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* ''Project Fast Forward'': The research and development arm of DELPHI, located in Niagara Falls, New York.
* ''Project Nightbreed'': See full article on [[Project Nightbreed]].
* ''Project Nightbreed'': An ultra-secret, code-word access only program within Project Fast Forward dedicated to locating and/or creating, and the active deployment (within various government and military groups) of specialized enhanced humans or metahumans specifically designed for small-unit combat operations. ‘Project Nightbreed’ was begun in 1918 (and brought under the aegis of ‘Project Fast Forward’ in the late 1970’s) after special interests in the post WWI U.S. military decided to pursue the concept of extraordinary abilities in soldiers as a force-multiplier.
To date, Project Nightbreed has located four individuals with the abilities considered suitable for them to be ‘adapted’ so that their abilities could be duplicated in others; the project has specifically identified metahumans with vampiric- or pseudo-vampiric abilities as the most suitable for enhanced small-unit tactics. The transformation is performed with the use of a mutagenic known as the 'Nightbreed solution'. Roughly 3% of those exposed to the Nightbreed solution have an immediate allergic reaction which results in massive seizures, extremely high body temperatures, coma and death within 24 hours. (Persons of Asian descent, primarily females, are the most susceptible to an allergic reaction from a high-level exposure.) The victim can be saved if the solution is removed from their body by [[Delmitrium-157]], a special solution which, in liquid form, is known simply as 'flush' and has several significant qualities.
Nightbreed are divided into five classes:
*Alpha - metahumans born with their abilities who have undergone special gene-therapy to produce the Nightbreed solution in their bodies. [[Kyle Armalin]] is the last of the four ''known'' Alpha Nightbreed.
*Beta - receive their abilities through blood transfusions or 'mixing' of blood and the Nightbreed activation solution. Betas are generally not subject to any psychological inhibitions on their abilities that Alphas possess. Considered the most powerful of the Nightbreed. Transformation to Beta class is referred to as 'being sired.' [[Franklin Davers]] is a Beta Nightbreed.
*Gamma - receive their abilities through the Nightbreed solution. Their power levels are typically far less than those of Alphas or Betas, and are limited to physical enhancements of ten to twenty times their pre-boost state. Unlike Alphas or Betas, Gamma Nightbreed cannot produce the Nightbreed solution in their own bodies. Transformation to Gamma class is referred to as 'being turned'. The majority of Nightbreed operating at present (at least 90%) are Gamma Nightbreed.
*Delta - individuals who have developed trace amounts of the Nightbreed solution in their bodies due to long-term intimate contact with Nightbreed. They do not develop powers, but have a vastly increased resistance to disease, a higher rate of healing, and are less likely to develop negative medical conditions as they age. Most Delta Nightbreed are unaware of their status. [[Erin Danielson-Chambers]] is an example of a possible Delta Nightbreed.
*Omega - individuals who already have metahuman abilities, or the potential for them, and have been exposed to the Nightbreed solution. These individuals usually possess some of the typical Nightbreed abilities, but are usually an intermix of Nightbreed and the original abilities. It is unknown (at present) if Omegas can pass along their powers. [[Priscilla Henry]] and Stacy Rowe (of the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]]) are examples of Omega Nightbreed.
* ''SABRE'': A select group of U.S. military personnel, taken from all seven branches of the military; unlike the P.O.G.O. teams, SABRE forces are tasked and trained for strategic military response. Short for Special Activities Battalion/Response/Extranormal. One of the first SABRE units created is the Exterminators, which is commanded by Brigadier General Franklin Davers and composed of rescued survivors from a Mantoid slaver vessel (following the events of "[[Behind Enemy Lines]]").
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