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'''The Commander''' (指挥官 (zhǐhuīguān) in Chinese and 指揮官 (shikikan) in Japanese) is the identity of the player character in [[Girls' Frontline]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]. ~~Because they represent~~ the player~~, their gender and past are loosely defined in the games~~.

'''The Commander''' (指挥官 [zhǐhuīguān] in Chinese and 指揮官 [shikikan] in Japanese) is the identity of the player character in [[Girls' Frontline]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]. Their gender is left to the player's discretion.

As a tactical commander, the Commander is tasked with assessing the strategic situation and to remotely give orders to their [[Tactical Doll]]s squads in the field (though they sometimes also take the field). At [[Griffin & Kryuger]]~~, they were helped in their duties by their logistic officer [[Kalina]], and later by [[Mayling]] after becoming a bounty hunter. Early in their career at G&K~~ in 2062, the Commander was involved with the elite T-Doll squad [[AR Team]] and demonstrated high commanding capabilities, gaining the trust of their superiors. This led them to assume increasingly important missions against [[Sangvis Ferri]] and eventually to become an asset to the [[~~Bureau of State Security~~]] against [[KCCO]] and [[Paradeus]]. At some point, the Commander also assumed the identity of [[the Professor]] during the investigation of the [[Magrasea]] superserver backup. After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] in 2064, the Commander became a bounty hunter operating under [[B.R.I.E.F.]].

As a tactical commander, the Commander is tasked with assessing the strategic situation and to remotely give orders to their [[Tactical Doll]]s squads in the field (though they sometimes also take the field).

Early in their career at [[Griffin & Kryuger]] in 2062, the Commander was involved with the elite T-Doll squad [[AR Team]] and demonstrated high commanding capabilities, gaining the trust of their superiors. This led them to assume increasingly important missions against [[Sangvis Ferri]] and eventually to become an asset to the [[Rossartrist]]s against the [[KCCO]] and [[Paradeus]]. At some point, the Commander also assumed the identity of [[the Professor]] during the investigation of the [[Magrasea]] superserver backup. After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] in 2064, the Commander became a bounty hunter operating under [[B.R.I.E.F.]].

In [[Girls' Frontline: Doll's Song]] and the [[Girls' Frontline (anime)|anime]], they are represented by [[Gentiane]].

|characterinfo={{StoryQuote|I have always yearned for a peaceful life, but unfortunately, there are those in the blood and carnage still waiting for me to return.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E2}}</ref>}}

Because of the particularity of G&K troops being T-Dolls, the main factor of recruitment for human commanders isn't professional training or experience, but being able to pass a psychological evaluation dedicated to measuring interpersonal compatibility with T-Dolls. The Commander displayed such traits of character as patience, courage and loyalty.<ref name=Timeline /> Their main conviction is to be an uncompromising protector, in opposition to the grand vision of the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]] which requires sacrifices to impose their vision of society. The Commander's ideal implies many bitter failures and personal sacrifices, and they are often haunted by a sense of powerlessness<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|Endpoint}}</ref><ref name=SL85>{{cite|gfl2|SL-8-5}}</ref><ref name=GS12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> and sometimes sleepless nights due to nightmares.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories#Divinity of Slumber]], [[Dusty Memories#Hidden Feelings]]}}</ref> Though they disagree with the tenets of Rossartrism, they recognize that some of its proponents like [[Gilda Ulrich]] also aim to protect individual lives.<ref name=2A2>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A2}}</ref>

Unlike most humans, the Commander doesn't perceive [[Dolls]] as inferior to humans. They ensure that their Doll subordinates live in dignity and grow as they gather more experience.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|C96|HG|4|costume=costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2, {{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|4|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade 2 and {{doll name|Welrod MkII|HG|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade Story 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Bookshelf of Memories]]|Her Smile - Black Pepper}}</ref><ref name=SL85 /><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Groza/Profile]], Record 6}}</ref> {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}} called the Commander “one who is trusted by all dolls.”<ref name=CT0 /> Later on, they're described as “The one who has ventured into the contamination zone alone but at the same time also lives in every Griffin Doll's heart.”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Heart of the Dishes}}</ref> They have been described as “magnetic” towards some entities (like [[Peritya]]) who take interest in observing the unpredictable events befalling them and their reaction.<ref name=Vayne /> They claim to be an atheist, only trusting in themselves and their subordinates,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref> and drink very sparingly.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Ullrid/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>

Because of the particularity of G&K troops being T-Dolls, the main factor of recruitment for human commanders isn't professional training or experience, but being able to pass a psychological evaluation dedicated to measuring interpersonal compatibility with T-Dolls. The Commander displayed such traits of character as patience, courage and loyalty.<ref name=Timeline /> Their main conviction is to be an uncompromising protector, in opposition to the grand vision of the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]] which requires sacrifices to impose their vision of society. The Commander's ideal implies many bitter failures and personal sacrifices, and they are often haunted by a sense of powerlessness<ref name=FP414>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-14}}</ref><ref name=SL85>{{cite|gfl2|SL-8-5}}</ref><ref name=GS12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> and sometimes sleepless nights due to nightmares.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories#Divinity of Slumber]], [[Dusty Memories#Hidden Feelings]]}}</ref> When faced with the records of their own battles and countless other combat data in Sector Cyclopes of [[Magrasea]], the Commander lamented that this data concealed the true suffering caused by battle. They however approved the application of this data to peaceful pursuits such as medicine, materials science and disaster response.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-4}}</ref> Though they disagree with the tenets of Rossartrism, they recognize that some of its proponents like [[Gilda Ulrich]] also aim to protect individual lives.<ref name=2A2>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A2}}</ref> According to [[AK-12]], the Commander isn't one to yield to threats but is easily swayed by people feigning to need their help.<ref name=MS23B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ship of Theseus III}}</ref> When comparing the Commander and [[Adjutant Lentine]], [[Helen]] said their common traits were absolute confidence in their abilities and the conviction to change the world.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|helen|HA-1-7}}</ref>

Unlike most humans, the Commander doesn't perceive [[Dolls]] as inferior to humans. They ensure that their Doll subordinates live in dignity and grow as they gather more experience,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|C96|HG|4|costume=costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2, {{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|4|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade 2 and {{doll name|Welrod MkII|HG|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade Story 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Bookshelf of Memories]]|Her Smile - Black Pepper}}</ref><ref name=SL85 /><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Groza/Profile]], Record 6}}</ref><ref name=Roche4 /> and don't perceive their emotions as a design flaw.<ref name=C123>{{cite|gfl|12-3}}</ref> This has earned them the undying loyalty of the Dolls under their command. {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}} called the Commander “one who is trusted by all dolls.”<ref name=CT0 /> Later on, they're described as “The one who has ventured into the contamination zone alone but at the same time also lives in every Griffin Doll's heart.”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Heart of the Dishes}}</ref> They mentioned once that they often purchase clothes for their Dolls,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Klukai/Profile]], Record 7}}</ref> which ties into the costume systems of the [[T-Doll Costume Index|first]] and [[GFL2 Costumes|second]] games. They have been described as “magnetic” towards some entities (like [[Peritya]]) who take interest in observing the unpredictable events befalling them and their reaction.<ref name=Vayne /> They claim to be an atheist, only trusting in themselves and their subordinates,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref> and drink very sparingly.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Ullrid/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>

{{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} said she admired the Commander's pride and honor in combat,<ref>{{cite|gfl|c+|E4}}</ref> but they have also been described as utterly merciless.<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-3}}</ref> They are also a skilled deceiver and a good liar when the situation calls for it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Ground Zero, the Commander claims that they are the best liar in the world. Also see: every time they told {{doll name|MP5|SMG|4}} and {{doll name|Nagant Revolver|HG|2}} that drinking milk will make them grow taller.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Suomi|SMG|5|costume=costume3}}'s Mission for Happiness costume story, Suomi calls out the Commander as a known liar}}</ref> They mentioned once that they often purchase clothes for their Dolls,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Klukai/Profile]], Record 7}}</ref> which ties into the costume systems of the [[T-Doll Costume Index|first]] and [[GFL2 Costumes|second]] games. [[Dandelion]] once teased the Commander for not being committed to any sentimental relationship despite how pushy some of their subordinates have been in Griffin.<ref name=GS12 />

{{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} said she admired the Commander's pride and honor in combat,<ref>{{cite|gfl|c+|E4}}</ref> but they have also been described as utterly merciless.<ref name=C123 /> This ruthless side was fully displayed during their confrontations with [[William]]: the Commander was said to be a completely different person in this situation, losing their heroic qualities, motivated only by hatred and acting with uncharacteristic violence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-44}}</ref> They are also a skilled deceiver and a good liar when the situation calls for it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Ground Zero, the Commander claims that they are the best liar in the world. Also see: every time they told {{doll name|MP5|SMG|4}} and {{doll name|Nagant Revolver|HG|2}} that drinking milk will make them grow taller.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Suomi|SMG|5|costume=costume3}}'s Mission for Happiness costume story, Suomi calls out the Commander as a known liar}}</ref>

The Commander has been known under codenames at times, such as “Robin”<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms}}</ref> and “Linchpin”,<ref name=Vayne>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], The Riddle of Vayne}}</ref> In one untranslated de-[[canon]]ized story, they used the name 凯利·诺顿 (Kelly Norton).<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Echo of Dawn]] ZA-1-1 (pre-rewrite only)}}</ref> They received a variety of nicknames from their Dolls: {{CollapseSection|

The Commander has been known under codenames at times, such as “Robin”<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms}}</ref> and “Linchpin”.<ref name=Vayne>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], The Riddle of Vayne}}</ref> They've also been called "The [[Elmo]]'s Tomato Emperor/Empress"<ref>{{cite|gfl2|phaetusa|PS-1-2}}</ref> or "Tomato Emperor/Empress of Mokosh"<ref>{{cite|gfl2|basti|BS-1-1}}</ref> after they set up the Yellow Zone farm with the [[Doll Community]]. In one untranslated de-[[canon]]ized story, they used the name 凯利·诺顿 (Kelly Norton).<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Echo of Dawn]] ZA-1-1 (pre-rewrite only)}}</ref> They received a variety of nicknames from their Dolls: {{CollapseSection|

*Boss ([[Thompson]], [[AK-47]], [[FMG-9]], [[Glock 17]], [[AK-74U]], [[QSB-91]], [[VSK-94]], [[Nova]], [[APC556]], [[M327]], [[APC9K]], [[FM24]], [[P99]])

*Master ([[G36]], [[G41]], [[Hanyang Type 88]], [[Agent]])

*Comrade ([[Nagant Revolver]], [[PPS-43]], [[Mosin-Nagant]] during [[Notebook/Anniversary Party]])

*Comrade ([[Nagant Revolver]], [[PPS-43]], [[Mosin-Nagant]] during [[Notebook/Anniversary Party]] and [[Mosin-Nagant (GFL2)/Profile#Private Meeting Logs|Private Meeting Logs]])

*Darling ([[M1911]], [[Mk23]])

*Caretaker ([[MP7]])

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*My Liege ([[M240L]])

*Partner ([[P50]])

*Jerkmander ([[Makiatto]], affectionate)<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Makiatto/Profile#Memories|Extra Missionem 3]]}}</ref>

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===Relationships===

The Commander lost all of their family during [[World War Three]], imprinting in them a distaste for battle. In military school, they grew closer to a senior cadet called Marina, eventually seeing her as their adopted sister and inheriting her ideals. After Marina's death, the Commander bought the grave plot next to hers to serve as their final resting place.<ref name=CK18 />

Due to their similar ideals, [[Angelia]] considered the Commander one of her few true allies and friends.<ref name=MS21A /> Ulrich considered that the Commander and Angelia were people who had the kindness<ref name=DR12B /> and willpower necessary to further the cause of Rossartrism.<ref name=DR25B /> Angelia voiced her intention to transfer [[Task Force DEFY]] to the Commander's in the event of her death on two occasions,<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[AK-12]]'s Neural Upgrade story 3}}</ref> but DEFY's loyalty to Angelia was too strong and they didn't want to serve under another commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-A3 Final Order}}</ref> [[MG338|Lenny]] noted that [[Nele]] was starting to walk the same path as the Commander after she started to pursue vengeance against [[Paradeus]] for the murder of [[Gray]].<ref name=Ang4 /> In 2074, [[Helena]] and [[Melanie]] are essentially considered the Commander's adopted daughters by the [[Elmo]] crew<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Intertwined Assault]] LA-1-3}}</ref> and the Commander themself.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-1}}</ref>

The most haunting loss the Commander ever experienced was that of [[Machlian]], which continued to be used against them as far as ten years later.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Virtual Pair]] E9}}</ref><ref name=LA18>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-8}}</ref> Machlian was the first noncombatant the Commander took under their personal protection, taking the risk to trust her when every other faction considered her a liability, but the Commander contributed to her death by involving her in their personal goals during the mission in Berlin.

In core [[canon]], the Commander is not in any sentimental relationship over the time period of the games. This is confirmed by [[Dandelion]] who teased the Commander for not being committed despite how pushy some of their subordinates have been.<ref name=GS12 /> Outside of core canon, each player is free to engage with intimate narrative content with any character through the [[Oath]] and [[Covenant]] systems. In the Bad End 2 timeline, the Commander and [[Kalina]] spent more time together due to Kalina not getting sick with [[ELID]] after the [[Paldiski Incident]] and confessed their love to each other before dying in Berlin.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] -77-A-12}}</ref> In other timelines, Kalina and the Commander both survived beyond 2064 but Kalina's feelings remained unrequited. Another character who demonstrated their romantic love for the Commander in core canon is {{doll name|Tokarev|HG|3}}.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Tokarev|HG|4|costume=costume6}}'s Neural Upgrade story 4}}</ref>

===Appearance===

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{{StoryQuote|[[Kalina|The Counselor]]'s warnings were not without reason. This commander rarely ever intends to make a grand entrance, but always successfully manages to do so.|[[Saga]]<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-6-4}}</ref>}}

{{StoryQuote|[[Kalina|The Counselor]]'s warnings were not without reason. This commander rarely ever intends to make a grand entrance, but always successfully manages to do so.|[[Minor Characters#Saga|Saga]]<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-6-4}}</ref>}}

In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], the player can still choose the Commander's gender, but not customize their appearance (which facilitates their use in pre-rendered cutscenes).

The male Commander has blue eyes and black hair with greying temples, worn in a mop-top and a rattail, slightly resembling the default appearance of the Commander in the first game. The female Commander has light red eyes and pink hair with bangs of a deeper shade, worn in a chin-length bob and parted fringe, resembling [[Gentiane]]. Both genders wear mostly the same outfit, consisting of a red and black bomber jacket with sleeve pouches and communicator on the right clavicle, worn over an undersuit with a high padded collar, gloves, tight-fitting grey pants with a pistol holster and straps, knee pads and high black boots. ~~The~~ symbol on the back of their jacket ~~(visible during cutscenes)~~ is the same as the one worn by [[Groza]] on her right lapel. ~~Depending on~~ the ~~artwork~~, the ~~smart watch changes wrist~~ and ~~sometimes differs between genders~~.

The male Commander has blue eyes and black hair with greying temples, worn in a mop-top and a rattail, slightly resembling the default appearance of the Commander in the first game. The female Commander has light red eyes and pink hair with bangs of a deeper shade, worn in a chin-length bob and parted fringe, resembling [[Gentiane]]. Both genders wear mostly the same outfit, consisting of a red and black bomber jacket with sleeve pouches and communicator on the right clavicle, worn over an undersuit with a high padded collar, gloves, tight-fitting grey pants with a pistol holster and straps, knee pads and high black boots. Depending on the artwork, the smart watch changes wrist and sometimes differs between genders. In the swimsuit costume, a cut scar can be seen on the left side of their abdomen (it is difficult to see in-game on the male version due to the jacket). It corresponds to the bullet wound sustained by the Commander at the end of [[Corposant]].

Details of their clothes have changed between the early cutscenes and the 3D model used in the [[Crew Deck]]. In the early cutscenes, the symbol on the back of their jacket is the same as the one worn by [[Groza]] on her right lapel. In the Crew Deck, the symbol is replaced by a name tag reading "Commander". The communicator also extends to another piece of equipment worn on the back shoulder. The round orange light and position makes it similar to the SHD antenna (aka "ISAC Brick") worn by players in ''[[Bounty Feast|The Division]]''.

In this game, the story script ~~changes~~ depending on the gender selected by the player. The ~~translation of some text~~ in ~~[[Groza]] and [[Ullrid]]'s profiles uses masculine pronouns instead of neutral ones~~.

In this game, the story script and certain lore materials such as Doll Journals change depending on the gender selected by the player. The male appearance is the one used in PVs.

Players can “control” the Commander in certain missions with the [[Command Assault Vehicle]].

For the costumes that can be worn by the Commander in the [[Crew Deck]], see [[GFL2 Costumes#Commander Costumes]].

File:GFL2 Commander Profile F.png|In-game portraits (look different from 3D renders).

File:GFL2 Commander Profile M.png

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GFL2 Commander Chibi.jpg|Chibis used in [[Minigames#Pathforger|Pathforger]].

File:GFL2 Commander scar.jpg|Scar on female 3D model.

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[[File:The Professor.png|thumb|The Commander's appearance as [[the Professor]].]]

Apart from metatextual interpretations, there were a number of clues over the course of [[Project Neural Cloud]]'s story that the Professor was the same character as the Commander, instead of a different Griffin commander. {{hero name|Clukay|sniper|3}}'s event ''Divergent Shadows'' made the strongest case, but it also contains a timeline inconsistency and presents itself as as case of unreliable narration. Their identity was eventually confirmed in ''Gloaming Finale - Codename Griffin III'', where Clukay remarks about the members of the Exiles known to be part of the Commander's troops outside of the server, “they are no doubt the Dolls you have lead for so long. […] I have no doubt you will succeed, ~~Commander~~.”

Apart from metatextual interpretations, there were a number of clues over the course of [[Project Neural Cloud]]'s story that the Professor was the same character as the Commander, instead of a different Griffin commander. {{hero name|Clukay|sniper|3}}'s event ''Divergent Shadows'' made the strongest case, but it also contains a timeline inconsistency and presents itself as as case of unreliable narration. Their identity was eventually confirmed in ''Gloaming Finale - Codename Griffin III'', where Clukay remarks about the members of the Exiles known to be part of the Commander's troops outside of the server, “they are no doubt the Dolls you have lead for so long. […] I have no doubt you will succeed, Commander”. [[Project Neural Convergence]] further confirms that the two characters are the same.

This leaves a number of yet unexplained inconsistencies: while the Commander began the mission in Magrasea on 23 September 2063,<ref>{{cite|pnc|0-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|pnc|Engrammatic Eclipse Part 2}}</ref> ''Divergent Shadows'', which occurs during a prior test mission, contains flashbacks to the [[Great Retreat]], which is dated 2064 in most sources ; Because no main story event from Girls' Frontline is identified as taking place in 2063, it can't be used to ascertain if the Commander could have participated in Persica's plans ; The Professor comments that they have spent three years in Magrasea during the final battle against {{enemy name|Eosphorus|boss}},<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[PNC Story/Gloaming Finale Nodes#Stage 41]]}}</ref> though there is a certain amount of time dilation in Magrasea,<ref>{{cite|pnc|Gloaming Finale Part 31}}</ref> its scale is unknown and some dates have been used as if there was no time differential.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Engrammatic Eclipse Part 10}}</ref> ; The dangers of consciousness digitization are brought up several times in Project Neural Cloud and the Professor is put in physical danger at several points in the story. It isn't explained why Persica would make the Commander take this risk despite their important connection to her [[AR Team]].

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~~Very little is known~~ of the Commander ~~before~~ they ~~got hired by~~ [[Griffin ~~and~~ Kryuger]] in ~~2062~~. ~~They~~ were considered to be rather young for their job,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|M1014|SG|4}} acquisition quote}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|3|costume=costume2}} Looking Forward to Tomorrow costume story (female Commander choice)}}</ref> ~~and received a formal education~~<ref>{{cite|gfl||[[Dream Theatre]]|New Fork}}</ref> though they likely lived in Yellow Zones most of their life since they had never seen a Green Zone ID before being offered one.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref> At G&K, they were assigned to a forward base in Sector 09, in a relatively calm area near the frontline of the hostile [[Sangvis Ferri]] territory. At the time, G&K had accepted the contract for six months and had urgent need of more personnel to contain the menace.<ref>{{cite|ab1|Glossary}}</ref><ref name=Timeline>{{cite|ab1|Timeline}}</ref>

===Origins===

{{StoryQuote|So, you’re not mute after all. Cold on the outside, but warm-hearted, eh?|Sergeant Marina about the young Commander.<ref name=CK7 />}}

The young Neo-Soviet citizen who would later be called “the Commander” became a war orphan during [[World War Three]]<ref name=CK18>{{cite|gfl|kernel|18}}</ref> and was left with noone close to them. In 2050,<ref name=CK3 /> still some months away from being a legal adult,<ref name=CK14>{{cite|gfl|kernel|14}}</ref> they were enrolled in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvorov_Military_School Suvorov Military School], which accepted students based solely on physical fitness, without holding a general exam. The Commander was bitter that they were forced to study war when it had taken everything from them.<ref name=CK18 /> In the train to the school, they met with Sergeant Marina, a senior from Suvorov they gave the cold shoulder to, and helped an old woman whom they reminded of her own child, Robin, who was killed in action. 14 years later, the Commander would use the name Robin as a cover identity.<ref name=CK3>{{cite|gfl|kernel|3}}</ref> Still green and hot-blooded, the Commander tried to take on two thieves who had swindlded the old woman and was beaten up until the more experienced Marina intervened.<ref name=CK7>{{cite|gfl|kernel|7}}</ref> After this, the Commander started reluctantly warming up to her.<ref name=CK14 />

The Commander remained close to Marina at the military school, learning that she was also a war orphan who hated war but had enlisted because it was the best position to save civilians. Marina asked the Commander to consider her as an adopted sister, but they were reluctant.<ref>{{cite|gfl|kernel|16}}</ref> The Commander would come to adopt Marina's ideals of protection, including her interest in Dolls as a way to spare human lives during conflicts. When Marina was killed in an undisclosed incident while protecting civilians after the war, the Commander learned that she had declared them her next-of-kin. The Commander took care of her grave and bought the plot next to hers so they would be buried next their adoptive sister when their time came, intending to use the epitaph “Here lies a brave soul”. Feeling that the Neo-Soviet army was being used for an internal power struggle, the Commander left and joined [[Griffin & Kryuger]] as an alternative to protect civilians.<ref name=CK18 /> They likely lived in Yellow Zones most of their life since they had never seen a Green Zone ID before being offered one.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref>

During [[Maze Guess]], the trainee who takes command of one of the testing teams, Cadet 41 of the 2060 class of the Department of Tactical Command of Griffin & Kryuger,<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Maze Guess]], Interpolation Analysis}}</ref> ends up being called “Commander” by the Dolls as a show of respect for their skills,<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Maze Guess]], Asymptotic Analysis}}</ref> but it's unconfirmed that they're the same character as the Commander.

After they arrived at the Griffin base of Sector 09 (or Area S09) and officially adopted the function of “Commander”, they were considered to be rather young for their job.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|M1014|SG|4}} acquisition quote}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|3|costume=costume2}} Looking Forward to Tomorrow costume story (female Commander choice)}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl||[[Dream Theatre]]|New Fork}}</ref> S09 was a relatively calm area near the frontline of the hostile [[Sangvis Ferri]] territory. At the time, G&K had accepted the contract to fight Sangvis Ferri for six months and had urgent need of more personnel to contain the menace.<ref>{{cite|ab1|Glossary}}</ref><ref name=Timeline>{{cite|ab1|Timeline}}</ref>

===Recovery of AR Team===

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After the successful recovery of M4, Helian kept dispatching the Commander to retrieve the other members of AR Team, pushing back {{enemy name|Hunter|boss}}'s troops and recovering {{doll name|M4 SOPMOD II|AR|4}} and {{doll name|ST AR-15|AR|4}} with their own T-Dolls since HQ could provide intel but no reinforcements.<ref>{{cite|gfl|3}}</ref> While {{doll name|M16A1|AR|4}} was still missing, Helian redeployed the Commander to support a local intel recovery team, in reality [[Squad 404]], fighting {{enemy name|Intruder|boss}} deeper in Sector 09, before being tasked to destroy the ringleader to clear Sector 09 of Sangvis Ferri occupation after 404's mission concluded, retrieving the last member of AR Team in the process. After the battle, M16A1 relayed to the Commander a clue {{doll name|UMP45|SMG|4}} had asked her to pass on to Persica: “It's raining on the plain”.<ref>{{cite|gfl|4}}</ref> As a mark of respect for the Commander's efforts and skill, M4A1 decided to reveal the content of the mission during which her team was separated<ref>{{cite|gfl|4-4E}}</ref> and they recovered intel about Plan [[Parapluie]] in Sector 09's Safe House 3.<ref>{{cite|gfl|0}}</ref>

Aside from their command capabilities, the Commander brought big changes to the life of the Area S09 base. They voided the policy that T-Dolls had to remain in maintenance pods between battle deployments and authorized them to make use of their free time as they saw fit. They also opened the base's humans-only cafeteria to Dolls (which eventually became {{doll name|Springfield|RF|4}}'s cafe) and encouraged Dolls who had experience or interest in a non-fighting position to apply for work at the base's facilities, leading to the establishment of the base's [[Organization Overview|departments]]. They occasionally spectated in the Dolls' training to give them practical advice and took steps to learn about their personalities. Before this, most of the Dolls had never eaten food or been given any form of personal freedom. These policies, designed to allow the Dolls to express their individuality, greatly boosted the base's morale and efficiency.<ref name=Roche4>{{cite|gfl|[[Roche Limit]] E4}}</ref>

===Plan Parapluie===

Along with other tactical commanders, the Commander was called to G&K's secret base near Sector 09 by Kryuger to discuss Plan Parapluie. There, the Commander met with Helian in person for the first time, along with Kryuger. Sangvis Ferri launched an assault against the base before any planning could start and the Commander was knocked out during the initial explosion. They were awakened by Kryuger, who entrusted them with his personal ~~semiautomatic~~ pistol and tasked them with using the local terminal to mount a counterattack and establish a temporary command center while he went his own way with his revolver. Having organized the troops and dispersed the first assault wave, the Commander linked up with AR Team and Kryuger, who tasked them with organizing counterattacks while he and Helian would look into the leak that permitted Sangvis Ferri to find the secret base and stage the assault.

Along with other tactical commanders, the Commander was called to G&K's secret base near Sector 09 by Kryuger to discuss Plan Parapluie. There, the Commander met with Helian in person for the first time, along with Kryuger. Sangvis Ferri launched an assault against the base before any planning could start and the Commander was knocked out during the initial explosion. They were awakened by Kryuger, who entrusted them with his personal Beretta 92 pistol and tasked them with using the local terminal to mount a counterattack and establish a temporary command center while he went his own way with his revolver. Having organized the troops and dispersed the first assault wave, the Commander linked up with AR Team and Kryuger, who tasked them with organizing counterattacks while he and Helian would look into the leak that permitted Sangvis Ferri to find the secret base and stage the assault.

As the Commander was leading operations against {{enemy name|Destroyer|boss}}, G&K identified the origin of the leak to be AR-15, who escaped from quarantine, prompting G&K to issue a general order to intercept or destroy her. Having located Destroyer's command center but not shared the information with HQ yet, the Commander offered AR Team the opportunity to get on site before any other G&K troops so they might reach AR-15 themselves should she be there.<ref>{{cite|gfl|5}}</ref> However, artillery support from {{enemy name|Dreamer|boss}} led to Helian cancelling all operations in order to regroup, and the Commander guided AR Team back to HQ through artillery fire. AR Team was redeployed to search for AR-15 in the following days, alone due to heavy losses on G&K's side, and Helian approached the Commander with new orders: recovering the neural cloud backups left behind by AR-15. AR Team was assigned to the mission but not informed of the nature of the intel, though they quickly recognized it by themselves. This intel, along with the one recovered by Squad 404 in Sector 09, brought the last details about Plan Parapluie, making Kryuger worry about the Commander's willingness to destroy AR-15 if it proved necessary.<ref>{{cite|gfl|5-E}}</ref>

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As the assault began and Parapluie coverage was detected, the Commander tasked AR Team, who was lagging behind the main force after M4 had to retrieve SOP-II and RO from Base 0 territory, to use RO's electronic warfare to reactivate paralyzed military units.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-3}}</ref> After reactivating the units to protect the Military's counter-jamming stations, the Commander ordered AR Team to regroup with the Military's main force and watch their flank as they got closer to SF's main base.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-4}}</ref> But as the Military armored troops proved too fast for G&K forces and Captain Yegor refused to slow the advance, the Commander ordered to cover their allies by deploying the T-Dolls against the SF targets left in their wake.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-5}}</ref> The Commander then diverted their troops again after AR was encircled by SF forces when Elisa tried to connect with M4A1 for the second time,<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-6}}</ref> but they were unable to break the encirclement before Yegor's own forces got through. The KCCO troops destroyed the T-Dolls, sparing only M4A1 still under Elisa's electronic assaults.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-3E}}</ref> At the same time, Elisa ordered the deployment of an advanced Parapluie virus that overwhelmed G&K's and the Military's command networks, prompting Helian to order a general retreat of all G&K troops. At the same time, the Commander received another anonymous transmission from an alleged ally of Persica asking for M4A1's coordinates. They complied, allowing [[Task Force DEFY]] to rescue her.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-4E}}</ref>

===Retreat===

===[[Great Retreat]]===

[[File:BG Singularity 8.png|thumb|[[Singularity]] scene, {{enemy name|Agent|boss}} seizing the Commander (bottom-right hand).]]

Staging the withdrawal from a temporary command base inside Parapluie jamming territory, the Commander dispatched {{doll name|MP7|SMG|5}} to serve as a messenger with Helian from outside the jamming field.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition I}}</ref> After transmitting the sitrep to Griffin HQ, MP7 then went back to assist the evacuation instead of sending HQ's new orders by drone and escaping by herself.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition II}}</ref> Despite assaults from SF and KCCO forces, the Commander held their position long enough to recover several echelons left behind by other commanders during the retreat.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition III}}</ref>

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===Rescuing Angelia===

Knocked out by the radiations, the Commander was recovered from the command base and brought to a safe house by {{doll name|M870|SG|5}} and {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}}. After being awakened with an adrenaline shot, the Commander refused to leave until Angelia's own escape route was secured and assumed command again from the safe house. Though Kalina had ordered the two T-Dolls to knock the Commander out and bring them to the evacuation airfield if they refused to come willingly, both respected the Commander's courage and took position outside the safe house to intercept attacking enemies.<ref name=CT0 /> From there, the Commander was contacted by Angelia, who properly introduced herself, offered them the [[Heavy Ordnance Corps]] meant to help her and asked them to evacuate before coming to her help. She also transferred all the data from her current investigations to them, and pledged the members of DEFY to their service in the event of her death<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected~~}}</ref> (though {{doll name|AK-12|AR|5}} and {{doll name|AN-94|AR|5}} refused to acknowledge this wish).<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-A3 Final Order~~}}</ref> The Commander overviewed the defense of the new temporary base established by Kalina on safe coordinates provided earlier by Angelia against [[Paradeus]] forces<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-1 Unknown Enemy}}</ref> as well as the rescue of M4 SOPMOD II and RO635.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|1-10 Darkest Desire}}</ref> They then assembled a team of volunteers to retrieve Angelia while the rest of the troops evacuated,<ref name=CT210>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-10 Final Flight}}</ref> though most volunteers participated for the sake of evacuating the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-2 Signal Flare}}</ref>

Knocked out by the radiations, the Commander was recovered from the command base and brought to a safe house by {{doll name|M870|SG|5}} and {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}}. After being awakened with an adrenaline shot, the Commander refused to leave until Angelia's own escape route was secured and assumed command again from the safe house. Though Kalina had ordered the two T-Dolls to knock the Commander out and bring them to the evacuation airfield if they refused to come willingly, both respected the Commander's courage and took position outside the safe house to intercept attacking enemies.<ref name=CT0 /> From there, the Commander was contacted by Angelia, who properly introduced herself, offered them the [[Heavy Ordnance Corps]] meant to help her and asked them to evacuate before coming to her help. She also transferred all the data from her current investigations to them, and pledged the members of DEFY to their service in the event of her death.<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected}}</ref> The Commander overviewed the defense of the new temporary base established by Kalina on safe coordinates provided earlier by Angelia against [[Paradeus]] forces<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-1 Unknown Enemy}}</ref> as well as the rescue of M4 SOPMOD II and RO635.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|1-10 Darkest Desire}}</ref> They then assembled a team of volunteers to retrieve Angelia while the rest of the troops evacuated,<ref name=CT210>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-10 Final Flight}}</ref> though most volunteers participated for the sake of evacuating the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-2 Signal Flare}}</ref>

Using flares to steer Angelia and DEFY toward the lower-contamination yellow zone<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-3 Yellow Zone}}</ref> and regroup with the Griffin team, Angelia evaded Yegor's pursuit for a time before being forced to stop and treat her radiation poisoning. In order to mislead KCCO's attention, the Commander came up with a plan to use a captured KCCO doctor found by the Griffin team while securing an escape route,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-7 Bad News}}</ref> disguising her as Angelia and tasking one half of the team to transport her under HOC protection while the other half went the other way to feign a distraction. Meanwhile, also on the Commander's idea and with Angelia's approval, DEFY started preparing improvised explosive devices from HOC shells to rig the building they were in and keep KCCO forces from entering.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-8 IED}}</ref> Yegor discovered the feint and refocused his attention on the building before the IEDs were set, but the time bought enabled the Commander to establish a HOC interdiction perimeter and the Griffin dolls to come back for a defensive battle. Though Yegor's forces managed to break into the building, Angelia staged her own gambit and convinced Yegor to retreat under the fake threat of a new Collapse bomb detonation. The group then moved to help the Commander and their two escorts, under attack by Nytos.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-9 Stumbling Block}}</ref> Though they managed to kill the enemy commanders, they were too late to prevent Paradeus from capturing the Commander.<ref name=CT310>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-10 White Doll}}</ref>

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The Commander and Kalina attended the conference by posing as journalists, and became trapped in the conference room when Paradeus cultists attacked.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|1A4}}</ref> After Statesec's security forces were wiped out, the Commander called in their T-Dolls<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|1A5}}</ref> and organized the evacuation of [[Gilda Ulrich]], the Pan-European councilor.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A1}}</ref> After they took refuge in the Belgrade cathedral with other civilians,<ref name=2A2/> K ordered the Commander to forcibly bring Ulrich to an extraction point, but both the Commander and Ulrich refused to leave the civilians to be slaughtered, forcing K to deploy his last assets for a full evacuation.<ref name=2A3/>

Ulrich was temporarily captured,<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|3A1, 3A2, 3A3}}</ref> but soon after, [[Task Force DEFY]] and [[Sangvis Ferri]] eliminated the local [[Nyto]] commanders, facilitating the evacuation. The Commander's forces were then sent to recapture the [[Pike]] Node seized by Sangvis Ferri.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-1, 4-2}}</ref> Suspecting that Angelia would attempt to destroy the Node, K left it in the Commander's care, guessing that she wouldn't dare attack them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-6}}</ref> This led to Angelia's capture when she attacked the Node later on.<ref> {{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information III}}</ref>

Ulrich was temporarily captured,<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|3A1, 3A2, 3A3}}</ref> but soon after, [[Task Force DEFY]] and [[Sangvis Ferri]] eliminated the local [[Nyto]] commanders, facilitating the evacuation. The Commander's forces were then sent to recapture the [[Pike]] Node seized by Sangvis Ferri.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-1, 4-2}}</ref> Suspecting that Angelia would attempt to destroy the Node, K left it in the Commander's care, guessing that she wouldn't dare attack them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-6}}</ref> This led to Angelia's capture when she attacked the Node later on.<ref> {{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information III}}</ref> The Commander secretly kept in contact with Angelia an DEFY, but Statesec was pleased with the Commander's performance in Belgrade and overlooked their secret collaboration. The Commander disapproved of Statesec's approach to the Paradeus threat, due to their light-handedness causing civilian deaths they thought could have been avoided.<ref name=SC13>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-3}}</ref> They later had the same criticism when they learned that civilians got involved in the [[Great Retreat]].<ref name=C123 />

===~~Talinn~~===

===Tallinn===

After Statesec's analysis of the Pike Node, the Commander was sent to the Paldiski Submarine Base in the Estonian Red Zone, the new prime location of interest for the KCCO and an active Paradeus base, to support Angelia's data recovery operation there.<ref name=SC13 /> Havier provided an old train for transportation along the Intercontinental Railway,<ref name=SC51 /> while the covert Rossartrist group [[WAVE|WAVE Tech]] provided them strategic information such as real-time satellite images.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|3-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information I}}</ref> The Commander hired [[Squad 404]] to provide electronic warfare support<ref name=SC12>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-2}}</ref> and deployed Doll teams to secure the passage through Tallinn's Intercontinental Railway hub.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-1}}</ref> Persica independently hired 404 to monitor M4<ref name=SC12 /> and the Commander also agreed to let her access their battle network to watch over AR Team.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-4}}</ref> After getting the train inside Tallinn, the Dolls searched for the controls to open the quarantine walls and continue to Paldiski,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|2-5}}</ref> discovering the [[Isomer (Enemy)|Isomer]]s and the Paradeus' experiments in the city. This led Persica to explain M4's origins to the Commander, and the involvement of [[William]] in the unfolding conspiracy.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|4-1}}</ref>

After a KCCO armored train convoy approached Tallinn and fired artillery at the Griffin train, the Commander launched operation Golden Fleece, intending to capture a military train.<ref name=SC51>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-1}}</ref> While 404 and AR Team led Golden Fleece,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-2}}</ref> M4 confronted [[Isomer Black]] and seized control of the city systems, opening the way for the captured train,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-5}}</ref> but it had to stop for repairs 15 kilometers outside of the city. The confrontation in Tallinn had already started to chip at the Commander's forces. After [[Dandelion]] emerged as a separate entity from M4 in Tallinn, she had secretly boarded the train and formally introduced herself after being discovered. To prove her good will, she offered to compile a thorough battle plan to take over Paldiski,<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-1}}</ref> and displayed M4's memories to help the Commander catch up with what happened on her side of the [[Great Retreat]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-2}}</ref> Havier secretly warned the Commander not to let Statesec learn about Dandelion's existence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information XV}}</ref>

===[[Paldiski Incident]]===

[[File:BG Polarized Light 2.png|thumb|The Commander's train is hit by the [[KCCO]] artillery.]]

{{StoryQuote|【They won't be much of a threat with just a single train. […] The standard four-level protection system. It would be difficult to penetrate with that level of firepower.】<br>

【Unless the Griffin Commander crashes the train right into it.】<br>

【I don't know about anybody else, but this Commander might go ahead and do just that.】|[[Vympel]] operatives correctly predict the Commander's strategy during the Paldiski Incident.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information XIV}}</ref>}}

Approaching Paldiski base from the East, the Commander positioned the train at a choke point and prepared for a grueling battle, aware that Statesec was probably using them as cannon fodder. They also worried that bring M4 to Paldiski was also part of [[William]]'s plan.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|1-1}}</ref> While regular troops established foxholes and laid mines, the Commander deployed Squad 404 to open the base's quarantine walls and AR Team to seize the shore guns, intending to use them against the KCCO trains.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|1-2}}</ref> However, Griffin's defense line crumbled quicker than expected against the military artillery and transmission jamming,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Cosine Signal}}</ref> reaching 90% casualties in less than half an hour and starting to retreat towards the now-open quarantine wall with the surviving T-Dolls. [[Yegor]] demanded that the Commander surrender and accept charges of treason, which they refused.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Waveguide I}}</ref>

While the KCCO artillery attempted to preserve the train tracks to follow the Commander into the base, the Commander fired all of their own artillery ammo before approaching the base at top speed, causing their train to derail and block the gates.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Beam Splitter}}</ref> But as the Commander and Kalina left the train and the Dolls rigged it with explosives,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Interferometer I}}</ref> Yegor rose to the Commander's challenge by bombarding the derailed train and launching a general offensive.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Aperture}}</ref> The Commander and Kalina were successfulyl evacuated from the destroyed train by the Dolls. With only 5% of the original Griffin troops available,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Shattered Plane of Polarization I}}</ref> the Commander retreated inside the base and had the Doll rig the gates with explosives in order to destroy it and prevent the KCCO from entering. They reluctancly authorized [[M82]], [[CF05]], [[INSAS]] and [[Webley]] to perform a suicide assault to buy more time against the approchaing military forces,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Shattered Plane of Polarization II}}</ref> and received the unexpected backup of the [[Sangvis Ferri]] forces. The advance of the KCCO forced the gates to be demolished ahead of time and partially, allowing four [[Ares]] mech to enter the base, and the Commander transferred command of AR Team to Angelia to stop them inside the base while they focused on blockading the entrance.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Annealing II}}</ref>

After successfully repelling multiple military assaults over 15 minutes, the Commander was able, through [[K]], to key in a danger-close air bombardment by the Neo-Soviet Air Force, taking out the military forces outside the base,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Polishing}}</ref> along with half of the surviving T-Dolls, pinned down by the enemy. With the surviving Dolls tracking down the remaining KCCO soldiers and on Angelia's request, the Commander and K took the field to destroy the base's four sea valves with explosives, flooding it to destroy all its installations and date and kill all personnel in its sublevels. Kalina volunteered to destroy one of the valves but the Commander refused to expose her to more danger. Armed only with the handgun given to them by Kryuger back during the Parapluie incident,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Silvering I}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|13-1}}</ref> the Commander infiltrated the KCCO's defense lines and reached their command post, shooting their commanders and planting the explosives, but becoming trapped until Squad 404<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Unfathomable Singularity}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|13-2}}</ref> and [[SL8]] rescued them,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Causality Separating Plane}}</ref> successfully evacuating above sea level before the valves were destroyed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|13-3E}}</ref> The Commander later sent rescue teams to sweep Paldiski and recover any stranded Doll<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[RO635]]'s Neural upgrade story 2}}</ref> and implemented special training programs to avoid another catastrophic battle in the future,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes I}}</ref> which proved useful when the Dolls faced a new military attack during the [[Fireworks Incident]].<ref name=PR58>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-8}}</ref>

The [[Paldiski Incident]] placed the Commander and Angelia on the list of top persons of interest for the world powers.<ref name=DR21B>{{cite|gfl|dr|Hay Fever – Beginning}}</ref>

===Return to Area S09===

{{StoryQuote|I was once a soldier myself, so I only trust people who have come back alive from the battlefield. And there are only three kinds of people who come back from the battlefield. The first kind are timid to the end of their days, who view even the daylight streaming into their rooms as an enemy bombardment. The second are drunk on slaughter and bloodshed, who build their joy on the suffering of others. You, Commander, belong to the third kind. They are people who know why they fight. Their convictions make them keener, braver, fiercer, and more eager for battle.|[[Kryuger]]<ref name=MS13B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes II}}</ref>}}

===Germany===

Following a few days of questioning by Neo-Soviet officials, the Commander and Kalina were returned to their original base in Area S09 a week after the Paldiski Incident.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time I}}</ref> Dandelion followed them to the base, acting on M4's worry for the Commander,<ref name=DR2 /> and the Commander lent her their coat so she's stand out less among the human personnel, making the members of AR Team jealous.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Pollinosis I}}</ref> They were soon joined by Kryuger, recently rescued by another Griffin team. The Commander discussed their future with Kryuger, sharing that they wished to persist in their involvement with Statesec in order to prevent innocent lives from being snuffed in the crossfires of the Paradeus conspiracy. Kryuger asked them to reconsider and gave them a Green Zone ID card that they could use living a more peaceful life. The Commander later threw the ID in a trash can.<ref name=DR2>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref> Kalina received the same offer from [[Helian]] but wanted to make the same decision as the Commander. To tease Kalina, the Commander acted like she had already decided to move on to the Green Zone and announced that they would be searching for someone else to fill her position as an adjutant, but Kalina didn't understand the joke and sotmred out, thinking the Commander didn't value her loyalty. [[Persica]] announced she'd be moving into Area S09, allowing the Commander to claim the coffee she had long promised them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time IV}}</ref> She gave the Commander the cold shoulder for a week before they cleared the air and made them promise to never lie to her again.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Foreshadowed Voyage}}</ref>

Witkin tasked the Commander to assist Angelia's investigations in Bremen, Germany.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time III}}</ref> Angelia's decision to accept [[Gilda Ulrich]]'s help during her investigations was influenced by the Commander's own trust in the chairwoman.<ref name=DR12B>{{cite|gfl|dr|The Curtain Rises II}}</ref> Ulrich herself forbid K to threaten the Commander'slife to apply pressure on Angelia, because she'd react too strongly to such as move.<ref name=DR25B>{{cite|gfl|dr|Light Show}}</ref> The Commander dispatched AR Team with [[Architect]] to investigate Paradeus operations in the area and capture [[Gager]],<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Pollinosis II}}</ref> and Squad 404 to the abandoned buildings of Zeratul-Worcester Pharmaceuticals.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters I}}</ref> Their findings helped Angelia to target the Flora Insitute and the Berle Orphanage during her investigations.<ref name=DR21B /><ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters VI}}</ref> The Commander also offered to take in [[Dreamer]] and [[Destroyer]] among their Assimilated troops, but they refused and were later integrated by force.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters V}}</ref>

===Machlian===

After Angelia's investigations moved to Berlin, [[Griffin Lyons|the Earl]] sent the Commander, AR team and Dandelion to Germany to capture a woman named [[Morridow]] in the village of Nohnsdorf, near Berlin where Angelia was operating. Kryuger warned the Commander not to trust the Earl. The mission came in just as Kalina was diagnosed with [[ELID]] and sent to the hospital,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes II}}</ref> and concern for her wouldn't leave the Commander's mind through their operations in Berlin.<ref name=MS25A /> From 18 to 20 September 2064,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lurking}}</ref> the Commander infiltrated the Paradeus community of Bohnsdorf under the identity if a refugee named Robin during three days,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate I}}</ref> but deviated from the mission to rescue [[Machlian]], the village's Saint, from being molested by her sponsors. The Commander only realized after escaping that Machlian matched their target's description.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate II}}</ref> After escaping Paradeus pursuit and meeting Squad Griffin, the Commander was headquartered in a building of the Berlin old town<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Shoulders of a Griffin I}}</ref> and was tasked by the Earl to work with Angelia to determine the link between Morridow and Machlian.

The Earl also explained his ideal for world order, which the Commander disagreed with due to concentration of power and the implied sacrifice of justice and dignity it required. The Earl presented a fable consisting of a hedgehog who uses its spines to reject any world conception differnt from its own, and an adaptable fox who can choose the best path forward, asking which animal the Commander would choose to be.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Shoulders of a Griffin III}}</ref> Angelia and the Commander at long last met in person in the Earl's Athena's Bar, and agreed on their next move to root out Paradeus, with the Commander leading the interrogation of Machlian while Angelia interrogated the Paradeus allies captured in Bremen. Having dealt with the real Morridow's ability to act as a completely different person in Bremen, Angelia advised the Commander to exercise caution and treat Machlian as an enemy, but the Commander didn't believe the meek Machlian could be an infiltrator.<ref name=MS21A>{{cite|gfl|ms|Balls and Vase}}</ref>

When Dandelion hacked into the unconscious Machlian's virtual cognition image, Paradeus' plan to use [[Iaso's Box]]es dirty bombs to destroy Berlin was revealed.<ref name=MS25A>{{cite|gfl|ms|Heraclitus’ River III}}</ref> Despite the clock ticking and Machlian's refusal to explain her ability to cure humans from ELID, the Commander didn't try to forcefully get the bombs' location our of her, which she didn't consciously know, insisting to earn Machlian's trust with good treatment instead,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth III}}</ref> even making plans to bring her back to Area S09 away from Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Indecipherable Heart}}</ref> Invading Machlian's mind at night against orders, [[ST AR-15]] found memories from Morridow in unconscious areas of Machlian's mind, but the Commander still didn't consider a threat until they could determine the origins of the memories,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia III}}</ref> comforted in their choice by Persica's theory that Machlian and Morridow might be two different persons with an unconscious connection.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia IV}}</ref>

While unnerved after learning of Kalina's worsening condition, the Commander received the help of the Earl, who located the places where the bombs had been planted based on the images from Machlian's unsconscious memories. Machlian asked to join the investigations to confirm if her "visions" were true and the Commander allowed it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae I}}</ref> Being on location allowed Machlian to recover more precise memories and help in defusing the bombs.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae III}}</ref> The group was attacked by [[Narciss]] while defusing a bomb at the quarantine wall, and Machlian had a vision of her own death, but the Commander saved her from being killed by one of Narciss' flying blades. Machlian decided to trust the Commander since they had "changed destiny", but AR-15 still suspected that Machlian had exposed herself to danger in an attempt to have the Commander killed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Clothos’ Thread III}}</ref>

After failing to prevent the Iaso's Boxes from killing the inhabitants of Bohnsdorf, the grieving Machlian promised to do her utmost to help the Commander and grant them the ELID antidote made from her blood.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lachesis’ Measure III}}</ref> The incident at Bohnsdorf also revealed that the Commander had acquired semi-immunity to ELID. The Earl requested to take custody of Machlian after learning that her "visions" were accurate, but didn't press the issue when the Commander refused.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears I}}</ref> The Commander again protected Machlian when a riot occurred at the Berlin prison at the same time the Iaso's Boxes planted there detonated. Having exhausted all of her leads and lost [[AK-12]] in a Paradeus attack, Angelia asked to interrogate Machlian, but the Commander wanted her to wait after they had visited the Paradeus lab and obtained the ELID cure from Machlian's blood. Angelia was furious to hear that the Commander still trusted Machlian and accused them of having their judgment altered by their pursuit of a cure for Kalina.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears III}}</ref> AR-15 agreed with Angelia on all accounts.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night II}}</ref>

At the Sector D8 lab,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy XII}}</ref> the Commander entered the building along with the Squad Griffin, AR Team, Dandelion and Machlian in order to monitor Machlian and benefit from Dandelion's powerful abilities for protection.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night I}}</ref> As the cure was synthetised, Machlian was separated from the group, Dandelion's abilities were crippled by a new form of jamming and Paradeus troops attacked,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night II}}</ref> intending to capture the Commander and Dandelion.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Hypnos’ Eyes III}}</ref> Morridow made her own appearance disguised as Machlian, but failed to hoodwink Squad Griffin.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss I}}</ref> Against the Commander's wishes to stop sacrificing troops, Squad Griffin took a last stand to let the others escape the lab, and [[VP1915|Perosa]] informed them that she's marked Morridow so she could be distinguished from the real Machlian.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss III}}</ref>

After finding Machlian and the cure, the squad managed to approach the exit, but Morridow appeared, killed Machlian<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss I}}</ref> and destroyed the serum<ref name=PR16>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-6}}</ref> before sending Narciss to kill all but Dandelion. Squad 404 released the jamming on Dandelion in time for [[M4A1]] to remotely take control of her body<ref name=MS413B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss III}}</ref> from [[Nirvana]], using [[Lunasia]]'s powers<ref name=Cart21>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E21}}</ref> to severely wound Narciss and capture Morridow.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-2}}</ref>

M4A1 had entered Nirvana, a place away from time, due to the Reverse Collapse that took place at the end of the [[Paldiski Incident]], and met Lunasia's mind there. M16A1 entered Nirvana in the same way and influenced other timelines with the goal of saving M4, bringing in a version of [[AR Team]] from another world line where the Commander had been killed during the later [[Battle of Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E18}}</ref> Lunasia demonstrated that the Commander's life thread was under constant threat of being severed and allowed M4 to borrow her powers to save them in Sector D8. M4 would eventually accept to merge with Lunasia and make her “complete” under the promise that she would keep saving the Commander.<ref name=Cart21 />

{{StoryQuote|Even if we die here, you will never succeed. There is no path for [[Paradeus]] which does not end in its destruction… I'll see you in Hell.|<ref name=MS413B />}}

In Angelia's fake memories during [[Slow Shock]], M4A1 never intervened and the Commander was killed in the lab.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|AUT The Wave}}</ref>

===Project Cocoon in Berlin===

In contrast with the method employed on Machlian, the Commander directed the invasion of Morridow's mind to sound for usable intel, though they couldn't find much without M4's assistance,<ref name=PR16 /> and allowed AR-15 to physically torture her.<ref name=PR22 /><ref name=PR26 /> Morridow took to taunting the Commander with the memories acquired from Machlian, constantly belittling her "sister".<ref name=PR114 /><ref name=PR22>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-2}}</ref> The Commander buried Machlian outside Berlin in an unmarked tomb.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-12}}</ref> They also became involved with agent [[J]], recommended by K, in the search for Angelia.<ref name=PR114>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-14}}</ref> Morridow became more cooperative after being subjected to M4's mental invasion,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-4}}</ref> revealing one of the manufacturing sites of the Iaso's Boxes for [[Project Cocoon]].<ref name=PR26>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-8}}</ref>

Following a lead from J,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-11}}</ref> the Commander and AR Team investigated another suspected Paradeus location<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-12}}</ref> and was nearly killed by [[Grig]], only being saved by Morridow being a higher-priority target for the Paradeus assassin. M4 saved Morridow from being killed and the group barely escaped the attack.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-14}}</ref> The Commander talked with the Earl again, who was pleased that they requested more resources rather than to cancel the operation.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-15}}</ref> The Earl arranged for Kryuger to bring the T-Dolls to Germany in the [[Elmo]] MCV,<ref name=PR39 /> while sending the [[Protocol Assimilation|assimilated]] [[Sangvis Ferri]] T-Dolls ahead.<ref name=PR57>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-7}}</ref> To the general surprise, Morridow readily gave up the location of the Iaso's Boxes shipments, claiming she wanted to thanks M4 for saving her, and to get back at Grig for trying to kill her.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-2}}</ref> The intel proved to be outdated as the storage location had been emptied, but yielded a new lead<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-4}}</ref> that took them to the Berlin Airport,<ref name=PR39>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-9}}</ref> where Morridow nearly managed to capture M4 and flee until [[M16A1]]'s intervened,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-12}}</ref> and the Commander's troops stopped the bombs from leaving by air.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-14}}</ref>

Receiving temporary assistance from M16, the Commander was asked by J to join him at the location where Paradeus held Angelia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-1}}</ref> But J had obtained the location from [[RPK-16]], unaware of her betrayal,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-2}}</ref> and RPK led J to a different plant than the one at the coordinates received by the Commander in a ploy to massacre Stasi agents and blackmail the German governemtn.<ref name=PR43 /><ref name=PR49 /> Breaking into the German government building,<ref name=PR43>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-3}}</ref> the Commander met with [[Romy Riefenstahl]], who was clearing evidence of the German government's collusion with Paradeus.<ref name=PR49 /> Riefenstahl had decided to take part in the cleanup herself in order to meet the Commander and prod them for intel.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-3}}</ref> The Commander realized that they had been sent to the wrong place, and arrived barely in time at the second plant to save J from [[Bramedb]]'s attack.<ref name=PR49>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-9}}</ref>

Shortly after M16's departure, [[Gray (Enemy)|Gray]] contacted the Commander to offer a prisonier exchange with Angelia and Morridow. During the call, Angelia made a cryptic comment about tatoos.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-12}}</ref> The Commander was haunted by a prescient dream of the destruction of Area S09 while sleeping on the offer. With the Earl abiding by their decision on the exchange, the Commander decided to accept the offer despite M4 having disappeared from Dandelion's body and the potential intel still held by Morridow, in order to save Ange while seizing an opportunity to make contact with the Paradeus leadership.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-5}}</ref> The gamble didn't work out: Paradeus ambushed the Commander's forces at the exchange site in Berlin Airport and recovered Morridow while having only brought a stand-in for Angelia,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-6}}</ref> and the Commander's troops only survived thanks to the timely arrival of the Sangvis Ferri reinforcements.<ref name=PR57 /> The Commander wanted to fly back to Area S09 after hearing about the [[Fireworks Incident]] attack, but the combats that had broken at Berlin Airport in the last days had paralyzed air transport,<ref name=PR58 /> pacing restlessly until Kryuger contacted them to announce their victory, and asking them to focus on the Berlin mission while the surviving G&K forces made way to germany in the Elmo.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-6}}</ref>

Registered as an official Stasi consultant, the Commander took part in the continued investigation of suspected Paradeus sites, and requested to investigate the emptied Berlin Prison, based on the Angelia's comment about her tatoos. With the Sangvis Ferri troops able to take on the Paradeus elites, the Commander ordered an assault on the Paradeus facilities hidden under the prison after finding hints of Angelia's presence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-7}}</ref> This was in fact fake information fabricated by [[Nemhran]] to mislead them away from the real Paradeus production lines.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-1}}</ref> Despite holding the advantage, the Commander fell for a fake Angelia again, allowing the Paradeus troops to retreat.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-9}}</ref> Riefenstahl later gave to the Commander the neural cores of [[AN-94]] and [[AK-15]], who had been destroyed during Angelia's capture and recovered during the Stasi's investigation,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-12}}</ref> and the Commander sent the cores back to [[Statesec]].

By that point, the Commander had acquired a reputation as the only person to have successfully struck back at Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E26}}</ref>

===[[Battle of the Dead Sea]]===

After the signal from the tracker planted in Morridow<ref name=FP31 /> and Riefenstahl's investigation determined that Paradeus' base of operations in Germany was hidden in the Dead Sea, the Stasi, Statesec and the Commander cooperated to mount Operation Aeneas,<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-3}}</ref> aiming to investigate Paradeus' HQ and rescue Angelia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-7}}</ref> the Earl disapproved of the operation<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-4}}</ref> as it went against his goal of controlling Paradeus instead of destroying it.<ref name=FP413 /> The Earl responded by arranging the German border forces to stop the Griffin reinforcements,<ref name=FP25>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-5}}</ref> demanding that the Commander cancel Aeneas, but they refused to let the Earl control them again.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-7}}</ref> The Stasi successfully intervened and the reinforcements were able to continue into Germany.<ref name=FP42 />

To distract unwanted eyes from interfering in Aeneas, Riefenstahl planted fake intel about the Commander being dispatched to Frankfurt in an escort mission of General Schweinsteiger,<ref name=FP25 /> successfully fooling Paradeus' leadership.<ref name=FP31>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-1}}</ref> The Commander, who had been in many dire situations due to transmission breakdowns, had [[UMP45]] setup a special transmission apparatus dubbed Aeneas Conference Room,<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-2}}</ref> but it proved insufficient against Paradeus' technology.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-11}}</ref> The T-Dolls lost transmission with the outside of the Dead Sea for an hour, during which they suffered heavy casualties, until [[UMP9]]'s suicide assault enabled UMP45 to make contact again. This enabled [[Angelia]]'s message recorded by [[RO635]] to reach the Commander. Angelia encrypted the message behind the question of whether the world would be saved by looking at the past, the future or the present. The Commander answered that they should strive to safeguard the present, instead of trying to restore a past order or making sacrifices to reach an uncertain future, like the Earl and Paradeus.<ref name=FP413>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-13}}</ref> The rest of Angelia's message detailed her plan for Operation Muromets:<ref name=FP413 /><ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|E2-8}}</ref> the destruction of Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|E3-11}}</ref><ref name=Summer1>{{cite|gfl|summer|E1}}</ref>

After the Elmo reached Berlin, Kryuger was admitted to a hospital to treat his wounds from the [[Fireworks Incident]] after arriving in Berlin, and received the Commander's visit. After the Commander talked about their ideal of becoming a protector they had developed in the past two years, Kryuger warned them that [[General Carter]] and himself once held the ideal to “be the shining beacon in a brave new world” in the past, but were forced to corrupt or abandon it as they realized they could never realistically reach it. The Commander replied that their role wasn't necessarily to see their ideal through, as it could be passed down to future generations like Kryuger did to them.<ref name=FP414 />

While following Operation Aeneas through a safehouse near Berlin Airport,<ref name=FP42>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-2}}</ref> the Commander dispatched the Elmo to reinforce Operation Eclipse,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E19}}</ref> [[Statesec]]'s operation to bring them the “Grand Duke”, another hardened transmission apparatus<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E49}}</ref> later used by [[Erma]] to setup the reinforced Muromets Conference Room.<ref name=SS31>{{cite|gfl|ss|E3-1}}</ref> By recruiting both Erma and [[Colt Walker|Maggie]], the Commander inadvertently hindered the Stasi's later investigation into the train incident that occured during Eclispe.<ref>{{cite|gfl|zero|E9}}</ref> Statesec also allowed the Commander to reactivate [[SCAR-L|Aliana]] to take part in the mission.<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E1}}</ref> Aliana learned during a mission to recover assets “Poludnitsa” and “Meteorite” that her previous target, [[SCAR-H|Amaris]], was still active,<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E5}}</ref> and the Commander preferred to allow her to finish her own mission so she could devote herself to Muromets.<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E13}}</ref>

{{StoryQuote|No matter how far, or how long, or how painful that road might be... […] I believe... that there really is a destination to that path. I might not be the one who sees it and reaches it in the end, but so what? I'm willing to take one step closer to that destination. Before me, there were those who walked the same path, and there will definitely be others after me. Mr. Kryuger, our ideals will never wear out, no matter how much time passes. That destination WILL appear.|<ref name=FP414 />}}

Two days after the start of Aeneas, Operation Muromets was launched. The Commander, with [[AR-18]] as their new adjutant, and the reinforcements entered the Dead Sea with the Elmo to strike at Paradeus and rescue Angelia, while simultaneously carrying out Operation Kriemhild, the capture of William.<ref name=SS31 /> In the end, only the rescue of Angelia could not be completed,<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E17}}</ref> and Kriemhild had been secretly facilitated by William himself to target the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|zero|E14}}</ref>

===Prisoner in Frankfurt===

{{StoryQuote|The Commander has lived through so much strife and witnessed so much death and suffering. I thought their heart would have long since rusted and grown cold.

But I was wrong. It would seem that I'm the only one who is cold and indifferent.|[[AR-18]]<ref name=Summer1 />}}

After the destruction of Avernus, the Earl decided to retroactively approve the battle to coax the Commander into surrendering Williamto the [[Stasi]] waiting outside the Dead Sea, but the Commander again refused to collaborate unless the Earl explained what he intended to do with the prisoner. Sleep-deprived and under days of high stress, the Commander refused to take [[Statesec]]'s call for a debrief and lashed at AR-18 when she insisted they couldn't rest yet. When [[Erma]] asked the Commander if they would resurrect Angelia if they had this power, they replied they wouldn't as death could be a gift, and resurrection was a heavy price for mankind to pay (referring to [[Paradeus]]' own exactions).

The Commander departed to interrogate William, but suddenly disappeared along with William and Dandelion while all Dolls were disabled.<ref name=Summer1 /> AR-18 and Erma were remotely reactivated by the fellow [[Hume]] Doll [[Stevens M520]], who informed them that they needed to come to Frankfurt to save the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E2}}</ref> Entering the secret aspects of the Summer Garden shared by the Hume Dolls, Erma acquired information about how Paradeus accessed [[Nirvana]],<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E20}}</ref> and killed herself to destroy [[Relic_Technology#Holy_Grail_and_Hela_projects|Hume's research]], based on the Commander's previous words that death could be a gift.<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E21}}</ref> After the Elmo reached Frankfurt, the Dolls investigated Paradeus activity to locate the Commander.<ref name=Ang1>{{cite|gfl|angular|E1}}</ref> When [[Nele]] attempted to contact the Commander to ask for their assistance in avenging [[Gray]], [[AR-18]] elected to use Nele's influence and lied about the Commander's situation, forcing Nele to call favors so that more Dolls could enter the locked-down city and reconnoiter the White Zone before helping her.<ref name=Ang3>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref><ref name=Ang4>{{cite|gfl|angular|E4}}</ref> On 31 October, eight days after the Commander's disappearance, the Dolls, who had been joined by M16A1, launched Operation Adrasteia to infiltrate the White Zone and the [[Bee Sting]] system to obtain the Commander's location.<ref name=Angular6 />

The Commander had been teleported to Frankfurt by [[Lunasia]],<ref name=Angular6>{{cite|gfl|angular|E6}}</ref> who gained physical form by using Dandelion's body, but was still considered imperfect due to the intermixing of the memories and personalities of M4A1 and Dandelion. William tasked the rejected Lunasia with guarding the Commander,<ref name=Ang3 /> kept prisoner in a residential house of Frankfurt's underground White Zone,<ref name=Angular6 /> in case they would be needed for his plans.<ref name=Ang16 /> While she obediently followed her brother “Bill”'s order, the intermixing of personalities made Lunasia act unstable towards the Commander, displaying at the same time affection, teasing and cruelty in her actions. She first acted as Dandelion before revealing her true identity, but the Commander refused to attack her before confirming that she didn't hold M4 or Dandelion in her. Lunasia allowed the Commander to write messages for the outside<ref name=Ang1 /> before preventing them from sending them, instead asking them to stay with her and forget the outside world.<ref name=Ang1 /> She blindfolded them and projected fake sceneries inside the house to give them the illusion of having been taken to other locations in Frankfurt, though they eventually saw through the illusion.<ref name=Ang16>{{cite|gfl|angular|E16}}</ref>

The Commander confirmed that Lunasia possessed memories from M4 and Dandelion when she purposefully made their least favorite dish as dinner,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E2}}</ref> and compared her style of conversation to Dandelion's. They asked Lunasia to run away from William with them, but Lunasia refused to betray her brother even if M4's promise to protect the Commander also compelled her to help them. Each new reminder that she was imperfect made Lunasia angrier,<ref name=Ang3 /> but she persisted in treating the Commander as her own prisoner to do with as she pleased as it became more and more apparent that William wouldn't need the Commander for his plans.<ref name=Ang16 /> Through their days as a prisonier, Lunasia allowed the Commander to keep clean and brought them food, recreating aspects of a life as a couple. Recounting memories from all three of her component minds without realizing it, Lunasia shared memories of her life with William, but the Commander's hatred for him made it difficult for them to believe he could act as a caring brother.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E10}}</ref>

Learning that the Dolls would soon come to break the Commander out, Lunasia revealed that they wouldn't meet any actual obstacles if they left, but asked them to kill her with a kitchen knife first. The Commander refused and Lunasia threatened to kill them instead, but she couldn't do more than scratch their neck. Instead of simply leaving, the Commander shackled Lunasia and immobilized her in a blanket to abduct her,<ref name=Ang16 /> also capturing [[J]] during the evacuation to prevent him from interfering.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E17}}</ref> The connection between Machlian and Morridow, both subjects of Project Cocoon, was revealed in the data [[Hebe]] had used to bait and destroy [[HK416]] during the escape from the White Zone. Lunasia again attempted to make the Commander collaborate with William by promising to resurrect Machlian in Morridow's body, but the Commander declared they would kill every Paradeus member to the last except for Lunasia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E20}}</ref>

===[[Battle of Frankfurt]]===

Synchronizing with the Dolls available in the city, the Commander organized a plan to prevent [[Project Cocoon]] from taking place in Frankfurt, as they had done in Berlin. The Commander also transferred Gray's Nyto corpse to Nele, who planned to reanimate it under the Commander's orders.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|1}}</ref> The Commander accepted to work with the Earl again to gain information. The Earl advised the Commander to join forces with the [[Stasi]] and investigate Project Valkyrie, while J confirmed that the Stasi aimed to destroy Paradeus and cover up the collaboration between Paradeus and the German government. The Commander was still wary of how the Earl would benefit from the situation and was growing weary to investigate conspiracies without end, but resolved to keep pushing.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|6}}</ref> By taking down Project Cocoon, the Earl would also release Kryuger and Helian from his custody.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|18}}</ref>

=~~==Frankfurt events===~~

The Commander took back possession of the Elmo thanks to the deal with the Stasi<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|10}}</ref> and secretly handed J back to the Stasi.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|18}}</ref> After reliving the origins of Paradeus in a dream, Lunasia threatened to kill herself with a glass shard unless she could be immediately taken to see the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|12}}</ref> After Nele completed the reactivation and subversion of Gray, the Commander used her in a coordinated attack with Task Force DEFY to attack Paradeus command.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|13}}</ref> The attack successfully redirected [[Laplace]] into a trap where she was killed by Nele.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|17}}</ref> The plan worked due to Morridow's collaboration, but the Commander had still left DEFY with orders to kill her along with the rest of Paradeus' forces.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|15}}</ref>

After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]], the Commander was officially declared killed in action.<ref>[[Frankfurt Battle Report]], Griffin's letter</ref>

{{Incomplete|reason=[[Convolutional Kernel]], [[Roche Limit]], [[Virtual Pair]], [[Quantum Fluctuation]]}}

After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]], the Commander was officially declared killed in action.<ref>[[Frankfurt Battle Report]], Griffin's letter</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|phaetusa|PS-1-2}}</ref>

===Bounty Hunter===

{{StoryQuote|~~Please remember~~ that ~~you chose~~ to ~~run away~~.|~~Anonymous~~ warning to the Commander ~~regarding~~ the ~~“agreement”~~.<ref name=Soj217 />}}

{{StoryQuote|Are you in pain? Are you sad? Separated from your Dolls, made to realize your cherished dreams by your lonesome, only to be defeated by reality and exiled to the Yellow Zone. Even if your old companions gather at your side again, you'll never be able to go back. These bonds… those sacrifices… trampled upon at will.|[[Beelneith]] to the Commander.<ref name=LA18 />}}

{{StoryQuote|The way I look at the Green Zones is like looking at a storefront through the display windows. The stuff is laid out nicely, the products are beautiful and well-made... but they don't belong to me. And even if I wanted them, I couldn't pay [[URNC|the price]] that would require.|The Commander about their exile.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Makiatto/Profile#Memories|Extra Missionem 2]]}}</ref>}}

After the “disbandment and reorganization” of Griffin & Kryuger following the formation of the [[URNC]], the Commander left the PMC aboard the [[Elmo]].<ref>[https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/main GFL2 official website]</ref> In self-exile, they sought to escape the control of [[Griffin Lyons]] and the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]], having determined after Frankfurt that being their pawn did nothing to better the world. Referring back to the hedgehog and fox fable presented by Griffin back in Berlin, the Commander decided to become neither. Griffin predicted that they would eventually become involved with Rossartrism again.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-1}}</ref>

Their decision to abandon their advantageous position came up as a surprise and a mark of shame to the people in power.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> They left alone and without warning in order to not implicate anyone else<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-2}}</ref> and joined the rising numbers of bounty hunters. They made many blunders at the start of their new career.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-1}}</ref> Some time after leaving, the Commander found the former {{doll name|OTs-14|AR|5}} in a bad shape and with no memories of her past, and she joined the Elmo under the name [[Groza]]. [[Mayling]], then [[Nemesis]] and [[Krolik]] later joined the Elmo crew.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-5-3}}</ref> Though it was a reliable mobile base and a home, the Elmo itself was a constant source of money issues for the Commander due to its demanding upkeep.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Secrets of the Heart}}</ref>

The Commander and their former T-Dolls were bound by the [[Mephisto Agreement]] to not search for and assemble with each other. The agreement was imposed because the powers that be feared that the Commander could become a menace if they had access to the same manpower they took Paradeus down with.<ref name=GW12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GW-1-2}}</ref> It was however enforced leniently and the Commander only received a warning after two months when [[Suomi (GFL2)|Suomi]] briefly traveled with the Elmo. Groza was an exception to the terms, though even the Commander was unsure about the reasons why.<ref name=Soj217>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], SA-1-7}}</ref>

At some point between 2064 and 2074, the Commander briefly met with the [[Underground Broker]] [[Minor Characters#Della Sable|Della Sable]].<ref>{{cite|gfl2|basti|BS-1-3}}</ref> Della wanted to repay the help the Commander for helping her, directly led to Della saving {{doll name|Mk23|HG|4}} after she found her mangled body and learned that she was one of the Commander's Dolls.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Basti/Profile#Record 2|Basti - Record 2]]}}</ref>

~~After the “disbandment and reorganization” of Griffin & Kryuger following the formation of the~~ [[~~URNC~~]]~~, the~~ Commander ~~left the PMC aboard the [[Elmo]].<ref>[https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/main GFL2 official website]</ref> In self-exile, they sought~~ to ~~escape~~ the ~~control~~ of ~~[[Griffin Lyons]]~~ and the [[~~Rossartrism|Rossartrists~~]], having determined after Frankfurt that being their pawn did nothing to better the world. Griffin predicted that they would eventually become involved with Rossartrism again.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-1}}</ref> Their decision to abandon their advantageous position came up as a ~~surprise and a mark~~ of ~~shame to~~ the ~~people in power.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings~~ of ~~Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> They left alone and without warning~~ in ~~order to not implicate anyone else<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-2}}</ref> and joined~~ the ~~rising numbers~~ of ~~bounty hunters~~. They ~~made many blunders at the start of their new career.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-1}}</ref> Some time after leaving, the Commander found the former {{doll name|OTs-14|AR|5}} in a bad shape and~~ with ~~no memories of her past, and she joined the Elmo under the name~~ [[~~Groza~~]]. [[~~Mayling~~]], ~~then~~ [[~~Nemesis~~]] and [[~~Krolik~~]] ~~later joined~~ the ~~Elmo crew.<ref>{{cite|gfl2~~|~~SL-5-3}}</ref> Though it was~~ a ~~reliable mobile base and~~ a ~~home,~~ the ~~Elmo itself was a constant source of money issues for the Commander due to its demanding upkeep.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|~~[[~~Dusty Memories~~]]~~, Secrets of the Heart}}</ref>~~

==Non-canon stories==

===Girls' Frontline collab events===

*[[The Glistening Bloom]]: The Commander is transported to the world of ''Zombie Land Saga'' and takes Kojiro's place as the trainer of the Franchouchou idols.

*[[Lorenz Butterfly]]: The Commander is a separate character living as a mercenary of the Dark Zone of Kamona in the world of ''Arena Breakout''. They partner with [[MDR|Kuro]], [[P90|Mityl]], [[Beluga]] and [[Task Force DEFY]] to transport a box across the Dark Zone, revealed to contained [[M4A1|a certain girl]]. They also have a history with the characters from ''Arena Breakout'' [[Evita]] and [[Hecate]].

~~The Commander and their former T-Dolls were bound by the “Mephisto Agreement”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-1}}</ref><ref name~~=~~GW12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GW-1-~~2~~}}</ref> to not search for and assemble with each other.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|~~[[~~Dusty Memories]], Discordant Pitch}}<~~/~~ref><ref>{{cite~~|~~gfl2|[[Dusty Memories~~]]~~, Hero~~ of ~~the City}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|~~[[~~Dusty Memories]], Home is in the Heart}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners~~ of ~~the Glass Island~~]]~~, UA-1-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|~~[[~~Sojourners of the Glass Island]], US-1-1}}<~~/~~ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island~~]], SS-1-1}}</ref> The agreement was imposed because the powers that be feared that the Commander could become a menace if they had access to the same manpower they took Paradeus down with.<ref name=GW12 /> It was however enforced leniently and the Commander only received a warning after two months when [[Suomi (~~GFL2~~)~~|Suomi]] briefly traveled with the Elmo. Groza was an exception to the terms, though even the Commander was unsure about the reasons why.<ref name=Soj217>{{cite|gfl2|~~[[~~Sojourners~~ of ~~the Glass Island~~]]~~, SA-1-7}}</ref>~~

===Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium decanonized stories===

*[[GFL2 Story/Summary#Decanonized stories#Exotic Cadence|Exotic Cadence]] (original version of [[Amidst Wings of Gray]]):

*[[GFL2 Story/Summary#Intertwined Assault]] (original version):

*[[Echo of Dawn]] (original version):

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File:Convolutional Kernel login background.jpg|[[Convolutional Kernel]] key art (under the statue with [[RO635]]).

File:202412 Solidarity f.png|During Convolutional Kernel (bottom arm).

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===[[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]===

File:CharolicPerCG 01 Doubt.png|[[Dusty Memories]].

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File:Peri CG 01 Negotiation Female.png|[[Mimisbrunnr's Loop]].

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File:PhaetusaCG 41 Admonish Female.png|In [[Antiparallel]].

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File:CG_47_MaylingsHug_Female.png|In [[Dawnforger]].

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File:GFL2 Basti Commander Graffiti.jpg|Commander graffiti in [[Basti]]'s unlock cutscene.

File:GFL2 CBT3 Commanders.png|Beta appearance.

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|trivia=*In [[Girls' Frontline]]'s story script, the Commander is always referred to with gender-neutral words. In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], dialogues differ according to the gender selected by the player. The Commander's own ~~dialogues~~ differ in the Japanese script due to the use of gendered speech patterns. The same feature exists with [[the Professor]] in [[Project Neural Cloud]].

*The [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] event ''Exotic Cadence~~'' suggested~~ that, in ~~2074~~, the Commander still used the same handgun [[Kryuger]] had given to them in Chapter 5 of [[Girls' Frontline]]. ''Exotic Cadence'' is no longer [[canon]] and this detail isn't mentioned in the replacement story [[Amidst Wings of Gray]].

===Others===

FileCNY 2026 Players.jpg|All Commander versions across [[Girls' Frontline]], [[Project Neural Cloud]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] shown in the 2026 Chinese New Year video.

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|trivia=[[File:QF Comander Makarov.png|thumb|170px|The Makarov gun used by the Commander to kill [[William]] in [[Quantum Fluctuation]].]]

*Based on the information of [[Convolutional Kernel]],<ref name=CK14 /> and considering that 18 is the age of majority in Russia and China and the minimum age of conscription throughout most Soviet and Russian history, it can be reckoned that the Commander was born around 2032, the same year as [[Angelia]]. By this calculation, they would be 30 at the start of [[Girls' Frontline]] (2062), 32 at the end of Girls' Frontline (2064) and 42 at the start of [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]].

*During the first closed beta for [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], 58% of players chose to play as the male Commander, and 42% with the female Commander.<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11q4y1W7uh Bilibili - Beilan Island Shelter Broadcast #8], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqOMD2tPkwg&t=131s Translation]</ref>

*In [[Girls' Frontline]]'s story script, the Commander is always referred to with gender-neutral words (aside from translation errors). In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], dialogues differ according to the gender selected by the player. The Commander's own lines differ in the Japanese script due to the use of gendered speech patterns. The same feature exists with [[the Professor]] in [[Project Neural Cloud]].

*The sidearm used by the Commander throughout the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] is a Makarov with a standard 8-rounds magazine.<ref name=CK20>{{cite|gfl|kernel|20}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-18}}</ref> They temporarily lent it to [[Nele]], who used it to kill [[Laplace]].<ref name=CK17>{{cite|gfl|kernel|17}}</ref> The Commander then used it to kill [[William]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-44}}</ref> Since the Russian origins of the Commander are part of the narrative themes in these chapters, the make of the gun is relevant. According to [[Thriller Wonderland]] and the decanonized version of [[Intertwined Assault]], their sidearm during [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] is also a Makarov pistol.

**The event [[Exotic Cadence]] suggests that in the second game, the Commander still used the same handgun [[Kryuger]] had given to them in Chapter 5 of [[Girls' Frontline]]. The gun in question doesn't look like a Makarov in [[:File:Story Chapter 5.png|the original CG]]. Exotic Cadence is no longer [[canon]] and this detail isn't mentioned in the replacement story [[Amidst Wings of Gray]].

*According to [[Belka]], the Commander is never seen without their tactical gloves.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Belka/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>

*According to [[Sabrina]], the Commander always smells like coffee. Cue the Commander: "I've pulled so many all-nighters that I'm practically marinated in caffeine".<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sabrina/Profile#Record 8]]}}</ref> They usually start the day with an Iced Americano<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Centaureissi (GFL2)/Profile#Memories|Private Service 1]]}}</ref> and drink Irish Coffee during overtime.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Zucchero Cat Café]] (Chiral Redundancy) - Discussion with Mosin-Nagant}}</ref>

*According to a note made by {{GFL2|Centaureissi}}, “Master purchases [[Covenant]] Rings every 21 days”,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Centaureissi_(GFL2)/Profile#Memories|Private Service 2]]}}</ref> implying that they max out the affection of every Doll as soon as they are added into [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] (21 days being the average time between new characters in the game).<ref>[https://www.4gamer.net/games/009/G100903/20260522010/ 4gamer May 2016 interview]</ref>

*[[Type 4]], who's a manga artist on the side, has published the stories “Is That Cute and Cool Angel Really My Commander?” (那样帅气又可爱的天使真的是我的指挥官吗)<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[GSh-18]]'s Neural Upgrade story 1}}</ref> and "Confessing to the cute and handsome Commander" (向帅气又可爱的指挥官坦白). The Commander has been hunting down which Doll is the author.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Notebook/Operation Mermaid]] Type 4's costume}}</ref>

*In [[Noel]]'s [[Oath]] quote, she comments that she's "always faintly seen the shadow of Mr. 'Grim Reaper'" on them, referring to [https://blazblue.wiki/wiki/Ragna_the_Bloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge] from the ''Blazblue'' series.

*Girls' Frontline players are referred to as “Commanders” in official announcements. Because Japanese was the only available voice-over language in the original game, the Japanese “Shikikan” (指揮官) and contraction “SKK” are widely used by players (in turn, a player who doesn't take care of their Dolls will be called a “Shikicunt”).

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 |affiliation=[[Griffin & Kryuger]]
-|voiceactor=*JP: {{voice actor name|Junko Minagawa}} (♀) - {{voice actor name|Hirofumi Nojima}} (♂)
+|voiceactor=*JP: {{voice actor name|Junko Minagawa}} (♀) - {{voice actor name|Hirofumi Nojima}} (♂)<ref>[https://www.4gamer.net/games/631/G063178/20250703009/ 4gamer]</ref>
 *CN: ??? (♀) - ??? (♂)
 *KR: {{voice actor name|Kim Bo-na}} (♀) - ??? (♂)
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 |costume1=Lycan Sanctuary - Watermelon Splitting minigame
-|summary={{Incomplete|reason=story after Isomer, GFL2 main story}}
+|summary=
-'''The Commander''' (指挥官 (zhǐhuīguān) in Chinese and 指揮官 (shikikan) in Japanese) is the identity of the player character in [[Girls' Frontline]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]. Because they represent the player, their gender and past are loosely defined in the games.
+'''The Commander''' (指挥官 [zhǐhuīguān] in Chinese and 指揮官 [shikikan] in Japanese) is the identity of the player character in [[Girls' Frontline]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]. Their gender is left to the player's discretion.
-As a tactical commander, the Commander is tasked with assessing the strategic situation and to remotely give orders to their [[Tactical Doll]]s squads in the field (though they sometimes also take the field). At [[Griffin & Kryuger]], they were helped in their duties by their logistic officer [[Kalina]], and later by [[Mayling]] after becoming a bounty hunter. Early in their career at G&K in 2062, the Commander was involved with the elite T-Doll squad [[AR Team]] and demonstrated high commanding capabilities, gaining the trust of their superiors. This led them to assume increasingly important missions against [[Sangvis Ferri]] and eventually to become an asset to the [[Bureau of State Security]] against [[KCCO]] and [[Paradeus]]. At some point, the Commander also assumed the identity of [[the Professor]] during the investigation of the [[Magrasea]] superserver backup. After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] in 2064, the Commander became a bounty hunter operating under [[B.R.I.E.F.]].
+As a tactical commander, the Commander is tasked with assessing the strategic situation and to remotely give orders to their [[Tactical Doll]]s squads in the field (though they sometimes also take the field).
+Early in their career at [[Griffin & Kryuger]] in 2062, the Commander was involved with the elite T-Doll squad [[AR Team]] and demonstrated high commanding capabilities, gaining the trust of their superiors. This led them to assume increasingly important missions against [[Sangvis Ferri]] and eventually to become an asset to the [[Rossartrist]]s against the [[KCCO]] and [[Paradeus]]. At some point, the Commander also assumed the identity of [[the Professor]] during the investigation of the [[Magrasea]] superserver backup. After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] in 2064, the Commander became a bounty hunter operating under [[B.R.I.E.F.]].
 In [[Girls' Frontline: Doll's Song]] and the [[Girls' Frontline (anime)|anime]], they are represented by [[Gentiane]].
 |characterinfo={{StoryQuote|I have always yearned for a peaceful life, but unfortunately, there are those in the blood and carnage still waiting for me to return.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E2}}</ref>}}
-Because of the particularity of G&K troops being T-Dolls, the main factor of recruitment for human commanders isn't professional training or experience, but being able to pass a psychological evaluation dedicated to measuring interpersonal compatibility with T-Dolls. The Commander displayed such traits of character as patience, courage and loyalty.<ref name=Timeline /> Their main conviction is to be an uncompromising protector, in opposition to the grand vision of the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]] which requires sacrifices to impose their vision of society. The Commander's ideal implies many bitter failures and personal sacrifices, and they are often haunted by a sense of powerlessness<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|Endpoint}}</ref><ref name=SL85>{{cite|gfl2|SL-8-5}}</ref><ref name=GS12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> and sometimes sleepless nights due to nightmares.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories#Divinity of Slumber]], [[Dusty Memories#Hidden Feelings]]}}</ref> Though they disagree with the tenets of Rossartrism, they recognize that some of its proponents like [[Gilda Ulrich]] also aim to protect individual lives.<ref name=2A2>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A2}}</ref>
-Unlike most humans, the Commander doesn't perceive [[Dolls]] as inferior to humans. They ensure that their Doll subordinates live in dignity and grow as they gather more experience.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|C96|HG|4|costume=costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2, {{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|4|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade 2 and {{doll name|Welrod MkII|HG|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade Story 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Bookshelf of Memories]]|Her Smile - Black Pepper}}</ref><ref name=SL85 /><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Groza/Profile]], Record 6}}</ref> {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}} called the Commander “one who is trusted by all dolls.”<ref name=CT0 /> Later on, they're described as “The one who has ventured into the contamination zone alone but at the same time also lives in every Griffin Doll's heart.”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Heart of the Dishes}}</ref> They have been described as “magnetic” towards some entities (like [[Peritya]]) who take interest in observing the unpredictable events befalling them and their reaction.<ref name=Vayne /> They claim to be an atheist, only trusting in themselves and their subordinates,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref> and drink very sparingly.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Ullrid/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>
+Because of the particularity of G&K troops being T-Dolls, the main factor of recruitment for human commanders isn't professional training or experience, but being able to pass a psychological evaluation dedicated to measuring interpersonal compatibility with T-Dolls. The Commander displayed such traits of character as patience, courage and loyalty.<ref name=Timeline /> Their main conviction is to be an uncompromising protector, in opposition to the grand vision of the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]] which requires sacrifices to impose their vision of society. The Commander's ideal implies many bitter failures and personal sacrifices, and they are often haunted by a sense of powerlessness<ref name=FP414>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-14}}</ref><ref name=SL85>{{cite|gfl2|SL-8-5}}</ref><ref name=GS12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> and sometimes sleepless nights due to nightmares.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories#Divinity of Slumber]], [[Dusty Memories#Hidden Feelings]]}}</ref> When faced with the records of their own battles and countless other combat data in Sector Cyclopes of [[Magrasea]], the Commander lamented that this data concealed the true suffering caused by battle. They however approved the application of this data to peaceful pursuits such as medicine, materials science and disaster response.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-4}}</ref> Though they disagree with the tenets of Rossartrism, they recognize that some of its proponents like [[Gilda Ulrich]] also aim to protect individual lives.<ref name=2A2>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A2}}</ref> According to [[AK-12]], the Commander isn't one to yield to threats but is easily swayed by people feigning to need their help.<ref name=MS23B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ship of Theseus III}}</ref> When comparing the Commander and [[Adjutant Lentine]], [[Helen]] said their common traits were absolute confidence in their abilities and the conviction to change the world.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|helen|HA-1-7}}</ref>
+Unlike most humans, the Commander doesn't perceive [[Dolls]] as inferior to humans. They ensure that their Doll subordinates live in dignity and grow as they gather more experience,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|C96|HG|4|costume=costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2, {{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|4|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade 2 and {{doll name|Welrod MkII|HG|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade Story 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Bookshelf of Memories]]|Her Smile - Black Pepper}}</ref><ref name=SL85 /><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Groza/Profile]], Record 6}}</ref><ref name=Roche4 /> and don't perceive their emotions as a design flaw.<ref name=C123>{{cite|gfl|12-3}}</ref> This has earned them the undying loyalty of the Dolls under their command. {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}} called the Commander “one who is trusted by all dolls.”<ref name=CT0 /> Later on, they're described as “The one who has ventured into the contamination zone alone but at the same time also lives in every Griffin Doll's heart.”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Heart of the Dishes}}</ref> They mentioned once that they often purchase clothes for their Dolls,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Klukai/Profile]], Record 7}}</ref> which ties into the costume systems of the [[T-Doll Costume Index|first]] and [[GFL2 Costumes|second]] games. They have been described as “magnetic” towards some entities (like [[Peritya]]) who take interest in observing the unpredictable events befalling them and their reaction.<ref name=Vayne /> They claim to be an atheist, only trusting in themselves and their subordinates,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref> and drink very sparingly.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Ullrid/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>
-{{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} said she admired the Commander's pride and honor in combat,<ref>{{cite|gfl|c+|E4}}</ref> but they have also been described as utterly merciless.<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-3}}</ref> They are also a skilled deceiver and a good liar when the situation calls for it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Ground Zero, the Commander claims that they are the best liar in the world. Also see: every time they told {{doll name|MP5|SMG|4}} and {{doll name|Nagant Revolver|HG|2}} that drinking milk will make them grow taller.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Suomi|SMG|5|costume=costume3}}'s Mission for Happiness costume story, Suomi calls out the Commander as a known liar}}</ref> They mentioned once that they often purchase clothes for their Dolls,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Klukai/Profile]], Record 7}}</ref> which ties into the costume systems of the [[T-Doll Costume Index|first]] and [[GFL2 Costumes|second]] games. [[Dandelion]] once teased the Commander for not being committed to any sentimental relationship despite how pushy some of their subordinates have been in Griffin.<ref name=GS12 />
+{{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} said she admired the Commander's pride and honor in combat,<ref>{{cite|gfl|c+|E4}}</ref> but they have also been described as utterly merciless.<ref name=C123 /> This ruthless side was fully displayed during their confrontations with [[William]]: the Commander was said to be a completely different person in this situation, losing their heroic qualities, motivated only by hatred and acting with uncharacteristic violence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-44}}</ref> They are also a skilled deceiver and a good liar when the situation calls for it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Ground Zero, the Commander claims that they are the best liar in the world. Also see: every time they told {{doll name|MP5|SMG|4}} and {{doll name|Nagant Revolver|HG|2}} that drinking milk will make them grow taller.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Suomi|SMG|5|costume=costume3}}'s Mission for Happiness costume story, Suomi calls out the Commander as a known liar}}</ref>
-The Commander has been known under codenames at times, such as “Robin”<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms}}</ref> and “Linchpin”,<ref name=Vayne>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], The Riddle of Vayne}}</ref> In one untranslated de-[[canon]]ized story, they used the name 凯利·诺顿 (Kelly Norton).<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Echo of Dawn]] ZA-1-1 (pre-rewrite only)}}</ref> They received a variety of nicknames from their Dolls: {{CollapseSection|
+The Commander has been known under codenames at times, such as “Robin”<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms}}</ref> and “Linchpin”.<ref name=Vayne>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], The Riddle of Vayne}}</ref> They've also been called "The [[Elmo]]'s Tomato Emperor/Empress"<ref>{{cite|gfl2|phaetusa|PS-1-2}}</ref> or "Tomato Emperor/Empress of Mokosh"<ref>{{cite|gfl2|basti|BS-1-1}}</ref> after they set up the Yellow Zone farm with the [[Doll Community]]. In one untranslated de-[[canon]]ized story, they used the name 凯利·诺顿 (Kelly Norton).<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Echo of Dawn]] ZA-1-1 (pre-rewrite only)}}</ref> They received a variety of nicknames from their Dolls: {{CollapseSection|
 *Boss ([[Thompson]], [[AK-47]], [[FMG-9]], [[Glock 17]], [[AK-74U]], [[QSB-91]], [[VSK-94]], [[Nova]], [[APC556]], [[M327]], [[APC9K]], [[FM24]], [[P99]])
 *Master ([[G36]], [[G41]], [[Hanyang Type 88]], [[Agent]])
-*Comrade ([[Nagant Revolver]], [[PPS-43]], [[Mosin-Nagant]] during [[Notebook/Anniversary Party]])
+*Comrade ([[Nagant Revolver]], [[PPS-43]], [[Mosin-Nagant]] during [[Notebook/Anniversary Party]] and [[Mosin-Nagant (GFL2)/Profile#Private Meeting Logs|Private Meeting Logs]])
 *Darling ([[M1911]], [[Mk23]])
 *Caretaker ([[MP7]])
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 *My Liege ([[M240L]])
 *Partner ([[P50]])
+*Jerkmander ([[Makiatto]], affectionate)<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Makiatto/Profile#Memories|Extra Missionem 3]]}}</ref>
 }}
+===Relationships===
+The Commander lost all of their family during [[World War Three]], imprinting in them a distaste for battle. In military school, they grew closer to a senior cadet called Marina, eventually seeing her as their adopted sister and inheriting her ideals. After Marina's death, the Commander bought the grave plot next to hers to serve as their final resting place.<ref name=CK18 />
+Due to their similar ideals, [[Angelia]] considered the Commander one of her few true allies and friends.<ref name=MS21A /> Ulrich considered that the Commander and Angelia were people who had the kindness<ref name=DR12B /> and willpower necessary to further the cause of Rossartrism.<ref name=DR25B /> Angelia voiced her intention to transfer [[Task Force DEFY]] to the Commander's in the event of her death on two occasions,<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[AK-12]]'s Neural Upgrade story 3}}</ref> but DEFY's loyalty to Angelia was too strong and they didn't want to serve under another commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-A3 Final Order}}</ref> [[MG338|Lenny]] noted that [[Nele]] was starting to walk the same path as the Commander after she started to pursue vengeance against [[Paradeus]] for the murder of [[Gray]].<ref name=Ang4 /> In 2074, [[Helena]] and [[Melanie]] are essentially considered the Commander's adopted daughters by the [[Elmo]] crew<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Intertwined Assault]] LA-1-3}}</ref> and the Commander themself.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-1}}</ref>
+The most haunting loss the Commander ever experienced was that of [[Machlian]], which continued to be used against them as far as ten years later.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Virtual Pair]] E9}}</ref><ref name=LA18>{{cite|gfl2|[[Project Neural Convergence]] LA-1-8}}</ref> Machlian was the first noncombatant the Commander took under their personal protection, taking the risk to trust her when every other faction considered her a liability, but the Commander contributed to her death by involving her in their personal goals during the mission in Berlin.
+In core [[canon]], the Commander is not in any sentimental relationship over the time period of the games. This is confirmed by [[Dandelion]] who teased the Commander for not being committed despite how pushy some of their subordinates have been.<ref name=GS12 /> Outside of core canon, each player is free to engage with intimate narrative content with any character through the [[Oath]] and [[Covenant]] systems. In the Bad End 2 timeline, the Commander and [[Kalina]] spent more time together due to Kalina not getting sick with [[ELID]] after the [[Paldiski Incident]] and confessed their love to each other before dying in Berlin.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] -77-A-12}}</ref> In other timelines, Kalina and the Commander both survived beyond 2064 but Kalina's feelings remained unrequited. Another character who demonstrated their romantic love for the Commander in core canon is {{doll name|Tokarev|HG|3}}.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Tokarev|HG|4|costume=costume6}}'s Neural Upgrade story 4}}</ref>
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-{{StoryQuote|[[Kalina|The Counselor]]'s warnings were not without reason. This commander rarely ever intends to make a grand entrance, but always successfully manages to do so.|[[Saga]]<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-6-4}}</ref>}}
+{{StoryQuote|[[Kalina|The Counselor]]'s warnings were not without reason. This commander rarely ever intends to make a grand entrance, but always successfully manages to do so.|[[Minor Characters#Saga|Saga]]<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-6-4}}</ref>}}
 In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], the player can still choose the Commander's gender, but not customize their appearance (which facilitates their use in pre-rendered cutscenes).
-The male Commander has blue eyes and black hair with greying temples, worn in a mop-top and a rattail, slightly resembling the default appearance of the Commander in the first game. The female Commander has light red eyes and pink hair with bangs of a deeper shade, worn in a chin-length bob and parted fringe, resembling [[Gentiane]]. Both genders wear mostly the same outfit, consisting of a red and black bomber jacket with sleeve pouches and communicator on the right clavicle, worn over an undersuit with a high padded collar, gloves, tight-fitting grey pants with a pistol holster and straps, knee pads and high black boots. The symbol on the back of their jacket (visible during cutscenes) is the same as the one worn by [[Groza]] on her right lapel. Depending on the artwork, the smart watch changes wrist and sometimes differs between genders.
+The male Commander has blue eyes and black hair with greying temples, worn in a mop-top and a rattail, slightly resembling the default appearance of the Commander in the first game. The female Commander has light red eyes and pink hair with bangs of a deeper shade, worn in a chin-length bob and parted fringe, resembling [[Gentiane]]. Both genders wear mostly the same outfit, consisting of a red and black bomber jacket with sleeve pouches and communicator on the right clavicle, worn over an undersuit with a high padded collar, gloves, tight-fitting grey pants with a pistol holster and straps, knee pads and high black boots. Depending on the artwork, the smart watch changes wrist and sometimes differs between genders. In the swimsuit costume, a cut scar can be seen on the left side of their abdomen (it is difficult to see in-game on the male version due to the jacket). It corresponds to the bullet wound sustained by the Commander at the end of [[Corposant]].
+Details of their clothes have changed between the early cutscenes and the 3D model used in the [[Crew Deck]]. In the early cutscenes, the symbol on the back of their jacket is the same as the one worn by [[Groza]] on her right lapel. In the Crew Deck, the symbol is replaced by a name tag reading "Commander". The communicator also extends to another piece of equipment worn on the back shoulder. The round orange light and position makes it similar to the SHD antenna (aka "ISAC Brick") worn by players in ''[[Bounty Feast|The Division]]''.
-In this game, the story script changes depending on the gender selected by the player. The translation of some text in [[Groza]] and [[Ullrid]]'s profiles uses masculine pronouns instead of neutral ones.
+In this game, the story script and certain lore materials such as Doll Journals change depending on the gender selected by the player. The male appearance is the one used in PVs.
 Players can “control” the Commander in certain missions with the [[Command Assault Vehicle]].
+For the costumes that can be worn by the Commander in the [[Crew Deck]], see [[GFL2 Costumes#Commander Costumes]].
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+File:GFL2 Commander F.png
+File:GFL2 Commander M.png
 GFL2 Commander Chibi.jpg|Chibis used in [[Minigames#Pathforger|Pathforger]].
+File:GFL2 Commander scar.jpg|Scar on female 3D model.
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 [[File:The Professor.png|thumb|The Commander's appearance as [[the Professor]].]]
 {{Main|The Professor}}
-Apart from metatextual interpretations, there were a number of clues over the course of [[Project Neural Cloud]]'s story that the Professor was the same character as the Commander, instead of a different Griffin commander. {{hero name|Clukay|sniper|3}}'s event ''Divergent Shadows'' made the strongest case, but it also contains a timeline inconsistency and presents itself as as case of unreliable narration. Their identity was eventually confirmed in ''Gloaming Finale - Codename Griffin III'', where Clukay remarks about the members of the Exiles known to be part of the Commander's troops outside of the server, “they are no doubt the Dolls you have lead for so long. […] I have no doubt you will succeed, Commander.”
+Apart from metatextual interpretations, there were a number of clues over the course of [[Project Neural Cloud]]'s story that the Professor was the same character as the Commander, instead of a different Griffin commander. {{hero name|Clukay|sniper|3}}'s event ''Divergent Shadows'' made the strongest case, but it also contains a timeline inconsistency and presents itself as as case of unreliable narration. Their identity was eventually confirmed in ''Gloaming Finale - Codename Griffin III'', where Clukay remarks about the members of the Exiles known to be part of the Commander's troops outside of the server, “they are no doubt the Dolls you have lead for so long. […] I have no doubt you will succeed, Commander”. [[Project Neural Convergence]] further confirms that the two characters are the same.
 This leaves a number of yet unexplained inconsistencies: while the Commander began the mission in Magrasea on 23 September 2063,<ref>{{cite|pnc|0-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|pnc|Engrammatic Eclipse Part 2}}</ref> ''Divergent Shadows'', which occurs during a prior test mission, contains flashbacks to the [[Great Retreat]], which is dated 2064 in most sources ; Because no main story event from Girls' Frontline is identified as taking place in 2063, it can't be used to ascertain if the Commander could have participated in Persica's plans ; The Professor comments that they have spent three years in Magrasea during the final battle against {{enemy name|Eosphorus|boss}},<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[PNC Story/Gloaming Finale Nodes#Stage 41]]}}</ref> though there is a certain amount of time dilation in Magrasea,<ref>{{cite|pnc|Gloaming Finale Part 31}}</ref> its scale is unknown and some dates have been used as if there was no time differential.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Engrammatic Eclipse Part 10}}</ref> ; The dangers of consciousness digitization are brought up several times in Project Neural Cloud and the Professor is put in physical danger at several points in the story. It isn't explained why Persica would make the Commander take this risk despite their important connection to her [[AR Team]].
 |storyinvolvement=
-Very little is known of the Commander before they got hired by [[Griffin and Kryuger]] in 2062. They were considered to be rather young for their job,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|M1014|SG|4}} acquisition quote}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|3|costume=costume2}} Looking Forward to Tomorrow costume story (female Commander choice)}}</ref> and received a formal education<ref>{{cite|gfl||[[Dream Theatre]]|New Fork}}</ref> though they likely lived in Yellow Zones most of their life since they had never seen a Green Zone ID before being offered one.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref> At G&K, they were assigned to a forward base in Sector 09, in a relatively calm area near the frontline of the hostile [[Sangvis Ferri]] territory. At the time, G&K had accepted the contract for six months and had urgent need of more personnel to contain the menace.<ref>{{cite|ab1|Glossary}}</ref><ref name=Timeline>{{cite|ab1|Timeline}}</ref>
+===Origins===
+{{StoryQuote|So, you’re not mute after all. Cold on the outside, but warm-hearted, eh?|Sergeant Marina about the young Commander.<ref name=CK7 />}}
+The young Neo-Soviet citizen who would later be called “the Commander” became a war orphan during [[World War Three]]<ref name=CK18>{{cite|gfl|kernel|18}}</ref> and was left with noone close to them. In 2050,<ref name=CK3 /> still some months away from being a legal adult,<ref name=CK14>{{cite|gfl|kernel|14}}</ref> they were enrolled in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvorov_Military_School Suvorov Military School], which accepted students based solely on physical fitness, without holding a general exam. The Commander was bitter that they were forced to study war when it had taken everything from them.<ref name=CK18 /> In the train to the school, they met with Sergeant Marina, a senior from Suvorov they gave the cold shoulder to, and helped an old woman whom they reminded of her own child, Robin, who was killed in action. 14 years later, the Commander would use the name Robin as a cover identity.<ref name=CK3>{{cite|gfl|kernel|3}}</ref> Still green and hot-blooded, the Commander tried to take on two thieves who had swindlded the old woman and was beaten up until the more experienced Marina intervened.<ref name=CK7>{{cite|gfl|kernel|7}}</ref> After this, the Commander started reluctantly warming up to her.<ref name=CK14 />
+The Commander remained close to Marina at the military school, learning that she was also a war orphan who hated war but had enlisted because it was the best position to save civilians. Marina asked the Commander to consider her as an adopted sister, but they were reluctant.<ref>{{cite|gfl|kernel|16}}</ref> The Commander would come to adopt Marina's ideals of protection, including her interest in Dolls as a way to spare human lives during conflicts. When Marina was killed in an undisclosed incident while protecting civilians after the war, the Commander learned that she had declared them her next-of-kin. The Commander took care of her grave and bought the plot next to hers so they would be buried next their adoptive sister when their time came, intending to use the epitaph “Here lies a brave soul”. Feeling that the Neo-Soviet army was being used for an internal power struggle, the Commander left and joined [[Griffin & Kryuger]] as an alternative to protect civilians.<ref name=CK18 /> They likely lived in Yellow Zones most of their life since they had never seen a Green Zone ID before being offered one.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref>
+During [[Maze Guess]], the trainee who takes command of one of the testing teams, Cadet 41 of the 2060 class of the Department of Tactical Command of Griffin & Kryuger,<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Maze Guess]], Interpolation Analysis}}</ref> ends up being called “Commander” by the Dolls as a show of respect for their skills,<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Maze Guess]], Asymptotic Analysis}}</ref> but it's unconfirmed that they're the same character as the Commander.
+After they arrived at the Griffin base of Sector 09 (or Area S09) and officially adopted the function of “Commander”, they were considered to be rather young for their job.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|M1014|SG|4}} acquisition quote}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Gepard M1|RF|3|costume=costume2}} Looking Forward to Tomorrow costume story (female Commander choice)}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl||[[Dream Theatre]]|New Fork}}</ref> S09 was a relatively calm area near the frontline of the hostile [[Sangvis Ferri]] territory. At the time, G&K had accepted the contract to fight Sangvis Ferri for six months and had urgent need of more personnel to contain the menace.<ref>{{cite|ab1|Glossary}}</ref><ref name=Timeline>{{cite|ab1|Timeline}}</ref>
 ===Recovery of AR Team===
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 After the successful recovery of M4, Helian kept dispatching the Commander to retrieve the other members of AR Team, pushing back {{enemy name|Hunter|boss}}'s troops and recovering {{doll name|M4 SOPMOD II|AR|4}} and {{doll name|ST AR-15|AR|4}} with their own T-Dolls since HQ could provide intel but no reinforcements.<ref>{{cite|gfl|3}}</ref> While {{doll name|M16A1|AR|4}} was still missing, Helian redeployed the Commander to support a local intel recovery team, in reality [[Squad 404]], fighting {{enemy name|Intruder|boss}} deeper in Sector 09, before being tasked to destroy the ringleader to clear Sector 09 of Sangvis Ferri occupation after 404's mission concluded, retrieving the last member of AR Team in the process. After the battle, M16A1 relayed to the Commander a clue {{doll name|UMP45|SMG|4}} had asked her to pass on to Persica: “It's raining on the plain”.<ref>{{cite|gfl|4}}</ref> As a mark of respect for the Commander's efforts and skill, M4A1 decided to reveal the content of the mission during which her team was separated<ref>{{cite|gfl|4-4E}}</ref> and they recovered intel about Plan [[Parapluie]] in Sector 09's Safe House 3.<ref>{{cite|gfl|0}}</ref>
+Aside from their command capabilities, the Commander brought big changes to the life of the Area S09 base. They voided the policy that T-Dolls had to remain in maintenance pods between battle deployments and authorized them to make use of their free time as they saw fit. They also opened the base's humans-only cafeteria to Dolls (which eventually became {{doll name|Springfield|RF|4}}'s cafe) and encouraged Dolls who had experience or interest in a non-fighting position to apply for work at the base's facilities, leading to the establishment of the base's [[Organization Overview|departments]]. They occasionally spectated in the Dolls' training to give them practical advice and took steps to learn about their personalities. Before this, most of the Dolls had never eaten food or been given any form of personal freedom. These policies, designed to allow the Dolls to express their individuality, greatly boosted the base's morale and efficiency.<ref name=Roche4>{{cite|gfl|[[Roche Limit]] E4}}</ref>
 ===Plan Parapluie===
-Along with other tactical commanders, the Commander was called to G&K's secret base near Sector 09 by Kryuger to discuss Plan Parapluie. There, the Commander met with Helian in person for the first time, along with Kryuger. Sangvis Ferri launched an assault against the base before any planning could start and the Commander was knocked out during the initial explosion. They were awakened by Kryuger, who entrusted them with his personal semiautomatic pistol and tasked them with using the local terminal to mount a counterattack and establish a temporary command center while he went his own way with his revolver. Having organized the troops and dispersed the first assault wave, the Commander linked up with AR Team and Kryuger, who tasked them with organizing counterattacks while he and Helian would look into the leak that permitted Sangvis Ferri to find the secret base and stage the assault.
+Along with other tactical commanders, the Commander was called to G&K's secret base near Sector 09 by Kryuger to discuss Plan Parapluie. There, the Commander met with Helian in person for the first time, along with Kryuger. Sangvis Ferri launched an assault against the base before any planning could start and the Commander was knocked out during the initial explosion. They were awakened by Kryuger, who entrusted them with his personal Beretta 92 pistol and tasked them with using the local terminal to mount a counterattack and establish a temporary command center while he went his own way with his revolver. Having organized the troops and dispersed the first assault wave, the Commander linked up with AR Team and Kryuger, who tasked them with organizing counterattacks while he and Helian would look into the leak that permitted Sangvis Ferri to find the secret base and stage the assault.
 As the Commander was leading operations against {{enemy name|Destroyer|boss}}, G&K identified the origin of the leak to be AR-15, who escaped from quarantine, prompting G&K to issue a general order to intercept or destroy her. Having located Destroyer's command center but not shared the information with HQ yet, the Commander offered AR Team the opportunity to get on site before any other G&K troops so they might reach AR-15 themselves should she be there.<ref>{{cite|gfl|5}}</ref> However, artillery support from {{enemy name|Dreamer|boss}} led to Helian cancelling all operations in order to regroup, and the Commander guided AR Team back to HQ through artillery fire. AR Team was redeployed to search for AR-15 in the following days, alone due to heavy losses on G&K's side, and Helian approached the Commander with new orders: recovering the neural cloud backups left behind by AR-15. AR Team was assigned to the mission but not informed of the nature of the intel, though they quickly recognized it by themselves. This intel, along with the one recovered by Squad 404 in Sector 09, brought the last details about Plan Parapluie, making Kryuger worry about the Commander's willingness to destroy AR-15 if it proved necessary.<ref>{{cite|gfl|5-E}}</ref>
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 As the assault began and Parapluie coverage was detected, the Commander tasked AR Team, who was lagging behind the main force after M4 had to retrieve SOP-II and RO from Base 0 territory, to use RO's electronic warfare to reactivate paralyzed military units.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-3}}</ref> After reactivating the units to protect the Military's counter-jamming stations, the Commander ordered AR Team to regroup with the Military's main force and watch their flank as they got closer to SF's main base.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-4}}</ref> But as the Military armored troops proved too fast for G&K forces and Captain Yegor refused to slow the advance, the Commander ordered to cover their allies by deploying the T-Dolls against the SF targets left in their wake.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-5}}</ref> The Commander then diverted their troops again after AR was encircled by SF forces when Elisa tried to connect with M4A1 for the second time,<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-6}}</ref> but they were unable to break the encirclement before Yegor's own forces got through. The KCCO troops destroyed the T-Dolls, sparing only M4A1 still under Elisa's electronic assaults.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-3E}}</ref> At the same time, Elisa ordered the deployment of an advanced Parapluie virus that overwhelmed G&K's and the Military's command networks, prompting Helian to order a general retreat of all G&K troops. At the same time, the Commander received another anonymous transmission from an alleged ally of Persica asking for M4A1's coordinates. They complied, allowing [[Task Force DEFY]] to rescue her.<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-4E}}</ref>
-===Retreat===
+===[[Great Retreat]]===
 [[File:BG Singularity 8.png|thumb|[[Singularity]] scene, {{enemy name|Agent|boss}} seizing the Commander (bottom-right hand).]]
 Staging the withdrawal from a temporary command base inside Parapluie jamming territory, the Commander dispatched {{doll name|MP7|SMG|5}} to serve as a messenger with Helian from outside the jamming field.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition I}}</ref> After transmitting the sitrep to Griffin HQ, MP7 then went back to assist the evacuation instead of sending HQ's new orders by drone and escaping by herself.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition II}}</ref> Despite assaults from SF and KCCO forces, the Commander held their position long enough to recover several echelons left behind by other commanders during the retreat.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|1-C Re-ignition III}}</ref>
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 ===Rescuing Angelia===
-Knocked out by the radiations, the Commander was recovered from the command base and brought to a safe house by {{doll name|M870|SG|5}} and {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}}. After being awakened with an adrenaline shot, the Commander refused to leave until Angelia's own escape route was secured and assumed command again from the safe house. Though Kalina had ordered the two T-Dolls to knock the Commander out and bring them to the evacuation airfield if they refused to come willingly, both respected the Commander's courage and took position outside the safe house to intercept attacking enemies.<ref name=CT0 /> From there, the Commander was contacted by Angelia, who properly introduced herself, offered them the [[Heavy Ordnance Corps]] meant to help her and asked them to evacuate before coming to her help. She also transferred all the data from her current investigations to them, and pledged the members of DEFY to their service in the event of her death<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected}}</ref> (though {{doll name|AK-12|AR|5}} and {{doll name|AN-94|AR|5}} refused to acknowledge this wish).<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-A3 Final Order}}</ref> The Commander overviewed the defense of the new temporary base established by Kalina on safe coordinates provided earlier by Angelia against [[Paradeus]] forces<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-1 Unknown Enemy}}</ref> as well as the rescue of M4 SOPMOD II and RO635.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|1-10 Darkest Desire}}</ref> They then assembled a team of volunteers to retrieve Angelia while the rest of the troops evacuated,<ref name=CT210>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-10 Final Flight}}</ref> though most volunteers participated for the sake of evacuating the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-2 Signal Flare}}</ref>
+Knocked out by the radiations, the Commander was recovered from the command base and brought to a safe house by {{doll name|M870|SG|5}} and {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}}. After being awakened with an adrenaline shot, the Commander refused to leave until Angelia's own escape route was secured and assumed command again from the safe house. Though Kalina had ordered the two T-Dolls to knock the Commander out and bring them to the evacuation airfield if they refused to come willingly, both respected the Commander's courage and took position outside the safe house to intercept attacking enemies.<ref name=CT0 /> From there, the Commander was contacted by Angelia, who properly introduced herself, offered them the [[Heavy Ordnance Corps]] meant to help her and asked them to evacuate before coming to her help. She also transferred all the data from her current investigations to them, and pledged the members of DEFY to their service in the event of her death.<ref name=CT31>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-1 ELID-Infected}}</ref> The Commander overviewed the defense of the new temporary base established by Kalina on safe coordinates provided earlier by Angelia against [[Paradeus]] forces<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-1 Unknown Enemy}}</ref> as well as the rescue of M4 SOPMOD II and RO635.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|1-10 Darkest Desire}}</ref> They then assembled a team of volunteers to retrieve Angelia while the rest of the troops evacuated,<ref name=CT210>{{cite|gfl|ct|2-10 Final Flight}}</ref> though most volunteers participated for the sake of evacuating the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-2 Signal Flare}}</ref>
 Using flares to steer Angelia and DEFY toward the lower-contamination yellow zone<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-3 Yellow Zone}}</ref> and regroup with the Griffin team, Angelia evaded Yegor's pursuit for a time before being forced to stop and treat her radiation poisoning. In order to mislead KCCO's attention, the Commander came up with a plan to use a captured KCCO doctor found by the Griffin team while securing an escape route,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-7 Bad News}}</ref> disguising her as Angelia and tasking one half of the team to transport her under HOC protection while the other half went the other way to feign a distraction. Meanwhile, also on the Commander's idea and with Angelia's approval, DEFY started preparing improvised explosive devices from HOC shells to rig the building they were in and keep KCCO forces from entering.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-8 IED}}</ref> Yegor discovered the feint and refocused his attention on the building before the IEDs were set, but the time bought enabled the Commander to establish a HOC interdiction perimeter and the Griffin dolls to come back for a defensive battle. Though Yegor's forces managed to break into the building, Angelia staged her own gambit and convinced Yegor to retreat under the fake threat of a new Collapse bomb detonation. The group then moved to help the Commander and their two escorts, under attack by Nytos.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-9 Stumbling Block}}</ref> Though they managed to kill the enemy commanders, they were too late to prevent Paradeus from capturing the Commander.<ref name=CT310>{{cite|gfl|ct|3-10 White Doll}}</ref>
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 The Commander and Kalina attended the conference by posing as journalists, and became trapped in the conference room when Paradeus cultists attacked.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|1A4}}</ref> After Statesec's security forces were wiped out, the Commander called in their T-Dolls<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|1A5}}</ref> and organized the evacuation of [[Gilda Ulrich]], the Pan-European councilor.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|2A1}}</ref> After they took refuge in the Belgrade cathedral with other civilians,<ref name=2A2/> K ordered the Commander to forcibly bring Ulrich to an extraction point, but both the Commander and Ulrich refused to leave the civilians to be slaughtered, forcing K to deploy his last assets for a full evacuation.<ref name=2A3/>
-Ulrich was temporarily captured,<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|3A1, 3A2, 3A3}}</ref> but soon after, [[Task Force DEFY]] and [[Sangvis Ferri]] eliminated the local [[Nyto]] commanders, facilitating the evacuation. The Commander's forces were then sent to recapture the [[Pike]] Node seized by Sangvis Ferri.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-1, 4-2}}</ref> Suspecting that Angelia would attempt to destroy the Node, K left it in the Commander's care, guessing that she wouldn't dare attack them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-6}}</ref> This led to Angelia's capture when she attacked the Node later on.<ref> {{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information III}}</ref>
+Ulrich was temporarily captured,<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|3A1, 3A2, 3A3}}</ref> but soon after, [[Task Force DEFY]] and [[Sangvis Ferri]] eliminated the local [[Nyto]] commanders, facilitating the evacuation. The Commander's forces were then sent to recapture the [[Pike]] Node seized by Sangvis Ferri.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-1, 4-2}}</ref> Suspecting that Angelia would attempt to destroy the Node, K left it in the Commander's care, guessing that she wouldn't dare attack them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|4-6}}</ref> This led to Angelia's capture when she attacked the Node later on.<ref> {{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information III}}</ref> The Commander secretly kept in contact with Angelia an DEFY, but Statesec was pleased with the Commander's performance in Belgrade and overlooked their secret collaboration. The Commander disapproved of Statesec's approach to the Paradeus threat, due to their light-handedness causing civilian deaths they thought could have been avoided.<ref name=SC13>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-3}}</ref> They later had the same criticism when they learned that civilians got involved in the [[Great Retreat]].<ref name=C123 />
-===Talinn===
+===Tallinn===
+After Statesec's analysis of the Pike Node, the Commander was sent to the Paldiski Submarine Base in the Estonian Red Zone, the new prime location of interest for the KCCO and an active Paradeus base, to support Angelia's data recovery operation there.<ref name=SC13 /> Havier provided an old train for transportation along the Intercontinental Railway,<ref name=SC51 /> while the covert Rossartrist group [[WAVE|WAVE Tech]] provided them strategic information such as real-time satellite images.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|3-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information I}}</ref> The Commander hired [[Squad 404]] to provide electronic warfare support<ref name=SC12>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-2}}</ref> and deployed Doll teams to secure the passage through Tallinn's Intercontinental Railway hub.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-1}}</ref> Persica independently hired 404 to monitor M4<ref name=SC12 /> and the Commander also agreed to let her access their battle network to watch over AR Team.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|1-4}}</ref> After getting the train inside Tallinn, the Dolls searched for the controls to open the quarantine walls and continue to Paldiski,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|2-5}}</ref> discovering the [[Isomer (Enemy)|Isomer]]s and the Paradeus' experiments in the city. This led Persica to explain M4's origins to the Commander, and the involvement of [[William]] in the unfolding conspiracy.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|4-1}}</ref>
+After a KCCO armored train convoy approached Tallinn and fired artillery at the Griffin train, the Commander launched operation Golden Fleece, intending to capture a military train.<ref name=SC51>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-1}}</ref> While 404 and AR Team led Golden Fleece,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-2}}</ref> M4 confronted [[Isomer Black]] and seized control of the city systems, opening the way for the captured train,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|5-5}}</ref> but it had to stop for repairs 15 kilometers outside of the city. The confrontation in Tallinn had already started to chip at the Commander's forces. After [[Dandelion]] emerged as a separate entity from M4 in Tallinn, she had secretly boarded the train and formally introduced herself after being discovered. To prove her good will, she offered to compile a thorough battle plan to take over Paldiski,<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-1}}</ref> and displayed M4's memories to help the Commander catch up with what happened on her side of the [[Great Retreat]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|12-2}}</ref> Havier secretly warned the Commander not to let Statesec learn about Dandelion's existence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information XV}}</ref>
 ===[[Paldiski Incident]]===
+[[File:BG Polarized Light 2.png|thumb|The Commander's train is hit by the [[KCCO]] artillery.]]
+{{StoryQuote|【They won't be much of a threat with just a single train. […] The standard four-level protection system. It would be difficult to penetrate with that level of firepower.】<br>
+【Unless the Griffin Commander crashes the train right into it.】<br>
+【I don't know about anybody else, but this Commander might go ahead and do just that.】|[[Vympel]] operatives correctly predict the Commander's strategy during the Paldiski Incident.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information XIV}}</ref>}}
+Approaching Paldiski base from the East, the Commander positioned the train at a choke point and prepared for a grueling battle, aware that Statesec was probably using them as cannon fodder. They also worried that bring M4 to Paldiski was also part of [[William]]'s plan.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|1-1}}</ref> While regular troops established foxholes and laid mines, the Commander deployed Squad 404 to open the base's quarantine walls and AR Team to seize the shore guns, intending to use them against the KCCO trains.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|1-2}}</ref> However, Griffin's defense line crumbled quicker than expected against the military artillery and transmission jamming,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Cosine Signal}}</ref> reaching 90% casualties in less than half an hour and starting to retreat towards the now-open quarantine wall with the surviving T-Dolls. [[Yegor]] demanded that the Commander surrender and accept charges of treason, which they refused.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Waveguide I}}</ref>
+While the KCCO artillery attempted to preserve the train tracks to follow the Commander into the base, the Commander fired all of their own artillery ammo before approaching the base at top speed, causing their train to derail and block the gates.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Beam Splitter}}</ref> But as the Commander and Kalina left the train and the Dolls rigged it with explosives,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Interferometer I}}</ref> Yegor rose to the Commander's challenge by bombarding the derailed train and launching a general offensive.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Aperture}}</ref> The Commander and Kalina were successfulyl evacuated from the destroyed train by the Dolls. With only 5% of the original Griffin troops available,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Shattered Plane of Polarization I}}</ref> the Commander retreated inside the base and had the Doll rig the gates with explosives in order to destroy it and prevent the KCCO from entering. They reluctancly authorized [[M82]], [[CF05]], [[INSAS]] and [[Webley]] to perform a suicide assault to buy more time against the approchaing military forces,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Shattered Plane of Polarization II}}</ref> and received the unexpected backup of the [[Sangvis Ferri]] forces. The advance of the KCCO forced the gates to be demolished ahead of time and partially, allowing four [[Ares]] mech to enter the base, and the Commander transferred command of AR Team to Angelia to stop them inside the base while they focused on blockading the entrance.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Annealing II}}</ref>
+After successfully repelling multiple military assaults over 15 minutes, the Commander was able, through [[K]], to key in a danger-close air bombardment by the Neo-Soviet Air Force, taking out the military forces outside the base,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Polishing}}</ref> along with half of the surviving T-Dolls, pinned down by the enemy. With the surviving Dolls tracking down the remaining KCCO soldiers and on Angelia's request, the Commander and K took the field to destroy the base's four sea valves with explosives, flooding it to destroy all its installations and date and kill all personnel in its sublevels. Kalina volunteered to destroy one of the valves but the Commander refused to expose her to more danger. Armed only with the handgun given to them by Kryuger back during the Parapluie incident,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Silvering I}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|13-1}}</ref> the Commander infiltrated the KCCO's defense lines and reached their command post, shooting their commanders and planting the explosives, but becoming trapped until Squad 404<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Unfathomable Singularity}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|13-2}}</ref> and [[SL8]] rescued them,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Causality Separating Plane}}</ref> successfully evacuating above sea level before the valves were destroyed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|13-3E}}</ref> The Commander later sent rescue teams to sweep Paldiski and recover any stranded Doll<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[RO635]]'s Neural upgrade story 2}}</ref> and implemented special training programs to avoid another catastrophic battle in the future,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes I}}</ref> which proved useful when the Dolls faced a new military attack during the [[Fireworks Incident]].<ref name=PR58>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-8}}</ref>
+The [[Paldiski Incident]] placed the Commander and Angelia on the list of top persons of interest for the world powers.<ref name=DR21B>{{cite|gfl|dr|Hay Fever – Beginning}}</ref>
+===Return to Area S09===
 {{StoryQuote|I was once a soldier myself, so I only trust people who have come back alive from the battlefield. And there are only three kinds of people who come back from the battlefield. The first kind are timid to the end of their days, who view even the daylight streaming into their rooms as an enemy bombardment. The second are drunk on slaughter and bloodshed, who build their joy on the suffering of others. You, Commander, belong to the third kind. They are people who know why they fight. Their convictions make them keener, braver, fiercer, and more eager for battle.|[[Kryuger]]<ref name=MS13B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes II}}</ref>}}
-===Germany===
+Following a few days of questioning by Neo-Soviet officials, the Commander and Kalina were returned to their original base in Area S09 a week after the Paldiski Incident.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time I}}</ref> Dandelion followed them to the base, acting on M4's worry for the Commander,<ref name=DR2 /> and the Commander lent her their coat so she's stand out less among the human personnel, making the members of AR Team jealous.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Pollinosis I}}</ref> They were soon joined by Kryuger, recently rescued by another Griffin team. The Commander discussed their future with Kryuger, sharing that they wished to persist in their involvement with Statesec in order to prevent innocent lives from being snuffed in the crossfires of the Paradeus conspiracy. Kryuger asked them to reconsider and gave them a Green Zone ID card that they could use living a more peaceful life. The Commander later threw the ID in a trash can.<ref name=DR2>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref> Kalina received the same offer from [[Helian]] but wanted to make the same decision as the Commander. To tease Kalina, the Commander acted like she had already decided to move on to the Green Zone and announced that they would be searching for someone else to fill her position as an adjutant, but Kalina didn't understand the joke and sotmred out, thinking the Commander didn't value her loyalty. [[Persica]] announced she'd be moving into Area S09, allowing the Commander to claim the coffee she had long promised them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time IV}}</ref> She gave the Commander the cold shoulder for a week before they cleared the air and made them promise to never lie to her again.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Foreshadowed Voyage}}</ref>
+Witkin tasked the Commander to assist Angelia's investigations in Bremen, Germany.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time III}}</ref> Angelia's decision to accept [[Gilda Ulrich]]'s help during her investigations was influenced by the Commander's own trust in the chairwoman.<ref name=DR12B>{{cite|gfl|dr|The Curtain Rises II}}</ref> Ulrich herself forbid K to threaten the Commander'slife to apply pressure on Angelia, because she'd react too strongly to such as move.<ref name=DR25B>{{cite|gfl|dr|Light Show}}</ref> The Commander dispatched AR Team with [[Architect]] to investigate Paradeus operations in the area and capture [[Gager]],<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Pollinosis II}}</ref> and Squad 404 to the abandoned buildings of Zeratul-Worcester Pharmaceuticals.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters I}}</ref> Their findings helped Angelia to target the Flora Insitute and the Berle Orphanage during her investigations.<ref name=DR21B /><ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters VI}}</ref> The Commander also offered to take in [[Dreamer]] and [[Destroyer]] among their Assimilated troops, but they refused and were later integrated by force.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Ghost Sisters V}}</ref>
+===Machlian===
+After Angelia's investigations moved to Berlin, [[Griffin Lyons|the Earl]] sent the Commander, AR team and Dandelion to Germany to capture a woman named [[Morridow]] in the village of Nohnsdorf, near Berlin where Angelia was operating. Kryuger warned the Commander not to trust the Earl. The mission came in just as Kalina was diagnosed with [[ELID]] and sent to the hospital,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes II}}</ref> and concern for her wouldn't leave the Commander's mind through their operations in Berlin.<ref name=MS25A /> From 18 to 20 September 2064,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lurking}}</ref> the Commander infiltrated the Paradeus community of Bohnsdorf under the identity if a refugee named Robin during three days,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate I}}</ref> but deviated from the mission to rescue [[Machlian]], the village's Saint, from being molested by her sponsors. The Commander only realized after escaping that Machlian matched their target's description.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate II}}</ref> After escaping Paradeus pursuit and meeting Squad Griffin, the Commander was headquartered in a building of the Berlin old town<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Shoulders of a Griffin I}}</ref> and was tasked by the Earl to work with Angelia to determine the link between Morridow and Machlian.
+The Earl also explained his ideal for world order, which the Commander disagreed with due to concentration of power and the implied sacrifice of justice and dignity it required. The Earl presented a fable consisting of a hedgehog who uses its spines to reject any world conception differnt from its own, and an adaptable fox who can choose the best path forward, asking which animal the Commander would choose to be.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Shoulders of a Griffin III}}</ref> Angelia and the Commander at long last met in person in the Earl's Athena's Bar, and agreed on their next move to root out Paradeus, with the Commander leading the interrogation of Machlian while Angelia interrogated the Paradeus allies captured in Bremen. Having dealt with the real Morridow's ability to act as a completely different person in Bremen, Angelia advised the Commander to exercise caution and treat Machlian as an enemy, but the Commander didn't believe the meek Machlian could be an infiltrator.<ref name=MS21A>{{cite|gfl|ms|Balls and Vase}}</ref>
+When Dandelion hacked into the unconscious Machlian's virtual cognition image, Paradeus' plan to use [[Iaso's Box]]es dirty bombs to destroy Berlin was revealed.<ref name=MS25A>{{cite|gfl|ms|Heraclitus’ River III}}</ref> Despite the clock ticking and Machlian's refusal to explain her ability to cure humans from ELID, the Commander didn't try to forcefully get the bombs' location our of her, which she didn't consciously know, insisting to earn Machlian's trust with good treatment instead,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth III}}</ref> even making plans to bring her back to Area S09 away from Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Indecipherable Heart}}</ref> Invading Machlian's mind at night against orders, [[ST AR-15]] found memories from Morridow in unconscious areas of Machlian's mind, but the Commander still didn't consider a threat until they could determine the origins of the memories,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia III}}</ref> comforted in their choice by Persica's theory that Machlian and Morridow might be two different persons with an unconscious connection.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia IV}}</ref>
+While unnerved after learning of Kalina's worsening condition, the Commander received the help of the Earl, who located the places where the bombs had been planted based on the images from Machlian's unsconscious memories. Machlian asked to join the investigations to confirm if her "visions" were true and the Commander allowed it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae I}}</ref> Being on location allowed Machlian to recover more precise memories and help in defusing the bombs.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae III}}</ref> The group was attacked by [[Narciss]] while defusing a bomb at the quarantine wall, and Machlian had a vision of her own death, but the Commander saved her from being killed by one of Narciss' flying blades. Machlian decided to trust the Commander since they had "changed destiny", but AR-15 still suspected that Machlian had exposed herself to danger in an attempt to have the Commander killed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Clothos’ Thread III}}</ref>
+After failing to prevent the Iaso's Boxes from killing the inhabitants of Bohnsdorf, the grieving Machlian promised to do her utmost to help the Commander and grant them the ELID antidote made from her blood.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lachesis’ Measure III}}</ref> The incident at Bohnsdorf also revealed that the Commander had acquired semi-immunity to ELID. The Earl requested to take custody of Machlian after learning that her "visions" were accurate, but didn't press the issue when the Commander refused.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears I}}</ref> The Commander again protected Machlian when a riot occurred at the Berlin prison at the same time the Iaso's Boxes planted there detonated. Having exhausted all of her leads and lost [[AK-12]] in a Paradeus attack, Angelia asked to interrogate Machlian, but the Commander wanted her to wait after they had visited the Paradeus lab and obtained the ELID cure from Machlian's blood. Angelia was furious to hear that the Commander still trusted Machlian and accused them of having their judgment altered by their pursuit of a cure for Kalina.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears III}}</ref> AR-15 agreed with Angelia on all accounts.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night II}}</ref>
+At the Sector D8 lab,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy XII}}</ref> the Commander entered the building along with the Squad Griffin, AR Team, Dandelion and Machlian in order to monitor Machlian and benefit from Dandelion's powerful abilities for protection.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night I}}</ref> As the cure was synthetised, Machlian was separated from the group, Dandelion's abilities were crippled by a new form of jamming and Paradeus troops attacked,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night II}}</ref> intending to capture the Commander and Dandelion.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Hypnos’ Eyes III}}</ref> Morridow made her own appearance disguised as Machlian, but failed to hoodwink Squad Griffin.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss I}}</ref> Against the Commander's wishes to stop sacrificing troops, Squad Griffin took a last stand to let the others escape the lab, and [[VP1915|Perosa]] informed them that she's marked Morridow so she could be distinguished from the real Machlian.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss III}}</ref>
+After finding Machlian and the cure, the squad managed to approach the exit, but Morridow appeared, killed Machlian<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss I}}</ref> and destroyed the serum<ref name=PR16>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-6}}</ref> before sending Narciss to kill all but Dandelion. Squad 404 released the jamming on Dandelion in time for [[M4A1]] to remotely take control of her body<ref name=MS413B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss III}}</ref> from [[Nirvana]], using [[Lunasia]]'s powers<ref name=Cart21>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E21}}</ref> to severely wound Narciss and capture Morridow.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-2}}</ref>
+M4A1 had entered Nirvana, a place away from time, due to the Reverse Collapse that took place at the end of the [[Paldiski Incident]], and met Lunasia's mind there. M16A1 entered Nirvana in the same way and influenced other timelines with the goal of saving M4, bringing in a version of [[AR Team]] from another world line where the Commander had been killed during the later [[Battle of Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E18}}</ref> Lunasia demonstrated that the Commander's life thread was under constant threat of being severed and allowed M4 to borrow her powers to save them in Sector D8. M4 would eventually accept to merge with Lunasia and make her “complete” under the promise that she would keep saving the Commander.<ref name=Cart21 />
+{{StoryQuote|Even if we die here, you will never succeed. There is no path for [[Paradeus]] which does not end in its destruction… I'll see you in Hell.|<ref name=MS413B />}}
+In Angelia's fake memories during [[Slow Shock]], M4A1 never intervened and the Commander was killed in the lab.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|AUT The Wave}}</ref>
+===Project Cocoon in Berlin===
+In contrast with the method employed on Machlian, the Commander directed the invasion of Morridow's mind to sound for usable intel, though they couldn't find much without M4's assistance,<ref name=PR16 /> and allowed AR-15 to physically torture her.<ref name=PR22 /><ref name=PR26 /> Morridow took to taunting the Commander with the memories acquired from Machlian, constantly belittling her "sister".<ref name=PR114 /><ref name=PR22>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-2}}</ref> The Commander buried Machlian outside Berlin in an unmarked tomb.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-12}}</ref> They also became involved with agent [[J]], recommended by K, in the search for Angelia.<ref name=PR114>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-14}}</ref> Morridow became more cooperative after being subjected to M4's mental invasion,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-4}}</ref> revealing one of the manufacturing sites of the Iaso's Boxes for [[Project Cocoon]].<ref name=PR26>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-8}}</ref>
+Following a lead from J,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-11}}</ref> the Commander and AR Team investigated another suspected Paradeus location<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-12}}</ref> and was nearly killed by [[Grig]], only being saved by Morridow being a higher-priority target for the Paradeus assassin. M4 saved Morridow from being killed and the group barely escaped the attack.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-14}}</ref> The Commander talked with the Earl again, who was pleased that they requested more resources rather than to cancel the operation.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E2-15}}</ref> The Earl arranged for Kryuger to bring the T-Dolls to Germany in the [[Elmo]] MCV,<ref name=PR39 /> while sending the [[Protocol Assimilation|assimilated]] [[Sangvis Ferri]] T-Dolls ahead.<ref name=PR57>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-7}}</ref> To the general surprise, Morridow readily gave up the location of the Iaso's Boxes shipments, claiming she wanted to thanks M4 for saving her, and to get back at Grig for trying to kill her.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-2}}</ref> The intel proved to be outdated as the storage location had been emptied, but yielded a new lead<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-4}}</ref> that took them to the Berlin Airport,<ref name=PR39>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-9}}</ref> where Morridow nearly managed to capture M4 and flee until [[M16A1]]'s intervened,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-12}}</ref> and the Commander's troops stopped the bombs from leaving by air.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E3-14}}</ref>
+Receiving temporary assistance from M16, the Commander was asked by J to join him at the location where Paradeus held Angelia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-1}}</ref> But J had obtained the location from [[RPK-16]], unaware of her betrayal,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-2}}</ref> and RPK led J to a different plant than the one at the coordinates received by the Commander in a ploy to massacre Stasi agents and blackmail the German governemtn.<ref name=PR43 /><ref name=PR49 /> Breaking into the German government building,<ref name=PR43>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-3}}</ref> the Commander met with [[Romy Riefenstahl]], who was clearing evidence of the German government's collusion with Paradeus.<ref name=PR49 /> Riefenstahl had decided to take part in the cleanup herself in order to meet the Commander and prod them for intel.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-3}}</ref> The Commander realized that they had been sent to the wrong place, and arrived barely in time at the second plant to save J from [[Bramedb]]'s attack.<ref name=PR49>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-9}}</ref>
+Shortly after M16's departure, [[Gray (Enemy)|Gray]] contacted the Commander to offer a prisonier exchange with Angelia and Morridow. During the call, Angelia made a cryptic comment about tatoos.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E4-12}}</ref> The Commander was haunted by a prescient dream of the destruction of Area S09 while sleeping on the offer. With the Earl abiding by their decision on the exchange, the Commander decided to accept the offer despite M4 having disappeared from Dandelion's body and the potential intel still held by Morridow, in order to save Ange while seizing an opportunity to make contact with the Paradeus leadership.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-5}}</ref> The gamble didn't work out: Paradeus ambushed the Commander's forces at the exchange site in Berlin Airport and recovered Morridow while having only brought a stand-in for Angelia,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E5-6}}</ref> and the Commander's troops only survived thanks to the timely arrival of the Sangvis Ferri reinforcements.<ref name=PR57 /> The Commander wanted to fly back to Area S09 after hearing about the [[Fireworks Incident]] attack, but the combats that had broken at Berlin Airport in the last days had paralyzed air transport,<ref name=PR58 /> pacing restlessly until Kryuger contacted them to announce their victory, and asking them to focus on the Berlin mission while the surviving G&K forces made way to germany in the Elmo.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-6}}</ref>
+Registered as an official Stasi consultant, the Commander took part in the continued investigation of suspected Paradeus sites, and requested to investigate the emptied Berlin Prison, based on the Angelia's comment about her tatoos. With the Sangvis Ferri troops able to take on the Paradeus elites, the Commander ordered an assault on the Paradeus facilities hidden under the prison after finding hints of Angelia's presence.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-7}}</ref> This was in fact fake information fabricated by [[Nemhran]] to mislead them away from the real Paradeus production lines.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-1}}</ref> Despite holding the advantage, the Commander fell for a fake Angelia again, allowing the Paradeus troops to retreat.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-9}}</ref> Riefenstahl later gave to the Commander the neural cores of [[AN-94]] and [[AK-15]], who had been destroyed during Angelia's capture and recovered during the Stasi's investigation,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|E6-12}}</ref> and the Commander sent the cores back to [[Statesec]].
+By that point, the Commander had acquired a reputation as the only person to have successfully struck back at Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E26}}</ref>
 ===[[Battle of the Dead Sea]]===
+After the signal from the tracker planted in Morridow<ref name=FP31 /> and Riefenstahl's investigation determined that Paradeus' base of operations in Germany was hidden in the Dead Sea, the Stasi, Statesec and the Commander cooperated to mount Operation Aeneas,<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-3}}</ref> aiming to investigate Paradeus' HQ and rescue Angelia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-7}}</ref> the Earl disapproved of the operation<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-4}}</ref> as it went against his goal of controlling Paradeus instead of destroying it.<ref name=FP413 /> The Earl responded by arranging the German border forces to stop the Griffin reinforcements,<ref name=FP25>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-5}}</ref> demanding that the Commander cancel Aeneas, but they refused to let the Earl control them again.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-7}}</ref> The Stasi successfully intervened and the reinforcements were able to continue into Germany.<ref name=FP42 />
+To distract unwanted eyes from interfering in Aeneas, Riefenstahl planted fake intel about the Commander being dispatched to Frankfurt in an escort mission of General Schweinsteiger,<ref name=FP25 /> successfully fooling Paradeus' leadership.<ref name=FP31>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-1}}</ref> The Commander, who had been in many dire situations due to transmission breakdowns, had [[UMP45]] setup a special transmission apparatus dubbed Aeneas Conference Room,<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-2}}</ref> but it proved insufficient against Paradeus' technology.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-11}}</ref> The T-Dolls lost transmission with the outside of the Dead Sea for an hour, during which they suffered heavy casualties, until [[UMP9]]'s suicide assault enabled UMP45 to make contact again. This enabled [[Angelia]]'s message recorded by [[RO635]] to reach the Commander. Angelia encrypted the message behind the question of whether the world would be saved by looking at the past, the future or the present. The Commander answered that they should strive to safeguard the present, instead of trying to restore a past order or making sacrifices to reach an uncertain future, like the Earl and Paradeus.<ref name=FP413>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-13}}</ref> The rest of Angelia's message detailed her plan for Operation Muromets:<ref name=FP413 /><ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|E2-8}}</ref> the destruction of Paradeus.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|E3-11}}</ref><ref name=Summer1>{{cite|gfl|summer|E1}}</ref>
+After the Elmo reached Berlin, Kryuger was admitted to a hospital to treat his wounds from the [[Fireworks Incident]] after arriving in Berlin, and received the Commander's visit. After the Commander talked about their ideal of becoming a protector they had developed in the past two years, Kryuger warned them that [[General Carter]] and himself once held the ideal to “be the shining beacon in a brave new world” in the past, but were forced to corrupt or abandon it as they realized they could never realistically reach it. The Commander replied that their role wasn't necessarily to see their ideal through, as it could be passed down to future generations like Kryuger did to them.<ref name=FP414 />
+While following Operation Aeneas through a safehouse near Berlin Airport,<ref name=FP42>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-2}}</ref> the Commander dispatched the Elmo to reinforce Operation Eclipse,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E19}}</ref> [[Statesec]]'s operation to bring them the “Grand Duke”, another hardened transmission apparatus<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E49}}</ref> later used by [[Erma]] to setup the reinforced Muromets Conference Room.<ref name=SS31>{{cite|gfl|ss|E3-1}}</ref> By recruiting both Erma and [[Colt Walker|Maggie]], the Commander inadvertently hindered the Stasi's later investigation into the train incident that occured during Eclispe.<ref>{{cite|gfl|zero|E9}}</ref> Statesec also allowed the Commander to reactivate [[SCAR-L|Aliana]] to take part in the mission.<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E1}}</ref> Aliana learned during a mission to recover assets “Poludnitsa” and “Meteorite” that her previous target, [[SCAR-H|Amaris]], was still active,<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E5}}</ref> and the Commander preferred to allow her to finish her own mission so she could devote herself to Muromets.<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E13}}</ref>
+{{StoryQuote|No matter how far, or how long, or how painful that road might be... […] I believe... that there really is a destination to that path. I might not be the one who sees it and reaches it in the end, but so what? I'm willing to take one step closer to that destination. Before me, there were those who walked the same path, and there will definitely be others after me. Mr. Kryuger, our ideals will never wear out, no matter how much time passes. That destination WILL appear.|<ref name=FP414 />}}
+Two days after the start of Aeneas, Operation Muromets was launched. The Commander, with [[AR-18]] as their new adjutant, and the reinforcements entered the Dead Sea with the Elmo to strike at Paradeus and rescue Angelia, while simultaneously carrying out Operation Kriemhild, the capture of William.<ref name=SS31 /> In the end, only the rescue of Angelia could not be completed,<ref>{{cite|gfl|es|E17}}</ref> and Kriemhild had been secretly facilitated by William himself to target the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|zero|E14}}</ref>
+===Prisoner in Frankfurt===
+{{StoryQuote|The Commander has lived through so much strife and witnessed so much death and suffering. I thought their heart would have long since rusted and grown cold.
+But I was wrong. It would seem that I'm the only one who is cold and indifferent.|[[AR-18]]<ref name=Summer1 />}}
+After the destruction of Avernus, the Earl decided to retroactively approve the battle to coax the Commander into surrendering Williamto the [[Stasi]] waiting outside the Dead Sea, but the Commander again refused to collaborate unless the Earl explained what he intended to do with the prisoner. Sleep-deprived and under days of high stress, the Commander refused to take [[Statesec]]'s call for a debrief and lashed at AR-18 when she insisted they couldn't rest yet. When [[Erma]] asked the Commander if they would resurrect Angelia if they had this power, they replied they wouldn't as death could be a gift, and resurrection was a heavy price for mankind to pay (referring to [[Paradeus]]' own exactions).
+The Commander departed to interrogate William, but suddenly disappeared along with William and Dandelion while all Dolls were disabled.<ref name=Summer1 /> AR-18 and Erma were remotely reactivated by the fellow [[Hume]] Doll [[Stevens M520]], who informed them that they needed to come to Frankfurt to save the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E2}}</ref> Entering the secret aspects of the Summer Garden shared by the Hume Dolls, Erma acquired information about how Paradeus accessed [[Nirvana]],<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E20}}</ref> and killed herself to destroy [[Relic_Technology#Holy_Grail_and_Hela_projects|Hume's research]], based on the Commander's previous words that death could be a gift.<ref>{{cite|gfl|summer|E21}}</ref> After the Elmo reached Frankfurt, the Dolls investigated Paradeus activity to locate the Commander.<ref name=Ang1>{{cite|gfl|angular|E1}}</ref> When [[Nele]] attempted to contact the Commander to ask for their assistance in avenging [[Gray]], [[AR-18]] elected to use Nele's influence and lied about the Commander's situation, forcing Nele to call favors so that more Dolls could enter the locked-down city and reconnoiter the White Zone before helping her.<ref name=Ang3>{{cite|gfl|angular|E3}}</ref><ref name=Ang4>{{cite|gfl|angular|E4}}</ref> On 31 October, eight days after the Commander's disappearance, the Dolls, who had been joined by M16A1, launched Operation Adrasteia to infiltrate the White Zone and the [[Bee Sting]] system to obtain the Commander's location.<ref name=Angular6 />
+The Commander had been teleported to Frankfurt by [[Lunasia]],<ref name=Angular6>{{cite|gfl|angular|E6}}</ref> who gained physical form by using Dandelion's body, but was still considered imperfect due to the intermixing of the memories and personalities of M4A1 and Dandelion. William tasked the rejected Lunasia with guarding the Commander,<ref name=Ang3 /> kept prisoner in a residential house of Frankfurt's underground White Zone,<ref name=Angular6 /> in case they would be needed for his plans.<ref name=Ang16 /> While she obediently followed her brother “Bill”'s order, the intermixing of personalities made Lunasia act unstable towards the Commander, displaying at the same time affection, teasing and cruelty in her actions. She first acted as Dandelion before revealing her true identity, but the Commander refused to attack her before confirming that she didn't hold M4 or Dandelion in her. Lunasia allowed the Commander to write messages for the outside<ref name=Ang1 /> before preventing them from sending them, instead asking them to stay with her and forget the outside world.<ref name=Ang1 /> She blindfolded them and projected fake sceneries inside the house to give them the illusion of having been taken to other locations in Frankfurt, though they eventually saw through the illusion.<ref name=Ang16>{{cite|gfl|angular|E16}}</ref>
+The Commander confirmed that Lunasia possessed memories from M4 and Dandelion when she purposefully made their least favorite dish as dinner,<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E2}}</ref> and compared her style of conversation to Dandelion's. They asked Lunasia to run away from William with them, but Lunasia refused to betray her brother even if M4's promise to protect the Commander also compelled her to help them. Each new reminder that she was imperfect made Lunasia angrier,<ref name=Ang3 /> but she persisted in treating the Commander as her own prisoner to do with as she pleased as it became more and more apparent that William wouldn't need the Commander for his plans.<ref name=Ang16 /> Through their days as a prisonier, Lunasia allowed the Commander to keep clean and brought them food, recreating aspects of a life as a couple. Recounting memories from all three of her component minds without realizing it, Lunasia shared memories of her life with William, but the Commander's hatred for him made it difficult for them to believe he could act as a caring brother.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E10}}</ref>
+Learning that the Dolls would soon come to break the Commander out, Lunasia revealed that they wouldn't meet any actual obstacles if they left, but asked them to kill her with a kitchen knife first. The Commander refused and Lunasia threatened to kill them instead, but she couldn't do more than scratch their neck. Instead of simply leaving, the Commander shackled Lunasia and immobilized her in a blanket to abduct her,<ref name=Ang16 /> also capturing [[J]] during the evacuation to prevent him from interfering.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E17}}</ref> The connection between Machlian and Morridow, both subjects of Project Cocoon, was revealed in the data [[Hebe]] had used to bait and destroy [[HK416]] during the escape from the White Zone. Lunasia again attempted to make the Commander collaborate with William by promising to resurrect Machlian in Morridow's body, but the Commander declared they would kill every Paradeus member to the last except for Lunasia.<ref>{{cite|gfl|angular|E20}}</ref>
+===[[Battle of Frankfurt]]===
+Synchronizing with the Dolls available in the city, the Commander organized a plan to prevent [[Project Cocoon]] from taking place in Frankfurt, as they had done in Berlin. The Commander also transferred Gray's Nyto corpse to Nele, who planned to reanimate it under the Commander's orders.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|1}}</ref> The Commander accepted to work with the Earl again to gain information. The Earl advised the Commander to join forces with the [[Stasi]] and investigate Project Valkyrie, while J confirmed that the Stasi aimed to destroy Paradeus and cover up the collaboration between Paradeus and the German government. The Commander was still wary of how the Earl would benefit from the situation and was growing weary to investigate conspiracies without end, but resolved to keep pushing.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|6}}</ref> By taking down Project Cocoon, the Earl would also release Kryuger and Helian from his custody.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|18}}</ref>
-===Frankfurt events===
+The Commander took back possession of the Elmo thanks to the deal with the Stasi<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|10}}</ref> and secretly handed J back to the Stasi.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|18}}</ref> After reliving the origins of Paradeus in a dream, Lunasia threatened to kill herself with a glass shard unless she could be immediately taken to see the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|12}}</ref> After Nele completed the reactivation and subversion of Gray, the Commander used her in a coordinated attack with Task Force DEFY to attack Paradeus command.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|13}}</ref> The attack successfully redirected [[Laplace]] into a trap where she was killed by Nele.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|17}}</ref> The plan worked due to Morridow's collaboration, but the Commander had still left DEFY with orders to kill her along with the rest of Paradeus' forces.<ref>{{cite|gfl|isolation|15}}</ref>
-After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]], the Commander was officially declared killed in action.<ref>[[Frankfurt Battle Report]], Griffin's letter</ref>
+{{Incomplete|reason=[[Convolutional Kernel]], [[Roche Limit]], [[Virtual Pair]], [[Quantum Fluctuation]]}}
+After the [[Battle of Frankfurt]], the Commander was officially declared killed in action.<ref>[[Frankfurt Battle Report]], Griffin's letter</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|phaetusa|PS-1-2}}</ref>
 ===Bounty Hunter===
-{{StoryQuote|Please remember that you chose to run away.|Anonymous warning to the Commander regarding the “agreement”.<ref name=Soj217 />}}
+{{StoryQuote|Are you in pain? Are you sad? Separated from your Dolls, made to realize your cherished dreams by your lonesome, only to be defeated by reality and exiled to the Yellow Zone. Even if your old companions gather at your side again, you'll never be able to go back. These bonds… those sacrifices… trampled upon at will.|[[Beelneith]] to the Commander.<ref name=LA18 />}}
+{{StoryQuote|The way I look at the Green Zones is like looking at a storefront through the display windows. The stuff is laid out nicely, the products are beautiful and well-made... but they don't belong to me. And even if I wanted them, I couldn't pay [[URNC|the price]] that would require.|The Commander about their exile.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Makiatto/Profile#Memories|Extra Missionem 2]]}}</ref>}}
+After the “disbandment and reorganization” of Griffin & Kryuger following the formation of the [[URNC]], the Commander left the PMC aboard the [[Elmo]].<ref>[https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/main GFL2 official website]</ref> In self-exile, they sought to escape the control of [[Griffin Lyons]] and the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]], having determined after Frankfurt that being their pawn did nothing to better the world. Referring back to the hedgehog and fox fable presented by Griffin back in Berlin, the Commander decided to become neither. Griffin predicted that they would eventually become involved with Rossartrism again.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-1}}</ref>
+Their decision to abandon their advantageous position came up as a surprise and a mark of shame to the people in power.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> They left alone and without warning in order to not implicate anyone else<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-2}}</ref> and joined the rising numbers of bounty hunters. They made many blunders at the start of their new career.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-1}}</ref> Some time after leaving, the Commander found the former {{doll name|OTs-14|AR|5}} in a bad shape and with no memories of her past, and she joined the Elmo under the name [[Groza]]. [[Mayling]], then [[Nemesis]] and [[Krolik]] later joined the Elmo crew.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-5-3}}</ref> Though it was a reliable mobile base and a home, the Elmo itself was a constant source of money issues for the Commander due to its demanding upkeep.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Secrets of the Heart}}</ref>
+The Commander and their former T-Dolls were bound by the [[Mephisto Agreement]] to not search for and assemble with each other. The agreement was imposed because the powers that be feared that the Commander could become a menace if they had access to the same manpower they took Paradeus down with.<ref name=GW12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GW-1-2}}</ref> It was however enforced leniently and the Commander only received a warning after two months when [[Suomi (GFL2)|Suomi]] briefly traveled with the Elmo. Groza was an exception to the terms, though even the Commander was unsure about the reasons why.<ref name=Soj217>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], SA-1-7}}</ref>
+At some point between 2064 and 2074, the Commander briefly met with the [[Underground Broker]] [[Minor Characters#Della Sable|Della Sable]].<ref>{{cite|gfl2|basti|BS-1-3}}</ref> Della wanted to repay the help the Commander for helping her, directly led to Della saving {{doll name|Mk23|HG|4}} after she found her mangled body and learned that she was one of the Commander's Dolls.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Basti/Profile#Record 2|Basti - Record 2]]}}</ref>
+{{Incomplete|reason=Main story}}
-After the “disbandment and reorganization” of Griffin & Kryuger following the formation of the [[URNC]], the Commander left the PMC aboard the [[Elmo]].<ref>[https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/main GFL2 official website]</ref> In self-exile, they sought to escape the control of [[Griffin Lyons]] and the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrists]], having determined after Frankfurt that being their pawn did nothing to better the world. Griffin predicted that they would eventually become involved with Rossartrism again.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-1}}</ref> Their decision to abandon their advantageous position came up as a surprise and a mark of shame to the people in power.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-2}}</ref> They left alone and without warning in order to not implicate anyone else<ref>{{cite|gfl2|1-2}}</ref> and joined the rising numbers of bounty hunters. They made many blunders at the start of their new career.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-1}}</ref> Some time after leaving, the Commander found the former {{doll name|OTs-14|AR|5}} in a bad shape and with no memories of her past, and she joined the Elmo under the name [[Groza]]. [[Mayling]], then [[Nemesis]] and [[Krolik]] later joined the Elmo crew.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-5-3}}</ref> Though it was a reliable mobile base and a home, the Elmo itself was a constant source of money issues for the Commander due to its demanding upkeep.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Secrets of the Heart}}</ref>
+==Non-canon stories==
+===Girls' Frontline collab events===
+*[[The Glistening Bloom]]: The Commander is transported to the world of ''Zombie Land Saga'' and takes Kojiro's place as the trainer of the Franchouchou idols.
+*[[Lorenz Butterfly]]: The Commander is a separate character living as a mercenary of the Dark Zone of Kamona in the world of ''Arena Breakout''. They partner with [[MDR|Kuro]], [[P90|Mityl]], [[Beluga]] and [[Task Force DEFY]] to transport a box across the Dark Zone, revealed to contained [[M4A1|a certain girl]]. They also have a history with the characters from ''Arena Breakout'' [[Evita]] and [[Hecate]].
-The Commander and their former T-Dolls were bound by the “Mephisto Agreement”<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GS-1-1}}</ref><ref name=GW12>{{cite|gfl2|[[Amidst Wings of Gray]] GW-1-2}}</ref> to not search for and assemble with each other.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Discordant Pitch}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Hero of the City}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]], Home is in the Heart}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], UA-1-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], US-1-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], SS-1-1}}</ref> The agreement was imposed because the powers that be feared that the Commander could become a menace if they had access to the same manpower they took Paradeus down with.<ref name=GW12 /> It was however enforced leniently and the Commander only received a warning after two months when [[Suomi (GFL2)|Suomi]] briefly traveled with the Elmo. Groza was an exception to the terms, though even the Commander was unsure about the reasons why.<ref name=Soj217>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sojourners of the Glass Island]], SA-1-7}}</ref>
+===Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium decanonized stories===
+*[[GFL2 Story/Summary#Decanonized stories#Exotic Cadence|Exotic Cadence]] (original version of [[Amidst Wings of Gray]]):
+*[[GFL2 Story/Summary#Intertwined Assault]] (original version):
+*[[Echo of Dawn]] (original version):
 |gallery=
 ===[[Girls' Frontline]]===
 <gallery>
+File:Convolutional Kernel login background.jpg|[[Convolutional Kernel]] key art (under the statue with [[RO635]]).
+File:202412 Solidarity f.png|During Convolutional Kernel (bottom arm).
 File:GFL Annni9.jpg|At the center of the [[Back to the Source]] key art.
 File:Roche Limit PV 1.jpg|Illustrations from the [[Roche Limit]] event PV.
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 File:Roche Limit PV 9.jpg
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+File:202505 Kalina b crop.png|In [[Roche Limit]].
+File:202505 Kalina a crop.png
+File:Virtual Pair Playercard.png|[[Virtual Pair]] artwork.
+File:202509 KalinaMaid a crop.png|In [[Quantum Fluctuation]].
+File:202509 KalinaMaid b crop.png
+File:202509 KalinaMaid c crop.png
+File:QF Intro Commander.jpg
 </gallery>
 ===[[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]]===
 <gallery>
+File:CharolicPerCG 01 Doubt.png|[[Dusty Memories]].
 File:SuomiPerCG 01 Welcome Female.png
 File:SuomiPerCG 01 Welcome Male.png
-File:CharolicPerCG 01 Doubt.png
 File:SuomiCG 01 Game Female.png|In [[Sojourners of the Glass Island]].
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 File:CG 13 Gift Crying Male.png
 File:Peri CG 01 Negotiation Female.png|[[Mimisbrunnr's Loop]].
+File:Peri CG 01 Negotiation Male.png
+File:PhaetusaCG 41 Admonish Female.png|In [[Antiparallel]].
+File:PhaetusaCG 41 Admonish Male.png
+File:CG_47_MaylingsHug_Female.png|In [[Dawnforger]].
+File:CG_47_MaylingsHug_Male.png
+File:GFL2 Basti Commander Graffiti.jpg|Commander graffiti in [[Basti]]'s unlock cutscene.
 File:GFL2 CBT3 Commanders.png|Beta appearance.
 File:GFL2 CBT3 Commander concept.png|Concepts.
+File:GFL2 OBT.png
 File:GFL2 2024 Halloween.jpg
+File:GFL2 CN Anni2 Promo 2.jpg|CN server 2nd Anniversary artwork.
+File:GFL2 CN Anni2 Promo 3.jpg
+File:GFL2 Christmas 2026 3.jpg|EN server Christmas 2026 artwork.
+File:GFL2 Christmas 2026 4.jpg
+File:GFL2 Christmas 2026 5.jpg
 </gallery>
-|trivia=*In [[Girls' Frontline]]'s story script, the Commander is always referred to with gender-neutral words. In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], dialogues differ according to the gender selected by the player. The Commander's own dialogues differ in the Japanese script due to the use of gendered speech patterns. The same feature exists with [[the Professor]] in [[Project Neural Cloud]].
-*The [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] event ''Exotic Cadence'' suggested that, in 2074, the Commander still used the same handgun [[Kryuger]] had given to them in Chapter 5 of [[Girls' Frontline]]. ''Exotic Cadence'' is no longer [[canon]] and this detail isn't mentioned in the replacement story [[Amidst Wings of Gray]].
+===Others===
+<gallery>
+FileCNY 2026 Players.jpg|All Commander versions across [[Girls' Frontline]], [[Project Neural Cloud]] and [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] shown in the 2026 Chinese New Year video.
+</gallery>
+|trivia=[[File:QF Comander Makarov.png|thumb|170px|The Makarov gun used by the Commander to kill [[William]] in [[Quantum Fluctuation]].]]
+*Based on the information of [[Convolutional Kernel]],<ref name=CK14 /> and considering that 18 is the age of majority in Russia and China and the minimum age of conscription throughout most Soviet and Russian history, it can be reckoned that the Commander was born around 2032, the same year as [[Angelia]]. By this calculation, they would be 30 at the start of [[Girls' Frontline]] (2062), 32 at the end of Girls' Frontline (2064) and 42 at the start of [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]].
+*During the first closed beta for [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], 58% of players chose to play as the male Commander, and 42% with the female Commander.<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11q4y1W7uh Bilibili - Beilan Island Shelter Broadcast #8], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqOMD2tPkwg&t=131s Translation]</ref>
+*In [[Girls' Frontline]]'s story script, the Commander is always referred to with gender-neutral words (aside from translation errors). In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], dialogues differ according to the gender selected by the player. The Commander's own lines differ in the Japanese script due to the use of gendered speech patterns. The same feature exists with [[the Professor]] in [[Project Neural Cloud]].
+*The sidearm used by the Commander throughout the [[Battle of Frankfurt]] is a Makarov with a standard 8-rounds magazine.<ref name=CK20>{{cite|gfl|kernel|20}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-18}}</ref> They temporarily lent it to [[Nele]], who used it to kill [[Laplace]].<ref name=CK17>{{cite|gfl|kernel|17}}</ref> The Commander then used it to kill [[William]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Quantum Fluctuation]] 77-A-44}}</ref> Since the Russian origins of the Commander are part of the narrative themes in these chapters, the make of the gun is relevant. According to [[Thriller Wonderland]] and the decanonized version of [[Intertwined Assault]], their sidearm during [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] is also a Makarov pistol.
+**The event [[Exotic Cadence]] suggests that in the second game, the Commander still used the same handgun [[Kryuger]] had given to them in Chapter 5 of [[Girls' Frontline]]. The gun in question doesn't look like a Makarov in [[:File:Story Chapter 5.png|the original CG]]. Exotic Cadence is no longer [[canon]] and this detail isn't mentioned in the replacement story [[Amidst Wings of Gray]].
+*According to [[Belka]], the Commander is never seen without their tactical gloves.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Belka/Profile#Record 6]]}}</ref>
+*According to [[Sabrina]], the Commander always smells like coffee. Cue the Commander: "I've pulled so many all-nighters that I'm practically marinated in caffeine".<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Sabrina/Profile#Record 8]]}}</ref> They usually start the day with an Iced Americano<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Centaureissi (GFL2)/Profile#Memories|Private Service 1]]}}</ref> and drink Irish Coffee during overtime.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Zucchero Cat Café]] (Chiral Redundancy) - Discussion with Mosin-Nagant}}</ref>
+*According to a note made by {{GFL2|Centaureissi}}, “Master purchases [[Covenant]] Rings every 21 days”,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Centaureissi_(GFL2)/Profile#Memories|Private Service 2]]}}</ref> implying that they max out the affection of every Doll as soon as they are added into [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]] (21 days being the average time between new characters in the game).<ref>[https://www.4gamer.net/games/009/G100903/20260522010/ 4gamer May 2016 interview]</ref>
+*[[Type 4]], who's a manga artist on the side, has published the stories “Is That Cute and Cool Angel Really My Commander?” (那样帅气又可爱的天使真的是我的指挥官吗)<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[GSh-18]]'s Neural Upgrade story 1}}</ref> and "Confessing to the cute and handsome Commander" (向帅气又可爱的指挥官坦白). The Commander has been hunting down which Doll is the author.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Notebook/Operation Mermaid]] Type 4's costume}}</ref>
 *In [[Noel]]'s [[Oath]] quote, she comments that she's "always faintly seen the shadow of Mr. 'Grim Reaper'" on them, referring to [https://blazblue.wiki/wiki/Ragna_the_Bloodedge Ragna the Bloodedge] from the ''Blazblue'' series.
+*Girls' Frontline players are referred to as “Commanders” in official announcements. Because Japanese was the only available voice-over language in the original game, the Japanese “Shikikan” (指揮官) and contraction “SKK” are widely used by players (in turn, a player who doesn't take care of their Dolls will be called a “Shikicunt”).
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