HOSTAGE_GUARD_1
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One of your minions has defected, ungratefully casting aside his tasteful yellow jumpsuit, and joining the ranks of a H.A.M.M.E.R. peacekeeping force. Under ordinary circumstances, such transgressions would be summarily dealt with by remotely activating the minion's standard issue kill-switch, but our sources indicate that he has received guard training at his new place of employment. As such, he will be more valuable alive than dead - capture him so that he can be interrogated, and his new knowledge acquired.
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HOSTAGE_GUARD_2
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Our monitors indicate that a defector has appeared in South America, working for a S.M.A.S.H. drug-enforcement unit. Of course such transgression should be dealt with swift and summary execution, but perhaps this former minion can still be of use to us. The minion is now a trained guard, if captured he could easily be coerced into telling us his new found skills - capture him so that he can be interrogated, and his knowledge acquired. 
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HOSTAGE_MERC_1
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For the best part of a century, military trained personnel have taken advantage of the general disarray and political instability in South America to ply their trade. Our sources indicate that an extremely well-trained former Special Forces sergeant is currently on maneuvers somewhere in the rainforest. This character hasn't worked for any known authority for over a decade, hard currency is his only mistress - he should be easy to convince into joining us, then he can double-crossed, captured and tortured into telling us his combat skills.
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HOSTAGE_MERC_2
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A mercenary operating from P.A.T.R.I.O.T. territories has been a thorn in your side for some time now, interfering in your counterfeiting racket, and generally making a nuisance of himself. He doesn't work for the authorities, so eliminating him directly won't gain you any notoriety - far better to take him alive and make some use of him. He is only motivated by cold, hard cash, so if he can be duped into believing that his paid services are required, he can then be double-crossed. Capturing and interrogating the mercenary should reveal his secrets.
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HOSTAGE_MARKSMAN_1
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The control room is currently patched into a S.A.B.R.E. communication channel, and is receiving reports of a hostage situation in progress in Finland. A police team has been dispatched to end the siege, including a number of snipers positioned on the roof of a nearby building. The snipers won't be expecting any close-range action, so this is an ideal opportunity to capture one of the hapless marksmen. Once imprisoned on the island, the marksman can be interrogated to discover the secret behind such accurate shooting.
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HOSTAGE_MARKSMAN_2
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H.A.M.M.E.R. have long since been renowned for training up some of the finest marksmen and snipers in military history. Our agents have uncovered one of their training areas in deepest Siberia - here recruits are trained to lie in wait in the most inhospitable conditions, malnourished and freezing and yet they still hit a target over a mile away. This is an ideal opportunity for our forces to set an ambush and kidnap one of their instructors so we can torture him to discover the secrets of such brilliant marksmanship.
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HOSTAGE_MARTIAL_1
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An Asian-American kung fu master by the name of Alex Lim has long been coveted from afar for his extraordinary ability to take bumbling oafs and transform them into fearsome fighters after just a few hours of training. We have a surfeit of oafs, so this talent would be useful in the extreme. Lim has been unattainable thus far because his American domain is too heavily guarded to contemplate an attack on, but Lim is currently umpiring the world Total Fighting championships on the West Coast of America - an ideal opportunity to kidnap him.
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HOSTAGE_MARTIAL_2
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According to modern mythlore, deep in the heart of China, far away from civilization and the distractions of modern man there is said to live the last living true Tai Chi master. Well, a cursory inspection by our agents has proven this rumor to be true, the hideous old fogey busies himself growing rice and beansprouts and living in his perilously ruined dojo that has seen little use for some decades. It seems clear that his fighting days are over, but still he has a vast store of knowledge in the fighting arts, if we can capture him we will be able use his knowledge to train our own martial artists. 
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HOSTAGE_TECHNICIAN_1
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Todays newspapers contain a story about a leading Chinese research facility that has recently given the credit for their success to their lead technician, who works tirelessly to make sure that their research equipment is cutting edge and always functioning. The base is in danger of falling into decrepitude without someone like this to take care of maintenance, so capture this technician and interrogate him to learn his secrets.
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HOSTAGE_TECHNICIAN_2
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Technology pervades the lives of the Japanese in everything they do; they are fastidious about keeping everything ship-shape and in good order. Dedicated to keeping their lives running smoothly are an army of skilled technicians that move swiftly and silently from machine to machine, ensuring that is kept fully functioning at all times. The base is in danger of falling into decrepitude without someone like this to take care of maintenance, so capture one of these technicians and interrogate him to learn his secrets.
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HOSTAGE_SCIENTIST_1
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Research work in the laboratory is grinding to a halt without the fully trained scientific personnel necessary to operate all the complicated machines. The minions currently manning the equipment are doing their best, but their idea of maintenance is kicking the machines if they stop whirring and beeping. A research facility called VRM Vivisection is currently being picketed by protesting hippies - this will be an excellent smokescreen, allowing us to enter the facility and capture a scientist, then blame it on the beatniks.
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HOSTAGE_SCIENTIST_2
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Technicians are great for fixing things, but they are perilously slow at research work, we need some trained scientists to get the science team up and running at a proper pace. Antarctica has long been a haven for science personnel and what better place to make a raid, no emergency services, nothing in fact for hundreds of miles. We can get in, kidnap one of these useful individuals, and be long gone before the spring supply ship has even left Cape Town. Once back on the island we will be able to interrogate the secrets of learning science out of this useful individual.
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HOSTAGE_BIOCHEMIST_1
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Project Utopia continues in Central America - a dozen of the world's finest scientist locked away in a self-contained environment, trying to maintain a balanced eco-system for a possible future mission to Mars. Such lofty goals are of little concern to us, let's concentrate on dominating one world at a time. However, Project Utopia does present us with the ideal opportunity to kidnap a Biochemist; the science team is struggling to grasp some of the finer points of biochemistry, a little interrogation and this character can be coaxed into filling this skills gap at our research facility.
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HOSTAGE_BIOCHEMIST_2
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Work on Project Hybrid has stalled - further progress on the winged monkeys with lasers for eyes cannot continue without a trained biochemist capable of making the necessary genetic alterations. An eminent biochemist at a leading research center has recently been making headlines for his progress in this new science of gene splicing. His skill at gene manipulation is unparalleled, and it will be necessary to storm the institute and capture the professor to extract the knowledge required to continue research.
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HOSTAGE_QUANTUM_1
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Recent forays by the science division into Quantum Physics have been somewhat suspect to say the least; first there was that near distastrous black hole incident and let's just say the Quantum chopsticks experiment is something that would be best left alone, for a very long time. The science division needs some specialist help. Our sources indicate that Quantum Physicists have been coming and going from the US' highly secretive Area 51 on a fairly regular basis; security at the nearby airport is fairly low-key and would provide us with an ideal oppporunity for a smash and grab.
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HOSTAGE_QUANTUM_2
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The science division has recently begun research on quantum mechanics. Unfortunately, even our brightest minds are having difficulty grasping the intricacies of the discipline. A discussion of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle left several scientists with a migraine, and attempts to perform Schroedinger's hypothetical experiment have left the lab littered with deceased cats. A renowned quantum physicist has just been honored with a Nobel Prize, and is to receive his award at a ceremony in Dublin later today. Gatecrash the ceremony and capture him - there will be no uncertainty about his fate once he has divulged his secrets under duress.
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HOSTAGE_VALET_1
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Minions are expendable, but even so it's not a great idea to work them into the ground. When pitiful lackeys work to the point of exhaustion they collapse in a crumpled heap, which is clearly not good for morale. The head maid of one of the foremost hotels in Papau New Guinea has come to our attention, she has a solid reputation for taking good care of her hotel's clients, as well as being a dab hand at distracting them into giving her bigger tips. Kidnap this maid from the hotel where she works, and interrogate her so that we can create some valets.
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HOSTAGE_VALET_2
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Minions are expendable, but even so it's not a great idea to work them into the ground. When pitiful lackeys work to the point of exhaustion they collapse in a crumpled heap, which is clearly not good for morale. The head maid of one of the foremost hotels in the Middle East has come to our attention, she has a solid reputation for taking good care of her hotel's clients, as well as being a dab hand at distracting them into giving her bigger tips. Kidnap this maid from the hotel where she works, and interrogate her so that we can create some valets.
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HOSTAGE_SPINDOCTOR_1
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They have become a phenomenon in modern politics - spin doctors. These highly intelligent individuals have a special gift with words; they can offer everthing and promise nothing, turn lies into truth and vice versa. Our sources have been tracking one such individual in the pay of the US Administration. He is currently residing in Colorado and presents us with an ideal opportunity to send our forces in to capture this individual and make his methods our own.
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HOSTAGE_SPINDOCTOR_2
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Anyone who engages in morally bankrupt deeds on a daily basis needs a spin-doctor to distort the facts and twist the truth. Our sources have pinpointed one man who is regarded as the best spin-doctor in the business, able to transform a potentially career-wrecking scandal into a promotion and a pay raise. He is currently chairing a conference on media manipulation techniques in Athens, presenting us with an ideal opportunity to capture so that his methods of confusion and beguilement can be appropriated.
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HOSTAGE_DIPLOMAT_1
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Agents are tirelessly infiltrating our island sanctuary, unswerving in their dedication and loyalty. It takes more than adversity to make these agents lose faith in their government - it takes the mellifluous tones of an oratorical master well versed in the art of diplomacy. Our agents report that one of the most pre-eminent foreign envoys is currently mediated sensitive talks in Kiev. Infiltrate this meeting and kidnap the envoy, then bring him back to the island so he can be interrogated, and his powers of persuasion harnessed. 
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HOSTAGE_DIPLOMAT_2
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Agents are tirelessly infiltrating our island sanctuary, unswerving in their dedication and loyalty. It takes more than adversity to make these agents lose faith in their government - it takes the mellifluous tones of an oratorical master well versed in the art of diplomacy. Our agents report that one of the most pre-eminent foreign envoys is currently chairing a summit in Saudi Arabia. Infiltrate this summit and kidnap the envoy, then bring him back to the island so he can be interrogated, and his powers of persuasion harnessed. 
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HOSTAGE_PLAYBOY_1
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The most talented spies are increasingly difficult to dispose of. To combat these agents, we need our own debonair dastard, somebody as suave as they are to initiate a literal charm offensive. Our sources indicate that an international playboy is currently on vacation off the coast of California, with a harem of beautiful but deadly women trained in combat who act both as his bodyguards and as his playthings. If his security cordon can be breached, the playboy can be captured and induced to reveal the secret of his magnetism and sophistication.
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HOSTAGE_PLAYBOY_2
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Agents are becoming far too clever these days. To combat these agents, we need our own debonair dastard, somebody as suave as they are to initiate a literal charm offensive. The coastal region of Italy appears to swarming with these fops and dandies - we should move with haste to capture one and see if he can be convinced to tell us the secret of his charms. Be advised, the attractive playthings that surround these individuals are typically highly trained bodyguard and deadly in all forms of combat.
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