Subject 40-4

The Sentinel Purge is a time that will forever be remembered by both the dying world and the annals of history. While many heroes died during the third world war, there were a handful that remained, struggling until the very end to defend the frightened citizens from annihilation. One of these heroes known only as “Hax” spent the last days of his life evacuating and protecting civilians targeted by the sentinels. In the end the hero saved many lives but died at the hands of the sentinels. However, while the hero is remembered as a good man that gave his all, mega corporations such as AIM saw an even greater potential.

Having a natural intuition and applied education in machines and magic, the hero Hax had spent time trying to develop a way to control sentinels or even re-create sentinels that would serve as a first and last line of defense. Unfortunately, the hero had neither the time nor resources to properly develop this idea, but AIM knew that his knowledge and natural aptitude with technology would be a great asset if they were to try developing sentinels of their own. Since the discovery of the genetic arks, AIM like most mega corporations staked ownership on as many arks as possible with the overall idea of recreating the best of the best to serve in their ranks. In one the arks AIM hit one of their jackpots; a genetic profile of the Hax individual, but with one problem. The template for the Hax profile was incomplete and thus incredibly difficult to successfully clone, but with vast resources AIM had only to wait until their cloning processes yielded a success.

Decades later, AIM had yet to clone a profile that was within their ideal percentiles of the original Hax, but AIM had managed to clone with creative splicing and virtual reality simulators a handful of individuals similar to the Hax profile. While these individuals do not possess the exact memories of the original (AIM’s research on the Hax individual is only so complete) they do have the same aptitude for technology and magic. Picking the best and brightest from their batches, AIM placed three in charge of various research projects related to sentinels while the rest were returned to the cloning research facilities to better replicate their success. As one of the only presumably alive clones, 40-4 was in charge of the project team researching how the sentinels were made in order to replicate their creation. While simply a tool for AIM, because each of their successful clones were precious, 40-4 was given every accommodation as well as access to AIM’s best resources in order to further their goals. For a scientist 40-4 lived like a king. So why did he choose to go AWOL?

For someone who cared very little for human company 40-4 made an unlikely accomplice. Test Subject 5 for the AIDOS project who had been cloned to pilot the reacquired AIDOS suit had been along with 40-4 deemed a waste of resources and AIM would be phasing both projects out for good. This generally means an abrupt and mortally inconvenient “early retirement” for all non-essential or dangerous personnel involved with these projects. In light of this news 40-4 was very concerned. Afterall, he was planning on leaving anyway with his research coming to a dead end without at least an actual piece of sentinel tech, something that not even AIM’s vast resources could procure for 40-4. The news simply made the choice to leave easier, and with Subject 5 already planning an escape of his own 40-4 made a deal that would help both men escape to pursue their own interests.

After escaping the AIM facility, both 40-4 and Subject 5 kept travelling together as partners in crime with Subject 5 “repoing” technology from various “clients” and 40-4 maintaining and modifying the technology for black markets. With a steady cash flow 40-4 is able to keep a supply of his medication as well as fund his efforts to finally obtain or locate a sentinel and continue his research.