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Full name Havier Witkin
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Voice actor Wakamoto Norio (GFL)
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Havier Witkin (维特金・哈维尓)[1] is a former member of the KCCO and Chief Robotics Project Supervisor for LBT General Manufacturing, and the current chief executive officer and founder of Important Operation Prototype Manufacturing Company (IOP). Despite his act as a half witted old man with a poor sense of humor, he is actually a cunning politician and worked on all generations of Tactical Dolls since the earliest prototypes, making him an important actor in developing the modern generation of combat androids.

Background

Witkin was an army technician in the KCCO in 2032. He was notably involved in countering a terrorist attack on the relics site OKb-413, disarming the explosives while the terrorist were neutralized by the teams of Carter. This meant he was aware of the existence and meaning of OGAS.[2] He later left the army and joined LBT General Manufacturing, where he led the team that created the first Skeletal-Frame Robot adapted for assembly-line production, with a revolutionary list of specifications that required two years of tremendous work to produce the final prototype.

Witkin later worked on the advanced but ultimately unmarketable ALR-51C, shifting its attention to the popular ALR-50E2. 15 months later, now Chief Robotics Project Supervisor, Witkin took a liking to young engineer Mihacj from Westchester United Electronics Manufacturing Company at a mixer and pulled the necessary string to sell the ALR-51C's blueprints and most of its databases to Westchester at low price, enabling Mihacj to develop the TD-01. Following the TD-01's success on the market, Mihacj's next idea was to replace its operating system by a dedicated AI, and joint development began with LBT and Witkin. The quick progress in the field of dolls pushed the Pan-European Alliance to ask Westchester and Scheppel Advanced Technology Company to collaborate on creating a completely combat-capable Tactical Doll system in order to replace human soldiers. Westchester and Scheppel both invested capital in forming a new company dedicated to military combat doll applications, called Important Operations Prototype Manufacturing Company, or IOP, of which Witkin would be the president.[3]

It took three years from planning to official founding to create IOP. During this time, Witkin sensed the dolls market could go beyond military organizations and spent time finding partners to solve the incoming technical challenges of advanced doll systems and rise interest in the civilian and security markets. Witkin registered three wholly-owned subsidiaries in the US, Ukraine and China to find local partners. The Ukraine branch entered a partnership with the rapidly growing Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing, who were more interested in toughness of the ALR-52P than the advanced technologies of the CSD-03H (to Witkin's chagrin) and invested large amounts of money in IOP while also offering to provide AI researchers.

The start of World War Three in 2045 forced Witkin to accelerate his plans to begin taking the fast-coming military contracts, and IOP was founded in 2046. Sangvis Ferri became an important partner as production demand became higher and higher, but their modified ALR-52P Jaegers became more popular than IOP's clumsy CSD series. IOP lost contracts to SF, which enraged Witkin and the two companies' relations soured. Witkin nevertheless pushed for versatile Tactical Dolls and worked to improve the AI and reliability of the CSD series, but didn't get satisfying results, demoralizing IOP's teams. In 2049, Witkin discovered through Mihacj the underground research group 90wish and was impressed by their technological capacities and development drive, but the group seemed completely inaccessible. Witkin learned from contacts in the Russian Internal Internet Security Bureau and Ministry of Internal Affairs that 90wish was in an internal debacle and that two former IA scientists 90wish members were threatened by their former comrades: Persicaria and Lycoris. Witkin hired a PMC to escort them to IOP's buildings, which succeeded though he PMC soldiers suffered casualties.[4] The Ministry of Internal Affairs was also involved in the mission to secure Persicaria in the person of Berezovich Kryuger.[5] Both scientists agreed to work for IOP under false identities as members of a shell company called Hermit, contracting with IOP. Hermit's work enabled several breakthrough in the CSD series' development, leading to the CSD-08A and CSD-08B models, the experimental IAD series and the ACD series, regaining the favors of military clients for their reliability, resilience and capacity to be used both in frontlines and as manual laborers.[4]

With the boom of the civilian industry after the war and the constant improvement to military and Service Dolls by Persicaria with the help of one of IOP's biggest client, Kryuger's PMC Griffin and Kryuger, IOP grew fast. However, Witkin refused to add funds to Lycoris' autonomous AI research, prompting him to join Sangvis Ferri who hired G&K to escort Lycoris from Hermit to their underground research facility to avoid any retribution from Witkin. Witkin would learn about Lycoris' defection later on, but would be prevented to seek revenge by G&K and SF's strategic weight, and he resolved to keep IOP competitive by increasing Persicaria's funding, leading to the creation of 16Lab. After Sangvis Ferri stopped existing as a weapons manufacturer after the Butterfly Incident of 2062, Witkin's IOP basically controlled the dolls market.[5]

Character Info

“ If I think about it, I should have retired to the back lines a long time ago and just live out my old age in peace. What exactly is it that compels me to stay and obsess over this messy situation? ”

Witkin appears to be of a similar age as Carter, he has difficulty walking without his walking stick, as his right leg was wounded possibly during his time in the KCCO. One of his adjutant dialogues mention him having a dedicated health management team in 2064, though he's still mobile and in full control of his mental capacities a decade later. He shows an interest in Luffberry Chess and sport cars in other quotes.

Kryuger and Witkin have known each other for some time[5] and Kryuger believes that even though he does not look reliable, he never speak untruthfully.[6] His multiple connections gave him access even to dangerous ordnance like Collapse bombs.[7] He described himself as a capitalist, but also patriot.[2][8] He laments that grudges and hatred from World War Three still push people to commit atrocities and doesn't shy away from the violence necessary to stop them, arguing that it is a necessarily evil to make the world a better place.[8] In his adjutant quotes, he talks about the need for the world to be "in balance".

If a player chose to contact Havier during the Angular Gyrus message exchange, his response message points out that their cordial relationship could just be a ploy and reminds them that he's “a businessman that doesn't do business at a loss”, though he also says he's in fact already searching for them and to contact him once they have escaped.

While Havier is a Rossartrist who acts as Griffin Lyons' right-hand man in the story, there are multiple examples of his true loyalty lying with Mikhail Tsvigun and favoring the Commander against Griffin's wishes.[9][10][11]

Story Involvement

Great Retreat

Witkin showed uninvited to the banquet organized by the KCCO and Griffin and Kryuger to announce their collaboration in destroying Sangvis Ferri and left several unsolicited and irritating comments before he was driven out by Carter. He left a mysterious warning to Kryuger and the Commander that the operation wasn't about destroying SF.[12][13]

As the KCCO turned against G&K during the operation, Witkin was confronted by Persica about his involvement with OGAS in order to find the truth behind Lyco's death during the Butterfly Incident. Witkin was unwilling to help Persica dig deeper into the matter as to not endanger her and the profits she generated,[14] but he gave in and explained the operation at OKb-413 and the true goal of Carter and the KCCO. He then had five Collapse Fluid canisters airdropped at Angelia's location on the frontlines to help her repel the KCCO forces and prevent them from capturing Elisa and OGAS, warning her that she would be branded a traitor or worse for using them.[2]

After the battle ended, Witkin visited the new G&K headquarters setup by I.O.P. to introduce the Commander to Victor Zelinsky and the Bureau of State Security, presenting him as Griffin's benefactor despite Zelinsky's threats and menaces should the Commander not comply with the missions the agency would impose on them after being exposed to state secrets.[15] At some point, all Griffin suppliers became controlled by IOP trust funds.[16]

From Belgrade to the Paldiski Incident

Three months after the Commander returned to duty, Havier sent the Commander to Belgrade, ostensibly on a mission to capture Angelia,[17] and assisted them by smuggling their HOCs into Belgrade on board of cargo ships navigating on the Danube river[18] and introduced them to WAVE as an intel broker. Angelia's presence turned out to be a pretext to involve the Commander's forces in the anti-Paradeus operations in the city, allowing Statesec to deny any involvement should the need arise.[19]

While Zelinsky wasn't pleased with the extent of the damage caused by Paradeus to Belgrade and their temporary capture of Chairwoman Gilda Ulrich, Havier smoothed things out with him by pointing out that the involvement of Neo-Soviet nationals in the defense of the city improved diplomatic relationship with the Pan-European Union and that the Central Committee of the NSU was also pleased.[20] With the Belgrade operations considered a success, Havier next sent the Commander to the Paldiski submarine base in Estonia to prevent the KCCO from seizing the Starfish installation inside,[21] giving them a train to cross the Estonian Red Zone by rail. The Commander eventually captured a KCCO armored train for themselves at the Tallinn station terminal.[22] It is likely that Havier was also the one who got Angelia out of prison to take part in the operation[23] and that Zelinsky warned him not to overstep while pursuing his own interests in the operation, under threat of execution.[24] Havier's interests were in fact those of the Rossartrists, aiming to eliminate all political opposition to cooperation with the West in preparation of the emergence of the URNC.[25] After Dandelion emerged and joined the Commander's force in Tallinn, Havier warned the Commander to keep her existence a secret from Statesec,[26] as well as the juvenile Nytos later recovered by Angelia in the base, to prevent the NSU from controlling Paradeus technology.[8]

“ Well, they were right; I can't believe the flapping of a butterfly by the Black Sea led to such a huge storm.
— [27]
 ”

At Paldiski, Havier informed the Commander of Statesec's dispositions of troops, including the on-call bombers ready to destroy the base.[27] As the operation proceeded, Havier went to 16LAB with guards to bring Persica to safety, having captured and tortured an agent who plotted to poison her. Havier took this opportunity to confront her about information she withheld regarding the Butterfly Incident, revealing the importance of William and Lunasia in the ongoing conspiracy.[28][25] At the conclusion of the Paldiski Incident, Havier called the Commander to congratulate them on the success of the operation and informing them of the nature of the Reverse Collapse phenomenon that took place.[29]

Investigations in Germany

When Angelia flew to Bremen in Germany to investigate the presence of Paradeus, Havier gave the Commander's access to the evidence she was following so they could support her remotely[8] and organized the secured exchange of the information they found.[30] Havier's resources allowed half the Commander's forces lost at Paldiski to be rebuild by the time they were sent to Berlin.[31] In the Commander's absence, Havier took custody of the juvenile Nytos to make his own research on them.[32] Soon after, Havier acquired M16 when she re-emerged in Paldiski[33] and she was added to Statesec's “Black Boxes” alongside Beak.

Havier also organized Persica's visit to the Griffin base to study Dandelion,[34] which ended up backfiring by putting her at risk during the Fireworks Incident. After the destruction of the Griffin base during the incident, Havier sent to the surviving Griffin forces the Elmo MBV as a safe method of travel to cross the German border and join the Commander in Berlin.[35][36] In a call with Misha, Havier lamented that Carter was not letting up and asked for Misha's blessing to continue supporting the Commander as repayment for their exceptional efforts.[9]

The Black Boxes reported to Havier when they were deployed to Berlin in preparation of the Battle of the Dead Sea, though Havier refused to confirm to M16 whether AR M4A1M4A1M4A1 had truly returned through Dandelion's body.[37][38]

Battle of Frankfurt

After the Coronation Storm massacre in Frankfurt, the Commander refused further cooperation with the Earl, who was attempting to spare William and take control of Paradeus. After negotiations broke down, the Earl sent Havier to negotiate instead. Havier asked the Commander to put themselves first for once and promised that they would be showered in glory and recognition if they let up, or be erased from existence if they persisted. When the Commander still didn't back down, Havier lamented that Kryuger didn't properly train them and announced he would be enforcing the Nidhogg Protocol to deactivate all IOP Dolls in the Commander's forces, leaving them with only a handful of non-IOP Dolls, 2% of their total forces.

However, as a last favor, Havier decided to stagger the protocol's activation over 12 hours, starting with the weakest Dolls first, giving the Commander a shot at assassinating William.[10] The deactivated Dolls would then be tagged and retrieved by IOP.[39] In the end, the assassination attempt failed due to Lunasia's intervention, avoiding an undesirable timeline of future events for the Commander.[40][41] A day later, Kalina broke into IOP's warehouse and reactivated HG TokarevTokarevTokarev to help her find the Commander after their disappearance.[42] They unexpectedly received Havier's help in entering the Frankfurt White Zone to investigate the Commander's last sighting, Havier manipulating Kalina into thinking he was still the Commander's ally.[43]

In actuality, Havier was using Kalina to guide his troops to the Commander's hideout in the city's abandoned bunker system, allowing Havier to capture them.[44] He however didn't confiscate the neural cores of the Dolls who had sacrificed themselves to protect Kalina on the way, allowing the Commander's allies to recover them.[45] Havier later visited the Commander in the hotel they were kept in, apologizing for capturing them on the Earl's orders and encouraging them to cooperate with the Earl for their own safety.[46] During the second assassination attempt of William, M16A1 reactivated all IOP Dolls to take part in the operation.[47]

It was revealed after the successful assassination of William that the Commander was backed by Misha, implying that Havier was in fact a double-agent working against the Earl and giving the Commander opportunities to destroy Paradeus.[48] The IOP Dolls were deactivated after the operation concluded, but as the Commander requested, they were all granted self-ownership and freedom to pursue their own aspirations, as Griffin & Kryuger was forcibly downsized by the URNC.[49]

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline revealed to Dandelion by Lunasia, the Earl activated the Nidhogg Protocol himself, preventing Havier from enforcing it over 12 hours and the Commander from making their assassination attempt in full force, leading to their death and the destruction of all of the Dolls in AR Team, Task Force DEFY, Squad 404, as well as SG Stevens M520Stevens M520Stevens M520 and AR AR-18AR-18AR-18 in a suicide operation.[50]

In another timeline where William gave up his grudge and instead lured the Commander into a trap to be captured by the URNC, Havier and the Earl were present for their capture.[51]

Lviv Incident

Havier in 2074.

During the incident of Lviv in 2074, the URNC deployed the Central Army Group of District Seven[52] to stop the Girard Group and Paradeus from launching Project Eden by sending troops under Havier's command. Havier's troops invaded the Girard headquarters in Lviv where Girard's security detail were holding Oleg Girard and Berezovich Kryuger hostage. Oleg was accidentally killed during the hostage rescue mission. Havier described his mission as cleaning up this mess caused by "their old friend misplacing something troublesome". Havier had NOMFA issue to the Commander the order to disengage from the operation,[53] but they pressed on to destroy the Paradeus lab in Lviv, guessing that the URNC was trying to control Paradeus regardless of civilian casualties, as they had done a decade ago in Frankfurt.[54]

Paradeus scientist Chiloveig combined the energy generated by Project Eden with artificial Boojums and an Helena entity to open a gate to Nirvana. The event underwent “reality correction” thanks to Orphelune Girard and most of the damage was undone,[55] including Oleg's death. Havier's troops intercepted the Commander as they exited the Paradeus lab and demanded they surrender Helena to the URNC. The Commander demanded guarantees that Helena would only remain in custody for the duration of the investigation and not used for any research, at which point the Earl took over negotiations, to Havier's disapproval. The Commander again refused to join the Rossartrists and the Earl ordered Havier to execute them,[52] but Havier gave a different signal to his troops who didn't immediately open fire, allowing the Commander's T-Dolls to deploy smoke grenades and extract them by air.[11]

References

  1. ↑ There are multiple variations around his name:
    • Witkin's surname in the Confidential Files of The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1 is not “Havier” (哈维尓) but “Carter” (凯特), leading to the translation “Witkin Carter” by fans.
    • In-game files and the Singularity event refer to him as "Havel".
    • Prior to the official release of Chapter 9 on the English server, his name was translated by players most commonly as “Harvey Welkin”.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Girls' Frontline, Singularity, 3-1
  3. ↑ The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1, Confidential Files, The Era of Production-Model Skeletal-Frame Robots
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1, Confidential Files, The First Generation of Tactical Dolls
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1, Confidential Files, The Second Generation of Tactical Dolls
  6. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 9-2E
  7. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Singularity, 3-3
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Departure Time III
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Girls' Frontline, Poincaré Recurrence, E6-1
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Girls' Frontline, Convolutional Kernel, 20
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Girls' Frontline, Corposant VS-1-11
  12. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 9-3
  13. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 9-2E
  14. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Singularity, 2A1 & 2A2
  15. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Continuum Turbulence, Hurricane Rescue
  16. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Departure Time I
  17. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-1E
  18. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-6
  19. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Illusory Peace I
  20. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information I
  21. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, E1-3
  22. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, E5-1
  23. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information III
  24. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information XI
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Girls' Frontline, Episode 13-5
  26. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information XV
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Lamp Starter
  28. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 13-2
  29. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 13-4E
  30. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Hay Fever – Beginning
  31. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Mirror Stage, Selene’s Dream
  32. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Poincaré Recurrence, E1-14
  33. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Cartesian Theater, E23
  34. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Departure Time IV
  35. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Poincaré Recurrence, E3-9
  36. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Poincaré Recurrence, E6-12
  37. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Fixed Point, E1-2
  38. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Fixed Point, E1-8
  39. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Convolutional Kernel, 22
  40. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Convolutional Kernel, 26
  41. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation E1
  42. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Roche Limit E2, E3
  43. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Roche Limit E7
  44. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Roche Limit E16
  45. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Virtual Pair E9
  46. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation E2
  47. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation 77-A-28
  48. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation 77-A-44
  49. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation 77-A-46
  50. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation 77-A-6
  51. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Quantum Fluctuation 77-A-22
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Girls' Frontline, Corposant VS-1-10
  53. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Corposant VS-1-6
  54. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Corposant VA-1-5
  55. ↑ Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium, Classified Briefings#Aida Squad - Mission File LP0524
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