Everett Saunders

“	The first skirmish went to the enemy, but the war is about to begin. And they will soon know the true meaning of terror.	„
	—Saunders during the epilogue of Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour.

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• Unified Terror
• Critical Path
• Terminus

Modern Combat 5: Blackout

• Defense (indirectly)

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• CEO of Gilman Security (MC5)

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• Gilman Security
• World Liberation Army

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}} Everett Saunders is the leader of a private military company, Saunders Global Security, and the CEO of Gilman Security. He is first seen as a minor antagonist in Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, only to reveal himself as the true mastermind behind Page's Insurrection. He is the main antagonist in Modern Combat 5: Blackout.

Background

Not much is known about Saunders's past. It is known that he used to be special forces, serving in the same unit as Edward Page. He later became a Green Beret, and afterwards established his own private military company, Saunders Global Security. It is possible that he chose to become involved with terrorists because Page, and possibly the Unified Citizens, had threatened his daughter, Amy.

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour

Saunders has his own private military, named SGS, and helped Edward Page to abduct the President of the United States of America, Burke. He supported Page with troops.

Saunders appears in several missions, such as Unified Terror, Critical Path and Terminus.

Saunders was thrown off a balcony by Blake in Mission 8 (Terminus), and was thought to be dead. However, in an epilogue at the end of the last campaign (Extreme Sanction), he revealed that he was using Page all along as a scapegoat.  

Gallery

Concept art of Saunders

Everett Saunders as seen in Unified Terror

Modern Combat 5: Blackout

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Little is known of Bancroft's journey to the top of the world's biggest security firm. Some assume that he has powerful political connections, while others guess that his success was due to a combination of skill and sacrifice.

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Everett Saunders, under the name of Kirk Bancroft, is the CEO of Gilman Security. Known for his reclusive nature, he has a permanent team of advisors and confidants around him -- referred to throughout the company as the Gilman Circle.

The Storm

Saunders is first mentioned by Roux. She states that he has a strong relationship with Kirk Bancroft.

Defense

Later, Roux plays a record of a call between Saunders and Jonathan Taylor, in which Taylor asks for "the money" and makes a new appointment on a construction site in Tokyo.

Death

In the last mission (Saunders), Saunders controls an Apache. With a couple of air-to-air missiles he takes down the helicopter preparing to extract Phoenix and Tukura. As Saunders passes overhead, Phoenix shoots him down with his Hawk-13. Saunders climbs out of the burning wreck, still alive. After a short knife fight, Phoenix stabs Saunders in the shoulder kills him.

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