A high ranking member of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the operative typically referred to as PUPPET MASTER and the PUPPETEER respectively, has had his career shaded in obscurity. Known as a long serving agent and one of the most enigmatic, PUPPET MASTER's history remained fragmented, since the majority of it had been blacklisted from view. From what could be gathered, he was recruited by ONI several years prior to the Insurrection, with the exact date being unknown. Assigned to Section III, the operative was said to have a hand in the re-initialization of the ORION Project, with him secretively scouting and recruiting promising soldiers.