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| - As with any other Cerberus cell the Mastema Cell took part in a number of clandestine operations and activities in order to support Cerberus' pro-human objectives. These activities took a number of forms. Espionage, assassination, the recovery of valuable assets and sabotage were all used by the Mastema Cell to great effect in furthering the Illusive Man's goals. The Cell was particularly well suited for these activities due to its many unique training programs, producing an abundance of highly efficient soldiers and covert agents for use in the Cell's operations. It was these special projects that would define the Mastema Cell from its fellow Cerberus compatriots. One of the primary objectives given to the Mastema Cell was to develope new, superior ways in which to rear highly trained soldiers and operatives. In essence the Cell's mandate was to make better soldiers. However unlike other Cerberus programs the Cell's means of doing so did not lie within artificial enhancements, but rather in figuring out knew ways to take untrained civilians or soldiers of average profiency, and quickly making them elite, though not necessarily enhanced soldiers and agents. According to accounts given by former Mastema Cell agent Roman Moons the Mastema Cell dabbled in many means of making superior personnel. The Cell was known to try experimental brainwashing and behavior adjustment methods to make unquestionly loyal agents and soldiers. It would also create special experimental training programs with the hopes of quickly producing elite combat and espionage assets, and according to report the cell maintained a number of specially created training grounds meant to mold trainees through exposure to exotic conditions. However the cell's most advanced and radical attempt at making the perfect soldier would undoubtedly be Project Idolator. The cell was also unique in that it had considerable traffic between it and other Cerberus elements. New recruits would sometimes be sent to the Mastema Cell in order to undergo special training, and then would be transfered out to a different cell according to the organization's needs. Other times elements of other cells would be sent to the Mastema Cell in order to take part in some experimental program, either staying with the Mastema Cell after their part was done, or being sent back to their former cell. Singh and the Illusive Man were aware that this exception to the normally highly compartmentalized organization of Cerberus made the Mastema Cell uniquely vulnerable. As such several precautions were taken in order to protect the secrecy of the cell, particularly with migrant elements such as those listed above. it is implied that at times memory modification and other measures were taken to insure that the Mastema Cell would not be compromised if members of other cells that had dealings with them fell into enemy hands.
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