Men in Black

Men in Black (MiB) and Women in Black (WiB), also known as Series P agents, are physiopharmaceutically augmented agents of Majestic 12. They appear as hostile non-player characters in Deus Ex. They are much stronger than average enemies.

Background
The Series P agents were the results of research conducted at VersaLife. The goal was to impart enhanced capabilities and absolute loyalty onto a human agent, while avoiding both the non-standard appearance of mechanical augmentation and unpredictability of nano-augmentation.

The project utilized a novel physiopharmaceutical approach to augmentation. This approach was successful. The new agents were assessed to be 78% more effective in combat than a normal operative without any form of augmentation. Furthermore, the agents showed a marked lack of pain response with a corresponding increase in endurance and strength, while psychological conditioning resulted in high loyalty.

A key feature of the P Series agents is their self-termination mechanism, a variation on the "kill-switch." The self-termination mechanism is wired into the autonomous nervous system of the agent. If the agent is mortally wounded, the mechanism will activate and explode, eliminating any evidence of the agent and damaging nearby hostiles.

Series P agents have above-average height. They also have albino traits, presumably including red eyes. As a result, they wear sunglasses and dark clothing. MiBs have the Illuminati eye symbol tattooed to the back of their necks. MiBs also have a robotic-sounding voice.

Within the ranks of Majestic 12, series P agents serve as field commanders and elite combat troops. They are given the latest weapons, such as the non-eutactic blade.

Men in Black
Men in black have 350 HP, the highest of any generic NPC type. Thus, they are substantially more durable than common troopers (who have 100 HP). Compared to MJ12 Commandos, men in black have more health, but lack the latter's specialized weaponry and specialized damage resistances. Men in black have no predefined default inventory, and can be seen using a variety of weapons.

When men in black die, they explode with a blast radius of 16 feet and a base damage of 100. Killing men in black with melee weapons will generally result in severe damage to the player unless they quickly move away using the Speed Enhancement augmentation.

When a man in black explodes, his inventory is destroyed. The only way to loot a man in black is to render him unconscious using a non-lethal weapon: a riot prod, a baton, or tranquilizer darts from a mini-crossbow. The riot prod is particularly effective; with Trained skill in Low-Tech, they can be knocked out with a sneak attack to the torso. Even without the damage bonus from stealth, the riot prod will stun them temporarily, allowing for follow-up attacks without retaliation. Men in black are are also susceptible to gas grenades or the pepper gun, allowing for a subsequent takedown with the baton.

With Master skill in Rifles, a single headshot from the sniper rifle can kill a man in black. The sawed-off shotgun can do the same, if all five pellets hit the head.

Men in black will never flee, no matter how injured. Lighting them on fire e.g. with the flamethrower will cause them to panic like any other NPC, but due to their high health, the burning effect will wear off before they die unless it is re-applied.

Women in Black
Women in black have the same general combat characteristics as men in black, save for slightly faster movement and 300 HP instead of 350. The lower HP makes it possible to incapacitate a woman in black with a single torso hit from the riot prod even at the untrained skill level, provided that the stealth bonus is invoked.

Notable MiBs and WiBs

 * Agent Mari Hela
 * Agent P. Sherman
 * Agent Karyo
 * Adept 34501