DANGER GAL

MICHIKO'S AMERICAN SCALPEL

Public Face: A premier private investigation, security, and executive protection firm catering to the global elite.
Private Reality: Michiko Arasaka's deniable instrument for dismantling the old Arasaka empire and shaping a new corporate landscape from within America.

CEO: Michiko Sanderson (née Arasaka)
Headquarters: Danger Gal Tower, Night City
Global Presence: Offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York, London, Zurich, and Neo-Tokyo.

ORIGINS: THE BARGAIN

Following the Fourth Corporate War and Arasaka's exile, Michiko, the American-born daughter of CEO Kei Arasaka, faced deportation to a Japan she barely knew. Her public apology to President Elizabeth Kress was a masterstroke. In exchange for her citizenship, she agreed to a secret directive: use her insider knowledge to systematically locate and dismantle remaining Arasaka operations on American soil.

Danger Gal was founded as the perfect vehicle for this mission—a "little detective" firm that no one would take seriously, funded by both its wealthy clients and a covert NUSA slush fund.

THE 2097 EVOLUTION: FROM DISMANTLER TO ARCHITECT

The corporation has evolved far beyond its original mandate.

  • The Public Machine: Danger Gal is now a globally respected brand. Its operatives are the gold standard in corporate security, forensic accounting, and threat assessment for celebrities, politicians, and rival megacorps. Their reputation for discretion and efficiency is impeccable.

  • The Reformist's Spear: Danger Gal is the external enforcement arm of Michiko's Reformist faction within the splintered Arasaka empire. While her shadow network, Kage no Kiri, works from within Japan, Danger Gal operates externally, applying pressure, gathering blackmail, and eliminating loyalist assets.

  • The American Beachhead: Danger Gal has become Michiko's legitimate power base outside of Japan. Its seat on the Night City Corporate Council and its extensive government contracts give her immense political influence, making her indispensable to the very nation that once threatened to deport her.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

  1. The Executive Tier (The "Boardroom"): Michiko and her inner circle of hand-picked directors, many of whom are ex-government intelligence or disillusioned former corpo executives. They set the long-term strategy against Arasaka Loyalists and corporate rivals.

  2. The Public Operations Division (The "Showroom"):

    • Executive Protection: Elite bodyguards for high-profile clients.

    • Corporate Investigations: Legitimate (and highly lucrative) work for corps needing external audits or internal espionage cases.

    • Forensic Services: The best netrunners and crime-scene analysts money can buy.

  3. The Covert Operations Division (The "Workshop"):

    • Puma Squad: The glittering tip of the spear. Their celebrity provides perfect cover for black-bag ops, asset recruitment, and intelligence gathering.

    • The "Gray" Teams: Deniable operatives who handle wetwork, sabotage, and deep-cover infiltration. Their existence is known only to Michiko and her most trusted lieutenants.

  4. Intelligence & Analysis (The "Library"): The heart of the operation. They cross-reference client data with classified NUSA feeds and Michiko's own Arasaka intelligence to build a comprehensive picture of global power dynamics.

FACTIONAL RELATIONS

  • Allies:

    • The NUSA/Militech Complex: A relationship of mutual convenience. The NUSA provides political cover and data access; Danger Gal provides deniable action and intelligence on common enemies.

    • The Mox: A strong tactical alliance. Danger Gal provides funding and high-level intel; the Mox provide street-level intelligence and safe houses.

    • Kage no Kiri (Michiko's Shadow Network): Their sister organization. Seamless intelligence sharing and operational coordination.

  • Rivals & Enemies:

    • Arasaka Loyalists (Hanako's Faction): The primary enemy. Every operation is geared toward weakening their hold on the corporate remnants.

    • Kang Tao: A corporate competitor in the security market and a strategic rival for influence in Pacific Rim politics.

    • NETWATCH: Views Danger Gal's extensive and highly skilled netrunning division with deep suspicion, constantly probing for Blackwall violations.

OPERATIONAL METHODOLOGY

Danger Gal's genius lies in its self-sustaining, layered business model:

  1. The Cash Flow: Wealthy clients pay exorbitant fees for top-tier service, funding the entire operation.

  2. The Cover: High-profile cases provide the perfect excuse to investigate anyone, anywhere, under the guise of "client work."

  3. The Intelligence: Data gathered from both public and covert ops is fed into the "Library," building an unparalleled private intelligence network.

  4. The Action: This intelligence is used to execute Michiko's long-term strategy: surgically disabling Arasaka loyalists, co-opting their assets, and steering the global corporate state toward her Reformist vision.

In 2097, Danger Gal is no longer just a detective agency. It is a sovereign intelligence apparatus disguised as a business, and the key to Michiko Arasaka's audacious plan to save her family's empire by first tearing it down.