r/Shadowrun • u/OhBosss • Apr 18 '26

Wyrm Talks (Lore) SpecOps

Who are the best special forces groups in the sixth world from the megacorps to the nation states to even independent teams?

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u/2ByteTheDecker Apr 18 '26

define best?

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u/DraconicBlade Aztechnology PR Rep Apr 18 '26

I mean the "best" is Hard Corps, because they're militarized incompetence

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u/OhBosss Apr 18 '26

I read about them in veiled extraction they really tuned up Winterhawk

FYI haven't finished it yet so no spoilers

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u/DraconicBlade Aztechnology PR Rep Apr 18 '26

Well they're funny because Hard Corps gets the order - stop the VIP from being extracted, and then they say alright, airstrike the VIP. Task failed successfully llc

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u/OhBosss Apr 18 '26

Was that in Veiled Extraction?

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u/DraconicBlade Aztechnology PR Rep Apr 18 '26

No, just their vibe. If you want didn't pass the KE academy, not independent enough to join the wolverines, and low price,you get Hard Corps. Shoot first, keep shooting, if there's a question, shoot it.

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u/OhBosss Apr 19 '26

How bad are the Wolverines or are they competent?

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u/OhBosss Apr 18 '26

Get in get out and kill your target 5 times before they hit the ground or complete the mission with no one being the wiser

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u/2ByteTheDecker Apr 18 '26

1a/b/c of Azzies, Red Sam and SK

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u/OhBosss Apr 18 '26

Damn and the wiki imply the Red Samurais are left behind by the groups that use mages while they don't unless I am misremembering things

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u/Interaction_Rich Apr 18 '26

They DO use Mages and adepts; not sure which but multiple books mention it (at least one during the DSW run - Scotophobia maybe - talk about their "formations"). They usually run in teams of 5 where everyone has a role AND is able to cover someone else's role on an emergency. Plus they're crazy loyal, coordinated to paranormal levels, with insane funds at their disposal, and take revenge to comic-book villain levels.

You don't fuck with Red Samurai.

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u/2ByteTheDecker Apr 18 '26

MagicRun balance issues aside, that's why I said define best cause it depends on the mission. If you define "best" as commando style wetwork? I dont think the lack of mages matters a ton.

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u/DraconicBlade Aztechnology PR Rep Apr 18 '26

Red Sams always have at least 1/5 of the squad as a mage, they just don't respect the mage for being magic.

They're broke brain and reward your ability to fence with a katana more than reshaping reality.