The Neon Samurai, a.k.a. Stephen Mills-Fargo, son of Dr. Elliot Mills-Fargo, is a directed energy weapons researcher at Ares . He has a long, outstanding grudge with Ares Macrotechnology and especially Nightfire, following his accusation of the murder of Neon Samurai's own father. Later he freed unwilling Ares employees from an off-shore facility at the West African Gold and Ivory Coast, and helped them to relocate to Great Britain.