Cybercops: SIOD 4th Squad Characters

The 4th Squad of the Southowilson Investigations Division is the newest of the SIOD squads. They are a lean, soon-to-be overworked crew of detectives and operators tasked with the city’s dirtiest cases—political assassinations, syndicate wars, and corporate black projects that no precinct cop dares touch. With barely two dozen investigators in the entire division, every squad is expected to conduct surveillance, solve cases, and break down doors without backup.

Detective-Sergeant Nathaneal Kane, SIOD 4th Squad (C Hill) – Born into one of Southowilson’s entrenched dynasties of corporate power, Kane turned his back on wealth and politics to bleed for the badge. Brilliant but erratic, he is as likely to dismantle a conspiracy as he is to alienate every superior in the chain of command. Years of undercover work left him scarred—physically, mentally, and with a history of synth-coke abuse he keeps at bay through sheer willpower. Kane’s contacts span boardrooms, alleys, and holding cells, and his methods are a blend of intuition and obsession. Internal files describe him as “high-risk, high-yield”: a liability wrapped in a trench coat, haunted by ghosts he refuses to bury, but indispensable when the city’s darkest knots demand to be cut. Despite his many flaws, Kane was appointed as the 4th Squad's DS, a move that many of his superiors questioned. 

Detective Harper Rose Grey-Tran (D Hill) -  At twenty-seven, Gray-Tran is one of the division’s younger operatives, but her file reads like someone who’s already burned through a lifetime. The Human 2.0, daughter of a corporate cyberneticist and a genetic engineer in the New Cali Arcology, was “tweaked” before birth; her trademark blue hair was as natural as her restless drive. Reckless as a teen and hardened by the unsolved disappearance of her college boyfriend, she found her calling in the badge. Known for her arrogance, overconfidence, and tomboy charm, she mixes sharp instincts with a talent for making allies out of street gangs, nomad packs, and informants who normally wouldn’t spit on a cop. Her contacts run from ripper docs and boosters to desert drifters, giving her reach beyond the precinct’s maps. Harper laughs at stress, needles the rude, and takes a personal vow to shield the innocent—especially children. Internal memos call her “a walking stormfront”: brilliant, dedicated, and loud, but dogged by rivalries, bad breakups, and secrets she can’t put to rest.

Detective Umberto Viested (J Spivey) - Detective Umberto Viested is a human intel detective, the kind who seeks physical clues, human interrogations, and working social networks in meatspace to find clues and evidence. At 32 years of age he has significant connections to the city and to his extended family, and contacts from being both a beat officer and Vice Detective on Glory Lane.

Detective DJ Chu (S Kendell) -  SWPD Maxtac trained drone jocky, who used drones to locate and draw out cyberpychos so other Maxtac officers could triangulate and maneuver for the kill or subdual.