Natalya Sokolova

"Who's "Natalya Sokolova"? And what the hell kind of shady op are they running here?"

- Agent Kelso

Natalya Alexeyevna Sokolova is the CEO and founder of the Black Tusk and an unseen character whose first voice appearance was during the Bardon Schaeffer Manhunt when she discussed about failure in a radio message to the aforementioned. As the oldest child of the late affluent industrialist Alexey Sokolov and the older sister of disavowed Division agent, Felix "Kestrel" Sokolov, the Kestrel manhunt portion of the Faye Lau Manhunt suggested that Natalya founded Black Tusk, Inc. using her family's fortune for reasons unknown. Vague details about why Sokolova founded Black Tusk is known, except much of Black Tusk's early but unmasked doings at the beginning of the game suggests that Sokolova is the heavy liable for the events of Tom Clancy's The Division 2.

Biography
Natalya Sokolova's early life is shrouded in mystery. However, it is suggested during the Kestrel Manhunt that she was raised in Russia while her younger brother Felix was sent to the United States at a young age by Alexey Sokolov, their industrialist father. After Alexey died, Natalya inherited her father's fortune, and used them to put his brother through his education. It is possible that she had heard of the existence of the Strategic Homeland Division before the outbreak since her brother was recruited as an Agent.

After the outbreak, Sokolova kept in touch with her brother, and put him in a safe house to ensure his safety. She also pulled the strains from behind the curtain to ensure the Black Tusk assimilate control over the United States government.

Before Schaeffer's operation with his rogue agents, he contacted Sokolova in regard to rogue Division agent Faye Lau. Sokolova reminded Schaeffer that he bought in Lau, so she is his responsibility. Sokolova also warned Schaeffer not to fail her.

After Schaeffer's rogue Division agent cell was neutralized and his location exposed, a Division agent stormed Coney Island Amusement Park to neutralize him. He bargained with a Hunter to work with him for reasons unknown. The Hunter was defeated (despite a tough fight), and Sokolova checked in with Schaeffer asking the status of the Hunter on open comms, in which he told her that the Hunter was neutralized. She then told him to clean up BTSU's mess with his BTSU guards on-hand, but he was defeated alongside the rest of the BTSU unit on site. An unconscious Schaeffer was apprehended by a team sent in by Agent Kelso, though he was in critical condition.