- Main article: Aaron Keener
Aaron Keener is a missing Strategic Homeland Division (SHD) agent activated as part of the First Wave to take back New York.
- Potentially prototypical candidate.
- Citadel graduate. Served at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti; got mild reputation as a fobbit.
- Has combined his military experience and decision-making skill to achieve extensive success in private sector. Very adaptable & confident; always assumes he's going to come out on top.
- Twice divorced; maintains friendly relationships with both exes. Has been described as "too much work to keep up with" by one. Deeply invested in doing things right and highly competitive.
- Had privileged upbringing & has never faced real adversity. Seems able to overcome any obstacle through combination of willpower and intelligence.
- Very personable; able to get others to work together to achieve get others to work together to achieve his ends.