Agent Black

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Stuck in Isilugar Labs - Any advice? Minor Spoilers. The Labs come under attack and you have to go find the Three Keys. So I met the first scientist in the Central Room who basically gives you the quest. Leticia: Leticia needs to be found 5 times, in order (as shown on the linked map), to get access to an optional boss. The optional boss is decently difficult (I have yet to beat him) and I'm pretty.

'Words don't make changes. Wounds do.' - Agent Black

'At this point our secrets likely don't need to be secrets. If you leave a lie to fester through generations it becomes unwritten law. It's conveniently exploitable.' - Agent Black

'Fated sister!' - General Chrome

Agent Black is one of the One Concern's fiercest Agents and a boss character. She is jaded and skeptical and hot-tempered, rejecting all religious aspects of the One Concern and despising most of humanity in general. She openly mocks the religious purposes of her assignments, carrying them out enthusiastically and only out of sense of duty and a lack of any other purpose in her life. She has no faith or family or friends, having lost the only friend she cared for, Agent Grey, shortly before the game's story takes place. Black is the only Agent selected to be a part of the Escape Plot.

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AGENT BLACK
Age 296 - From: Unknown - Likes: Punching - Favorite color: Grey

The One Concernagent forever cursed with a headache, and has remained in her superhuman service for a long time. Dedication to assignments seems conflicted.
-Limited Run Iconoclasts Classic Edition manual

As with each agent, Black has purple prosthesis. Her arms have been augmented, and she can punch and throw with incredible strength. As a Transcendent, she has an unnaturally long life and can heal rapidly by absorbing Ivory from the ground. She also carries a handgun.

Pre-Game[edit | edit source]

Agent Grey together with Agent Black, shortly before Elro kills Grey

Black was convinced to Transcend by a man she described as 'very clean', though she cannot recall why she accepted. she became Transcendent, but the transcendence left her with a constant headache 'like knives in my head'. Black says she used to care about faith, but she lost the care some time ago, and the only thing that drives her is duty. The severity of the pain and the feeling of lack of purpose drove her to multiple suicide attempts, but her Ivory blood made her easy to revive. Eventually she gave up and submitted to making her purpose be the duty of being an Agent and warrior for a religion she does not believe. She grew bitter over many years, as her Transcendence granted her an unnaturally long life.

At some time, Black received her last order, which was 'protecting humanity' and likely a part of the Escape Plot. She has carried this order with her as long as she can remember. She doesn't even remember who gave it to her. When the survivors selected for Midway were chosen, Agent Black was one of them. She appears to have been given full knowledge of the Suits' plot to escape the planet and leave the rest of humanity behind.

When she met Agent Grey, she let her get close and felt like she finally could have a renewed purpose and change from her bitter self. Black was happy, but she never acknowledged that she returned feelings for them. Their relationship was suddenly ended when Elro killed Grey. With her only friend gone, she had nothing left but a desire for revenge and her duty as an Agent. She goes on a quest to kill Elro and carry out her Agent order. That vague instruction, combined with her murderous desire for revenge, makes her a very dangerous foe.

Robin's Wrench[edit | edit source]

While searching for Elro, Black and White arrive at Robin's Home. The house is empty and they search it, then wait for someone to return. Robin comes back from investigating the Spine Controller that caused an earthquake under House 3 in western Blockrock, and Black confronts her. The Concern has noticed that someone has been doing unauthorized mechanical work in Settlement 17, and they suspect Robin since her father, Polro, who she used to live with, was also a mechanic. But having found no tools as evidence, they do not arrest her. The confrontation is cut short as Black receives a message, saying that 'He's been spotted,' likely referring to Elro.

Having just captured Robin while she commits illegal mechanic work, Black mocks the religious aspects of the broken law

House 05[edit | edit source]

Black and White walk in on Robin fixing Elro's house while Elro is at home. This allows her to condemn Robin and the entire household for Penance. While Robin is locked up in the back of the Community Centre and Elro and his family are sealed in their house, Black waits at the bar in the settlement for Penance to take place.

Camp[edit | edit source]

Black chastises Chrome's inability to capture the Pirates at the Wasteland camp.

Now assuming that her arch-nemesis Elro is dead, Black returns to her other Concern duties, such as capturing the heathen Pirates and making them face Penance. Because the Isi are mining Ivory, this is one of the top priorities for the Suits right now, and she chastises General Chrome for his ineffectiveness at this task. Chrome notes her anger and asks of she has had time to mourn, which provokes an outraged response. She storms away.

Moments later, when Royal brings Robin to the camp and accidentally gets captured, Black attends the ritual execution, agitated by Robin's presence. Robin makes an escape aboard the Concern Relief Freight with Royal's help, and Black remarks, 'How about we just shoot people?'

Invading Isilugar[edit | edit source]

Black punches Mina, who just attempted to shoot her, at the Isi Ancestral Vessel under Isilugar

The One Concern Army manages to find the location of Isilugar by unknown means. While the army attacks the upper levels, Agents Black and White delve into the Isilugar Labs, crossing paths with Robin and Mina at the Isi's Ancestral Vessel. Black implies she knows a big secret about what's in this room, implying she has knowledge of the Vessel. She remarks at Robin's resilience, having escaped death at the hands of the Concern twice now. Black explains her pleasure in eliminating Robin, as she is the last remaining live family member of Elro's (as far as she knows). Black grabs Robin by the neck and throws her into the next room, but allows White to pursue her instead of killing Robin herself. (See: Agent White#Boss Fight)

When Black catches up to White and Robin, she finds him dead. Shocked at the discovery and not entirely understanding how he was killed, she runs for the surface.

Back on the surface, after Robin defeats the One Concern Army members trapped in Isilugar, Black kidnaps Samba as she attempts to escape. Robin and Mina confront Black as she is about to exit the city with Samba over her shoulder, unconscious. Threatening to kill Samba if Mina gets to close or attempts to follow, Black runs off with her hostage. In her rage at the death of White, she wants to kill Samba out of revenge, but she instead decides to keep and interrogate her to learn more about the Isi and how they managed to kill an Agent.

Helping Samba[edit | edit source]

Robin, Elro, Chrome and Tolo all interrupt Black's interrogation with Samba atop the Tower

Isilugar Labs Boss

After kidnapping Samba, Black takes her to the top of The Tower, a secret Concern facility not known to anyone but the Bastion Suits and Bastion Elite. She guards Samba and awaits a professional interrogator while Robin, Mina,