Adam responds by dropping his gun and using the cartel leader as a HumanShield, then stabbing the assailant with his wristblades. A standoff occurs between Adam and Nina's torturer, who threatens to kill her if he doesn't release the head of the cartel (whom he's captured). * cut off her fingers]], Adam ] and kills most of the cartel leadership. Durant tells the younger Adam that he should have let him die instead of forcing him to get augmentations. * DoomedBåanon: Considering that Katrina never appears anywhere in the game proper, it's a ForegoneConclusion that she'll be killed by the end of the comic. * ADateWithRosiePalms: The comic begins with one of the Mexcian kidnappers doing this on a rooftop. ** Durant himself has a large aversion to augmentations, but ends up becoming psychopathic after receiving his first upgrades, which eventually leads Adam to have to put him down himself. ** It is revealed that one of the primary reasons for the opposition to augmentation is due to the dangerous psychological disorders some augmented people develop (though this is more due to the nasty side effects of the anti-rejection drugs they have to take than the augs themselves). * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Discussed extensively. * CorruptCop: Durant, the rest of his squad and Dredger. ** Additionally, Adam had a relationship with Katrina (whom he saw ] to save his life), yet she's never mentioned in the rest of the game, even though the Hengsha mission in the game takes place right after this and Adam is more interested in how big the city is. * ContinuitySnarl: ** Adam uses a surprising number of his augmentations, even though the story takes place comparatively early in the game's plotline and the player wouldn't physically have enough experience/Praxis kits to unlock that many abilities. * CallingTheOldManOut: The younger Adam calls out Durant (his mentor) for betraying his uniform and leading a corrupt police team. ![]() Durant does the same thing two years later at the car plant when he also uses an EMP to disable Adam's augs. * BroughtDownToNormal: Adam does this during the confrontation with Durant in the church in order to disable his augmentations and break his concentration. * BigDamnHeroes: Malik shows up to lay down suppressing fire on Durant when he attempts to kill Adam at Katrina's apartment. ![]() * BadassNormal: The non-augmented Adam managed to beat his senior officer (and augment) Durant by surprising him with an EMP grenade and getting a lucky shot off on him. * BackToBackBadasses: Adam and Katrina, while fighting off Durant's goons in her apartment. * ArtificialLimbs: It is revealed that half of Adam's legs were removed during the augmentation surgery after the attack, as well as both of his arms. * AlmostKiss: Similar to an example from the main game, Adam has a moment with Katrina that's ruined when Pritchard calls to tell him that he's needed immediately. !!Tropes: * ActionGirl: Katrina, who teams up with Adam to take down Durant.
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