Project Phoenix (Rogue Ops)

Project Phoenix is the name of an agency that features in Rogue Ops.

Background

Project Phoenix was a secret government division located within the NSA of the United States government that existed in the 20th century. It took its name from the mythical bird that rose from the ashes of its own flame and denoted the agencies directive in combating terrorists threats that had besieged the world. Being a covert anti-terrorist unit, they waged a shadow war against groups that sought to destroy society around the world. This meant that many of its adversaries and foes were ruthless bodies which forced Phoenix to adopt equal measures that were deemed unacceptable by other government agencies.

In recent years, they came under threat from a new wave of terrorism following the collapse of the Soviet Union - a disaffected group of military officers from the regime who formed their own organization called Omega-19. Project Phoenix was involved in work against this enemy agency and employed Michael Connors in their operations. However, he was killed in a field operation alongside his daughter leaving behind his grief stricken wife Nikki Connors; an ex-member of the Green Berrets. Phoenix informed her of her late husbands involvement with the elite group and faced the option of either killing her or enlisting her as an operative. They ultimately decided on the later and spent two years training her to become an elite assassin and targeted her against Omega-19; the group responsible for ruining her life.

Members

• Colonel Nathan Jacobsen : A charismatic and ruthless commander, Jacobsen’s record of success from Nicaragua to Kosovo has earned him his current position as head of Phoenix. He's perfect for the job, as ruthless as the terrorists he seeks to destroy. Jacobsen is usually quite willing to sacrifice his operatives if the success of a mission lies in the balance. He's been known to sacrifice a few innocents, as well, if it means saving hundreds of lives that would otherwise be lost to terrorist acts. Nikki resents Jacobsen for this very fact as she suspects he may have willingly sacrificed Michael for the cause.
• Peter VanSant : Peter is Phoenix's best field operative, and Nikki's mentor. A coldly efficient killing machine Peter has a wealth of experience as an assassin and agent. He knows what it takes to get the job done and usually brooks no argument to his decisive instructions.
• Cody Tucker : Tucker is Phoenix's computer whiz kid and seldom leaves Section. Tucker has a healthy respect for Peter, and usually does his bidding without question. But hisfriendship with Jonah and Nikki leads Tucker to bend the rules occasionally. He usually gets caught, but the fact that there's really no one who can do the job as well as he does saves him.
• Jonah Williams : Jonah is Phoenix's munitions master, a weapons expert who trains Nikki in the use of firearms, explosives and a variety of devices he creates. Once a field operative, he's been around since the beginning.Jonah is a free spirit, cantankerous at times, rebellious at others, but he has learned the art of survival, and is constantly trying to impart that knowledge to Nikki.
• Michael Connors : former operative, killed in action.
• Nikki Connors : Shattered by witnessing the death of her family, Nikki was driven to find out why they were killed. Her quest for the truth became a threat to the security of Phoenix, forcing them to act. She is recruited by them as "material" with potential and given the opportunity to serve Phoenix as a warrior against terrorism. After two years of intensive training Nikki has been groomed to be a cold-blooded killer. Motivated by a need to avenge her family, her rebellious attitude is tolerated by Jacobsen only because she gets the job done.

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