交給Grace分析。Grace指出這和警方的資料庫裡的記錄並沒有相符的紀錄，不過它的兇器上的指紋完全吻合。所以領帶夾是屬於兇手的，也表示兇手戴着領帶。

    而在修復那被雨水弄糊掉的電話號碼後，數位鑑識員Alex調查後發現，原來電話號碼的主人是Maria Sanchez，她應該是害者的女傭。Maria Sanchez知道Ned Dillard死後大呼原來這個世界還是有公平正義的，並表示被害者有她的電話號碼是因為她是被害人的幫傭，但她在兩天前已被開除了。她提議警方應該要去找Dennis Brown——被害人的保鏢談談。

Dennis Brown表示被害人Ned Dillard是個騙子，設計很多誠實的人，害他們流落街頭而且身無分文，所以才需要請保鏢保護他。在詢問其間，我們發現他**缺了顆牙齒**，他慌張的表示是在工作時被打掉的，但強調沒有殺Ned Dillard，並提供了一份撕碎了的清單，列有可能會想殺了Ned Dillard的名單，因為名單上的人都是因為Ned Dillard才失去房子的。

在拼好了那堆碎片後，我們終於握有所有因被害人而失去住所的人的名字了，而上面竟然出現了Joe Stern的名字，所以Joe Stern也有殺害Ned Dillard的嫌疑。因此需要更徹底的調查「超市的置物架」。我們發現了置物架上方有一部監視攝影機並決定帶回去分析。

Alex調查了和之前找到那張收據上所顯示的時間前後的影像，再發現了多一個線索——把兇手的身高和他身旁的置物架比了一下後，確定了兇手的**身高為6呎高，約183公分**。

## 嫌疑犯

兇手
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## 額外調查

警方發現Dennis Brown 在國外的一個帳戶收到一筆鉅款現金。Jones 激動的表示一定是Tony Marconi 付錢要他去殺害Ned Dillard 的。Samuel King 同意Jones 的看法，建議我們可向Dave Simmons 施壓，看看能不能找到更多線索。有人看到Dave Simmons在「廢物堆積場」，於是我們便趕到現場看看。Dave Simmons果然在「廢物堆積場」附近留連，但他聲稱在找上次在這裡丟了的一枝筆，因為他每次剚要用這枝幸運筆簽合約才行。警方覺得有可疑，於是提出幫他找到那枝筆，並要求他離開這還在查封的現場。

另外，Joe Stern提出了需要警方協助的要求，於是我們去了「迷你超市」一趟。原來Joe Stern看到一個身上有蛇刺青的人衝到他的店裡並在置物架上藏了些東西。搜查後發現有人在置物架的一個餅乾盒裡藏了一小袋白色粉末。經Grace分析後發現原來是古柯鹼（但不是最好的品質，其中有20%的古柯鹼，80%是一種通常被拿來當作瀉藥的糖質成份）。之後警方去提醒Joe Stern毒蛇幫的人可能會回來把毒品拿走，警方會調派便衣警員在這一帶巡邏，讓他安心一點。Joe Stern忍不住抱怨了一下，說他忍受夠那些社會敗類，那些人遲早會把他店裡的生意搞砸的。
Brother Tate

## Tate

**Brother Tate** is the figurehead of the Union and, alongside the Nemesii, is one of the main antagonists of gen:LOCK.

## Appearance

Brother Tate has hazel-colored eyes and black hair worn in a small pompadour whereas the lower half of his hair is gray as his muttonchop. He wears rimless oval-shaped glasses, a Union uniform fitted with the Union emblem on the collar, and a red cloth with a gold trim cloth draped around his shoulders.

## Personality

Brother Tate is a seemingly jovial, eccentric man who speaks to his pet koala all while strategizing plans of conquest, showing a somewhat unhinged personality. He's not a man above respecting his enemies, as he sincerely complimented Dr. Weller while conversing with Brother Sugiyama, believing Weller to be a man of near-unparalleled brilliance.
SungWon Cho

## External links

YoutTube

**Sungwon Cho** voices Heng Li "Henry" Wu in *gen:LOCK*. He is also a voice actor for many roles in various productions, including other Rooster Teeth shows. He voices King Atlus in *Red vs. Blue* and Kevin in *Camp Camp*.

He also has a popular YouTube channel where he is best known for short skits and comedy.
Dakota Fanning

## External links

* Wikipedia
* IMDb

**Hannah Dakota Fanning**, simply referred to as **Dakota Fanning**, is an American actress and model who has been acting since childhood. She rose to prominence for her role as Lucy Diamond Dawson in the 2001 movie *I Am Sam*, and has since then moved on to other roles such as Sara Howard in *The Alienist* miniseries. She voices Miranda Worth in Rooster Teeth's *gen:LOCK*.
The Polity/History

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## History

The cold war between the Union led by Brother Tate and the Polity led by Patricia Bartlet-Young was finally broken when the former attacked New York City during a United Nations summit. The Vanguard were unable to withstand the Union's use of weaponized Nanotechnology. It caused them to sustain heavy losses before eventually being forced to retreat. However, thanks to the heroic sacrifice of Julian Chase, loss of life was greatly mitigated.

## *gen:LOCK*

Four years after the fall of New York kicked off the slow attrition of Polity territory. Rufus Weller's gen:LOCK project arrives at the Anvil base along with others who are part of the Experimental Science Unit (ESU). The gen:LOCK program suffers a rocky start, in which a Union impostor who replaced the captured gen:LOCK candidate Rob Sinclair attempts to steal a Holon. He eventually fails and dies upon attempting to undergo gen:LOCK. The program then begins to slowly integrate with Vanguard forces at the Anvil.
Fatima Jha

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Doctor **Fatima Jha** is a character in *gen:LOCK*. She is described as a lead scientist with a surprising connection to the gen:LOCK project. Fatima was the lead scientist in RTASA and worked with her ex-husband Rufus Weller and Marc Holcroft in developing gen:LOCK.

## Appearance

Doctor Jha is an aged woman of Indian descent. She has a dark skin tone, brown hair with a streak of gray that's tied back into a high and tight bun, and dark eyes. She wears an RTASA lab coat over a shin-length black dress with a yellow band across the chest, two smaller yellow markings on the right of the abdomen, and a polo neck. She wears a pair of black heels and has a gold ring piercing in her left nostril.

## Personality

Doctor Jha is an amiable and collected woman. Like her ex-husband, Rufus Weller, Jha is invested in the development of gen:LOCK. But developing it had strained their relationship, alongside the outbreak of the war with the Union. Due to the latter, Jha had believed that the original plan to share gen:LOCK with the world had fallen through. Like Weller, she was saddened that gen:LOCK needed to be weaponized for the sake of winning the war.

## Trivia

* Doctor Jha is first mentioned in "The Best Defense", where the face recognition software lists her as Heng Li Wu's supervisor.
Yasamin Madrani/History

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## Background

At the age of seven, Yasmin lost half of her family during an attack.

At some point, Yaz served as a pilot for the Union. However, she defected to the Polity after realizing she accidentally got her parents arrested and made examples of.

Sooner yet later, she was arrested and imprisoned in the Mesa Detainment Center for her ties with the totalitarian regime. There, she was identified as gen:LOCK compatible. At that point in time, she was recruited to the program by its director, Rufus Weller, becoming the second person in history to achieve gen:LOCK after her fellow recruit Julian Chase.
Operation Coyote

Belligerents| The Polity* The Vanguard
	+ Force Recon
* Experimental Science Unit

Commanders| * Colonel Raquel Marin
* Doctor Rufus Weller
* Lieutenant Miranda Worth
* Lieutenant Leon August

Forces| * Three Striders
* Two Holons
* One Hornbill
* Razors

Casualties| Moderate.* Two Razors
* One Strider

**Operation Coyote** was a Vanguard mission to save 30 civilians fleeing Union territory.

It is also noteworthy as the first appearance of Holons.
Raquel Marin

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*Listen up. This is it. The Union's making their play. This is not a skirmish, this is not airspace confusion, this is not a terrorist action. This is how the war begins.*- Raquel, "The Pilot"

## Media

### Voice Actor

Monica Rial

Colonel **Raquel Marin** is a character in *gen:LOCK*. She is the commander of the Vanguard base the Anvil and is involved in the recruitment of pilots for the gen:LOCK program. She is the secondary main antagonist of the Second Season and is the one responsible for starting the war.

## Appearance

Marin is an older woman of average height with graying hair tied into a bun, dark eyes, and tanned skin. She wears a standard Vanguard uniform consisting of black shoes, dark trousers, and a matching jacket over a black undershirt. On her shoulders are epaulets, the left bearing the emblem of the Vanguard and the right that of the Polity.

## Personality

Colonel Marin is shown to be emotionally invested in her side of the war. When Julian Chase goes out on his first city mission in the Character Reveal Teaser #1, she is concerned about protecting both him and the secret of who he is. More of her short tempered side is shown in the second season.
The Best Defense

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*A recruit’s talent for tinkering raises concerns. Chase receives an overdue upgrade. The Vanguard goes on the offensive and engages a frighteningly familiar foe.*Episode Summary

## The Best Defense

### Episode

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## Episode Guide

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"Training Daze"
"The Only Me I Know"

**The Best Defense** is the fifth episode of *gen:LOCK*. It premiered on February 16th, 2019 for Rooster Teeth FIRST members.

## Summary

The gen:LOCK team continues training despite Cameron MacCloud's trauma from the attack in Dallas and Julian Chase's concerns about her, as well as the fact that they do not know what the Union mech was. Cammie's frustration with her lack of improvement leads her to alter her own confidence and aggression settings during a training session, leading her to have a psychotic episode during a sparring match with Kazu Iida. The team tries to cheer her up, revealing that they all have a shared nightmare of themselves in place of their Holons in battle and assuring Cammie that they will support her in their next fight.

Later, Raquel Marin briefs the gen:LOCK team and the Vanguard about a mission to a Union manufacturing base in Atlanta, their first offensive operation in some time, despite Rufus Weller's concerns about dispatching the team so quickly. Chase and Miranda Worth discuss his return to the Vanguard, which he shows reluctance to do. Doctor Weller gives the team additional upgrades - a sword for Kazu, a new rifle for Valentina Romanyszyn, wrist-mounted lasers for Yasamin Madrani and targeting drones for Cammie - while Miguel Garza reveals to Chase that he upgraded his Holon to include wings for aerial combat, much to Chase's delight.

The mission is briefly complicated by the arrival of several Polity scientists who have been taken hostage by the Union. The gen:LOCK team successfully rescues the scientists and destroys the base, but their exit is blocked by the return of the Union holon from Dallas, who strangely recognizes Miranda and speaks in Julian's voice before targeting him specifically. After a vicious fight that leaves the mech with two arms forcibly removed, the black Holon escapes, leaving Chase confused.

## Characters

* Julian Chase
* Kazu Iida
* Valentina Romanyszyn
* Yasamin Madrani
* Cameron MacCloud
* Rufus Weller
* Caliban
* Raquel Marin
* Able
* Miranda Worth
* Leon August
* Jodie Brennan
* Miguel Garza
* Nemesis
* Heng Li Wu (First Appearance)

## Trivia

* The title of the episode refers to the adage "The best defense is a good offense".
* One of the deleted scenes in the episode involves Yaz saying "pew pew" as she shoots her wrist lasers.