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 '''''What happened to the TCTF?'''''<br>
 :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.
+:However, immediately after the Cataclysm, things went to heck for a while. Seeing their perfect equilibrium shattered, angered that the world was falling to pieces around them, the WCG had the TCTF wage an all-out war against BGI and the Syndicate. Many strongholds that the WCG had pretended not to know about were raided and destroyed in a matter of weeks, with numerous casualties on both sides. However, the WCG soon dissolved, and the branches of the former TCTF in each country needed to focus on maintaining law and order among the general populace, so the firestorm was soon over for BGI and the Syndicate. The casualties in the upper ranks did, however, cause the two criminal organizations to also splinter and re-organize into smaller groups.
 '''''What is Griffin up to?'''''<br>
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 '''''What happened to the Syndicate?'''''<br>
-:Broken into pieces by infighting and panic over Cataclysm; some of them are supplying arms to the nations as they rebuild their militaries in preparation for a possible World War III. One piece (Muro's surviving cronies) has the data on use of the Chrysalis, and is trying to sell Daodan-powered super-soldiers to some unscrupulous country as a private militia (of course they won't actually share the data on how to produce Daodan symbiotes). This might even give them the edge they need to become the main branch of the [[Oni2:Neo-Syndicate|Neo-Syndicate]]. They might use their private army to seize control over a whole nation or two. Heh. [[wikipedia:-stan|Syndicastan]].'''
+:Broken into pieces by infighting and panic over Cataclysm. Each branch wants to gain the advantage that they will need in order to become the head of the [[Oni2:Neo-Syndicate|Neo-Syndicate]].
+*Some of them are supplying arms to nations that are rebuilding their militaries in preparation for a possible World War III.
+*One piece (Muro's surviving cronies) has data on the use of the Chrysalis, and is trying to sell Daodan-powered super-soldiers to unscrupulous countries as a private militia (of course they won't actually share the data on how to produce Daodan symbiotes).
+*Other factions of the Syndicate might use their private armies and pre-existing connections (see [[Quotes/Consoles#History_of_the_Syndicate|here]], third screen) to seize control over cities, or even a whole nation or two. Heh. [[wikipedia:-stan|Syndicastan]].'''
 '''''How many [[ACC|ACCs]] were there, and how many broken?'''''<br>
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 :Hardy LeBel, in a well-known OCF post, explained that Konoko and Mukade are like super-predators because of the Daodan Chrysalis inside them. He didn't explain what the Daodan surges meant; his post merely explained why Mukade and Konoko were attuned to each other. The superficial answer would be that a surge represents victory over an opponent, like a post-fight rush of ecstasy. That explanation falls flat, however, when you consider that Mukade's defeat did not trigger a surge in Konoko.
 :The deeper question here is whether the Daodan always makes someone into a violent superhuman. If it does, then it makes sense that violence should be rewarded with a rush of pleasure; alternately, the surge may represent a sort of "leveling up" after a successful kill. However, Kerr told Konoko that she would remain true to her nature, just that her final form would be a more resilient version of herself. Also, depending on the goal or "purpose" of the Daodan organism, violent behavior may not be a requisite development at all (see the Chrysalis section on the [[Oni2:Neo-Agriculture]] page). And since Oni 1 is clearly showing that Konoko is not a bad person (at least, if she spares Griffin), then that means that we shouldn't assume her Daodan surges come from a love for violence.
-:An alternate possibility is that the Daodan simply advances on its own in random surges. However, each of Konoko's surges occurs right after a fight, which is an unlikely coincidence. Is it possible that the occurrence of a major spike has more to do with Konoko's <u>motivations</u> for fighting? It could be pointed out that all three of the "triggers" for the major spikes are the defeat of someone who has something to do with harming Shinatama. Barabas has just kidnapped her when Konoko defeats him; the room of baddies at the end of Chapter 7 are guarding Shinatama; and Muro was the one who tortured Shinatama personally. Shinatama was the only person Konoko had grown close to ''in her entire life''. Konoko even disobeyed direct orders from her superior to go find her. So it's not so far-fetched to suggest that Konoko is thriving, not on shed blood, but on the removal of threats to her friend.
+:An alternate possibility is that the Daodan simply advances on its own in random surges. However, each of Konoko's surges occurs right after a fight, which is an unlikely coincidence. Is it possible that the occurrence of a major spike has more to do with Konoko's <u>motivations</u> for fighting? It could be pointed out that all three of the "triggers" for the major spikes are the defeat of someone who has something to do with harming Shinatama. Barabas has just kidnapped her when Konoko defeats him; the room of baddies at the end of Chapter 7 are guarding Shinatama; and Muro was the one who tortured Shinatama personally. Shinatama was the only person Konoko [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama.2FKonoko_Relationship|had grown close to]] ''in her entire life''. Konoko even disobeyed direct orders from her superior to go find her. So it's not so far-fetched to suggest that Konoko is thriving, not on shed blood, but on the removal of threats to her friend.
 :So, to sum up, either Konoko was being rewarded by the Daodan for her violence, or else her power only advanced when she was fighting to save a friend. This stark dilemma could make for interesting elaboration in Oni 2. Perhaps Konoko is not certain herself whether she is a good person, after the things she's done. If she hasn't reached her Imago form yet, this could be a source of great concern to her, as she wonders how she will turn out when she 'emerges from the pupa'. She may not realize that, deep down, she has real compassion; especially after the events of Oni 1, where she mowed down countless enemies and had everyone out to get her, she might feel that she has no choice but to be a cold, untrusting person. More on this later.
 '''''Who really was/is Mukade?'''''<br>
-:A. Straight, boring answer is that he was a ninja, experimentally modified by a Chrysalis. This isn't necessarily a bad answer, as if we want him to live, he can still be alive in Oni 2 and we can build on his character. It's only really boring if he died in Oni.
+:Certain parts of this wiki have speculated that the armored master ninja was Konoko's dad, or a clone thereof. Questions have also been raised about whether he was a subordinate of Muro's, or BGI's, or his own agent. Doubts have even been raised as to whether the other ninjas were on Mukade's side or not, and whether Mukade might have actually wanted to be caught by, or to fight, Konoko. After considering all the options, I've decided to take the simplest approach which follows the facts, not for lack of imagination, but for where it will lead the story.
-:B. More interesting answer is that he's related to Mai somehow. Since we don't know what happened to her dad, he could be Daddy.
+:What Mukade is not:
-::1. But that seems kind of clichéd, and since when did he turn from professor to master ninja?
+:*Konoko's father. The reason Konoko could sense him is that they are both Daodan symbiotes (Cf. Hardy). Also, Hasegawa would be too old to fight like that.
-::2. What if he is a genetic clone of dear old dad, but one gone horribly wrong? The clone was made to serve as a body for a Chrysalis, but was unstable. This would explain Mukade's fatalistic ready-to-die-when-the-Chrysalis-takes-over attitude in Oni.
+:*A clone of Konoko's father. There is no mention of the practice of cloning in Oni, and it seems a bit forced to try to explain his motivation for trying to keep the truth from her.
-::3. He might be Bertram Navarre. One can still ask how a scientist becomes a ninja, but we don't know Navarre at all, so if we want to write him as an athletic guy, or say that he built a suit to help him fight, we can. This would also explain why he doesn't give Konoko a Daodan surge when he is defeated, if he was Navarre or a product of Navarre's own non-Daodan experiments. But he indicates to Konoko in their encounter that they are both Daodan hosts, so this is probably a no-go.
+:*A robot. If robots could be built with such sophistication, there would be no need for SLDs. Plus, the Daodan thing.
-:C. He could be an artificial being. Hasn't anybody noticed? Of course, this raises whether he's an SLD and who built him...
+:*An SLD. He has far too much self-awareness and personality for an artificial humanoid, and it deprives him of the ability to have an interesting background.
-::1. He's a robot built by the Syndicate. Easy answer, but doesn't explain his cryptic talk.
+:No, Mukade is simply a ninja who rose through the ranks and was selected by Muro to be a Daodan host, as Barabas [[Quotes/Consoles#Barabas|rose through]] the Striker ranks to the same end. I can't argue with certainty that he couldn't possibly be an SLD based off Hasegawa's engrams and implanted with a Daodan, but it seems more interesting to make him a unique individual with his own back story and motivations that we can develop in Oni 2, rather than just a "Xerox copy" of an existing character.
-::2. He's a robot built by the TCTF as either a plant in the Syndicate or a precaution against Konoko. How he managed to hire Ninjas is a mystery, although he could have simply evaded them as enemies.
+:The manual [[Quotes/Manual#Ninja_-_Avenger_Class_.28Red.29|states]] that Mukade works for the Syndicate, which would mean Muro is his boss. However, I do want to tweak this particular aspect of the story. Since we know that BGI was originally supposed to play a role in Oni, I am going to make him a double agent; he reported to Muro, but his true allegiance was to BGI, and escaping with Konoko's data was part of BGI's agenda, not Muro's (to be elaborated on when I upload my BGI storyline).
-::3. He's an SLD based off Muro's mind and modified for combat. Again, simple, straightforward, and would explain a whole lot.
-::4. He's an SLD based off Hasegawa's mind. This provides a logical explanation for his actions, although attacking his daughter would seem a bit off-base.
-::5. He's an SLD based off Konoko's mind. Who has access to those engrams? Griffin. And he would want a quick-acting, fast termination in case Mai ever went rogue. Shinatama as a defense module would only go so far, after all, so he made and constantly updated a fighter SLD behind the backs of everyone. Of course, this again brings up the whole "How'd he get past the ninjas?" but it could be assumed that if the ninjas were artificial, as some speculate, he could have just hacked into their minds and made himself invisible to them.
 '''''If still alive, what is Mukade doing?'''''<br>
-:A. He might still be evil, but it seems like he would have self-destructed by now. That kind of personality couldn't last for years without mellowing. If still evil, he probably is running a branch of the disjointed Syndicate.
+:After being broken at Konoko's hands, Mukade's body was retrieved by BGI and he recuperated in a well-hidden safe house, even as the WCG stormed the facilities they knew about. Now free of his masters, Mukade doesn't even hold a grudge against Konoko. He has given himself a new mission -- experimenting with [[Oni2:Neo-Agriculture|Neo-Agriculture]] in order to figure out how to control the Wilderness or live alongside it. He is likely to want to avoid violence, so it doesn't bring back his 'bad tendencies'.
-:'''B. He might have totally turned around after being broken at Konoko's hands. He doesn't even hold a grudge against her. He has resigned himself to serving the people by alternating Daodan harvesting and experimenting with [[Oni2:Neo-Agriculture|Neo-Agriculture]]. He is likely to want to avoid fighting so it doesn't bring back his 'bad tendencies'.'''
 '''''What would Mai be doing as the Cataclysm happened?'''''<br>