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-====== Maria "Internationale" Valdes ======
+====== Internationale ======
+[{{ :agents:profile:internationale.png?280}}]
+> //Internationale is one of the best all-round operatives I've ever seen, but she's held back by an unfortunate abundance of social concern. If used correctly, she's the bedrock upon which you can build a winning team; just don't ask her about the plight of the global proletariat.// \\ ---[[:agents:Central]]
+Maria Valdes, known as **Internationale**, is an [[:agent]] employed by [[:Invisible]]. She can be selected at the [[:loadout|start of the game]] in either her [[#on-file]] or [[#archive]] variation.
-===== On File -- Freedom Fighter =====
+===== On-file =====
-{{ :agents:internationale.png?300|}}
+> //An ex-airborne scout in the Free Cuban Army, Valdes went underground after the re-annexation of Havana. Several years of freelance action against Corporate interests led to a considerable bounty on her head, and she joined Invisible for the chance to pay it off. Her tactical prowess is legendary, but her conscience can be a liability on and off the field.//
-Augments: [[augments:Wireless Emitter]]
+<WRAP agent infocard>
+^  Inventory: | [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] | {{:agents:portrait:internationale.png?168}} | {{ :agents:bodyanim:int1.png |}} |
+^  Augment: | [[augments:Wireless Emitter]] | ::: |::: |
+^  Skill: | [[:skill#Hacking]] 2 | ::: |::: |
+^  Age: | 36 | ::: |::: |
+^  Tagname: | Freedom Fighter | ::: |::: |
+^  Hometown: | Havana((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
+^  Years of service: | 8((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
+</WRAP>
-Weapons: [[weapons:neural_disruptor#neural_disruptor_i|Neural Disruptor]]
+===== Archive =====
+> //During her work as a freelancer in the years following Havana's re-annexation and the San Francisco Accord, Internationale became a legend in the anti-Corporate underground. According to classified documents, she once cost [[:corporations:Sankaku]] over 50 million credits in a single week of subversion and sabotage.//
-Items: N/A
+<WRAP agent infocard>
+^  Inventory: | [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] | {{:agents:portrait:archive_internationale.png?168}} |{{ :agents:bodyanim:int1.png |}} |
+^  Augment: | [[augments:Network Siphon]] | ::: |::: |
+^  Skill: | [[:skill#Hacking]] 2 | ::: |::: |
+^  Age: | 27 | ::: |::: |
+^  Tagname: | Freelancer | ::: |::: |
+</WRAP>
-Skills: Hacking 2
+===== Character =====
-Age: 36
+Some of Internationale's back-story is described in her [[:lore:datalogs#Internationale|datalog]].
-Years of service: 8((Note: This information is available in the game's code but not visible in-game in the final release build, so it should be used with caution.))
+==== Quotes ====
-Hometown: Havana((Note: This information is available in the game's code but not visible in-game in the final release build, so it should be used with caution.))
+At the start of a mission:
+  * "Take what you can. They won't miss it."
+  * "Each according to their means!"
+  * "Time to strike one for the good guys!"
+  * "Can we do this without collateral damage, maybe?"
+  * "These corporate pigs make me sick."
+  * "Remember, the guards are just doing their job."
+  * "Look around. All of this is built on the backs of average working people."
-An ex-airborne scout in the Free Cuban Army, Valdes went underground after the re-annexation of Havana.
+When rescued:
-Several years of freelance action against Corporate interests led to a considerable bounty on her head, and she joined Invisible for the chance to pay it off. Her tactical prowess is legendary, but her conscience can be a liability on and off the field.
+  * "They won't even know until we're gone."
-===== Archived -- Freelancer =====
+Final words:
+  * "Arise, ye wretched of the earth!"
+  * "I have but the feeble strength of one."
+  * "A new world will be born from the ashes of the old!"
+  * "Can't you see? The bosses keep us apart!"
-Augments: [[augments:Network Siphon]]
+++++Banters: |
-Weapons: [[weapons:neural_disruptor#neural_disruptor_i|Neural Disruptor]]
+> **Internationale:** ...And after the collapse of the system of global capital the masses will rise up and...
+> **Decker:** Oh look, we're here.
+> **Internationale:** Right. I'll tell you the rest later.
+> **Decker:** Goody. I can't wait.
-Items: N/A
+> **Decker:** Another day. Another pile of garbage to chew through.
+> **Internationale:** Were you born this cynical?
+> **Decker:** No, but I'm a quick learner.
-Skills: Hacking 2
+> **Internationale:** I can't believe you used to work for these people.
+> **Decker:** The money was good.
+> **Internationale:** Is that all that matters to you?
+> **Decker:** Of course not. They had a good dental plan, too.
-Age: 27
+> **Decker:** You really think we're doing any good?
+> **Internationale:** I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
+> **Decker:** Whatever helps you sleep at night.
-During her work as a freelancer in the years following Havana's re-annexation and the San Francisco Accord, Internationale became a legend in the anti-Corporate underground.
+> **Internationale:** Do you regret any of your academic work? Your discoveries help prop up our oppressors.
-According to classified documents, she once cost Sankaku over 50 million credits in a single week of subversion and sabotage.
+> **Dr. Xu:** I just make the tools. I'm not responsible for their use.
+> **Internationale:** That's a rather convenient attitude.
+> **Dr. Xu:** I don't hear you complaining when you use your wireless scanner.
-===== Central's Assessment =====
+> **Dr. Xu:** Can I borrow your scanner for a second?  I think I might be able to extend its range.
+> **Internationale:** I don't know. How certain are you that you won't damage it?
+> **Dr. Xu:** About 40%.
+> **Internationale:** Don't touch my stuff.
-//Internationale is one of the best allround operatives I've ever seen. But she's held back by an unfortunate abundance of social concern. If used correctly, she's the bedrock upon which you can build a winning team. Just don't ask her about the plight of the global proletariat.//
+> **Internationale:** When is the last time you saw a tree?
+> **Dr. Xu:** My desk back at the university was an antique. I think it was made of real wood.
+> **Internationale:** That doesn't count. That's a dead tree.
+> **Dr. Xu:** You need to be more specific with your questions.
-===== Personality =====
+> **Dr. Xu:** This is the 21st century. I don't see how your 19th century philosophers are relevant any more.
+> **Internationale:** Human nature doesn't change. We're still just people.
+> **Dr. Xu:**  Even Sharp?
+> **Internationale:** Well, most of us, at least.
-=== Mission start quotes ===
+> **Shalem 11:** You can see things at a distance, right?
-  * "Take what you can. They won't miss it."
+> **Internationale:** Certain patterns of electronic interference, yes.
-  * "Each according to their means!"
+> **Shalem 11:** Hmmm. It would be better if you could see targets. More useful.
-  * "Time to strike one for the good guys!"
-  * "Can we do this without collateral damage, maybe?"
-  * "These corporate pigs make me sick."
-  * "Remember, the guards are just doing their job."
-  * "Look around. All of this is built on the backs of average working people."
-=== Final words ===
+> **Internationale:** Violence isn't always the answer.
-  * "Arise, ye wretched of the earth!"
+> **Shalem 11:** No, not always. But most of the time it works well enough.
-  * "I have but the feeble strength of one."
-  * "A new world will be born from the ashes of the old!"
-  * "Can't you see? The bosses keep us apart!"
-=== Rescued ===
+> **Internationale:** You made a lot of money working as an assassin, didn't you?
-  * "They won't even know until we're gone."
+> **Shalem 11:** Yeah, I did alright. I was the best, and my fees reflected that.
+> **Internationale:** Did it help you sleep at night?
+> **Shalem 11:** With that much money you don't need to sleep at night.
+> **Shalem 11:** You wear your politics on your sleeve. That puts you at a tactical disadvantage.
+> **Internationale:** It's worth it. Global revolution is the most important issue facing the world today.
+> **Shalem 11:** Uh. Right. Just don't let it get in the way of the mission.
+> **Nika:** If you grab the target's wrist like this, you get much more leverage for the throw.
+> **Internationale:** Thank you. I've always had trouble with that move.
+> **Nika:** Ne za chto. It is only physics.
+> **Nika:** I will take care of the physical resistance. You target the digital assets.
+> **Internationale:** Affirmative. But I can take care of myself in a fight, if I need to.
+> **Nika:** I believe that you believe that.
+> **Internationale:** You were a bodyguard before this, were you not?
+> **Nika:** That is correct.
+> **Internationale:** It must have been demeaning to prioritize another's life ahead of your own for money. How did that feel?
+> **Nika:** A bit like working for Invisible.
+> **Internationale:** Tell me, who assembled your latest implant? Who mined the ore that went into its components?
+> **Sharp:** Your obsession with the downtrodden is a waste of time. The only thing deserving of respect is power.
+> **Internationale:** Because some day they might stop. And then you'll know their power.
+> **Sharp:** Why would I care?
+> **Internationale:** Can we try not to hurt anyone this time?
+> **Sharp:** I don't even understand that question.
+> **Sharp:** How many workers would it take to bring down an Akuma drone?
+> **Internationale:** It depends. If the workers at the Sankaku assembly plant voted to unionize, they could-
+> **Sharp:** Nah. I would just take one. But you'd have to throw him at it really hard.
+> **Sharp:** I'm a self-made man. Literally.
+> **Internationale:** But don't you recognize the structural biases that have allowed you to pursue your goals at the expense of others?
+> **Sharp:** Oh yeah, those. Those are great. I should try to make more of those.
+> **Internationale:** I want a new partner.
+> **Internationale:** You were involved in the anti-corporate movement when you were younger?
+> **Prism:** Sigh. I don't want to talk about it.
+> **Internationale:** But we should talk about it! You could have used your fame as a platform for changing public consciousness!
+> **Prism:** Wow --- where were you when I was looking for a new agent? My guy just wanted me to take big roles in popular 'vids. Clearly I was misled.
+> **Prism:** So what do you do for fun?
+> **Internationale:** I enjoy reading. I particularly enjoy early 20th century proletarian novels. Have you read Upton Sinclair?
+> **Prism:** Oh, I'm sorry,  you must have misheard. I was asking about 'fun', not.. whatever you were talking about.
+> **Prism:** I found this pamphlet slipped under my door. Is it yours?
+> **Internationale:** "Corporate Hegemony and the Praxis of Action". A classic! I must have dropped it. You can borrow it if you'd like.
+> **Prism:** That's OK. You can have it back.
+> **Internationale:** Are you sure? It's really eye-opening!
+> **Prism:** I've never been more sure of anything in my life.
+> **Internationale:** I really respect what you did for your people back in Dublin.
+> **Banks:** Thanks. But anyone would have done the same, given the circumstances.
+> **Internationale:** Have you actually talked to any of the other agents?
+> **Banks:** Maybe you're right. I *am* something special.
+> **Banks:** How do your ear nubbins work?
+> **Internationale:** They're synesthetic couplers. They let me hear radio waves, so I can sense equipment from a distance.
+> **Banks:** Since the accident I hear things too! Like how angry the floor gets when you walk on it!
+> **Internationale:** That sounds... useful.
+> **Banks:** Do you know Robin Hood?
+> **Internationale:** Of course. It was one of my favourite stories as a girl.
+> **Banks:** No, not the story. The person. I could introduce you, if you'd like. I think you'd get along smashingly.
-===== Lore =====
+> **Internationale:** Your headaches, are they getting better?
-[[:lore:datalogs#Internationale|Data log]]
+> **Banks:** A bit, I think. But I may just be getting used to them.
+> **Internationale:** If there's anything I can do..
+> **Banks:** There isn't. But thank you for your concern.
-[[:lore:banters|Banter]]
+++++
-{{tag>incomplete}}
+These can also be found on the [[:lore:banters|agent banters]] page.

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