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As a street mercenary turned operative, Boss only cares about one thing: money. It’s not that he doesn’t like people; he’s just learned the hard way if you don’t look after yourself, no one will. Boss grew up in an American ghetto in Hong Kong, as part of the 49th Street Zhanshis (Mandarin for “Warriors”), whose ranks he eventually ascended to become their leader—that is, until one of his lieutenants betrayed him and sent Boss to prison for murder.

To reduce his sentence, Boss willingly submitted himself as a test subject for a series of nanotech experiments, allowing himself to be injected with a swarm of nano-assemblers that amped up his strength and speed but almost killed him in the process. When Boss was released, he avoided his old life, drawn instead to the “Merc Exchange” that had sprung up on the various Hong Kong Dark Nets while he was on the inside. As a Merc, he used the deadly combination of his criminal standing, nano enhancements, street smarts, gang skills, and hardened mindset to perform jobs for the highest bidder.

This led to Boss being contracted as an operative for SyndiK8. They’re hackers, after all. Their ability to perform jobs in the real world is limited—especially those dangerous jobs, like the ones Boss does for them as long as the credits deposit upon completion. But Boss has a secret. His Grandmother was killed as part of the Shinjuku Cataclysm of 2070, destroying his family’s business and spiraling them into poverty.