Mandril Shrike, is a member of a squad of nano-enhanced supersoldiers under the command of Victor Sopot and the Commonwealth. After having been betrayed by Sopot, the squad thate joined work to overthrow him, and are ultimately successful in this objective. Crate Molov, the squad leader, takes over the Commonwealth in a lust for power, and Shrike joins the Red Faction alongside Alias and Tangier to fight against their former friend.