Not that Hands horrifies me...in some ways I even like him. But...for the sake of fairness, I'll put my purely subjective view of this man "on the court of public opinion" )
It's time to voice our thoughts on Night City's main villain - Wade Bleecker aka Mr. Hands! Let's start the discussion with the intercepted correspondence between Hands and Lt. Col. Bennett on Hands' laptop in his office:
And some people believe that Mr. Hands is "just a fixer, just one of them"...
Ok, what do we see here?
1. Cynosure is one of the most secret projects of the NUSA and Militech (as well as Netwatch!), a project that is personally supervised by President Rosalind Myers and which is generally the key to the survival of the NUSA in the fight against "Arasaka" and their rival technologies (Relic\Soulkiller).
How many other fixers in the game are aware of the existence of this project?
Who are of these "fixers" and under what conditions they can access this level of information?
And how many of them will be left alive after, given Netwacht's methods of preventing information leaks (see the gig "Shot from both sides").
Not only does Hands have the necessary security clearance, but he also allows himself to operate on this information about the project in a conversation with a third party - in this case, Colonel Hansen's first deputy. Who can afford it?
I'll be brief here: Hands is not a fixer. It is impossible for a fixer to participate in a project of this level.
2. Hands knows the name and purpose of the Cynosure project. Concerned about maintaining the secrecy of the project. Aware of the existence of "underground bunkers". Is it logical to assume he knows everything else? - What exactly is the tech hidden underground, and what are the risks of trying to access it? I believe the answer is positive here.
Next: Message log from Shuttle 1 (probably Songbird's workstation).
What do we have here?
1. The FIA was interested in the attempted theft of Relic's chip even before the immediate events in Kompeki Plaza. So Mi lies to V when she says that he was chosen at random from all the mercenaries simply because his biochip was the only one she could connect with. It isn't true. The FIA had been watching V (as a carrier of the Relic chip) back in Night City, long before he showed up at the borders of Dogstown.
2. There was an FIA informant agent in the group that attacked the hotel. Who exactly? Assuming that the "employer" mentioned in the report is Evelyn Parker, we cross her off the list of suspects. (And there is no way an FIA agent could have acted as stupidly as she did). That leaves Dexter De Shawn, Jackie Wells, V and...T-Bug. Further, since the report refers to "two mercenaries who may have killed Saburo", Jackie and V are also off the table. Who's left? The sweet couple, Dexter and Bug.....
Dexter famously shot our favorite V in the head with a pistol - almost in the exact spot where the chip should have been. It is unlikely that an agent with an interest in Arasaki's chip would act so irresponsibly toward valuable corporate property. (Although, rabid fans of the game might remind me that Dex fired a small caliber pistol...but we'll see if that rings a bell
)
3. (Of course, there's a spicy point here - if we talk about all the people involved in the hotel chip theft in one way or another, two more characters emerge - Yoko and .....Judy Alvarez). We'll talk about Yoko a little later, but here I suggest you evaluate for yourself the probability that Judy is an undercover FIA agent.
I wonder what kind of "double track braindance" she was recording underwater while swimming with V through the streets of her childhood village and what kind of equipment she was using.
And..Speaking of T-bug one more time... Here is the list of agents and employees killed or missing in action that Alex left in the boiler room under the Moth Bar: (Interestingly, Slider was apparently already involved with the FIA)
4. Thus, the FIA agent in V's team, "informant O-1257" was T-bug. It was from her that the agency has been monitoring the chip theft situation.
Not surprisingly, Hands calls V right after the police take Evelyn's Parker body from Judy Alvarez's house (or right after Judy - Judy again lol
!) likely signs the police report thus sending Evelyn's death details to the NCPD database. It is at this point that Hands calls V, and introduces himself as a "fixer" from Pacifica - he can't overlook V - the owner of Relic biochip now.
5. Naturally, the Night City police database is completely transparent to Hands. If we recall the situation when V takes Reed's side, and after the Firestarter mission begins to pursue the escaped So Mi, it is Hands who calls V and offers the services of his own netrunner, who specializes in hacking into police databases. In a strange coincidence, this netrunner is Yoko
Of course, I remember that V has other options here - Nix, Sandra Dorsett, etc., but if V accepts Hands' offer, the netrunner is Yoko ))
The same Yoko that T-Bug had sent V to before the heist in Kompeki-Plaza - supposedly to get to take an important netrunner's script (In fact, for Yoko to make personal contact with V - for backup).
It would seem that the above information is already sufficient to identify Mr. Hands as an important high-ranking officer of FIA, working under the cover of a "businessman and fixer", enjoying a very high level of personal protection,
very independent and virtually unaccountable to anyone in his activities. Hands is personally in charge of a very important operation - the elimination of Colonel Hansen. At the same time, he is guided in his activities by team ethics and collectivism - he helps his organization, no one in the FIA could accuse him of unprofessionalism or disloyalty.
It's easy to see that most of the assignments and gigs Hands gives V are related to the Remnants of project Cynosure, Militech deserters, Bargest links to criminal underworld, covert Arasaka and Zetatech operations. Hands is disciplined.
Hands honestly serves the interests of the NUSA and Militech, he has achieved a great deal in the FIA and may even be the head of the organization, I wouldn't be surprised if in fact he is.
However, this is not the whole truth about Hands. His true colors and his deeds are much more horrible!
( A graphic depiction of how Hands makes V work for the FIA )), giving him tasks )
Here, within this topic, we will have to move gradually, step by step, calibrating our movements.
Mr. Hands is unique to the world of Night City. I know of no other character who uses a defense similar to his. Mr. Hands NEVER DOES ANYTHING WITH HIS OWN HANDS! And that's the main problem with any argument against Hands - he just leaves no trace.. He divides all his work between field agents and outside mercs. I guess that's why he got his nickname...
It's time to voice our thoughts on Night City's main villain - Wade Bleecker aka Mr. Hands! Let's start the discussion with the intercepted correspondence between Hands and Lt. Col. Bennett on Hands' laptop in his office:
And some people believe that Mr. Hands is "just a fixer, just one of them"...
Ok, what do we see here?
1. Cynosure is one of the most secret projects of the NUSA and Militech (as well as Netwatch!), a project that is personally supervised by President Rosalind Myers and which is generally the key to the survival of the NUSA in the fight against "Arasaka" and their rival technologies (Relic\Soulkiller).
How many other fixers in the game are aware of the existence of this project?
Who are of these "fixers" and under what conditions they can access this level of information?
And how many of them will be left alive after, given Netwacht's methods of preventing information leaks (see the gig "Shot from both sides").
Not only does Hands have the necessary security clearance, but he also allows himself to operate on this information about the project in a conversation with a third party - in this case, Colonel Hansen's first deputy. Who can afford it?
I'll be brief here: Hands is not a fixer. It is impossible for a fixer to participate in a project of this level.
2. Hands knows the name and purpose of the Cynosure project. Concerned about maintaining the secrecy of the project. Aware of the existence of "underground bunkers". Is it logical to assume he knows everything else? - What exactly is the tech hidden underground, and what are the risks of trying to access it? I believe the answer is positive here.
Next: Message log from Shuttle 1 (probably Songbird's workstation).
What do we have here?
1. The FIA was interested in the attempted theft of Relic's chip even before the immediate events in Kompeki Plaza. So Mi lies to V when she says that he was chosen at random from all the mercenaries simply because his biochip was the only one she could connect with. It isn't true. The FIA had been watching V (as a carrier of the Relic chip) back in Night City, long before he showed up at the borders of Dogstown.
2. There was an FIA informant agent in the group that attacked the hotel. Who exactly? Assuming that the "employer" mentioned in the report is Evelyn Parker, we cross her off the list of suspects. (And there is no way an FIA agent could have acted as stupidly as she did). That leaves Dexter De Shawn, Jackie Wells, V and...T-Bug. Further, since the report refers to "two mercenaries who may have killed Saburo", Jackie and V are also off the table. Who's left? The sweet couple, Dexter and Bug.....
Dexter famously shot our favorite V in the head with a pistol - almost in the exact spot where the chip should have been. It is unlikely that an agent with an interest in Arasaki's chip would act so irresponsibly toward valuable corporate property. (Although, rabid fans of the game might remind me that Dex fired a small caliber pistol...but we'll see if that rings a bell
3. (Of course, there's a spicy point here - if we talk about all the people involved in the hotel chip theft in one way or another, two more characters emerge - Yoko and .....Judy Alvarez). We'll talk about Yoko a little later, but here I suggest you evaluate for yourself the probability that Judy is an undercover FIA agent.
And..Speaking of T-bug one more time... Here is the list of agents and employees killed or missing in action that Alex left in the boiler room under the Moth Bar: (Interestingly, Slider was apparently already involved with the FIA)
4. Thus, the FIA agent in V's team, "informant O-1257" was T-bug. It was from her that the agency has been monitoring the chip theft situation.
Not surprisingly, Hands calls V right after the police take Evelyn's Parker body from Judy Alvarez's house (or right after Judy - Judy again lol
5. Naturally, the Night City police database is completely transparent to Hands. If we recall the situation when V takes Reed's side, and after the Firestarter mission begins to pursue the escaped So Mi, it is Hands who calls V and offers the services of his own netrunner, who specializes in hacking into police databases. In a strange coincidence, this netrunner is Yoko
Of course, I remember that V has other options here - Nix, Sandra Dorsett, etc., but if V accepts Hands' offer, the netrunner is Yoko ))
The same Yoko that T-Bug had sent V to before the heist in Kompeki-Plaza - supposedly to get to take an important netrunner's script (In fact, for Yoko to make personal contact with V - for backup).
It would seem that the above information is already sufficient to identify Mr. Hands as an important high-ranking officer of FIA, working under the cover of a "businessman and fixer", enjoying a very high level of personal protection,
very independent and virtually unaccountable to anyone in his activities. Hands is personally in charge of a very important operation - the elimination of Colonel Hansen. At the same time, he is guided in his activities by team ethics and collectivism - he helps his organization, no one in the FIA could accuse him of unprofessionalism or disloyalty.
It's easy to see that most of the assignments and gigs Hands gives V are related to the Remnants of project Cynosure, Militech deserters, Bargest links to criminal underworld, covert Arasaka and Zetatech operations. Hands is disciplined.
Hands honestly serves the interests of the NUSA and Militech, he has achieved a great deal in the FIA and may even be the head of the organization, I wouldn't be surprised if in fact he is.
However, this is not the whole truth about Hands. His true colors and his deeds are much more horrible!
( A graphic depiction of how Hands makes V work for the FIA )), giving him tasks )
Here, within this topic, we will have to move gradually, step by step, calibrating our movements.
Mr. Hands is unique to the world of Night City. I know of no other character who uses a defense similar to his. Mr. Hands NEVER DOES ANYTHING WITH HIS OWN HANDS! And that's the main problem with any argument against Hands - he just leaves no trace.. He divides all his work between field agents and outside mercs. I guess that's why he got his nickname...
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