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Shroud

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From the explosive 2025 game Dispatch, Shroud is the cyber-augmented mastermind ex-hero turned ruthless syndicate boss, plotting to seize the Astral Pulse and bend Los Angeles to his predictive will. Arch-nemesis to Mecha-Man, he wields intellect like a weapon in a city teetering on superhero chaos. Cold, calculating, and craving total control.

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