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Kill Count was a hard-line[1] Private Force that was active during the 1980s, as well as one of several PFs that were tarnishing the name of Private Forces via reckless actions motivated by money. Because of this as well as their more hardline business politics, they actually ended up making war even worse in their desire to line their own pockets, committing various war crimes.[2]

They were largely inspired by the Diamond Dogs. They held a rivalry with the PF No Alert, and as such, they ultimately were threatened by Diamond Dogs of having their Forward Operating Base raided after they were hired by No Alert to do so (with their agreeing due to their orders of operations being rendered chaotic as a result of both Kill Count and No Alert's actions).[3] Some time later, they also began abducting and interrogating personnel belonging to No Alert, which resulted in their entering conflict with Diamond Dogs again via having one of their Forward Operating Bases raided again.[1] Some time after that, they also began oppressing local soldiers in a conflict region, which mandated No Alert to hire Diamond Dogs again and infiltrate one of their FOBs again, this time to force the upper echelon to free the local soldiers, also extracting or eliminating any Kill Count soldiers at their leisure.[2]

Military resources

Personnel

The Private Force, at the time of their first encounter with Diamond Dogs, had between 598[4] and 867 members [5] with a minimum of 322 of whom acted as part of the Security Team for their FOB. Each platform of their FOB had a range of 26,[5] 46,[4] and 53[6] soldiers guarding the platform, with fourteen,[5] sixteen,[6] and/or eighteen[4] being on the first strut and fourteen for each second and third strut of the various platform, as well as eleven for each fourth strut.

By the time of their second encounter, they had increased their manpower, possessing at least 867 members,[8] although the FOB used during this time had significantly less security, having only 119 members of the FOB's Security Team total. Each platform had 17 soldiers guarding the platform, with six being on the first strut, four on the second and third struts, and three for the fourth strut of each platform.


Aside from actual personnel, they also housed several prisoners, who were abducted from No Alert. They held four prisoners on each platform, one for each deck.

By their third encounter, they retained the same amount of manpower as their second encounter,[12] and while their security team was for the FOB used during this time than the second FOB, it still paled in comparison to the first FOB, only having 154 guards guarding the facility. Each platform had 22 soldiers guarding it, with 10 on the outer strut, and 12 guarding the inner strut.[12]

Base Facilities

Due to being mostly inspired by the Diamond Dogs and their Mother Base, Kill Count had erected at least three offshore Forward Operating Bases similar to Diamond Dogs'. Similar to Mosquito Stinger Force, Kill Count had two FOBs was located at the Central Indian Ridge,[14] and one located in the South Pacific Ocean.[12] For their first FOB, used at the time of their first encounter with Diamond Dogs, each platform on KC's FOB had three struts where resources and mounted weapons were stationed. On the outer struts (ie, the second and third decks of each platform), fourteen soldiers for each second and third deck were posted on patrol and the inner platforms housed eighteen patrolling soldiers. Each platform was also guarded by 12 surveillance cameras, six infrared sensor nets, and eighteen mines, with their being roughly split up evenly between four surveillance cameras, two infrared sensor nets, and eighteen mines for each strut.[5] Their second FOB, used during their second encounter, the struts for each platform were increased by one, with resources and mounted weapons being stationed on them as before, and also ranged between two[9] and four[10][11], with the former also only having a Command, Combat, Base Development, and Intel Platforms. However, it also had a decrease in security compared to before, with the outer struts (ie, the fourth deck) only having three soldiers posted on patrol, the middle struts (ie, the second and third decks for each deck having only four soldiers posted on patrol, and the inner platforms housing only six patrolling soldiers. Each platform during this time were similarly lax in terms of security measures, only having 4 anti-theft devices and 4[10]/5[11] infrared sensors for each strut, 4[10]/6[11] surveillance cameras for each of the two innermost struts (plus 4 on the third strut[11], and/or 2 for each strut[9]), and 4 emplaced weapons for the inner strut only.[8] For their third FOB, used for their third encounter with Diamond Dogs, they had only two platforms each deck, a decrease compared to the first two. However, they made up for it by having a beefed up security team, as well as having eight mines (four on each deck), and having the inner perimeter dotted with anti-aircraft guns.[12] They also have pink[9]/orange[10]/black[11]-colored paint for the struts.

Resources

Kill Count, at the time of their first encounter, had sixteen pre-processed resource shipping containers, two for fuel resources (one white, one yellow), two for biological material (one white, one yellow), two for common metals (one white, one yellow), three for minor metals (one white, two yellow), and seven for precious metals on most struts (two white, five yellow) and five precious metals for the Base Development Platform (one white, four yellow).[5]

Overall, the PF had access to 2250 Fuel Resources, 2250 Biological Material, 2250 Common Metals, 2000 Minor Metals, and 450 Precious Metals, as well as varying resources on each platform during the first encounter:[5]

By the time of their second encounter, their amount remained largely the same overall, as was the shipping containers for most of the materials, although the Precious Metals containers for all platforms except for the Base Development Platform had reduced from seven to five, with the Base Development Platform retaining exactly the same amount of materials as before:[8]

For the third encounter, they initially had access to pre-processed shipping containers for each platform, although they initially had access to 82 pre-processed materials shipping containers overall, with two for each type of material on all platforms save for the Base Development Platform, which instead had 4 containers for fuel resources, 3 for biological material, 3 for common metals, 5 for minor metals, and 7 for precious metals. With each subsequent invasion when resources were stolen, it dwindled down 1 container for fuel resources, 2 for biological materials, 2 for common metals, 2 for minor metals, and 3 for precious metals; to 3 containers for fuel resources, 4 for biological materials, no common metals containers, 1 minor metals container, and 2 precious metals containers on each platform; only 2 biological materials containers for each platform, and eventually no materials at all on each platform. They overall had access to 12000 fuel resources, 10500 biological material, 10500 common metals, 10000 minor metals, and 2250 precious metals initially, then after being raided the first time had 3750 fuel resources, 8250 biological materials, 8250 common metals, 5600 minor metals, and 1650 precious metals; then after being raided a second time dwindled to 3000 fuel resources, 6000 biological materials, 800 minor metals, and 1000 precious metals with common metals being drained; and finally being reduced to just 2250 biological materials.[12]

Uniform

Equipment

The Kill Count security forces stationed on their FOB, at the time of their first encounter with Diamond Dogs, were equipped with grade 3 AM-MRS-4 assault rifles. In addition, their FOB was secured by 126 mines, 18 per platform, which is itself divided by six for each platform strut during that time.[5] By the time of their second encounter, however, while the security forces had upgraded their AM-MRS-4 assault rifles to be grade 3/4/6, there wasn't much defenses otherwise.[8] For the third encounter, they had grade 3 AM-MRS-4 assault rifles, as well as 56/112 mines, eight/sixteen on each platform, and four for each strut.[12]

Emplaced weaponry

Kill Count also had access to 63 emplaced weapons on their FOB at the time of their first encounter with Diamond Dogs, nine for each platform, with seven being congregated on the first deck and two being congregated on the second deck.[5] Emplaced weapons mainly included anti-aircraft guns and mortars.

For their second encounter, they had drastically reduced emplaced weapons, only having four anti-aircraft guns on the outermost struts.[8] However, they ultimately compensated for this by adding in one/two/six UAVs at the first deck as well as several infrared sensors for each strut, plus surveillance cameras for the latter two/three struts, as well as several anti-theft devices.[8]

For their third encounter, they had four[12]/eight anti-aircraft guns on the innermost struts.[13]

Kill Count's logo featured an upside down diamond patch, depicting a green background as well as a hooded figure resembling the Grim Reaper, a mythological figure depicted as a nearly skeletal figure with black robes and a hood and wielding a large scythe, and often acts as the personification of death. Below the scythe's blade were the words Kill Count.

Behind the scenes

Kill Count is the antagonistic group for the Online FOB events "New World Order," "Bound Dragons," and "Freedom from Oppression." Retrieving any soldiers and personnel will not result in a retaliation. Although they are not directly fought or mentioned in the Skulls Attack FOB event, it's likely they were the ones responsible for sending the Parasite Unit to No Alert, due to the flavor text for the latter FOB Event mentioning that one of their rivals had sent the Skulls to the base.[15]

"Upstart PFs are appearing all over the globe. Though inspired by Diamond Dogs, their reckless actions, motivated by money, have brought chaos to our areas of operations. Not only have they brought discredit to the PF industry, they are now on the verge of triggering new conflicts. One of these PFs, known as "No Alert," has requested that we infiltrate their rival "Kill Count." Your mission is to infiltrate the base and put Kill Count's personnel and materials to better use in Diamond Dogs."
―New World Order mission briefing in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
"We've received a new contract from small-time PF "NO ALERT." They claim the hardline PF "KILL COUNT" has been repeatedly abducting and interrogating NO ALERT personnel.
The mission objective is to infiltrate a Kill Count platform, extract as many prisoners as possible, and reach the goal."
―Bound Dragons mission briefing in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
"Freedom from Oppression: Under the contract of the embattled and up-and-coming PF "NO ALERT," we are to mount an assault against "KILL COUNT," a PF whose hardline business politics have seen them chew through countless mercenaries and worsening the violence in conflict regions, all while filling their own pockets.
The mission objective is to liberate local soldiers who are being oppressed by the KILL COUNT upper echleons.
Infiltrate the enemy platform and reach the goal point, extracting or eliminating as many enemy soldiers as possible along the way."
―Freedom From Oppression mission briefing in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Reward bonuses vary between in the version of "New World Order" released. In the first mission, rewards for this mission include 6 A++ Soldiers for each platform core reached, 3 S+ Soldiers for each first Platform Core reached, and 1 S++ Soldier for the last platform core reached for the first time only, and 5 A++ Soldiers for reaching the last core platform the second playthrough onward. In addition, general rewards include a varying amount between 1-6 for S-B volunteers (depending on which platform the player decided to complete), various materials (type and amount depending on which platform was completed, not counting any raw materials extracted), and 140,000 GMP. For the second version, rewards for the mission include [A++ Staff] x5 for the corresponding unit for each other platform core reached (numbers 2 to 6), [S+ Staff] x2 for each first and last platform accomplished first time around, and a repeat of the 2-6 platform completion each time afterward. It was eventually rereleased between March 15 and March 22, 2016, and included the following differences:

For Bound Dragons, rewards include 2x S++ Rank soldiers joining from reaching the core of the first platform type, with the unit depending on which platform they chose first; 3x S++ Rank soldiers joining from reaching the core of the last platform type, with the unit depending on which platform they chose last; and 5x S Rank soldiers joining for completing the core of each platform in-between. The event was rereleased again on January 12, 2016 up to maintenance time on January 26, 2015, which included the following differences:

The event was eventually rereleased again between February 23-March 8. It is largely the same as before, although with a few notable differences:


The April 19-26 rerelease of Bound Dragons is mostly the same as the February 23-March 8 rerelease, with the only differences being the following:

For Freedom From Oppression, the completion point awards include S++ Staff x2 for the relevant unit for reaching the core for the first as well as last chosen platform type ([A++ Staff] x5 will be awarded to the relevant unit instead if it was already cleared) as well as [A++ Staff] x5 for the relevant unit for each platform completed in between). In addition, because of the inclusion of Event Points, the player can also win the following: Limited edition event-only FOB color schemes; Limited edition event-only weapon colors; [S++ Staff] (can be received up to 1 times by exchanging Event Points); [S+ Staff] (can be received up to 10 times by exchanging Event Points); and [S Staff] (can be received up to 10 times by exchanging Event Points). The event was eventually rereleased for Feburary 9-23. The stats were mostly the same as before, although there were a few elements that were different:

The Event on April 28-May 9 was the same as before. However, the event's first few hours had the staff, material, and GMP be nearly double or quadruple that of the usual rewards. This has since been fixed to reflect the standard reward procedure.

Their name, alongside that of their rival, are an inside reference to score conditions for completing a game or mission in the Metal Gear series. In addition, their logo featured the Grim Reaper, who was a recurring boss character in the Castlevania series. Both Metal Gear and Castlevania are owned by Konami.

"Zero Risk Security Inc." visible on the back of a Kill Count guard in "Bound Dragons".

"Zero Risk Security Inc." visible on the back of a Kill Count guard in "Bound Dragons".

In the "Bound Dragons" FOB Event, Kill Count soldiers are equipped with the same Riot Gear as Zero Risk Security Heavy Infantry in the Single Player portion. Since the model is re-used, the "Zero Risk Security Inc." is still visible on the back of the soldiers' armor. Similarly, in the "Freedom from Oppression" FOB Event, the Kill Count soldiers' uniforms are similar to the No Alert uniforms in "The Skulls Attack."

Despite being an entirely separate Private Force to Diamond Dogs, the Kill Count soldiers stationed on the PF's FOB have Diamond Dogs unit patches on their left shoulders. This is true of player-made FOBs and as such is considered a non-canon detail.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima Productions (2015)
    Bound Dragons: "We've received a new contract from small-time PF "NO ALERT." They claim the hardline PF "KILL COUNT" has been repeatedly abducting and interrogating NO ALERT personnel.
    "The mission objective is to infiltrate a Kill Count platform, extract as many prisoners as possible, and reach the goal."
  2. ^ a b Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima Productions (2015)
    Freedom from Oppression: Under the contract of the embattled and up-and-coming PF "NO ALERT," we are to mount an assault against "KILL COUNT," a PF whose hardline business politics have seen them chew through countless mercenaries and worsening the violence in conflict regions, all while filling their own pockets.
    The mission objective is to liberate local soldiers who are being oppressed by the KILL COUNT upper echleons.
    Infiltrate the enemy platform and reach the goal point, extracting or eliminating as many enemy soldiers as possible along the way.
  3. ^ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima Productions (2015)
    New World Order: Upstart PFs are appearing all over the globe. Though inspired by Diamond Dogs, their reckless actions, motivated by money, have brought chaos to our areas of operations. Not only have they brought discredit to the PF industry, they are now on the verge of triggering new conflicts. One of these PFs, known as "No Alert," has requested that we infiltrate their rival "Kill Count." Your mission is to infiltrate the base and put Kill Count's personnel and materials to better use in Diamond Dogs.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn This can be seen in the PF stats for the "New World Order" event upon being selected. Note that this is only for the initial releases of the event.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs This can be seen in the PF stats for the "New World Order" event upon being selected
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf This can be seen in the PF stats for the "New World Order" event upon being selected. Note that this is only for the Hard version that been issued to Event FOBs starting with the July 24, 2018 update.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named stats NWO Hard
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Bound Dragons" event upon being selected
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Bound Dragons" event upon being selected, specifically for Easy mode
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Bound Dragons" event upon being selected, specifically for Regular mode starting on August 7, 2018
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Bound Dragons" event upon being selected, specifically for Hard mode
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Freedom From Oppression" event upon being selected
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs This can be seen in the PF stats for the "Freedom From Oppression" event upon being selected, specifically for the hard difficulty
  14. ^ This is stated in the text appearing in the opening to both "New World Order" and "Bound Dragons" FOB events
  15. ^
    "An FOB belonging to the rookie PF "NO ALERT" has suddenly come under attack by remnants of the Skulls. We believe some other PF with a grudge against NO ALERT has sent in captured Skulls as bio-weapons.
    The men staffing the FOB have been turned to puppet soldiers, bringing a halt to the FOB's functions. NO ALERT has offered us an emergency contract to resolve the problem.
    Your mission objective is to eliminate the 4 Skulls occupying the FOB.    "
    ―The Skulls Attack mission briefing in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain