Since I am on a DMC binge, am I the only one who wishes that the Darkcom Elite Ops had more screen time/lore? 4 of them didn’t even get officially named, just code names! They had such cool designs, and for what?!
Since CAPCOM again refuses to feed us, I’m just gonna do it myself and give ‘em names, backstories and personalities.
CAPCOM refused to feed us, so I’m doing it myself and giving the 4 unnamed DARKCOM members lore and backstory. God works fast, but a possibly autistic trans dude works faster. Please reblog or comment your own additions, or tag me in fics/works y’all make so I can see what everyone else thinks!
Warnings: Mentions of dead/shitty family members.
Sentry: Annette Rhodes Jr.
Annette is 27 but was actually the first of the group to join DARKCOM. She joined as an IT specialist after college, but a demon broke out of holding, which allowed her superiors to see her field capabilities. She was then scouted out as an Intelligence Officer for various units before being promoted to Elite Ops.
The only girl of 5 children, so she got spoiled and protected a lot by both her parents and brothers. However, brothers are of course, brothers, and taunted and bullied each other, so she has some tough skin.
Her name is from her Mom, Annette Rhodes Sr. It’s a family tradition for them that the firstborn daughters are named Annette.
The fastest out of the main group, despite mostly being a recon, R&D and intelligence.
Since she’s indoors and stuck researching most of the time, she’s become addicted to reality tv and cheesy drama shows. She can recite basically an episode from the week’s roster of shows from memory.
Extremely good and protective over the team’s weaponry and vehicles. What work time she spends not in research or operations, she’s busy developing new weapons and vehicles. She can (and will) have a lecture prepared whenever someone (usually King) breaks them.
Got her code name “Sentry” for staring at a singular demon they had in interrogation for 7 hours straight. She wanted to see if it could shape shift (it could. She stopped when it did).
Patriot: Boston Peyton-Ross
Boston is 34, the oldest of the Elite Ops gang, he joined DARKCOM 3-ish months after Annette. He enlisted as a ground soldier after his wife was kidnapped by a cult and murdered, all for summoning demons. His skills and determination had him promoted to Elite Ops first, however.
Grew up with a working mom and a SAHD. He has two younger sisters and a few nieces and nephews. Came from a standard White Pickett Fence neighborhood where the kids played outdoors and had weekly barbecues.
Was actually the nerd in school. Earned salutatorian and a US Army Scholarship to Harvard, where he got a degree in History.
He was actually former Army (joined at 18 to pay for his college), where he served multiple tours before retiring in his 20’s to become a teacher in the suburbs. Enlisted in DARKCOM after his wife died.
Reluctant dad figure. Singlehandedly kept most of the group from eating each other when angry (mostly Mary and King).
History nerd (He taught 7th Grade History for a bit). Knows basically everything that happened to the US since its founding. Can and will nerd out about the founding fathers and explain which of them should’ve gotten a musical as well.
He once went on a 30-minute rant about the War of 1812 and how dumb it was. That was how he got the nickname “Patriot”.
Served as a tactician and breacher, basically the “kick down doors” guy who also plans how to kick down said doors.
Despite everything, he’s extremely mild-mannered and chill. Lots of dad energy, ironically.
King: Javier “JJ” Ramirez
JJ’s 24, the youngest of the DARKCOM group, both in age and years served. He enlisted in DARKCOM as a way to get out of jail earlier.
Javier got the nickname JJ due to his full name- Javier Joaqín Ramirez. He shortened his name into JJ as a kid because he liked it better, and nowadays only gets called Javier by his closest friends.
He was raised by his uncle after his parents were arrested, getting into trouble and shoplifting. Ended up getting kicked out at 15 onto the streets until he got arrested and enlisted into DARKCOM in exchange for getting his record cleared with no jail time. Doesn’t have any siblings.
Dyed his hair blonde after his “mentor” figure, an older orphan and fellow pickpocket by the name of Gregory. He was inadvertently shot and killed during a robbery by cops, which is why JJ kept dying his hair after enlisting. A tribute to the one guy who looked out for him.
Serves as a sort of all-rounder for Elite Ops, fighting, recon, interrogation, etc. If you need an extra set of hands, he’s there and raring to go.
Basically knows a guy for everything, and at this point, no one questions how, why, or even if it is legal. He ends up helping Sentry to find a lot of contacts when it comes to finding demons.
Got the nickname King for eating Annette’s King chess pieces when playing against her. She assumed she lost it and forfeited it until he confessed. He is still proud of that, despite everything.
Fell first and fell HARD for Ninja at first sight. Extremely cuddle and touchy when it comes to her.
Ninja: Judith Lawes
Judith’s 26, and joined DARKCOM the same time as Patriot did. She enlisted in Covert Operations, doing stealth missions and less than legal situations before being promoted to Elite Ops.
Grew up with a single mom and a twin brother. Her brother went off to college and got rich, while she stayed behind to take care of their mom. DARKCOM enlisted her in exchange for paying her mom’s medical treatment and care. Doesn’t keep in contact with her brother.
Serves as the main stealth operator, along with a back-up tank. Prides herself in ambush and assassination techniques. Usually what she does is “classified”, courtesy of Baines.
Extreme night owl. Unless required by missions, she’s in her room, curled up with her plushies and snoozing during the day. She’s usually up at night, getting food, working, or just existing.
Extreme video game nerd. Animal Crossing and Pokemon are her favorites, mostly due to the cute creatures which she then gets plushies of.
Fell for King later, and got way too attached. He started gifting her plushies, and it was over from there. She works under the “if anything happened to Javier, I would kill everyone in this room” mentality.
Ninja’s nickname was earned after she singlehandedly jump scared everyone at night at least once. Mary almost sucker punched her, Annette and JJ both screamed like girls, and Patriot just flinched. She was called a Ninja afterwards.
