Organizations in Deus Ex

The UNATCO (United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition) is a fictional United Nations organization devoted to counter-terrorism within the world of the futuristic cyberpunk computer game Deus Ex.

History
From what can be gleaned from the backstory of Deus Ex, UNATCO was formed in the early 21st century as an ad hoc response by UN member nations to the growing problem of international terrorism. The exact date of the genesis of UNATCO is unclear: several of the game's characters have worked for the organization for many years, including Sam Carter, Paul Denton, and Gunther Hermann. The game's protagonist, 23 years old in the game, also mentions adolescent dreams of working for the organization. A few years prior to the events in Deus Ex, UNATCO, through colaboration with groups like INTERPOL and with funding by the United States, has become a standing international counterterrorist police force; the term "world police" is used to describe the organization. By the game year, 2052, UNATCO has formed its headquarters on Liberty Island in New York City after a terrorist strike on the Statue of Liberty. .

Events in Deus Ex
At the start of the game, it appears that UNATCO's intent is to defeat global terrorism perpetrated by groups like the National Secessionist Forces or Silhouette. But as the story progresses the player discovers that the director, Joseph Manderley, is the pawn of a secret conspiracy that calls itself Majestic-12. As a consequence, UNATCO is just a single tool for global hegemony. By the end of the game the player works actively against the covert operations of UNATCO and Majestic-12.

UNATCO's American base is in the location of an underground bunker beneath Liberty Island. Deeper beneath the base are the Majestic-12 laboratories and prison. Several UNATCO agents have access to the MJ-12 facilities beneath the Liberty Island UNATCO base, including Manderley, Anna Navarre, and Gunther Hermann.

In the game's story this location could be seen by the general populace as symbolic given that the President of the United States supposedly chooses to keep the Statue of Liberty headless (as a result of the aforementioned terrorist attack) to remind U.S. citizens of the dangers of terrorism. Other organizations in the game see these actions as symbolic of world government's cutting off, metaphorically, of the head of Liberty itself.

The player uncovers financial links that bind UNATCO to Walton Simons, head of the FEMA and a key leader of Majestic-12. UNATCO does much of MJ-12's dirty work, including the dispersal of biological warfare agents against the general population, and military suppression of any peaceful or military resistance to UNATCO member governments. UNATCO's establishment as a permanent military police in the United States in the year 2051 is the first open display of MJ-12's ambition for a world government. As Deus Ex begins, MJ-12 operates openly as a military occupier in certain urban sectors of France. The game does not make it clear whether Majestic-12's open operations there are due to government complicity or military takeover. It is also made clear that the persistence in France of the strongest remnants of the Bavarian Illuminati necessitates Majestic-12's open military displays - much of MJ-12's effort in Paris centers on the eradication the French Illuminati and their allies, Silhouette.

With the onslaught of the global collapse perpetrated by JC Denton at the end of Deus Ex, UNATCO, along with most other global entities, is portrayed in the game's sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War, as having effectively ceased to exist. The old Liberty Island UNATCO base makes a cameo appearance at the end of Invisible War as it is used by JC Denton to store the dormant Aquinas protocol, though by the year 2072 when the game is said to take place, the complex is effectively a ruin.

UNATCO Troopers
UNATCO Troopers are the backbone of the organization. They are the NPCs who carry out most of the antiterrorist operations in the game, either in their own small groups, or led by a special agent. Troopers usually carry Assault Rifles, but they are known to use pistols, mini-crossbows and combat knives as a backup melee weapon. Later in the game, UNATCO Troopers work in tandem with Majestic 12 Troopers, with their cause and aim being the same.

Mechanical
In the game, the player meets two mechanically augmented agents (often referred to as mechs): Gunther Hermann and Anna Navarre. It is shown that they work together and remain close friends. Being stronger and more able than UNATCO Troopers, their role is usually to go into terrorist situations alone and complete objectives, while Troopers usually follow behind and exterminate all enemies. Upon the player's arrival at UNATCO, both agents are very bitter as they feel that they have been made obsolete by the presence of nano-augmented agents, JC Denton and Paul Denton.

Nano
The game centres around JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent. The notion is that JC Denton's tissues are augmented with microscopic nanites that increase certain attributes of his performance related to intelligence, stealth, speed, strength or combat abilities. JC Denton's brother, Paul Denton, is also a nano-augmented agent. The advantage of nano-augmentation over mechanical augmentation is that a nano-augmented agent is visually indistinguishable from any member of the public, unlike a mechanically augmented agent. 'Nano-Augs', as they are typically referred to, tend to be more physically able than their mechanical counterparts, who often encounter trouble with their augmentations, and are also able to upgrade their systems with augmentation canisters, encountered through the game. Nano-Augmented agents are the new generation of antiterrorist agents.

Alex Jacobson
Jacobson is a UNATCO systems administrator and technician, coordinating all of its security and cyberspace operations from deep within the bowels of the Liberty Island facility. Highly skilled and adept at his profession, Jacobson was specifically head-hunted by UNATCO high-command to handle all of the team's IT requirements and to serve as its primary cyber-security officer charged with combating the threat of viral uploads, hacking, spying and data theft. Jacobson's office has a secret crawlspace beneath the floor, which is used regularly by Shannon and Tech Sergeant Kaplan to stash various items and "Credit Chits" stolen by the pair for sale or use at a later date, although Alex remains oblivious to this fact. Alex has a casual and easy-going personality, not overly interested in the administrative and political machinations of UNATCO's day-to-day operations, his interest in the unit lies solely with his passion for high-tech software, biotechnology and the chance to work alongside individuals enhanced through its use, such as UNATCO's prized "nano-augs". Much like his colleague, Jaime Reyes, Alex's loyalty to UNATCO is based almost entirely on the idealistic belief that he is contributing towards a just and noble cause. However, it is this belief that also causes him to question why his employer's tactics and actions are so unnecessarily harsh and unbecoming of a law-enforcement agency.

Jacobson also serves as field advisor to biomodified troops during combat operations. Although this position is not actually official as of yet, due to the fact that biomodification technology is still undergoing field-testing, Jacobson is currently preparing for this role through cooperation with UNATCO's "Primary" and "Secondary" units, Paul Denton and JC Denton, respectively. When JC first arrives at Liberty Island, Alex is tasked with supplying the rookie operative with all required information, geographical details, schematics, structural layouts and enemy positioning details to assist him in the completion of his objectives. Jacobson communicates with Paul and JC via the "Infolink", a piece of bioaugmentation technology capable of providing a direct internal link to the brain of an augmented operative. Jacobson sees everything JC sees, and hears everything JC hears. As a result, he is privy to all information made known to JC throughout his mission. After JC becomes aware of the Majestic-12 conspiracy, he defects to the enemy. Jacobson also overhears this information, the already shaky loyalty afforded to UNATCO by Alex quickly deteriorates into suspicion and confusion regarding the true nature of the unit. Becoming severely disillusioned with his employer, Alex promptly accepts JC's offer to join Tracer Tong in Hong Kong to help uncover the truth behind the Majestic-12 conspiracy.

Tong then sends Alex to the residence of Morgan Everett, former head of the overthrown Illuminati, in an attempt to verify Everett's alleged intentions to assist the resistance's war with Majestic-12. Alex informs JC that Everett seems legitimate in his offer, although should not be trusted, as he believes Everett is doing so for the sole purpose of steering momentum towards his own agenda. This prediction ultimately turns out to be correct. Presumably, Alex returned to Hong Kong after the events of "The Collapse".

Jock
A UNATCO helicopter pilot who turns rogue, Jock (real name Brian Flanagan) is entrusted to fly one of the so-called "black helicopters," low-noise, low-visibility stealth helicopters to assist MJ12 and UNATCO with their covert operations. Jock transports the player from place to place as a dutiful pilot, but when the player is given the opportunity to speak to him in the Underworld Bar at Hell's Kitchen, New York (the only time he can be found apart from his chopper), he learns more about Jock's ambitions (for the price of a few drinks).

As a longtime pilot for covert operations, Jock is aware of many top-secret forces at work involving Echelon, Area 51, and other covert government operations. JC is initially skeptical of Jock's claims of massive centralized surveillance and artificial intelligence, but as the game progresses, the proof presents itself.

Jock is a longtime friend of Paul Denton, and is eager to assist the resistance by bringing JC to Hong Kong after his escape from UNATCO. Jock continues to assist JC as pilot and occasional informant until the end of the game, where the player's actions determine if he survives to the finale.

Jock is never fully fleshed out in the game, as he is only seen in person briefly. The longtime friendship between Jock and Paul is not expressed to a substantial level.

Dr. Jaime Reyes
Dr. Reyes attends to the medical needs of all UNATCO's soldiers, and provides JC with nano-augmentation canisters and upgrades from time to time. His office is also stocked with med-kits. Reyes is endeared to JC because of an understanding of his past, and eagerly assists JC upon his arrival at UNATCO. Reyes becomes dissatisfied with the organization as JC uncovers its secrets, but he is far less passionate about it than Paul. The player is given the choice to either keep Reyes in UNATCO as a covert informant, or to advise him to escape and assist the resistance. If Reyes escapes, he arrives at the Luminous Path Compound with an augmentation upgrade canister, which he gives to JC. If he stays at UNATCO, he eventually leaves and meets JC at the Enfant Terrible café in Paris. There he divulges to JC, Gunthers killswitch 'Laputan Machine'. Seen frequently in the start of the game whenever JC returns to UNATCO, Jaime can also repair augmentated limbs as well as wounded soldiers.

Sam Carter

 * For the character Sam Carter of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, see Samantha Carter.



General Sam Carter is the quartermaster and arms supplier for UNATCO. He is something of a legend among the military for his actions in "the Merced Operation" (the events of which are not detailed in the game), and JC recognizes him immediately upon meeting him. Though never explicitly mentioned in the game, Carter was retired from army service after losing one of his legs. He currently uses a mechanical prosthesis. His family was murdered by the NSF, but his response to JC's attempts at sympathy are curt. Although a strong fighter and skilled soldier, Carter has an intimate understanding of military tactics and he applauds JC when stealth and skill are used instead of brute force.

Carter has a belief that a benign military can exist to truly serve peace and the people. When UNATCO's secrets are revealed, Carter is loathe to give up his loyalty, because of the belief that UNATCO can still do good if most of its employees are there to serve good. As the game progresses, however, he is fired, and contacts his friend Gary Savage of X-51 to volunteer his services for the resistance forces.

Paul Denton


Paul Denton is the older brother of JC Denton and a UNATCO employee in the beginning of Deus Ex. He was the first agent to successfully have nano-augmentations implanted into his body; thus he is referred to as "the primary unit" by Bob Page and Walton Simons.

As Deus Ex begins, Paul has just returned from Hong Kong. Since both brothers are clones, Paul Denton looks very much like JC minus the sunglasses, but is of a wholly different stock of character. Where JC is stolid and perfunctory, Paul is passionate and dedicated. Where JC is cold, Paul is empathetic and favors knocking out and incapacitating enemies rather than killing them. It is discovered later in the game that Paul has switched allegiances and is now working for the NSF and Tracer Tong. It is possible for him to die, depending on the player's actions. Paul's foes include Gunther Hermann, a loyal UNATCO agent who requests his assassination.

Gunther Hermann
Gunther Hermann is a top agent of the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Coalition, or UNATCO. Standing an ample six feet eight inches tall, the commandant of the UNATCO weapons course is well-versed in the use of deadly weapons, and is never without his assault rifle, plasma cannon, flame-thrower, and combat knife. In the game, it is stated that Hermann has killed close to a thousand people.

Gunther is a "mech", or mechanically augmented agent &mdash; a fact that by itself causes much bad blood between himself and JC Denton, who is one of a new breed of micro-augmented UNATCO agents whom the mechs fear will replace them. Like fellow UNATCO mech and friend Anna Navarre, Gunther resents "the infinite power of nano-augmentation", as well as the agents who utilize them (due to their relatively normal appearance). While his augmentations grant him strength and speed far beyond that of normal men, they are also prone to the degradation of any constantly operating piece of machinery. He receives significant wear in his line of work, and is often returning to Dr. Jaime Reyes for a tune-up.

Gunther has a heavy German accent, as well as a love of murder and mayhem that endears him to Anna Navarre. It is implied that there may be a romantic interest between the two.

Should the player decide to hack into Gunther's personal computer, he will discover a wealth of badly-typed correspondence. Hermann is apparently paranoid; an overheard conversation between Gunther and Anna Navarre reveals that his large fingers may also hinder his ability to operate soda machines, although he insists that the "maintenance man" switched the cans in the machine as "he knows I like orange."

Gunther often finds himself fantasizing about ever more impractical augmentations he believes his superiors might offer him, such as a head-mounted gun, or "skul-gun", that would allow him to kill without using his arms (possibly a homage to the Neal Stephenson novel The Diamond Age).

Like most active mech-aug agents, Gunther was wired to a killphrase, a failsafe intended to prevent Hermann from turning against his employers. Uttering the phrase "Laputan machine" in Gunther's presence detonates a explosive device in his chest. A conversation with Jaime Reyes in Paris reveals that "At the sound of your (JC Denton's) voice, 400 milliamps will discharge into Gunther's mid-brain. Poof!". In the game, this self-destruct mechanism apparently takes a few seconds to arm, just long enough for Gunther to protest "I am not a machine!".

When the player returns to the ruined UNATCO base in the sequel to Deus Ex, Deus Ex: Invisible War, the player can discover from a NPC conversation that Gunther was indeed a victim of conspiracy by the maintenance men. Also, it can be learnt that a skul-gun shipment was received by UNATCO a little while after Hermann's demise.

Anna Navarre
Anna was born in Israel and spent 9 years in the Israeli military and 6 years in Mossad. UNATCO understood her value in experience and her skill so they asked her to join UNATCO as an agent. She is very loyal to UNATCO. She stands roughly five feet ten inches tall, and sports fairly extensive mechanical augmentation.

Anna is not a stranger to blood and gore. In fact, she revels in it (much to the chagrin of fellow agent Paul Denton). Like Gunther, Anna feels that the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist. But unlike Gunther, she prefers a silent, stealthy kill to an all-out frontal assault (as evidenced by her focus on stealth in her section of the UNATCO training course). She has even gone so far to have a cloaking augmentation installed.

Anna was JC's first partner after his arrival at UNATCO, but she was content to sit out their first mission outside Castle Clinton while Denton handled the guards inside (presumably so that Denton's performance could be "assessed"). She is suspicious and somewhat hostile toward her nano-augmented colleagues, but has a more open mind than her cohort, Agent Hermann. Anna will put up with them, as long as they get the job done (in as bloody a manner as possible, of course).

Anna has something of a unique fighting style in that she always fires her assault rifle one-handed, while everyone else in the Deus Ex world has to use both hands to fire that weapon. She's also unusually adept at scoring headshots and bodyshots instead of simply spraying the arms and legs. Her rifle, a miniaturized variant, was implanted into her right arm during her augmentation process. It can be summoned and retracted at a moment’s notice, and remains completely hidden under Anna’s cobalt steel forearm—a handy feature for situations behind enemy lines.

The game offers several opportunities in which Anna Navarre can be killed, and this affects later responses by Hermann and other characters. The first occasion is within a 747 where the player can kill Anna in order to prevent the execution of an NSF leader. Later, during an encounter in the subway at Battery Park, Anna may also be killed. The definitive final encounter, however, occurs at UNATCO headquarters. Like Gunther Hermann, agent Navarre can be terminated by simply speaking aloud a killphrase, specifically "flatlander woman". As in Gunther's case, death only occurs after several seconds, long enough for Navarre to express her fury ("How did you know-?!") and Denton to deliver an apt and somewhat jarring one-liner.

It is widely believed that Anna is one of two characters who must die in order to complete the game - at one point, the key to an unpassable door is only obtainable once Anna is dead. However, the existence of alternate dialog later in the game which depends on whether she is alive or dead indicates that she too may be allowed to live without hampering the player's objectives. The alternate dialog occurs in an infolink message from Gunther Hermann while in the upper balcony of the chapel of the Knights Templar Cathedral. It can be triggered by enabling cheat codes and escaping UNATCO without killing Anna, then playing the game up to the Cathedral mission. Without cheats, it is possible to escape UNATCO by forcing Anna or Scott (the nearby UNATCO trooper) to open the locked front door, but this is technically difficult to achieve.

Joseph Manderley
Director of the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Coalition, Manderley was a former high ranking Interpol official, from which he had previously assisted Majestic-12 in their efforts to annihilate the Knights Templar to help establish its dominance throughout Europe. Despite the recognition afforded to him by this accomplishment, Manderley is a bureaucrat at heart, a mere proxy installed by Majestic-12 to help place an urbane face on UNATCO's public relations and media management.

When JC initially arrives at UNATCO's headquarters on Liberty Island, Manderley is already under considerable pressure, primarily from Walton Simons, due to the disappointing performance of JC's brother, Paul Denton, as a UNATCO operative. As Paul's Commanding Officer, Manderley had been charged with the task of assuring the success of the "Primary Unit" as the unwitting tool of Bob Page and Majestic-12 by having him assist their efforts through the facade of completing UNATCO anti-terrorism operations. As Paul Denton had become aware of this fact through those he had been sent to eliminate, he continually returned from the majority of his campaigns having "failed" to complete his assigned task. Given one final opportunity to prove his worth by the increasingly agitated Page, Manderley naturally spent most his time with JC reminding him to always follow procedure, never question standing orders, and to obey the commands of superior officers. Manderley also placed JC under the command of a trusted operative, Agent Anna Navarre.

When JC, following the advice of his brother, defected to the NSF, Manderley was held solely responsible for the loss of both units. As JC attempts to escape UNATCO headquarters, he confronts Manderley, who encourages him to escape as a ploy to throw JC off-guard, shooting at him as he moves to exit the office. Provided the player does not kill Manderley during the escape, either through non-lethal force or by simply fleeing the building, Walton Simons later has Manderley executed for his incompetence, framing JC for his murder through manipulation of the media. Having been framed for several high-profile murders orchestrated by Majestic-12, JC is no longer able to rely on the mainstream population or any form of law-enforcement for assistance. This step was designed solely to alienate JC from the general public.

Janice Reed
Janice Reed is Joseph Manderley's secretary and, as such, her desk is located inside the waiting area, directly adjacent to his office. Although generally a decent person, and almost certainly oblivious to UNATCO's affiliation with Majestic 12 she like many of UNATCO's personnel, Janice has completely taken to the false ideals and rhetoric used to slander the NSF and the myriad of other resistance forces across the world opposed to UNATCO's political position. However she does voice some opposition to the U.S government by circulating an email about the U.S governments nationalization of an airline claiming it had a poor safety record. Early into the game, Janice will offer advice and assist JC as he undertakes operations for the unit, but after his defection and subsequent capture, if approached, she will scold JC as he attempts to escape from UNATCO headquarters. Janice appears to place a strong emphasis on the family-like atmosphere that she believes UNATCO presents to its employees, and seemingly feels personally betrayed by the Denton brothers when they decide to abandon the unit. Like almost all characters in Deus Ex, killing Janice is entirely the player's decision. Regardless of choice, it will have absolutely no effect on the overall plot.

Sergeant Michael Berry
Sgt. Berry is a UNATCO field operative. Being one of the highest ranked NCOs based on Liberty Island, his tasks will generally involve rallying the troops and relaying orders from command into the field. Berry takes a zero-tolerance stance when dealing with those who would dare question the actions of the government, and will label opponents of governmental procedure as traitors. Due to this fierce and unquestioning nature, Berry has risen through UNATCO's lower ranks far quicker than his less obedient comrades, as Manderley applauds such unwavering loyalty in his underlings. Unlike his colleague, Corporal Collins, Berry is a strong proponent of President Mead's distribution strategy, believing that those in places of power must always come before those who are not, as society would collapse without powerful leadership and important figures to uphold civil stability.

Berry attended the academy alongside JC's older brother, Paul, and has been a close friend of the latter ever since. Recently, as Paul has received an increasing amount of criticism from his rivals within the unit and elsewhere, such as Gunther Hermann, Anna Navarre and Walton Simons, Berry has spent much of his time and credibility defending Paul's failings from his precarious position as a lowly trooper, in danger of being effortlessly transferred or demoted by Paul's enemies for doing so. Berry is also one of the strongest supporters of UNATCO's hardline stance regarding the NSF threat and would happily see every member swiflty executed for their crimes. This is in stark contrast to Paul's permanent standing orders of "necessary force only" when confronting the enemy. Ironically, Paul is actually a clandestine member of the group Berry so strongly despises, working alongside Juan Ivanovich Lebedev and Tracer Tong to help drive the group's goals towards success.

After JC's defection to the NSF, Berry is nowhere to be found within UNATCO headquarters. When Paul reunites with Tracer Tong and his brother in Hong Kong, he mentions that Berry and several others were dismissed as part of Walton Simons overhaul of UNATCO.

Tech Sergeant Kaplan
Tech Sergeant Kaplan is a UNATCO field operative tasked with supplying UNATCO's troops with the necessary equipment and supplies needed to accomplish the task at hand. An extremely immoral and untrustworthy individual, Kaplan has been known to steal items and personal belongings from the bodies of fallen friend and foe alike, selling them to those able to afford his asking price. Kaplan is arrogant, brash and has an extreme hatred of the NSF, although it is unknown if this hatred stems from past experiences in combat or is simply the product of the U.S. Government's anti-NSF smear campaign. Because of this fierce hatred, Kaplan has little regard for JC's brother, Paul Denton, due to his "necessary force only" policy, and is initially hostile towards JC as a result. His perception changes depending on JC's attitude towards the NSF when conversing with Kaplan.

Kaplan also partakes in a scheme involving the theft and sale of weapons and equipment from the Liberty Island facility. Generally, this scheme would involve Shannon from UNATCO's administration team stealing expensive and highly sought weapons upgrades and various other tools and items from Quartermaster Sam Carter, which would then be handed over to Kaplan and fenced in the field. The pair would then split the earnings and repeat this process. Kaplan is eventually discovered and interrogated by Walton Simons, confessing all details regarding the elaborate plot, and is hastily discharged from UNATCO's forces.

Corporal Collins
Corporal Collins is the first UNATCO officer encountered by JC Denton upon arrival at the Liberty Island facility after completion of his academy training. Collins is a "grunt", one of UNATCO's many lowly field officers responsible for the containment of the continuing day-to-day riots and rising criminal activity in New York, as well as combating the rapidly escalating NSF menace. A good man at heart, Collins wholeheartedly believes in UNATCO's aims and achievements to date although he has recently become disillusioned with the U.S. Government, particularly President Mead's policies regarding the distribution of the "Ambrosia" vaccine. Collins finds that the decision to prioritise distribution by assisting specific individuals of higher social standing or perceived importance could be considered an almost fascist if not extremely unfair method of containing the "Gray Death" epidemic. He argues these opinions with his colleagues, often wondering if UNATCO's level of dedication to the nation's security isn't possibly bordering on overzealous.

Regardless of his personal beliefs, Collins continues to carry out his duties, keeping his personal feelings well enough in check to function as a dedicated protector of the masses, as he sees himself. After Paul and JC's defection and escape from UNATCO's headquarters, Collins is nowhere to be found. It should be noted that before JC swaps allegiances, Walton Simons mentions a plan to overhaul the unit by removing its "softer" elements. Collins' doubts regarding UNATCO's policies may have been reason enough for Simons to have him discharged from the force.

Private Lloyd
Lloyd is a rookie UNATCO operative, at the lowest rung of the unit's hierarchy. At the beginning of Deus Ex, Private Lloyd is in very much the same position as his nano-augmented colleague, JC Denton, in that the day of the NSF's attack on Liberty Island is also his first day on the job. However, unlike JC, Lloyd has been relegated to a minor desk position, away from harm and with very little skill requirements necessary for undertaking the tasks at hand. However, Lloyd appears an intelligent and competent individual, and his current position is most likely Manderley's way of avoiding having to commit troopers and resources to Lloyd's on-the-job training during the chaos of the NSF attack. Lloyd attended academy alongside JC, being quick to mention this fact to him upon his arrival at UNATCO headquarters. He is a young man, most likely in his early to mid-twenties, with an upbeat and positive personality.

It becomes apparent throughout JC's brief stint as a UNATCO operative that Private Lloyd has a deep respect for the Denton brothers, particularly JC, whom he steadfastly defends when his comrades begin to doubt the latter's combat abilities. Lloyd also applauds JC's strategies, mentioning that his penchant for simply slipping past enemy troops and utilising stealth tactics is a smart approach to the situation. When JC is assigned to an assassination mission in Hong Kong, Lloyd advises him to keep his head down and watch his back, as UNATCO historically transfers suspected traitors and spies to said location as a way of keeping them in the dark and under surveillance. He also advises JC not to be seen with the "wrong" crowd, as this was the mistake his brother, Paul, had made whilst in Hong Kong earlier that week.

Following this conversation, JC soon defects to the NSF, and is apprehended by Gunther Hermann in Battery Park. Lloyd can still be found manning his position during JC's escape, although it will only become apparent that it actually is Lloyd if the player chooses to kill him, as his name will only be displayed after death. Killing or sparing Lloyd is entirely the player's decision. Neither choice will affect gameplay negatively.

Private Scott
Another lower-level UNATCO trooper, Scott is tasked with monitoring and recording the actions of personnel entering and exiting the Liberty Island facility via the only secure-access entrance to the bunker's inner-sanctum. He appears a moody and slightly glum character, possibly due to the mundane nature of his post. His political loyalties are never made clear, although it would seem that Scott has neither a fierce hatred for the enemy (such as Kaplan) nor an unwavering loyalty to UNATCO (such as Berry), making him one of the more balanced UNATCO operatives encountered by JC. Having become dissatisifed with his current menial security position, it becomes apparent that Scott is more than willing to be assigned to field combat duties so that he may participate in the action his fellow troopers experience on a regular basis. Upon arrival at Liberty Island, Private Scott speaks with JC Denton as he enters the facility for the first time, making his frustrations known by revealing that he had been informed of all the fighting topside but "couldn't hear a thing from down here" and will constantly console himself by muttering "I guess somebody has to watch HQ..." when in JC's presence. Each time JC is offered a new assignment, Scott will chime in with a "wish I was comin' with ya" as he leaves the building.

After Paul and JC's defection to the NSF, the pair are captured and imprisoned within the UNATCO facility. During his attempted escape, JC must pass through Private Scott's secure-access post, although Scott is now replaced with an unnamed trooper. It is likely that Scott's shift had ended and he was no longer on duty.

Trivia

 * When the game was released in 2000 Ion Storm created a website(www.unatco.org) for the fictional organization to promote the game. After the September 11th terrorist attacks however, the organization might have been a little too believable; Ion Storm pulled the website shortly after the attacks.
 * The motto of UNATCO is from the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus: "Nihil aliud scit necessitas quam vincere," loosely, "Necessity knows nothing other than to conquer."