Talk:Adam Taurus/@comment-24.50.7.137-20150612003339/@comment-24891101-20150612010728

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As to Adam, it is indeed generally accepted that he is not in charge of the White Fang. While Blake's flashback is indeed evidence, there exists other. Foremost is the action of "Black", wherein he embarks on a high-risk operation with just his student for immediate support. This is not the action of a commander. It's too risky; should he be caught, it would be both a real and propaganda blow against the organization; real in that actionable intelligence could be extracted from interrogation, and propaganda as its leader has been captured. Furthermore, from what little we see of him, from extrapolation of his demeanor and skills, he seems to lack the logistical and strategic skill of a politician, for such such leaders are. Contrariwise, he seems entirely in the mould of a troubleshooter, a high-ranked assassin, saboteur, and field operative, used to being commanded and unused to command on any level other than the immediate tactical. However, his appearance at the end of V2 suggests he is influential; perhaps a factional leader, or a more extreme voice. While he may very well be a firebrand and demagogue, he seems to lack the patience for the banal mundanity of leadership of such an organization, as in the end all such organizations degenerate into. A cell leader he may be, but this would detract from the achetype he seems to pursue, that of an on-call wetworks operative, considered reliable and trustworthy, and thus assigned sensitive tasks. This, of course, leads to speculation on what Blake's role would have been in the organization. Personally, I feel that she was training for much the same role, but more geared toward the infiltrator role, rather than outright assassin, though arranging for such would be within her sphere should it be ordered.