Leo Gold

Leo Gold is an officer of the NSF, entrusted with the group's attack on Liberty Island. Although successfully accomplishing his mission, Gold and many of his men are unable to escape the island before UNATCO's forces blockade outgoing vessels and lay siege to its perimeter. JC is tasked by UNATCO with Gold's capture or elimination, and is asked by his brother, Paul, to utilize non-lethal force only. JC encounters Gold at the top of the ruined Statue of Liberty. Gold does not try to kill JC, instead stating that he is not a soldier, but rather just another citizen concerned with the plight of his country and its people. Depending on JC's attitude, Gold will debate the morals of UNATCO's actions, or he will become angered and pull his sidearm if threatened by JC.

Although JC does find truth in Gold's argument, he believes the NSF are inciting mass-hysteria needlessly, and takes Gold's words as little more than paranoid NSF rhetoric. If Gold is arrested by UNATCO's troops, he will later be executed by Majestic-12, and JC will be accused of his murder as Walton Simons and Bob Page further attempt to close in on JC's whereabouts.