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Registered Phenomena Code: 771
Object Class: Gamma-Red
Hazard Types: Aggression Hazard | Sapient Hazard | Regenerative Hazard | Extreme Temperature Hazard | Grouped Hazard
Image obtained by a civilian, capturing footage of RPC-771 patrolling the streets of Eureka during an RPC-771-1 event.
Containment Protocols: The blast zone surrounding Site-014 is to be monitored for any manifestation of RPC-771-1 events. In an RPC-771-1 event, MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" are to be sent to capture or terminate any instances of RPC-771, with the top priority being to terminate all instances of RPC-771. All civilians within a 50km radius of the blast zone area are to be evacuated as per Site-014 detonation protocol. Additionally, any civilians with knowledge of RPC-771's existence are to be administered with Class-A Amnestics, and any evidence of RPC-771 sightings is to be censored and/or confiscated.
Contained instances of RPC-771 are to be kept at Installation-002-09, within a containment chamber capable of withstanding over 482° Celsius. Each instance of RPC-771 is to be contained in separate containment chambers. Two (2) ASF units are to be stationed at the entrance of each containment chamber containing RPC-771, and all ASF units working with RPC-771 is to be equipped with MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" apparel. Any reference to the identity of each instance of RPC-771 is to be reported and delivered to Col. Johnathan Marquis.
Description: RPC-771 is a group of twenty (20) anomalous beings that manifest themselves in the Northern Nevada area, around the now destroyed Site-014. RPC-771 instances are seen clothed in the attire formally worn by MST-Tango-07 "Toxic Crusaders", who were stationed at Site-014 during the Fail-Safe incident. Each instance of RPC-771 has equipment including but not limited to a Military Grade Gas Mask with detachable helmet, a Military Grade fire retardant coat, a Military Grade Kevlar vest, a moisture-wicking t-shirt, fire retardant boots, fire retardant combat pants, fire retardant gloves, a Glock 19M, and a steel baton. Other instances have been observed with makeshift anti-riot shields, fire retardant vests, M4 carbine rifles, and Benelli M4s. However, these instances appear to be rare. Despite RPC-771's equipment appearing to be the apparel worn by MST-Tango-07 "Toxic Crusaders", autopsy results present that pieces of apparel such as boots, pants, shirts, and kevlar vest appear to be melded with RPC-771, and act as a sort of skin for RPC-771.
Each instance of RPC-771 has the ability to manifest itself in the local communities surrounding Site-014. RPC-771, however, only manifests from one location to the next during an anomalous event, now referred to as RPC-771-1. During RPC-771-1, instances of RPC-771 will manifest themselves in a community surrounding Site-014 and will proceed to kill any humans that come into contact with the anomaly. RPC-771-1 events only appear to end when either all humans in the RPC-771-1 event area have been terminated, or when RPC-771 is incapable of terminating all individuals within the area. Following the end of RPC-771-1 events, all instances of RPC-771 will de-manifest from the area. However, instances that are deceased or incapacitated will not de-manifest from the area. It should be noted that even outside of the RPC-771-1 events, RPC-771 instances remain hostile to all human life.
An additional anomalous property of RPC-771 is its capability of creating a short burst of combustions within its hands and manipulating any source of fire, including its own, by currently unknown means. RPC-771 will often use this method for termination should an individual find themselves highly flammable or in a group where such a method of termination could be highly effective.
RPC-771 instances often present little to no reaction when presented with bodily harm, and will seemingly ignore any injuries. However, RPC-771 instances seem to present a reaction when their gas masks are damaged and will remain in a state of blindness should the eyes be damaged or incapacitated should the canister of the gas mask be destroyed. Despite this, significant damage must be presented to the gas mask in order for these effects to occur. RPC-771 can be terminated, however, this requires RPC-771 to lose approximately four (4) liters of blood in order to be neutralized. It should be noted RPC-771 instances will not manifest with injuries from previous RPC-771-1 events.
RPC-771 appears to have higher cognitive brain functions, however, any attempt to communicate with RPC-771 has failed. Despite not being able to produce vocalizations, RPC-771 instances utilize advanced tactics when attempting to neutralize human life within the RPC-771-1 area.
Addendum-771-1: In addition to RPC-771 instances carrying MST-Tango-07 "Toxic Crusaders" equipment, it was discovered that RPC-771 carry access cards, and identification, from members of the "Toxic Crusaders". This is in addition to matching the body frame of said members and carrying paraphernalia worn by MST units including, scarfs, necklaces, charms, etc. It is currently unknown whether RPC-771 instances originate from MST units infected by an anomaly or are an anomaly in themselves. All recovered instances of RPC-771 and their equipment will be reported from this moment onward.
The following is a list of RPC-771 instances that have been terminated or captured during encounters in RPC-771-1 events:
| Instance |
Related Personnel |
Access Card |
Paraphernalia |
Status |
Brief Background of related personnel |
| RPC-771-B (Recovered 06/13/19) |
Cpl. Audrey Proud |
Level 2 |
Black Scarf |
Terminated |
Audrey Proud was a Caucasian female who joined the Authority Protection Division at the age of twenty-five (25), after serving in a private military group known as ████████████. Audrey was assumed deceased from the Site-014 incident, at the age of twenty-eight (28). |
| RPC-771-D (Recovered 06/17/19) |
Maj. Samuel Godfrey |
N/A |
Inscribed wedding ring |
Terminated |
Samuell Godfrey was an African American male who joined the Authority Protection Division at the age of twenty-seven (27), after serving in the United States Marine Corp under the rank of Sargeant with two tours in Afghanistan. Samuel was assumed deceased from the Site-014 incident, at the age of thirty (30). |
| RPC-771-H (Recovered 06/21/19) |
Sgt. Douglas Jiménez |
Level 3 |
A necklace with the symbol of the Christian cross |
In Containment |
Douglas Jiménez was a Hispanic male who joined the Authority Protection Division at the age of twenty-four (24), previously serving under the Mexican Army as a Corporal. Douglas was assumed deceased from the Site-014 incident, at the age of twenty-nine (29). |
Discovery Log: RPC-771 was discovered during an evacuation protocol issued after the destruction of Site-014. MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" was sent to the town of Eureka, Nevada in order to evacuate the local population. Upon arrival, MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" found the town of Eureka almost devoid of life and establishments throughout the city being engulfed in fire. Following thorough investigations, Private ██████ made contact with an RPC-771 instance which he began to communicate to, assuming that RPC-771 was another MST unit. RPC-771 then proceeded to terminate Private ██████, and instigate a firefight with the remaining MST-Charlie-7 members. Six (6) minutes after the firefight instigation between MST-Charlie-7 and RPC-771 began, RPC-771 instances de-manifested from the area and left behind one terminated instance of RPC-771. The body of the terminated RPC-771 instance was then recovered for autopsy, and an investigation order on the anomaly was issued.
Interview Logs:
Interview Log-771-1
Interviewed: Cpl. Damien Miles of MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers"
Interviewer: Senior Researcher, Dr. Windhelm
Foreword: The following is an interview conducted after the discovery of RPC-771 in Eureka, Nevada. The interview was conducted in order to begin understanding what exactly the anomaly responsible for the destruction of Eureka is. This interview was conducted at Installation-002-09.
<Begin Log, [ 5:16:12 6/14/2019 ]>
Dr. Windhelm: Alright Corporal, the recorder is on and we can begin. So please, tell me how did this operation go?
Cpl. Miles hesitates for a moment.
Cpl. Miles: Well, it started at around twenty-one fifteen (21:15) at night. We were just briefed on the situation back at the Installation and told to evacuate the area as fast as possible. The Team was split up into… 7 groups and we were given some trucks to pick everyone up. And- [Cpl. Miles is interupted]
Dr. Windhelm: Corporal, please just tell us what happened at Eureka.
Cpl. Miles: Alright. Our first stop was at Eureka, which took us about fifteen (15) minutes to get to. We were getting close to the town when we started noticing that there was smoke in the distance. We thought maybe some debris from the nuke landed there, but… we were wrong. When we got to the town… it looked like hell on earth. The entire town was on fire. The first thing we saw when we pulled up was a family on the floor who had been shot to hell. We saw that a lot of people were dead, and reported to base that there might be something on the loose. And we did a sweep on the area looking for survivors. Some of us found a few and put them in the truck, but a lot of them looked like they were traumatized. Some didn't speak at all while others just looked like jibbering idiots. Then Private ██████ radioed us saying "Guys its the gas boys!". Little name we used to have for the "Toxic Crusaders".
Dr. Windhelm: And none of you found it odd that they were there?
Cpl. Miles: No, we found it weird. But… it wasn't cause we knew they were dead. We were never briefed on their deaths. It was cause we didn't get a message from base that they were here. We were all confused and so we radioed to home base. I was halfway across town from when this was happening. In the meantime, ██████ was trying to talk to that thing saying, "Hey what are you guys doing here?". Base was about to report that they shouldn't be here since they died. Before they finished though… I heard four (4) gunshots in both my radio and in the distance. I think at that time… almost all of our hearts dropped. After that, Sgt. ██████████ yelled that shots were fired, and we all tried to regroup at the area. Boy was it a mistake.
Dr. Windhelm: What do you mean by it being a mistake?
Cpl. Miles: Well we were going to Private ██████'s position in clustered groups in order to have each other covered. One of them saw us like this as we came, and five (5) were burned alive. And… It just fucking shot the fire out of his goddamn hands! After that we all open fired on the son of a bitch. The scariest fucking thing was that it just took it. It looked like it didn't even fucking hurt him.
Dr. Windhelm: How much would you say you all injured this anomaly?
Cpl. Miles: I'll be honest, don't know. We unloaded our mags at it and it was still standing! We eventually took it down under another mag. We were just ready to pick the dead fucker up when Sgt. ██████████ was shot in the leg; then the chest. There were three (3) more of the fuckers out there so we took cover behind a destroyed building. Sgt. ██████████… he bled out in cover, the bullet went through his vest. So, we fought a little longer after radioing our status we opened fired to what was now ten of the god damn bastards. But after a few minutes… they just disappeared after that. All except for the one we killed.
Cpl. Miles sits in silence for about thirty (30) seconds before slowly responding.
Cpl. Miles: They- They killed seven (7) of us! Six (6) were killed by just one of them!
The interview room was silent for a moment, with Cpl. Miles seeming impatient.
Dr. Windhelm: I- Is there anything else you like to add?
Cpl. Miles: Besides that, no. I'll be honest with you doc, I don't know how I got out of that with almost nothing. But, I think me and some of the boys have the same idea, to hunt some of these bastards down.
<End Log, [ 6:12:02 6/14/2019 ]>
Closing Statement: RPC-771's description has been noted due to the information given by Cpl. Miles and the autopsy provided by MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers". Additionally, containment protocols were developed for the newly cataloged RPC and MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" priorities are now temporarily shifted towards the termination of RPC-771 instances and the continued evacuation of all civilians that could be affected in the area.
Interview Log-771-2
Interviewed: RPC-771-H
Interviewer: Head Researcher, Dr. Amber
Foreword: The following was an interview taken four (4) days after the fourth known RPC-771-1 event. During this RPC-771-H was captured by Authority personnel and an interview was conducted to see if any sapience from RPC-771-H can be attained and be seen as related to the MST unit, Sgt. Douglas Jiménez. RPC-771-H throughout the interview was restrained by both the arms and legs. This is the third interview taken with RPC-771-H.
<Begin Log, [ 14:31:12 6/25/2019 ]>
Dr. Amber walks into the containment chamber with a briefcase assorted with multiple mementos of Douglas Jiménez.
Dr. Amber: Hello Douglas, if you're there.
RPC-771-H remains silent and stares at Dr. Amber.
Dr. Amber sighs and begins to open the briefcase.
Dr. Amber: Well Douglas, you're probably wondering why I came here with this case full of stuff. I'm here to see whether or not you're really in there or not. I know you may not be able to say anything, but please respond in any way if you can.
Dr. Amber pulls out a picture of Douglas's family and proceeds to show RPC-771-H the image.
Dr. Amber: Douglas, this is your family back at home. Do you remember them?
RPC-771-H remains motionless staring at the image before turning its attention to Dr. Amber and continuing to remain silent.
Dr. Amber proceeds to put the picture of Douglas Jiménez's family away and pulls out a toy from Douglas's childhood.
Dr. Amber: Douglas, this is a toy from when you were a kid. Do you remember this? I'm going to put it on your lap and let you look at it. Let me know if it reminds you of anything.
Dr. Amber places the toy on RPC-771-H lap. RPC-771-H proceeds to stare at Dr. Amber for (3) minutes, completely ignoring the toy itself.
Dr. Amber picks up the toy at returns it to the briefcase. She then brings out a paper full of phrases, and a pen.
Dr. Amber: I'm going to say a list of phrases now. If any of them catch your attention, give me a sign. Rosarita Jiménez. Jalisco. MST. Samuel Godfrey. Johnathan Marquis. William Meyers. Juan Jiménez. Nevada. Authority. Family. Toxic Crusaders. Dylan Hopkins. Site-014. RPC-███. Site-002. Douglas Jiménez.
RPC-771-H does not respond to any of the phrases and remains motionless, only staring at Dr. Amber.
Dr. Amber remains silent for a moment, staring at RPC-771-H to analyze any reactions.
RPC-771-H continues to remain motionless and silent through the rest of the interview. Dr. Amber then speaks to an earpiece.
Dr. Amber: This is going nowhere. Stop the interview.
Dr. Amber takes the briefcase, exits the containment chamber, and meets with Senior Researcher Dr. Windhelm outside.
Dr. Windhelm: What did you get from him?
Dr. Amber: If you ask me, I think that isn't Douglas anymore. If he ever was. I've looked at him completely, from any signs of reactions from items and words to general reactions to me being there. All of it ju- just looks like a completely different thing or person. This is the third time we tried to see if he was there. We know something's in there, but from what I see, it might just be old procedures and nothing else. She sighs. I think this shows we should just not try with him anymore.
Dr. Windhelm: I think you're right. I'll make the report and have the Lead Researcher know that this went nowhere. Thank you for trying Dr. Amber, have a good day.
<End Log, [ 15:15:49 6/25/2019 ]>
Closing Statement: RPC-771-H appears to confirm current theories that RPC-771 instances are incapable of communicating, lacking both the ability to listen and respond to another individual. Additionally, it appears that RPC-771 instances appear to have no recollections of items from their related personnel. Termination request for RPC-771-H is currently pending following this interview.
Interview Log-771-3
Interviewed: Robert Maples, Lieutenant Colonel of MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers"
Interviewer: Col. Johnathan Marquis
Foreword: The following is a conversation recorded in Col. Marquis' office at Installation-002-09 between Col. Johnathan Marquis and LtCol. Robert Maples. LtCol. Maples requested to talk to Col. Marquis over an urgent matter. The interview was recorded two (2) days following the third RPC-771-1 event.
<Begin Log, [ 12:09:23 6/22/2019 ]>
LtCol. Maples enters the room with paperwork in hand.
Col. Marquis: Hello Lieutenant Colonel. Please, take a seat.
LtCol. Maples remains standing.
LtCol. Maples: Actually sir, I've come by to give you this paper. [LtCol. Maples places the papers on Col. Marquis' desk.]
Col. Marquis looks through the papers.
Col. Marquis: A request for transfer? What the hell is this? What's this about Lieutenant?!
LtCol. Maples: Sir, it's as it says… I no longer want my men to be involved with RPC-771.
Col. Marquis: What? Lieutenant Colonel, we need people to deal with these guys. Why in God's name do you want to be transferred?!
LtCol. Maples: Sir, because I don't want to live with the implications.
Col. Marquis: The implications of what?!
LtCol. Maples: The implication that I might be killing my own fucking men, that's what! [Col. Marquis interupts]
Col. Marquis: Watch your tone, Lieutenant!
Silence for five (5) seconds, before LtCol. Maples speaks again in a calmer tone.
LtCol. Maples: Sir. I'm concerned that I might be killing some of the people I knew. Before I was made Lieutenant Colonel of the Rescue Rangers, I was a Major for the Toxic Crusaders. And the doctors say there might be a chance that these guys might be our boys. I can't live with the fact that I might kill some of my brothers and sisters there. And I don't want my men to face the same reality as I did.
Silence goes on for ten (10) seconds.
Col. Marquis: So let me get this straight. You want to risk the lives of hundreds and drop your cooperation in this fucking nightmare of a crisis because you want to sleep well at night? [A ten (10) second pause is proceeded by the statement.] How many of your men are on this idea?
LtCol. Maples: Just me for now, sir.
Col. Marquis: Alright, you'll get your transfer. But it's just you. You're out of the Rescue Rangers. Making a transfer for the entire team will take too long, especially when another event can happen soon. I'll see where I'll put you later. Now get out of my office.
Lieutenant Colonel Maples leaves the room silently. Col. Marquis remains silent for 16 seconds before speaking to himself.
Col. Marquis: Even if we do know it's really them in there, wouldn't it be better to just put the poor bastards out of their misery?
<End Log, [ 12:15:49 6/22/2019 ]>
Closing Statement: Following this interview, LtCol. Robert Maples was transferred to MST-██████-██ "████████████" as a 1st Lieutenant. Col. Marquis later issued a statement to MST-Charlie-07 "Rescue Rangers" concerning RPC-771 stating "Remember that what we're doing is for the good of the people out there. And even if these are really the Toxic Crusaders, we're doing them a favor by ending their pain."
