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This page is a wiki-formatted transcript of the Oni game manual for Windows (scans [[:Category:Manual|HERE]]). Sideboxes and footnotes have been added to notate the differences from the Flash version of the manual available on Rockstar's [http://www.rockstargames.com/oni/main.html Oni mini-site], as well as to provide various commentary, updates and corrections. The section names are taken from the manual, but are rendered in [[wikt:title_case|title case]] rather than the all-caps found in the manual.

The small improvements in the printed manual's text indicate that it is a later draft, and it's possible it was intentionally revised to remove references to a rebellion that never appears in the game.

Something has to give. It's only a matter of time.

On January 12th, 2032 the newborn World Coalition Government annexed 80% of the countries of the world. The holdouts either reconsidered and signed treaties or were "dissolved" in a matter of months.

Years of boom markets and reckless spending finally took their toll, leaving small countries bankrupt and superpowers teetering on the brink of collapse. By uniting the economies of the world all of the old debt was erased and everyone got a clean slate. It was a real mess but at the time it seemed like the only way out.

At first the World Coalition Government gave a lot of lip service to representing the annexed governments. There was even an advisory council modeled on the United Nations. As the representatives began to enjoy the benefits of a global marketplace they fell silent. In a matter of years all traces of the old governments faded away. It was an economic coup on an unprecedented scale.

It is a golden age for the privileged. Their ivory towers are everything we hoped the future would be.

Once the puppet masters behind the World Coalition Government had what they wanted they continued to exploit techno-phobia to keep them on top. They told us that abuse of technology was the enemy and that the Technology Crimes Task Force was our guardian. In the name of the common good they granted the TCTF blanket authority to investigate wherever and however they saw fit.

The real abuse of technology begins and ends with the government and its TCTF enforcers.

No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's existence<ref>"power", web site.</ref> one thing is for sure – the growing power of the Syndicate is due to one man, Boss Muro<ref>"one thing is for sure - you have to steer clear of Boss Muro", web site.</ref>. Muro came out of nowhere less than ten years ago and took out all of the old Bosses. He runs the whole show now. Since he became Boss things have gone from bad to worse. The TCTF doesn't like him. They have been at war with him for years but so far he has stayed one step ahead of the game.

You are Konoko, a specially trained agent of the Technology Crimes Task Force, charged with your first mission. Your instincts tell you that something insidious is afoot as you infiltrate the cold underworld of the Syndicate. Commander Griffin, Regional Commander of the TCTF, is your mentor, boss, and even father figure. Shinatama is your SLD assistant, confidante, companion, and friend, and the two of you share a special bond, one that is both neural and emotional.

Shinatama is an SLD, or Simulated Life Doll. The SLDs were the first attempt to create an android - a manufactured organism whose systems and structures imitate human biology. An SLD breathes, eats, sweats and can feel pain.  They aren't actually human so are more durable than their flesh and blood counterparts. The brain of an SLD is created from the patterns and engrams of a human brain, often forming a close bond or link between the SLD and its human "pattern."

The Syndicate have also been experimenting with SLD technology, but their efforts have been progressing much more quickly without all the rigorous safeguards used by more respectable scientists. The Tankers are the result of this experimentation: super tough, super strong SLD warriors with a seriously bad attitude.

TCTF Training – This is where your game begins. Utilize this training facility as if your life depends on it — because it does. Take the time and put in the effort to master all of your moves, because Boss Muro and his Syndicate are not fooling around. Remember the time-honored axiom: Practice – you don't win just by doing it, but you can't win without it. Note: TCTF Training is optional. To bypass TCTF Training, select Load Game instead of New Game on the Main Menu, and select Syndicate Warehouse.

|'''This section is called "Saving, Loading and Overwriting" in the manual's table of contents.'''

Slide – While running press CROUCH to avoid traps, knock enemies off their feet, or pickup objects!

Sledgehammer Heel – Press PUNCH, PUNCH, then KICK. Slow move to get off but very, very powerful! Use with Caution.

The SML3 Plasma Rifle fires bursts of superheated plasma encased in a 1.2 kT magnetic field, which explode on impact.

'''Bio Data''': Regional Commander of the Technology Crimes Task Force. Currently on reserved status in the TCTF Black Ops duty roster.  

'''Description''': Syndicate Ninjas are trained to operate alone, each one as expert hand-to-hand fighter with a number of deadly Special Moves. Infiltrator class ninjas are dispatched primarily on missions of information gathering or observation.

'''Special Moves''': Volt Suplex, Skorp Kick.