He engaged the Hacker in several firefights, and was repulsed each time, teleporting to safety. Diego was converted into a powerful Cyborg, so that he could be more useful. He began broadcasting messages across the Station in an attempt to convince the surviving employees to join SHODAN and betrayed the Station survivors. Diego sided with the AI in an attempt to have his life spared by serving her. However, it soon became clear that SHODAN grew beyond his control and acted with her own independent motives. All I ask in return for this expression of my love is a measure of protection and an opportunity to spread the message of your cybernetic holiness. Diego naively continued to think SHODAN simply protected him and even bragged about his power over the Station. This became evident when the approaching TriOptimum security shuttle was shot down. Unfortunately, all was in vain, as the company already had an undercover operative, Bianca Schuler, who recorded and filed the evidences against him.Īfter a few months, the crew started to lose control over SHODAN and the Station's security. The executive proceeded to remove all traces of his illegal experiments from SHODAN's system.

Once the Hacker removed SHODAN's ethical constraints, he gave Diego level one access to the AI as a bargaining chip in case the TriOptimum moves in to arrest Ed. Using his position as Vice President, Diego promised the Hacker that if he performed a service, all charges would be dismissed and he would be fitted with an R-Graded military rig. While he feared dismissal and arrest, fate came in the form of the Hacker who was arrested for breaking into TriOptimum's corporate network.

Diego funded several illegal experiments, all of which were recorded by SHODAN.

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