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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. Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Deus Ex (commonly abbreviated DX) is a first-person shooter/computer role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... Berlins Sony Center in Potsdamer Platz reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Deus Ex (commonly abbreviated DX) is a first-person shooter/computer role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. ...

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^[1]. 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 collaboration 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.^[2]. In narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... Sam Carter is a fictional character in the computer game Deus Ex. ... Paul Denton is a fictional character in the computer game Deus Ex. ... Deus Ex is a futuristic cyberpunk computer game released in 2000 by Ion Storm. ... Interpol (or International Criminal Police Organization) was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 2052 (MMLII) will be a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liberty Island Liberty Island, formerly called Bedloes Island, is a small uninhabited island in Upper New York Bay in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... For other freedom memorials, see Monument 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. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Deus Ex. ... In the fictional world of Deus Ex, Silhouette is a French antiglobalist group loosely aligned with the United States NSF. Backed by significant yet undisclosed wealth, Silhouette conducts a psychological guerrilla war against the United Nations and transnationals. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Deus Ex. ...

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, Paul Denton and Gunther Hermann.

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. New FEMA seal The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is a government agency in the United States which is organized under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. ... This is an article about groups called the Illuminati. For information on the games, see Illuminati (game) and Illuminati: New World Order. ...

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. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... JC Denton. ... Deux Ex: Invisible War is a computer game. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ... Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s - 2070s - 2080s 2090s 2100s 2110s 2120s Years: 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 - 2071 - 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 Events The Nicktoon My Life as a Teenage Robot takes place in 2072. ...

UNATCO Trooper

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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. Majestic-12 (sometimes written simply as MJ-12 or MJ-XII) is the codename of a secret committee, supposedly formed in 1952 to investigate UFO activity. ...

Augmented Agents

Mechanical

Mechanically augmented agent Gunther Hermann

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 neutralise 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. Image File history File links GuntherHermann. ... Deus Ex is a futuristic cyberpunk computer game released in 2000 by Ion Storm. ... Anna Navarre is a fictional character in the computer game Deus Ex. ... JC Denton. ... Paul Denton is a fictional character in the computer game Deus Ex. ...

Nano Augmented

Nano-augmented Agent Paul Denton

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. Image File history File links PaulDenton. ...

Trivia

• When the game was released in 2000 Ion Storm created a website(www.unatco.org) for the fictional organization to promote the game. Ion Storm pulled the website shortly after the September 11, 2001 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."^[3]

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References

External links

• "Deus Ex Timeline".
• Deus Ex Script: http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/deus_ex_script.txt (Please refer to this link manually due to an anti-leech system).