Mission 1[]
Mission Start[]
Nick Fury:
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All forces to full alert. Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants have declared Manhattan a mutant-only nation. |
Cyclops:
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Well, that didn't take long. I told you we couldn't trust Magneto. |
Tony Stark:
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You're sure it's him? |
Maria Hill:
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We have visual confirmation. And the kicker is that he's using Servo Guards. |
| Nick Fury:
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Welcome to the Syndicate's world, Agent. Where Dr. Doom sends his robotic flunkies to help mutants take Manhattan.
If Magneto assists you in the field, treat him with extreme suspicion. Ally or enemy, we can't afford to let him undermine us. |
Deploy 1[]
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It's absolutely imperative that details of this insurrection get to Professor X. Colossus has volunteered. Send him immediately.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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Colossus, get this package to Professor X right away. It's our initial intel on the Brotherhood's declaration. |
Colossus:
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Immediately. |
Complete[]
| Colossus:
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Xavier read it through. He's behind whatever action S.H.I.E.L.D. wishes to take. |
| Tony Stark:
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Good to know. Sure wish he'd come out and say that in public, though. |
| Nick Fury:
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That won't happen. Let's work with what we've got. |
Deploy 2[]
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The Brotherhood is going to try to cut off access to the city. We've got a lot of bridges and tunnels to protect. Someone needs to take the tactical lead on keeping them open.
Deploy 3[]
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Servo Guards are heading down Canal Street to block Holland Tunnel access. We cannot let that happen. Blast them before they can get to the tunnel ramps.
Deploy 4[]
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The Brotherhood's actions always have a pattern. If they've commandeered Servo Guards, there's a reason for that too. Bring one of them to the Helicarrier to see if it's been modified.
Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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We're going to do a little tech dissection on Magneto's Servo Guards.
But we need a specimen, like pronto. Find one that's reasonably intact and get it to the Helicarrier. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Let's take a look at this Servo Guard and see if Magneto has customized it.
If he has, we'll have to ask him why he's working with Doom. |
| Nick Fury:
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And what he thinks about Doom helping HYDRA resurrect the Red Skull. |
| Tony Stark:
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That ought to be a fun conversation. |
Deploy 5[]
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Sources in Hell's Kitchen tell us that HYDRA is mobilizing there, but we're not sure why. Send someone to check it out.
MiniBoss - Avalanche[]
Reveal[]
| Maria Hill:
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Cyclops is observing the unrest for the X-Men and for us. Scott, care to update us? |
| Cyclops:
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There are plenty of mutants in the streets demonstrating, but I haven't seen much violence from them. |
| Nick Fury:
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Brotherhood's telling them to let the Servo Guards do the dirty work, I bet. |
| Cyclops:
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Could be. Also Avalanche is on the scene directing traffic. |
| Nick Fury:
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Magneto has issued an official proclamation. He says this is the first stage in a "nonviolent but irreversible revolution."
Doesn't seem to be living up to the first count, and we're going to do our damn best to make him a liar on the second. |
Start[]
| Summers. You can stay. The S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent goes, either on his own or feet first.
Manhattan for the mutants. |
Avalanche:
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| Cyclops:
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That's not America, Avalanche. Never has been, and it won't be now. |
| The Syndicate thinks otherwise. | Avalanche:
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| Cyclops:
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If you think the Syndicate cares about your idea of America, you're even more of a patsy than usual. |
Lose[]
| Manhattan for the mutants! | Avalanche:
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Repeat[]
| Cyclops:
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You don't settle down, Manhattan's going to be a ruin. Won't be much to rule over. |
| We'll build it again. Better, without the humans. | Avalanche:
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Complete[]
| Cyclops:
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Avalanche is under control, Nick. I'm going to bring him to Professor X for questioning. |
| Nick Fury:
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Hope you'll share whatever you find out. |
| Cyclops:
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Count on it. |
Boss - Juggernaut[]
Reveal[]
| Cyclops:
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Juggernaut's heading security in this part of the occupation. |
| Tony Stark:
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He's locked in as Magneto's favored enforcer. Toad must be nuts with envy. |
| Nick Fury:
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That's an angle to work later. Right now we focus on the problem at hand. |
Start[]
| Cyclops:
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Let me ask you a question. Why Chinatown?
I mean, if you're going to take over Manhattan. Maybe you ought to go for City Hall? Empire State Building? Statue of Liberty? |
| Magneto says a new nation means everything is different. You want to decide how we do this, maybe you ought to join up. | Juggernaut:
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| Cyclops:
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Not likely. Not likely. Manhattan for the mutants? Where does that leave you, Cain? Did you forget you're not a mutant?
Or has that gem finally scrambled your brain? |
| Don't you know how big this is yet? Besides, I may not be a mutant, but I'm definitely not a human. | Juggernaut:
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| Cyclops:
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You're right. You're just a target. |
Lose[]
| Manhattan for the mutants! | Juggernaut:
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| You can keep coming back, Scott, but you're on the wrong side of this fight. | Juggernaut:
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| Cyclops:
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You shake hands with Doom and HYDRA, and you're going to tell me I'm on the wrong side? |
| Let me put it another way. You're on the losing side. | Juggernaut:
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Complete[]
| Cyclops:
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Juggernaut ran off and took down a wall behind him. We're unable to pursue. |
| Maria Hill:
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Finish dispersing the Servo Guards if any of them are still around.
Then let's figure out what the Brotherhood's next move is going to be. |
Mission Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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So what's the Syndicate's angle in this? Magneto gets Manhattan for his mutant kingdom in return for...? |
| Maria Hill:
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He's done a lot of work with Iso-8. Maybe that's his price for sharing the new tech with the rest of the Syndicate. |
| Tony Stark:
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I don't see it working. No self-respecting would-be world dictator is going to let someone else control New York. |
| Maria Hill:
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I don't see it working because Magneto and the Red Skull are going to butt heads. |
| Nick Fury:
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Don't count on that. Hope for it, but don't count on it.
We have to fight as if the Syndicate is exactly what it claims to be. |
Mission 2[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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We're on the edge of a civil war here.
HYDRA is going back to its roots, killing "undesirables," and guess who they find the most undesirable? |
| Nick Fury:
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You got it. Mutants. |
| Tony Stark:
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S.H.I.E.L.D. is in full on riot-police mode here, Agent.
HYDRA, Brotherhood, anyone who mouths off to anyone--they all go straight to Ryker's. |
Deploy 1[]
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In response to Magneto's proclamation, HYDRA has taken over a TV station. No way are we listening to their bilge. Get a scrapper to the station and get them off the air.
Deploy 2[]
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HYDRA killers are starting to roam all over Manhattan. Mostly they're moving in twos and threes. Send Luke Cage out on search-and-destroy.
Start[]
| Nick Fury:
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HYDRA death squads are killing mutants. They've gone all the way back to their brownshirt days.
But this isn't Berlin, and it isn't 1933. Get Cage out there to remind them they're in the United States of America. |
Complete[]
Luke Cage:
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I'm just going to say it: there is nothing more satisfying in the world than cracking Nazi skulls. |
Deploy 3[]
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HYDRA's third front is recruitment. This location is one of their recruiting stations. Get Black Cat inside where she can snatch their new-recruit records.
Deploy 4[]
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Now we're hearing that HYDRA is trashing museums because of "degenerate art." Uncomfortable echoes here. Send a hero to back up the S.H.I.E.L.D. garrison along Museum Mile until this calms down.
Deploy 5[]
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Why isn't the Brotherhood responding more strongly to these HYDRA provocations? Send a hero to canvass different parts of the city and try to get a rough count of mutant numbers.
MiniBoss - Prime Sentinel[]
Reveal[]
Daredevil:
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There's a group of Sentinels deployed to fight back against HYDRA. |
| Tony Stark:
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You ask me, Magneto's just as happy to have them blow up whatever they see.
He wants HYDRA out, but he wants everyone else out too. |
| Nick Fury:
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Me, I want a Sentinel-free New York. |
Start[]
| Security perimeter violated. | Prime Sentinel:
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Lose[]
| Daredevil:
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If we can't take down a bunch of Sentinels, we're not going to get anywhere with the Syndicate. |
Repeat[]
| Security perimeter violated. | Prime Sentinel:
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Complete[]
| Daredevil:
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Sentinels are down, but that's freed HYDRA up again. |
| Nick Fury:
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You heard the man, Agent. Get after HYDRA again. Daredevil, scout out any other mutant counterforces. |
| Daredevil:
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Done. |
Boss - Toad[]
Reveal[]
| Daredevil:
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Toad is in the field fighting HYDRA. Any orders, Nick? |
| Nick Fury:
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I dislike the Toad on general principles.
Also he's apt to get carried away and cause civilian casualties. He's got to go. |
Start[]
| Why are you interfering? HYDRA wants to kill us! | Toad:
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| Daredevil:
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And you want to run all the non-mutants out of my city.
Way I see it, you both need to get out. |
Lose[]
| And now back to my regularly scheduled HYDRA killing. | Toad:
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Repeat[]
| I told you, Daredevil. This is self-defense. We have rights. Don't interfere. | Toad:
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| Daredevil:
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In my neighborhood, I decide what's self-defense. |
| This won't be your neighborhood for long. | Toad:
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Complete[]
| Daredevil:
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We're holding the Toad, but we won't be able to hang onto him for long. Request a dropship to extract him. |
| Tony Stark:
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En route. Well done, team.
Finish flushing HYDRA out of the Kitchen and report to the Helicarrier to see what the Brotherhood will get up to next. |
Mission Complete[]
| Nick Fury:
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Order is restored. Mostly. |
| Tony Stark:
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This makes no sense. Why would Magneto work with people who want mutants exterminated? |
| Cyclops:
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He's getting Manhattan as his personal mutant kingdom in return. Everyone has a price. |
| Tony Stark:
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Not him. Magneto may be an arrogant megalomaniac, but he'd never compromise on his principles. Especially with a worm like the Skull. |
| Nick Fury:
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We can psychoanalyze him when he's behind bars. Nice non-metal ones. |
Mission 3[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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I think we might be about to solve the mystery of the experimental subjects. |
| Maria Hill:
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They're spilling out of a maintenance tunnel at the southern end of Central Park. |
| Tony Stark:
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We've got Iso-8 signatures like the ones from the Bellevue lab, but also like some of HYDRA's new tech. |
| Maria Hill:
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But HYDRA's out killing mutants. Are they also sharing tech? |
| Nick Fury:
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The Syndicate's upping their game. Time for us to show that we can too. |
| Maria Hill:
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Nightcrawler has infiltrated the lab but he's not communicating. Look for him when you are on the ground. |
Deploy 1[]
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It's not just here. Everywhere we saw those eight-pointed graffiti before, there are test subjects. Send a hero to bring them in for a shot of the antigen.
Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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We haven't rounded up all of the test subjects after all. They're standing watch at the original graffiti sites.
Bring them in so we can shoot them up with Professor X's serum. |
Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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That's taken care of. But we've got another question.
If the Circle of Eight is doing the forcible mutations, why? What's their angle? |
Deploy 2[]
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If this information about the Circle of Eight is real, we've got a whole new spin on the forced mutations. Phoenix needs to tell Xavier about this immediately if not sooner.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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Phoenix, Professor X needs to hear about the Circle of Eight immediately. |
Phoenix:
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Agreed. I'm on my way. |
Complete[]
| Phoenix:
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Xavier says this doesn't smell like Magneto's work. |
| Tony Stark:
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I'm glad somebody agrees with me. |
| Nick Fury:
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I'm just aiming to put this Circle of Eight out of business before they do their next crazy apocalyptic thing. |
Deploy 3[]
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Rogue Sentinels rumbling across 59th Street! This calls for the application of physical force. We've got heroes who can make that happen.
Deploy 4[]
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A lot of the chatter about the Circle of Eight is coming from this location. Infiltrate it and see what can be learned. S.H.I.E.L.D. has no record of this group before the last few weeks.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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This intel is shaky, but there might be a Circle of Eight meeting here. Infiltrate and observe. See who's there. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Nobody recognizable. What is this group? How is it that we've got nothing on them until after the Pulse? |
| Maria Hill:
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Maybe they only formed after the Pulse. |
| Nick Fury:
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Okay, then who formed them? Why? Dig, people. We need to know. |
Deploy 5[]
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Some HYDRA stragglers are still hunting mutants--or people they think are mutants--near the Skating Pond. Send a hero in to root them out.
Start[]
| Nick Fury:
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There are still a few HYDRA die-hards going after mutants. Mop them up. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Is that the last of them? |
| Maria Hill:
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Wonder what Magneto makes of us protecting mutants. |
| Nick Fury:
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He'll spin it somehow. You can't do a guy like Magneto favors. They just make him hate you more.
Our good deeds weren't for Magneto's benefit. |
MiniBoss - Omega Sentinel[]
Reveal[]
| Tony Stark:
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We've established comm with Nightcrawler. |
Nightcrawler:
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There is a woman here protecting the approach. She behaves like a Prime Sentinel, but more powerful. Requesting backup. |
| Nick Fury:
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Stark, tell me that's not the Omega Sentinel. I thought you were working on disabling her programming! |
| Tony Stark:
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Damn it. Ever since the Pulse, anything with a processor has been acting out. Something keeps cracking S.H.I.E.L.D.'s firewalls. |
| Nick Fury:
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You can bring it up with I.T. when you get back from helping out Nightcrawler. |
Start[]
| Security perimeter breached.
Exit immediately. |
Omega Sentinel:
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| Nightcrawler:
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Nein. |
| Hostile intent confirmed. | Omega Sentinel:
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Lose[]
| Intruders dispersed. | Omega Sentinel:
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Repeat[]
| Security breached. Intruders identified from previous breach. | Omega Sentinel:
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| Nightcrawler:
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You remembered. How touching. |
Complete[]
| Nightcrawler:
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Omega Sentinel is down. Stark, try to keep her that way this time. |
| Tony Stark:
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Whatever you say, Dad. |
Boss - Mystique[]
Reveal[]
| Nightcrawler:
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I was afraid of this. Nick, my mother is directing the lab operations. |
| Tony Stark:
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Mystique identified and located. We need to move fast before she changes shape and we lose her. |
| Maria Hill:
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You okay to continue, Kurt? We can send someone else. |
| Nightcrawler:
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No. This is my mission. I will complete it. |
Start[]
| Nightcrawler:
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Mother. Why do you take part in this abomination? |
| My son, you've gone astray. | Mystique:
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| Nightcrawler:
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That's what happens to a young man when his mother abandons him.
But I am content with what I am, and I believe in the fight I fight. Can you say the same? |
| Abandonment issues? Is that what this comes down to? A new world is being born and you want a therapy session.
Xavier has made you soft. |
Mystique:
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| Nightcrawler:
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I have a conscience, Mother. Unlike you. And I will not apologize for what I am about to do. |
Lose[]
| S.H.I.E.L.D. can't protect you, Kurt. Only the Brotherhood can. | Mystique:
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Repeat[]
| You have been hounded and demonized your whole life, Kurt. Why do you fight for those that hate you? | Mystique:
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| Nightcrawler:
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I fight for the ones that don't. |
Complete[]
| Nightcrawler:
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I lost her. She transformed into one of the crowd of test subjects and I couldn't keep track.
On the bright side, there is some very interesting material in this lab. Lots of references to something called the Circle of Eight. What is that? |
| Nick Fury:
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No idea. We'll start looking into it. |
Epic Boss - Baron Zemo[]
Reveal[]
| Nightcrawler:
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Nick, I am still in the lab complex. Baron Zemo is here!
Requesting immediate backup. |
| Nick Fury:
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It's on the way. Hit him. |
Start[]
| It's Kurt, na ja? That is your name? | Baron Zemo:
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| Nightcrawler:
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Nightcrawler is my name. |
| An American word for a kind of worm. How appropriate for a mutant.
You are about to be crushed, little worm. HYDRA is coming for you and everyone like you. |
Baron Zemo:
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| Nightcrawler:
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Hier stehe ich, Zemo. Ich kann nicht anders[1]. |
| A fitting epitaph. I'll tell your mother you were brave. | Baron Zemo:
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Lose[]
| Run while you can, Untermensch[2]. Soon there will be no mutants... in New York or anywhere else! | Baron Zemo:
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Repeat[]
| Nightcrawler:
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Does Magneto know his Syndicate buddies are out to get us? |
| Magneto is blinded by his allegiance to the mutant untermensch[3]. He sees what he wants to see.
HYDRA sees clearly the way forward. And it does not include subhumans like you. |
Baron Zemo:
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Complete[]
| Nightcrawler:
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Zemo has access to the portals. He is gone.
I think he was here to collect the records I found. But he did not get them all. |
| Maria Hill:
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We need those back here. If this Circle of Eight is another name for the Syndicate, we need to confirm that. |
| Tony Stark:
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And if not, that's a whole different problem. Either way we need to know. |
Mission Complete[]
| Nick Fury:
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So Baron Zemo is running a lab where Mystique helps create mutated test subjects. |
| Tony Stark:
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But Zemo is also sending HYDRA out to kill mutants. What's the game? |
| His game is genocide. As it always has been. | Magneto:
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| Nick Fury:
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Holy-- security! We have a breach! |
| Calm yourself, Fury. Ask yourself, all of you: why would I ally with animals like Zemo and the Red Skull? Are you all truly so foolish? | Magneto:
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| Cyclops:
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It's just like you to play both sides for your benefit, Magnus. If you're not, then prove it. |
| I intend to, when you're willing to listen. Until then. | Magneto:
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| Tony Stark:
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...he's gone. Think he's telling the truth? |
| Nick Fury:
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It doesn't matter. Priority One, we get Manhattan back under control. |
Mission 4[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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Looks like Magneto's plan is hitting another snag, Agent. But first a quick update.
Near as we can tell, the Circle of Eight is dedicated to chaos. But that describes a lot of loony groups. |
| Nick Fury:
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It goes on the back burner for now. We've got more pressing problems.
Like our local underworld forces sending out demons to fight the Brotherhood. We're back in riot-police mode, at least for now. |
Deploy 1[]
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Tempting as it might be to let the Maggia and Brotherhood fight it out, we can't let that happen. Get a hero out on patrol to prevent anti-mutant violence.
Deploy 2[]
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Magneto has requested a meeting with Xavier at a secure location. Xavier doesn't trust him, and asks that we send Cyclops instead.
Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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Surprise, surprise. Xavier's back-channel approach worked. Magneto wants to meet him. |
| Maria Hill:
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But now Xavier doesn't trust him. He's asked us to release Cyclops to attend the meet instead. |
| Cyclops:
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I'm game. |
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| Tony Stark:
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That was quick. |
| Cyclops:
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He wouldn't meet me. Said it was Xavier or nobody. |
| Nick Fury:
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Looks like he'll get nobody, then. He wasn't serious. |
Deploy 3[]
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The Blob has sent a group of mutants out to get revenge for an anti-mutant hate crime. They're not going to listen to reason. But they'll back down from the right hero.
Deploy 4[]
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If the Maggia have sprung Mindless Ones, that means the Hood has to be around here somewhere. See if you can track him down.
Deploy 5[]
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There sure doesn't seem to be much cooperation among members of this Syndicate. HYDRA and the Maggia going after the Brotherhood... let's run a sweep for A.I.M. and R.A.I.D.. We don't want any surprises.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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We haven't seen A.I.M. or R.A.I.D. involved in anti-mutant activities. Sweep the city, consult local law enforcement. Where are they? |
| Tony Stark:
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And if they're not going after mutants like HYDRA and the Maggia, why not? |
Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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No sign of them. |
| Tony Stark:
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You want to know what I think?
They're staying out of it to stay on Magneto's good side. Maybe they think Magneto's left the Syndicate too. |
| Nick Fury:
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We all know your theory, Stark. No need to push it. |
MiniBoss - The Hood[]
Reveal[]
Kitty Pryde:
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The Hood is running the anti-mutant gangs. |
| Tony Stark:
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That's not all he's doing. We're registering magic emanations like he's trying to open a portal again. |
| Maria Hill:
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Just to travel, or...? |
| Tony Stark:
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He's already opened portals to get demons. We shouldn't ignore the possibility that he's going for something bigger. |
| Nick Fury:
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How about we address that possibility by kicking his ass and throwing it in the Vault? |
| Tony Stark:
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That sounded like marching orders to me. |
Start[]
| Kitty Pryde:
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What's your problem with mutants? |
| I don't have one. I have a problem with anyone trying to take over New York who isn't me. | The Hood:
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| Kitty Pryde:
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Straightforward, at least. |
| I'm a simple man. Now get out of here before the demons come for you too. | The Hood:
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| Kitty Pryde:
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That's not how this is going to work. |
| Ah, mutants. Always wanting to do things the hard way. | The Hood:
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Lose[]
| Now comes the best part... | The Hood:
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Repeat[]
| Kitty, I was just finishing something up. | The Hood:
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| Kitty Pryde:
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What might that be? |
| You'll find out soon enough. | The Hood:
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Complete[]
| Kitty Pryde:
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He stepped out, Nick. |
| Nick Fury:
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No surprise there. Your team left some marks on him. He won't be quick to come back.
Let's finish this up before we have another full-blown mutant riot on our hands. |
Boss - Blob[]
Reveal[]
| Kitty Pryde:
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The Blob has gone berserk, Nick! He's killing anyone he thinks might be Maggia or any other kind of underworld figure. |
| Tony Stark:
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Hard to believe Magneto has him on this long a leash. |
| Cyclops:
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This is exactly what Magneto wants.
The more he polarizes the mutant issue, the more likely he is to get some kind of mutant-only homeland. He doesn't care if people die. |
Start[]
| You oughta be ashamed, Kitty.
Demons killing us, the Hood running the show, crime bosses watching the whole thing and laughing... Now you're gonna show up and tell me I can't protect myself? |
Blob:
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| Kitty Pryde:
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Someone should put you and the Hood in a room and let you fight it out. |
| Book it and tell me where to be. Until then, outta my way. | Blob:
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Lose[]
| Mutants gotta protect themselves! Even from you! | Blob:
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Repeat[]
| You don't listen. I said outta my way! | Blob:
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| Kitty Pryde:
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Not to you. |
| Maybe you'll listen to this! | Blob:
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Complete[]
| Kitty Pryde:
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The Blob is down and out. Should we leave him here for Magneto to pick up?
We've still got demons to handle. |
| Tony Stark:
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S.H.I.E.L.D. transport is on the way. Agent, you're back on demon duty. |
Mission Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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If the Syndicate was a marriage, I'd say it wasn't going to last.
HYDRA and occult powers taking aim at the Brotherhood, Doom standing off and letting it happen... |
| Nick Fury:
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Red Skull. |
| Tony Stark:
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Right. Can't forget the Red Skull. He's not going to be just another member of the club. |
| Maria Hill:
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But while it lasts, it could do a lot of damage. Let's keep up the good work. |
| Nick Fury:
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Agenda Item One is... uh oh. |
| Tony Stark:
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Uh oh what? |
| Nick Fury:
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Doom's not standing aside anymore. Hope you haven't taken your boots off, Agent. |
Mission 5[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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To the Chrysler Building, Agent. Immediately if not sooner.
The Brotherhood has taken it over and we've got electromagnetic readings coming out of it that don't make any sense. |
| Maria Hill:
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They resemble the device Doom had in the Empire State Building, but they're not identical. |
| Nick Fury:
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And the entire area is crawling with mutated experimental subjects.
We're thinking Magneto is about to up the ante on his Mutanthattan plan. |
| Maria Hill:
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Phoenix is en route to be the X-Men liaison. You'll see her. |
Deploy 1[]
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Once we've got boots on the ground we need to clear the test subjects out of Grand Central. That's priority one, before they disperse into the subways again. Send a hero to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. recon.
Deploy 2[]
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Okay, we've cleared the initial approach to the Chrysler Building. Now we need someone to take out this location. It's in the strongest part of the Emitter's field, so we need a fearless and ruthless mutant. Wolverine, you're on.
Deploy 3[]
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The Mutation Emitter is already powering up. We need some way to interfere with its signal. Get Storm into the sky and have her brew up some heavy weather.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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This Mutation Emitter is already starting to transform some of the people closest to it. We can't let this happen.
Storm, can you bring some heavy weather and baffle its signal until we can get close and take it offline? |
Storm:
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Count on it. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Now that's some kickass lightning.
Emitter signal is damped way down. Now's our chance to go in and get it. |
| Maria Hill:
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Maintain position, Ororo. We're almost there. |
| Storm:
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Understood. |
Deploy 4[]
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The Emitter's signal is stronger in some places than others. We need to gear our tactics around approaches through its weaker areas. Get a hero consulting with S.H.I.E.L.D. assault teams on this.
Deploy 5[]
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Get this group of test subjects out of the way and we have a clear path to the Chrysler Building. They're confused, but dangerous. Any hero ought to do the trick, but make the decision fast.
MiniBoss - Constrictor[]
Reveal[]
| Phoenix:
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Constrictor is cracking the whip over the test subjects, Nick. |
| Tony Stark:
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The Brotherhood has proclaimed today the first official day of Mutanthattan. |
| Nick Fury:
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He didn't call it that, did he? |
| Tony Stark:
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No, that one's all mine. |
| Maria Hill:
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Constrictor's not a mutant, so he'll only fight as long as he thinks it's worth his while. |
| Tony Stark:
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Let's get him to that point quickly, shall we? |
Start[]
| Phoenix:
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Fighting for the Brotherhood, Constrictor? You think they're going to make you into a mutant? |
| I think the checks clear. And I might be a mercenary, but you couldn't pay me enough to be a mutant. | Constrictor:
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| Phoenix:
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Strange. You've always seemed like a wannabe to me. |
Lose[]
| Who's the wannabe now? | Constrictor:
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Repeat[]
| Let's do it again. I get paid by the hour. | Constrictor:
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Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Well done. Hang onto Constrictor until we can pick him up. |
| Phoenix:
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We need to keep moving. Magneto is powering up his device in the Chrysler Building. |
| Tony Stark:
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We know. But we can't go in without securing the area.
Otherwise we'll have Magneto in front of us and the whole horde of test subjects coming in from behind. |
MiniBoss - Sabretooth[]
Reveal[]
| Come and get me, Phoenix! I see you out there! | Sabretooth:
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| Maria Hill:
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He's trying to buy time for whatever Magneto is up to. |
| Nick Fury:
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If he wants a fight, give the man what he wants. |
| Tony Stark:
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Readings from the Brotherhood's device are getting more intense.
Speed this up, people. We're on deadline here. |
Start[]
| Phoenix:
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So here you are, running interference for one more Magneto doomsday scheme. |
| There aren't enough of us, Phoenix. He's going to balance the numbers out a little. | Sabretooth:
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| Phoenix:
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How many people is he going to kill to do that? |
| You got it wrong. That was the solution I proposed. He decided to go another way.
If you can't decrease one number, you raise the other one. See what I mean? Shame I have to kill you. We could've raised some numbers of our own in Manhattan together. |
Sabretooth:
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Lose[]
| Stay down! | Sabretooth:
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Repeat[]
| You again? Oh, right. The Phoenix thing. Have to write a new ending for that story. | Sabretooth:
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Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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Phoenix, report. |
| Phoenix:
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Sabretooth is under control. By which I mean unconscious. |
| Maria Hill:
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Well done. Agent, fuel up and stay on standby. We're going to have to hit the Chrysler Building sooner rather than later. |
Boss - Magneto/Mystique[]
Reveal[]
| Nick Fury:
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There's the boss man himself. Magneto has been sighted. Phoenix, you see him? |
| Phoenix:
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I do. |
| Cyclops:
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Sorry, Tony. Magneto would've been a powerful ally, but now we have to face facts. |
| Tony Stark:
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Looks like it. Let's get down to business. |
Start[]
| Welcome. You are about to witness a marvel of accelerated evolution.
Once I trigger this device, all of Manhattan will become a permanent Zone of Mutation. Anyone who remains in Manhattan will become permanently mutated, thanks to the power of Iso-8. |
Magneto:
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| Cyclops:
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This is insane, even for you, Magneto! |
Magneto:
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For once we agree, Summers. |
| Cyclops:
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What?! |
| Magneto:
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I know that's you, Raven. End this treachery before I end it for you. |
| ...well, this is rich. You, talking to me about treachery! Are you with the X-Men now too? | Magneto:
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| Magneto:
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I only joined the Syndicate to sabotage them. You joined them for... what? This ridiculous "kingdom" full of forced mutations?
Doom and the Red Skull are playing you for a fool. At least I've stopped you before you damage our cause permanently. |
| Stopped me? You're getting ahead of yourself, old man. Iso-8 has finally given me the power to leave your shadow. | Magneto:
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Lose[]
| The dream of a mutant nation will become a reality by my hand! | Mystique:
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Repeat[]
| Welcome to die, X-Chicken! | Magneto:
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Complete[]
| Cyclops:
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Alas, that was Mystique, not Magneto. |
| Magneto:
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You will never trust me, will you? |
| Cyclops:
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I haven't blown you to hell yet. I'd say that's progress.
And now I get to tell Tony he was right all along. |
| Nick Fury:
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Bring that machine back to the Helicarrier. Stark can look at it when he gets tired of being smug. |
Mission Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
|
So the Syndicate makes Mystique their patsy and gets her to impersonate Magneto, while Doom provides tech to let her fly and complete the illusion. |
| Cyclops:
|
All so the Syndicate could divide the mutant populace, then conquer them.
Which Magneto could have just told us. Just want to point that out. |
| Magneto:
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I had to be sure before acting. Mystique deserved that, at least. |
| Tony Stark:
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But we still don't know anything about this Circle of Eight. |
| Nick Fury:
|
The Syndicate's started to crack. One thing at a time. |
Mission 6[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
|
HYDRA is back in business. And in a very big way. |
| Maria Hill:
|
We heard that they were bringing World War II bodies back to life, and now they're all over Gansevoort. |
| Tony Stark:
|
They've also got regular old HYDRA commandos, but all of them are dressed like it's 1943. |
| Maria Hill:
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Which is only appropriate, since we think that the Red Skull is making his move. |
| Nick Fury:
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What that move is, we're not sure yet.
But we plan to counter it with extreme prejudice. You on board, Cap? |
Captain America:
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Wouldn't miss it, sir. |
Deploy 1[]
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Retro HYDRA are not your average commando terrorist. A group of them has pinned down firefighters near the wharves. Get a hero down there to knock these killers back to the 1940s.
Deploy 2[]
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Zemo and Viper will soon be at each other's throats if they aren't already. Infiltrate this HYDRA command post and see if you can't doctor some records to goose them along.
Start[]
| Nick Fury:
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Once the Red Skull gets involved, HYDRA's not going to be big enough for both Zemo and Viper.
Let's sow a little discord so they're primed to go after each other. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
|
Done. Good work. I have a question, though.
If HYDRA cuts off one of HYDRA's heads, do two more still take its place? |
Deploy 3[]
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This one's straightforward and it's for Hawkeye: If you can find the Red Skull before he takes control of HYDRA, and you've got a shot... take it.
Start[]
| Maria Hill:
|
Hawkeye, we wouldn't ask, but this is the Red Skull we're talking about.
You're on the hunt. If you see a shot, take it. |
Hawkeye:
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My pleasure. |
Complete[]
| Hawkeye:
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I saw him. I hit him. He didn't go down. |
| Tony Stark:
|
Damn. Iso-8? |
| Hawkeye:
|
I don't know. But that shot was good. |
| Nick Fury:
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Guess we'll have to take him down the old-fashioned way. |
Deploy 4[]
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We need Black Widow to monitor everyone who comes and goes from this location. If she sees either Zemo or the Viper, it'll be time for us to go after the other.
Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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Widow, HYDRA is known to gather here. Observe and if you see either Zemo or Viper, ping us.
If they're separated, maybe we can pick them off. |
Complete[]
Black Widow:
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Spotted, Fury. But it's both of them. |
| Nick Fury:
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Pull out, then. We're not going to take them on together. We don't want to do anything that will put them on the same side. |
| Tony Stark:
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Damn. |
| Nick Fury:
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Don't worry. They'll do our job for us pretty soon. |
Deploy 5[]
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Manhattan proves the Syndicate can be fractured. Send a S.H.I.E.L.D. delegate to give some of the other members a little push.
Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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If Magneto turned away from the Syndicate, maybe others can be turned too. |
| Nick Fury:
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Why not? Send someone over to the Hood. Tell him he can still get on the right side of this. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
|
That didn't work. He didn't even listen to the pitch. |
| Maria Hill:
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It was worth a try. And now at least he's thinking about it. |
| Nick Fury:
|
It's not going to work.
We're going to be stuck with the Syndicate until we can put this Iso-8 genie back in the bottle. So let's get to it. |
MiniBoss - Viper[]
Reveal[]
| Captain America:
|
Viper is leading some of the HYDRA detachments. |
| Tony Stark:
|
We're hearing chatter that she and Baron Zemo have the knives out for each other. |
| Maria Hill:
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If I was them, I'd worry that the Red Skull was going to get rid of them both. |
| Tony Stark:
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I'm sure it's crossed their minds. |
| Captain America:
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If there's antivenom in the Helicarrier PX, you'd better pick some up, Agent.
Viper will poison you before you know she's in the room. |
Start[]
| Hey, supersoldier. | Viper:
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| Captain America:
|
I don't know what to call you. Is it Viper still, or are you going to prefer Madame Hydra again? |
| It doesn't matter, as long as you don't call me Ophelia. | Viper:
|
| Captain America:
|
Ophelia? |
| I never tell a man that when I'm going to let him live. | Viper:
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Lose[]
| Just like a man to start something and not be able to finish. | Viper:
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Repeat[]
| Captain America:
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Viper, you're done here. I'll give you one last chance to quit. |
Complete[]
| Captain America:
|
She's gone. Teleportation ring. I tried to keep her from twisting it, but... |
| Tony Stark:
|
Man, I wish I had one of those. |
| Nick Fury:
|
Nevermind. Keep clearing the commando positions. |
MiniBoss - Baron Zemo[]
Reveal[]
| Captain America:
|
There's Zemo.
I bet he's got the 1940s HYDRA goons with him. They're his old pals. |
| Tony Stark:
|
Could be. I don't know how you'd tell them apart. |
| Captain America:
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Can't wait for this one. Zemo and I still have a score to settle. |
| Nick Fury:
|
Steady on, Cap. Save some energy for the Red Skull. |
| Captain America:
|
Don't you worry, sir. |
Start[]
| Ah. Much has changed since our last meeting, nicht wahr? | Baron Zemo:
|
| Captain America:
|
All I see is the same old Nazi in front of me. Iso-8 might give you better toys, but that's all. |
| Better toys make for better play. As you will soon find out. | Baron Zemo:
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Lose[]
| What do you think about the new toys now? | Baron Zemo:
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Repeat[]
| Captain America:
|
I'm back. Same old toys. |
| Then you will have the same old result. | Baron Zemo:
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| Captain America:
|
You still don't know Americans very well, do you? |
Complete[]
| Captain America:
|
Zemo bugged out.
You ask me, he and Viper are both more worried about saving their skins than following the Red Skull's orders. |
| Maria Hill:
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That's our take too. And if we're right, that's a good thing. |
| Tony Stark:
|
We'll take all the HYDRA infighting we can get. |
Boss - Red Skull[]
Reveal[]
| Achtung[4], S.H.I.E.L.D.! I have returned!
I am glad now that I did not destroy this city when I had the chance. It will be much more pleasant to rule it. |
Red Skull:
|
| Captain America:
|
Permission to deploy, sir. |
| Nick Fury:
|
Granted. Agent, on your go. |
Start[]
| You have warmed up with my underlings, Captain Rogers?
Then let us see how we match up ourselves. Old friends and old enemies are the best, as I'm sure you'll agree. |
Red Skull:
|
| Captain America:
|
I don't think you and I agree on much, Schmidt. |
Lose[]
| This is the new HYDRA! | Red Skull:
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Repeat[]
| Captain America:
|
New HYDRA? Sure looks the same to me.
Same old world-domination blah blah blah. Even the same old uniforms. |
| One difference, Steve Rogers: the Red Skull! | Red Skull:
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Complete[]
| Captain America:
|
He's testing us, sir. |
| Tony Stark:
|
Well, he did just come back after almost seventy years. He'll consolidate his hold on HYDRA before taking us on for real.
And maybe buy an iPod or something. Back to the Helicarrier, Agent. We've got an important briefing for you. |
Mission Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
|
The HYDRA bloodletting is just getting started.
Our intel suggests that the Red Skull will pick either Viper or Zemo to be his lieutenant. |
| Maria Hill:
|
So they're going to try to kill each other and take the choice out of his hands. |
| Nick Fury:
|
Suits us fine. |
| Maria Hill:
|
With Magneto on our side, the Brotherhood's damaged, but not broken. And this fiasco has made them permanent enemies of the Syndicate.
This is a mixed blessing. Part of me wants all the villains in one place, pulling in one direction. Makes it easier to hit them. |
| Nick Fury:
|
But division among the enemy also suits us fine. |
| Tony Stark:
|
Long story short, the Syndicate is still out there, but the Brotherhood is going to be a separate threat for now. |
| Nick Fury:
|
Only thing everybody has in common is they want Iso-8. |
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