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 Some notable nations missing from the above list: Israel (surely this would be in the Union with America?), and Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Middle East. The Middle East in Gundam 00 has lost all its power due to the exhaustion of the oil supply, and has descended into rank poverty; the question we might have to answer is, would this already have happened by Oni's time or not?  Finally, the whole continent of Africa is without representation, although this is hardly surprising from a historical perspective.
+In any case, this world situation is the farthest thing from stable. It's entirely possible that the blocs will be going to war with each other, or even amongst themselves as they jockey for position, finally leading to a third world war.
 '''''What happened to the TCTF?'''''<br>
-:Also fragmented. The regional branches are now working for their own nations like National Guard forces.
+:As a law enforcement arm of the erstwhile WCG, the TCTF as a pan-national agency is naturally no longer in existence. The actual personnel are still working in regional branches for their own governments.
-'''''If Griffin's still kicking when Oni 2 takes place, what's he up to?'''''<br>
+'''''What is Griffin up to?'''''<br>
-: A. He could be the head of his country's police (what country is that, now?)
+:Despite the global fragmentation at the time of Oni 2, Griffin has been placed in charge of a new, trans-national agency called Agency RED. Supposedly this name is not an acronym, but simply describes an agency dedicated to solving the highest (red-level) threats to international security, i.e., terrorism. In truth, the agency only has one mission, and what "RED" really stands for is "Restrain or Eliminate Daodan". The term "Daodan" is not public knowledge, and this acronymic expansion will not be found in writing in even the most classified documents in the offices of the world's governments. Why Griffin would be placed in this important position when he was directly responsible for the creation of one of the prime Daodan symbiotes, as well as the actual source of his group's funding, is known by very few people in the world.
-: '''B. He might have disliked the new national thing and is heading his own "rogue" organization. What would it do?'''
-:: 1. Work on getting Chrysalises to people.
-:: '''2. Work on keeping Chrysalises from people. Those things are dangerous! If Mai is promoting the use of Chrysalises, this would make them enemies again.'''
-::: I favor the notion of B2, which keeps Griffin as the enemy, but this time an enemy with a solid motivation, not just being a jerk (Oni 1's Griffin) or just a maniac (Oni 1's Muro). He knows that humanity can benefit from the Chrysalis in the short run but also feels strongly that giving everyone the Chrysalis will be opening Pandora's Box as the things develop inside people, so he fights to keep them out of the public's hands. This also places him in the anti-authoritarian* position, as a rogue or guerilla, which is quite interesting to imagine.
-:::<nowiki>*</nowiki>When I say anti-authoritarian, that's only if the governments are giving Chrysalises to people. If the gov'ts decide that it's too dangerous to go the Daodan route, then Griffin won't have to fight the gov't, only the black market Chrysalis peddlers. That simply makes him anti-Syndicate, as he has always been. Then again, even though the gov'ts would probably refuse to give them to ordinary citizens because of the risks of having a revolt by an Imago-stage populace, they might give Chrysalises to key officials to guarantee their health if the situation is dire enough that using ACCs and breathing masks won't suffice to keep someone healthy. In that case, we're indeed back to a situation where Griffin has to fight to keep the Chrysalises out of the hands of politicians.
+:Those behind the agency consider the Daodan to be the most dangerous force in the world, and Griffin wholeheartedly agrees. Their basic goal is to try to keep Pandora's Box from opening all the way, before something causes the world to completely descend into chaos. Agency RED's short-term mission is to track down new symbiotes and capture them, or kill them if they cannot be captured. The long-term mission of Agency RED is to find a "cure" for the Daodan threat, that is, some means of neutralizing or killing the Chrysalis. To that end, they are seeking a certain old scientist by the name of Hasegawa, who went missing some years ago....
 '''''What happened to the Syndicate?'''''<br>
 : A. Broken into pieces by infighting and panic over Cataclysm; supplying arms to groups fighting to take over neigboring countries with working ACCs.
-: '''B. Broken into pieces. One piece (Muro's surviving cronies) has the data on Daodans and is trying to sell it to nations or corporations. This might even give them the edge they need to become the main branch of the [[Oni2:Neo-Syndicate]]. They might have control over a whole nation or two. Heh. Syndicastan.'''
+: '''B. Broken into pieces. One piece (Muro's surviving cronies) has the data on Daodans and is trying to sell it to nations or corporations. This might even give them the edge they need to become the main branch of the [[Oni2:Neo-Syndicate]]. They might have control over a whole nation or two. Heh. [[wikipedia:-stan|Syndicastan]].'''
 '''''How many ACCs were there, and how many broken?'''''<br>