The Characters

The most frustrating thing about fighting the undead is the way in which they can swell their numbers simply by cutting down innocent people in the heat of battle. Whereas Darkwatch Agents always make it a priority to protect the innocent, they are doubly motivated by the fact that if an innocent is killed, it will sometimes rise again and take up arms for the enemy.

Far worse is when a Darkwatch Regulator is struck down in battle. In section sixteen of the Darkwatch training manual agents are instructed to immediately dismember any allies suffering from �fatal and irreversible injuries� during engagement. The battlefield slang for this proviso is �Code 16�, or simple �Coding�. Agents with spare heavy munitions can simply drop a hand grenade onto the lap of a coding comrade. However, in a lengthy battle, where every piece of ammunition counts, Regulators will sometimes find themselves sawing the legs off former allies while they still hover on the cusp of death. There is little worse for morale.

If a Regulator fails to immobilize a coding ally, and the corpse does re-animate, they will find themselves in a comprised battle position, facing a savage enemy who is wielding their own advanced technology.