“ You're next Lewis! Perfect timing, agent. You can watch the traitor burn, activate the failsafe! - Nico "Brain" McPherson”
Nico "Brain" McPherson is a Black Tusk operative and of of General Peter Anderson's personal bodyguards, assigned specifically by Natalya Sokolova herself with the task.
History[]
After dealing with Mathias "Trig" Schneider, Shawn "Micro" Clarke, Sandra "Chirpy" Patterson and Mitchell "Lucky" Woods, the Division eventually discover General Anderson's location: Pentco Fairview Power Plant, where had set up a meeting with Black Tusk CEO Natalya Sokolova.
Nico "Brain" McPherson, alongside Hank "Bough" Bibichev, was assigned as one of Anderson's bodyguards for the meeting, however, when Division agents arrived at the scene, McPherson was immediately enraged that it may be a false alarm again. As they stormed the facility attempting to rescue Captain Lewis as soon as possible before the arrival of Sokolova's hovercraft, "Brain" imprisoned Lewis at a different building from before.
When the agents arrived at the reactor, Brain activated the fail safe, lighting up Lewis's locked room on fire, leaving the agents to save him. As they activated the fire suppression system, an enraged McPherson showed up to engage them, dying in the process.
Abilities[]
In-game, Nico "Brain" McPherson was a Black Tusk Assault armed with a Tactical Mk16 and EMP Grenades.
Trivia[]
- It can be speculated, similarly to Private Conner, that Brain was a former True Son, considering some of his voice lines towards Lewis (such as calling him a traitor) seemed much more personal than the rest of the Black Tusk present on-site.
- Despite the Pentco Fairview Power Plant mission log showing "Peter Anderson" as it's only boss fight, Anderson himself is never encountered in the mission, while Nico "Brain" McPherson and Hank "Bough" Bibichev are the only actual boss fights during the mission itself.