History Characters / CerberusDailyNewsSaronaNet

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-Blade]], at that; it's built into her cybernetic arm.

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[VideoGame/TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[TabletopGame/BattleTech synthetic myomer]], [[VideoGame/PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[VideoGame/FreeSpace Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake and Sniper Wolf]].

* ThrowDownTheBomblet: One of his specialties.

* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: Modem. She usually ends up commanding the team when they're together.
** TheLancer: Victor. Occasionally refereed to as 'Number One' by Modem, since she trusts him the most with getting the job done.
** TheSmartGuy: Tracer T. He's not savant-grade, but he's a very good hacker.
** TheBigGuy: Wise Bomber. Comes with being a krogan and an explosives specialist.
** TheChick: Mira, to a degree. She tends to keep everyone working together.

* KnifeNut: Only carries one, but the type (a krogan war knife) makes up for it; she calls it the Hellpick, but that name was chosen by the person who forged it.

* DynamicCharacter: He may open up about what happened to him eventually.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. [[spoiler: {{Jossed}} by [[WordOfGod Word of Player]] - he has other reasons for being so messed up.]]

* BadassGrandpa: He fought in the Rachni Wars. He still does the occasional combat operation.

** TheCaptain: Modem. She usually ends up commanding the team when they're together.

* OneOfUs: Drops an analysis of a tabletop game weapon out of nowhere while ''drunk''.
--> [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=258313#p258313 "20D20 would be more effective. 4D100 has a minimum damage of 4, while 20D20 has a minimum damage of 20. And if you really wanted it to be 'of death', you'd make it Slaying and Vorpal."]]

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{TabletopGame/BattleTech}} synthetic myomer]], [[VideoGame/PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[VideoGame/FreeSpace Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

** Humorously, she picked up [[SomethingAwful "What the Christ?"]] somewhere.

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{TabletopGame/BattleTech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[VideoGame/FreeSpace Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

** And TengenToppaGurrenLagann, which makes sense - it's another StudioGainax work.

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{TabletopGame/BattleTech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[{{Freespace}} Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

* SuperMode: [[{{Battletech}} Myomer Accelerated Signal Circuitry (MASC)]]. It ''massively'' boosts her speed and strength, but can only be used for a few minutes without doing serious damage to her limbs.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{Battletech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[{{Freespace}} Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

* MightyGlacier: Thanks to his bomb suit, he's essentially a small ''tank''.

* {{Gundamjack}}: How Modem got her gunship. Exactly how is unknown, but the previous owner was ''not'' happy to part with it.

** Interestingly enough, Modem is a fan of NeonGenesisEvangelion in-character.

* ActionGirl: Comes with the job description. She's been described as "[[{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] meets [[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution Adam Jensen]]."

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[Franchise/MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{Battletech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[{{Freespace}} Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: An [[MetalGear HF-Blade]], at that; it's built into her cybernetic arm.

* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{Battletech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[{{Freespace}} Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...

* {{Expy}}: Of [[MetalGear Solid Snake and Sniper Wolf]].

* [[spoiler: {{Expy}}: Of the [[{{Marathon}} USEC Marathon's Security Officer/Marine]].]]

!'''The Boss'''
The founder and effective supreme commander of Sarona Bounty Hunter Network.

* BadassGrandpa: He fought in the Rachni Wars. He still does the occasional combat operation.
* {{BFG}}: Carries the Ripper, a heavily-modified machinegun.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: '''The Boss'''.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: There are very, very few people who know his real name.

!'''Specialist Team Prime'''
The third-best team in [=SaronaNET=] (the other two are simply called 'Badass Team Prime/Subprime').
* BadassCrew: Despite the better teams being called 'badass', they still qualify. It's implied that if you can keep them working together, they're nearly ''unstoppable''.
* TheFellowshipHasEnded: They broke up for quite some time, though they kept working for [=SaronaNET=].
* FiveManBand
** TheCaptain: Modem. She usually ends up commanding the team when they're together.
** TheLancer: Victor. Occasionally refereed to as 'Number One' by Modem, since she trusts him the most with getting the job done.
** TheSmartGuy: Tracer T. He's not savant-grade, but he's a very good hacker.
** TheBigGuy: Wise Bomber. Comes with being a krogan and an explosives specialist.
** TheChick: Mira, to a degree. She tends to keep everyone working together.
* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: A potential future for the team.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: What they started out as.

!'''Modulator_Demodulator (Modem)'''
An asari vanguard who lived on a human colony for quite some time; currently working as a bounty hunter for [=SaronaNET=]. Modem's also rather unusual because of her height: 6'11". Though cynical, she does her best to clean up the scum of the universe.

* ActionGirl: Comes with the job description. She's been described as "[[{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] meets [[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution Adam Jensen]]."
* ArtificialLimbs: All of them, actually.
* BadassFamily: Her mother and grandmother were commandos, her father was a member of the Migrant Fleet Marines, and her grandfather is a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy krogan]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not really someone who you wouldn't think dangerous, but still, don't get her angry.
* {{BFG}}: The napalm launcher, especially when loaded with more exotic chemicals. These include gelled piranha solution and ''[[{{hellfire}} chlorine trifluoride]]'' (though the latter is rarely used due to how nasty it is).
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: An [[MetalGear HF-Blade]], at that; it's built into her cybernetic arm.
* BountyHunter
* BrokenBird: What Elara's death is starting to show her as. Despite her apparent ability to cope with just about everything, she's internalized a ''lot'' of trauma over the years.
* TheCaptain: Her original role within the team.
* CoolPlane: The Nomad, Modem's gunship. Crosses over with CoolStarship, as it's FTL-capable. Also contains examples of...
** BiggerIsBetter: Is easily twice to three times the size of a Mantis gunship. For comparison, if you removed all the personal stuff she's put into the rear bay, you could ''just barely'' fit an M35 Mako in it.
** MacrossMissileMassacre: ''Swarm missiles''.
** MoreDakka: Has a pair of anti-gunship cannons on its wings, as well as nose-mounted and bay-mounted anti-personal machineguns.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Better than some, but seeing your friend [[spoiler: get eaten alive]] can't be good for your mental health.
* {{Gundamjack}}: How Modem got her gunship. Exactly how is unknown, but the previous owner was ''not'' happy to part with it.
* KnifeNut: Only carries one, but the type (a krogan war knife) makes up for it; she calls it the Hellpick, but that name was chosen by the person who forged it.
* KnightInSourArmor: Mild, but it's there; she often wonders if what she does really matters.
* LightningBruiser: Comes with being a Vanguard, but taken even further due to her augments - ''especially'' if MASC is active.
* MegatonPunch: Has focused her biotic power into a punch on a few occasions.
* NeutralGood: Follows her own morality to some degree, but believes in law and order as well.
* NonLethalKO: She likes these quite a bit; her stun prod is specifically modified so that striking most species in the back will knock them out with a minimum of damage.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened on her long-haul operation, it involved an insane rouge AI and ''dodging a falling frigate''.
* OhMyGods: Subverted in that Modem doesn't use Goddess as a swear very much, even though she's an asari. Justified as she picked up other swears during her time on a human mining colony.
** Humorously, she picked up [[SomethingAwful "What the Christ?"]] somewhere.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Modem's assumed name is Sarah; only her handler, [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Tracer T]], calls her that. Her actual name is [[spoiler: Cidea Skamrev]], and ''very'' few people know that.
* SuperMode: [[{{Battletech}} Myomer Accelerated Signal Circuitry (MASC)]]. It ''massively'' boosts her speed and strength, but can only be used for a few minutes without doing serious damage to her limbs.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few. An [[MetalGear HF-blade]], [[TheNamelessMod a napalm launcher]] that acts like the [[{{Unreal}} GES Biorifle]], [[{{Battletech}} synthetic myomer]], [[PerfectDark Proximity Pinball grenades]], [[VideoGame/DeusEx a Stun Prod]], [[{{Freespace}} Harpoon anti-armor and Tornado swarm missiles]]...
** Interestingly enough, Modem is a fan of NeonGenesisEvangelion in-character.
** And TengenToppaGurrenLagann, which makes sense - it's another StudioGainax work.
* ThePrankster: Was this in the past, often focusing on mostly-harmless ones (such as a remote-control toilet on wheels), aided by her unnamed tech-savvy friend.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: ... however, if said civilian starts attacking her, all bets are off.

!'''Mira'''
A drell infiltration expert.

* ColdSniper: She's very detached and almost never uses contractions. She becomes more of a FriendlySniper once you get to know her, apparently.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[MetalGear Solid Snake and Sniper Wolf]].
* TheMedic: She knows a ''lot'' about species biology, making her both a deadly sniper and a very good medic. Apparently, she passed on some skills to Modem, explaining why she's so deadly with a knife.
* RedBaron: The Ghost of Miae’gor. Earned by utterly ''trashing'' Baterian State Sec operations on a planet without being detected until the very end (and only because she had to break a ship out of lockdown).

!'''Tracer T'''
The hacking specialist and mission control for the team. He in particular is very loyal to Modem.

* TheCracker
* NonActionGuy: He is ''terrible'' at combat.
* StealthPun: His name. Doubles as a ShoutOut to VideoGame/DeusEx.
** He's also a ''hacker''. Naturally, he'd like a modem!
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection

!'''Victor (V_for_Victory)'''
A combat operative, past unknown - at least to the members of CDN. Always wears a face-obscuring helmet.

* {{BFG}}: the SP-GRN missile launcher.
** For comparison, the missile launcher you can use in Mass Effect 2 is an anti-personal/light armor weapon. The SP-GRN is an ''anti-armor'' missile launcher, similar in role to the modern Javelin.
* CoolMask: His mirror-visor combat helmet. Which he never takes off.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. [[spoiler: {{Jossed}} by [[WordOfGod Word of Player]] - he has other reasons for being so messed up.]]
* DynamicCharacter: He may open up about what happened to him eventually.
* EnforcedMethodActing: why so many things have been left vague.
* [[spoiler: {{Expy}}: Of the [[{{Marathon}} USEC Marathon's Security Officer/Marine]].]]
* FridgeBrilliance: His 'talking' text color is the same as the board's link/technical color ''because he uses a voice filter program''. [[spoiler: Confirmed by the one Elseworlds thread, where his text color changes to white after he takes his helmet off.]]
* HollywoodCyborg: Maybe. It's intentionally vague.
* TheLancer: To Modem, originally. May end up taking over her role as TheCaptain.
* TheFaceless: Thanks to the above-mentioned helmet. The important question isn't who is underneath, it's why he does this.
* TheQuietOne: A defining trait; he almost NEVER speaks, and when he does it's always through a voice filter.
* TheStoic: To a rather impressive (and maybe even disturbing) degree.

!'''Wise Bomber'''
A krogan EOD technician and explosives specialist.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Of a sort - 90% of his combat explosives are ''pipe bombs''. Granted, they're loaded with enough explosives to go off like small ''mortar'' shells.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His anti-explosive shield.
* MightyGlacier: Thanks to his bomb suit, he's essentially a small ''tank''.
* PoweredArmor: His bomb suit qualifies as such. It's heavily shielded and armored, making him very resistant to anti-personal explosives and even some anti-armor ones.
* StoneWall: Once he gets into position and deploys his shield/MG combo, he's nearly impossible to get past from the front. It takes anti-tank firepower to do so.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: One of his specialties.