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* MoralEventHorizon: In-story, Day 204 was this for the United States. Soldiers and probably the US government were starting to feel good about their ability to beat the Free State Army after halting their attempts to take New York. Then a squad with itchy trigger fingers gun down nearly 200 peace protesters and all the momentum and moral superiority is gone in an instant.
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* MoralEventHorizon: In-story, Day 204 was this for the United States. Soldiers and probably the US government were starting to feel good about their ability to beat the Free State Army after halting their attempts to take New York. Then a squad with itchy trigger fingers gun down nearly 200 peace protesters and all the momentum and moral superiority is gone in an instant.instant.
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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** As often occurs in war stories, PrivateMilitaryContractors take this role, specifically in the form of Trustwell, Inc., the only major faction without a single redeeming quality. Their motives consist solely of {{greed}} and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racism]], to the point that Matty discovers they've been hiring [[MiddleEasternTerrorists jihadists]] to [[FalseFlagOperation attack themselves]] in order to justify bloody crackdowns on New York's minorities.
** Military officers are portrayed as amoral {{Smug Snake}}s who would gladly throw enlisted men and civilians alike into the meat grinder by the thousands in the name of a bit more [[ItsAllAboutMe glory and money for themselves]].
** As often occurs in war stories, PrivateMilitaryContractors take this role, specifically in the form of Trustwell, Inc., the only major faction without a single redeeming quality. Their motives consist solely of {{greed}} and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racism]], to the point that Matty discovers they've been hiring [[MiddleEasternTerrorists jihadists]] to [[FalseFlagOperation attack themselves]] in order to justify bloody crackdowns on New York's minorities.
** Military officers are portrayed as amoral {{Smug Snake}}s who would gladly throw enlisted men and civilians alike into the meat grinder by the thousands in the name of a bit more [[ItsAllAboutMe glory and money for themselves]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Soames, the leader of the Central Park Ghosts, is absent from the series for long periods of time but is still one of the most popular characters due to being a DefectorFromDecadence eco-warrior who leads a faction that is both more skilled and more altruistic than almost anyone else in the story.
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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** As often occurs in war stories, PrivateMilitaryContractors take this role, specifically in the form of Trustwell, Inc., the only major faction without a single redeeming quality. Their motives consist solely of {{greed}} and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racism]], to the point that Matty discovers they've been hiring [[MiddleEasternTerrorists jihadists]] to [[FalseFlagOperation attack themselves]] in order to justify bloody crackdowns on New York's minorities.
** Military officers are portrayed as amoral {{Smug Snake}}s who would gladly throw enlisted men and civilians alike into the meat grinder by the thousands in the name of a bit more [[ItsAllAboutMe glory and money for themselves]].
** As often occurs in war stories, PrivateMilitaryContractors take this role, specifically in the form of Trustwell, Inc., the only major faction without a single redeeming quality. Their motives consist solely of {{greed}} and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racism]], to the point that Matty discovers they've been hiring [[MiddleEasternTerrorists jihadists]] to [[FalseFlagOperation attack themselves]] in order to justify bloody crackdowns on New York's minorities.
** Military officers are portrayed as amoral {{Smug Snake}}s who would gladly throw enlisted men and civilians alike into the meat grinder by the thousands in the name of a bit more [[ItsAllAboutMe glory and money for themselves]].
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* MagnificentBastard: [[TheDon Wilson]] is the most powerful Chinese [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] boss in the ruins of New York following the Second American Civil War. Once a mid-level member of the gang, his boundless ambition led him to take advantage of the chaos of the war to assassinate all the members ranked higher than him, and then deliberately provoke an assassination attempt while taking precautions to survive, causing many residents of Chinatown to believe him to be a supernatural being. Wilson also stole a massive amount of gold bullion in the midst of the conflict, keeping it secure using reverse psychology by telling people exactly how much he stole, correctly assuming that [[RefugeInAudacity everyone would assume he was blowing smoke]]. Wilson commands the unquestioned authority of all of Chinatown, and attacks all outsiders regardless of faction to keep his neighborhood safe, save some such as protagonists Matty and Zee that he happens to like. Though he dies during the US's final invasion to take back Manhattan, he successfully evacuates everyone else in Chinatown beforehand, and is rewarded for his unlikely heroism after the war by being [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade regarded as an unofficial Buddhist saint, his crimes long forgotten]].
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* MagnificentBastard: Wilson went from an anonymous street thug to rich ruler of Chinatown through a series of decisive and cunning actions. [[spoiler:First he gunned down the entire Tong leadership during the chaos of the initial invasion. Then he captured a fortune in gold bullion to secure his powerbase. Even when the Delgado Nation comes crashing down on him to steal his gold, Wilson fools them into accepting only a portion of his fortune and neutralizing the threat]].
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Wilson Wilson went from an anonymous street thug to rich ruler of Chinatown through a series of decisive and cunning actions. First [[spoiler:First he gunned down the entire Tong leadership during the chaos of the initial invasion. Then he captured a fortune in gold bullion to secure his powerbase. Even when the Delgado Nation comes crashing down on him to steal his gold, Wilson fools them into accepting only a portion of his fortune and neutralizing the threat]].
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Any number of characters are ripe for this.
* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Wilson. This is shown most prominently in his {{backstory}}, which shows how he went from being a nobody to the head of the Triads, and in the arc where Parco tries to get Wilson's gold. Long story short contest: just before the war reached Manhattan, a bank in Chinatown turned all its cash into gold. Wilson took over the gold and hid it, and everyone soon believed the story was just an Urban Myth. Parco believes it though, and sends Matty in to bargain with Wilson for it... and unbeknownst to Matty, he also sends in a strike team at the same time to take the gold. Wilson's security neutralizes the strike team and takes them prisoner. Wilson makes a deal with Matty: he'll give Matty some of the gold, enough for what Parco needs, and all Matty has to do is let Parco believe that's all the gold there is. He winds up turning over as much gold as half a dozen strong men can carry. When Matty asks Wilson if he's sure about giving them so much, Wilson responds with a tight, slightly scary smile, and says "Oh Matty, you have ''no idea'' how much gold I really have, do you?"]]
** [[spoiler:How much gold does Wilson have? Enough to buy tanks and helicopters from the US Army. How much power does he have over Chinatown? Enough that hundreds of people kowtow to him in the streets in unison during a torrential downpour.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: In-story, Day 204 was this. Soldiers and probably the US government were starting to feel good about their ability to beat the Free State Army after halting their attempts to take New York. Then a squad with itchy trigger fingers gun down nearly 200 peace protesters and all the momentum and moral superiority is gone in an instant.
* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Wilson. This is shown most prominently in his {{backstory}}, which shows how he went from being a nobody to the head of the Triads, and in the arc where Parco tries to get Wilson's gold. Long story short contest: just before the war reached Manhattan, a bank in Chinatown turned all its cash into gold. Wilson took over the gold and hid it, and everyone soon believed the story was just an Urban Myth. Parco believes it though, and sends Matty in to bargain with Wilson for it... and unbeknownst to Matty, he also sends in a strike team at the same time to take the gold. Wilson's security neutralizes the strike team and takes them prisoner. Wilson makes a deal with Matty: he'll give Matty some of the gold, enough for what Parco needs, and all Matty has to do is let Parco believe that's all the gold there is. He winds up turning over as much gold as half a dozen strong men can carry. When Matty asks Wilson if he's sure about giving them so much, Wilson responds with a tight, slightly scary smile, and says "Oh Matty, you have ''no idea'' how much gold I really have, do you?"]]
** [[spoiler:How much gold does Wilson have? Enough to buy tanks and helicopters from the US Army. How much power does he have over Chinatown? Enough that hundreds of people kowtow to him in the streets in unison during a torrential downpour.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: In-story, Day 204 was this. Soldiers and probably the US government were starting to feel good about their ability to beat the Free State Army after halting their attempts to take New York. Then a squad with itchy trigger fingers gun down nearly 200 peace protesters and all the momentum and moral superiority is gone in an instant.
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** [[spoiler:How much gold does Wilson have? Enough to buy tanks and helicopters from the US Army. How much power does he have over Chinatown? Enough that hundreds of people kowtow to him in the streets in unison during a torrential downpour.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: In-story, Day 204 was
