Cerberus
From FABT
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Active: |
September 26, 2149 CE - January 3, 2158 CE (SIA) |
Branch: |
Lazarus Cell |
Type: |
Military, political and scientific paramilitary organization/intelligence service/black ops unit |
Role: |
Preserve humanity's interests and defend Earth from all foreign aggression |
Size: |
31.3 million (at peak) |
Part of: |
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Headquarters: |
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Nickname(s): |
Cerbs |
Motto: |
"Organize and capitalize." |
Colors: |
White and gold |
Engagements: |
Quarian-Cerberus conflict |
Commanders: |
Illusive Man (2158 CE - 2186 CE) |
Notable: |
Jacob Taylor |
- "Humanity's sword in the darkness, pushing back against its enemies. The unwanted ally, the necessary mediator."
- — Summary of the Cerberus Manifesto.
Cerberus, formerly known as Systems Intelligence Administration/Sector Six, was a human survivalist paramilitary organization led by a shadowy figure known as the Illusive Man. Coming to precedence after the First Contact War, the group was birthed from defecting members of the SIA's Sector Six division, who took what knowledge they possessed and joined Cerberus' ranks. Since then, Cerberus "looked out" for humanity's interests, developing a military, scientific and political division with the singular goal of influencing pro-human media, eliminating anti-human agenda and protecting humanity where the Alliance can't, usually through illegal actions and more radical actions such as terrorism. Cerberus' military industrial-complex eventually expanded during the "pre-war period" following the Collector campaign and continuing into the Reaper War, eventually allowing it to match the military of the Systems Alliance. Despite its upgrades however, Cerberus eventually overextended itself and that, combined with the capture of the CAW Deliverance, decided its fate. By the end of the Reaper War, the firing of the Crucible ended Cerberus as an organization, but a few survivors, including the ideology itself, survived long enough to be reformed into Prometheus, the organization's spiritual successor.
A few Cerberus remnant cells survived following the Reaper War, composed of members who hadn't been implanted with Reaper tech. None of these cells had any coordinated leadership, and were largely dismissed as a threat by every major galactic power. The Systems Coalition waged several operations to find and eliminate these cells, using the newly founded Prometheus to find them. By the time of the Border War, the vast majority of these cells had either capitulated or been destroyed.