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Armacham security guards.

Armacham Security Forces are private security personnel and specialized defense technologies used to protect the assets of Armacham Technology Corporation. Due to the sensitive nature of the organization, it has invested a good deal of money into making sure its assets don't leak out or fall into the wrong hands. Many of the agendas of the company also fall outside the legal range of the government, which is where the security forces and hired mercenaries come into play. The combat skills and competence of the ATC forces range from skilled operatives with advanced gear and elite military training of the average hired gun with itchy trigger fingers to the enhanced cybernetic organic robotic system that are replacing most of the standard human forces in the future.

Both Timelines[]

 

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon[]

ATC Forces

ATC Forces seen in F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon. Note that Riot Guard appears in Perseus Mandate only.

ATC Security Guards are private "rent-a-cops" guards hired by ATC to protect its assets, in addition to making sure those assets don't fall into the wrong hands. They are responsible for silencing any witnesses or employees that the company deems a threat. Being normal human beings, they are less coordinated than the Replica Forces and as such, don't work together as a team as well as the Replicas. As seen in the game, they still had some control over a few sections in the ATC headquarters but it is evident that they were losing to the more organized and better trained Replica troops.

Their bloody corpses are often found in areas where the Replica soldiers have patrolled. Some unfortunate members even encountered the Replica assassins and obviously were no match for them. They are first encountered when they successfully kill Aldus Bishop and are engaged by the Point Man in rather large numbers. Soon, it becomes clear that the ATC henchmen are hunting and eliminating employees or "outsiders" (even the same F.E.A.R. team and Delta Force operators that were ordered to assist the operation) to cover up the entire incident, most likely on orders from Genevieve Aristide or/and the Senator who believed that F.E.A.R. could not stop Paxton Fettel in time.

They are encountered again within Auburn, specifically, areas near and within the entrance to the Vault. They assist Norton Mapes as his "bodyguards" as he destroys evidence of ATC involvement and try to hinder the player. Some of them were caught in a fight with the Replica soldiers, but most of them were either eliminated by the Point Man or by the Origin Facility Explosion.

Besides having weaker AI and weaker aim, they also have lower health and armor compared to the Replicas, as they only wear a Kevlar vest. The ATC security guards are mostly armed with RPL Submachine Guns but some of them have G2A2 Assault Rifles, HV Penetrators, VK-12 Combat Shotguns, and ASP Rifles. They will typically lose fights with Replicas, unless they outnumber the Replicas greatly.

There are 3 varieties of ATC forces, all differentiated mainly by their faces; one is a clean-shaven Caucasian man, one is African-American, and one is a Caucasian man with a mustache.

Besides their private security, ATC also has cutting edge technological defenses stationed at various locations throughout their complexes. Defense Turrets are one such defense, being able to accurately shoot intruders from a long distance. They have motion detectors which make them extremely dangerous if unnoticed. These guns will be deployed if unfriendlies are in the proximity, and will open fire as soon as movement is spotted.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are another type of defense invented by ATC. These robots hover and shoot powerful lasers at intruders. They will usually be deployed in groups, which make killing them all the harder. A technical flaw found by players is that they don't seem to attack the Replicas, nor do the Replicas attack them. This is most likely due to the fact that Monolith never expected the player to lead one to the other in the vicinity. This can only be done in one section in F.E.A.R.

Vivendi Timeline[]

 

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point[]

Though no ATC Security Guards are fought throughout Extraction Point, a few can still be found dead in early intervals most likely as victims of the Origin Facility Explosion or killed by Delta Force, Replica or even possibly Alma's Apparitions.

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate[]

ATC Security Guards are a common enemy up until Interval 04 - Devastation - Buried, where much like in Extraction Point, they are completely absent. Unlike in the base game, Perseus Mandate units are able to hold their own much better against Replica Forces due to the inclusion of a new type of guard, the Armacham Riot Security Unit. ATC Units are often already killed off-screen by Nightcrawlers, both at the Data Center and the Bio-Research building.

Armacham Unit Types[]

Armacham Guard[]

Other Armacham Forces[]

Monolith Timeline[]

 

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin[]

ATC Black Ops

F.E.A.R. 2's ATC Black Ops.

New ATC Forces appear as a branch of private military contractors known as the Armacham Black Ops in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. They are led by Colonel Richard Vanek and his lieutenant, Samuels. They are substantially more dangerous than the original's ATC security forces, as they are experienced mercenaries contracted by ATC to perform a number of jobs, including killing Genevieve Aristide, destroying evidence of ATC's activities, and killing both Replica Forces and Dark Signal. They are also notably more organized and capable of sustained combat and do not seem to panic as easily.

They are the only enemies Michael Becket faces for the first few levels of the game. As in previous games, they are generally inferior to the Replica soldiers in skill and are easily dispatched in most situations, although certain units, such as the Black Ops Pyro and Black Ops Elites, are much more formidable foes.

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn[]

ATC Black Ops are encountered at the beginning of F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn, and disappear entirely after the first half of the second level. For most of the encounter with them the player will be using the Elite Powered Armor, making the fight very easy, but once on foot, the lack of Slow-Mo makes the battle somewhat difficult. Most ATC units are encountered mixed with different unit types. The Pyro unit do not appear in Reborn, while only a handful of Elites appeared near the first mission.

Armacham Unit Types[]

 

Armacham Troopers[]

Other Armacham Forces[]

F.E.A.R. 3[]

Commie

A Phase Commander, a half-machine cyborg created by Armacham.

In F.E.A.R. 3, the Armacham forces are the combination of ATC hired private military contractors and Replica forces. How the Replicas were brought under control by Armacham is never explained. Possible explanations are that the death of Paxton Fettel caused him to lose control of the Replica forces to Alma Wade in F.E.A.R. 2, and that once Alma became pregnant, she lost control of the Replica forces. With no psychic commander to lead them, Armacham is able to control them and use them, along with their mercenary forces. Another explanation is that Armacham simply activated additional Replicas that were kept in storage that had never been under Fettel's or Alma's control to begin with.

Armacham's forces in F.E.A.R. 3 are a foe not to be taken lightly, due to the vast manpower and mercenary resources, as well as the power of the Replica forces. Many battles in the later levels are encountered with mixed ATC and Replica units. They have already sustained extremely heavy casualties, in terms of their battles in Fairport, along with their failed assaults, and yet continue to only escalate the conflict via the tens of thousands of troops necessary to occupy the entire city and maintain such a quarantine. These actions show just how powerful ATC is, along with the numberless amounts of Replica Super Soldiers recovered (or reactivated) to back them up.

Armacham Unit Types[]

 

Armacham Troopers[]

Other Armacham Forces[]

Trivia[]

  • In the events of the original F.E.A.R., 89 Armacham soldiers fall in combat.
  • 46 ATC soldiers are killed in the non-canon expansion pack F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
  • In F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, approximately 259 ATC soldiers had fallen in combat getting kill by Replica Forces and Michael Becket.
  • In F.E.A.R. 3, ATC forces have the highest numbers fallen in combat, due to their forces comprising most of the game's enemies. However, the exact numbers of dead are currently unknown.
  • The only game in the series in which Armacham soldiers are not fought is F.E.A.R. Extraction Point.
  • In the original F.E.A.R. games, they never mention the Slow-Mo ability that the Point Man and the Sergeant possess, unlike the Replica forces.
  • In Perseus Mandate during Interval 01 - Investigation - Firefight when the ATC units are fighting Replicas, their unit will most of the time win the fight.

Gallery[]


Armacham Technology Corporation
Board of Directors Genevieve AristideCarson Salyers
Employees Aldus BishopAlice WadeBill MoodyBrettBristolCharles HabeggerGreenHarlan WadeIain HivesJaniceJohn BreyersJohnstonMarshall DislerNorton MapesPhil VecchioRichard VanekSamuelsSaundersScott RasmussenTerry HalfordWalt GraggYork
Projects Project HarbingerProject IcarusProject OriginProject ParagonProject PerseusProject Pythagoras
Products AbominationAlma WadeDark SignalPaxton FettelPoint ManReplica Forces
Facilities Armacham Data and Research CenterArmacham Bio-Research FacilityHarbinger FacilityOrigin FacilityParagon FacilityPerseus CompoundStill IslandThe VaultWade Elementary SchoolWard FacilityBirthing Facility
Other Fairport areas owned Armacham Technology Corporation HeadquartersArmacham Technology Corporation's Secondary FacilityValkyrie TowerWade Hospital
Armacham Forces ATC Security GuardRiot Security GuardArmacham Black Ops Light SoldierBlack Ops HazmatsATC Black Ops SoldiersBlack Ops Heavy SoldierBlack Ops PyroArmacham Black Ops EliteRichard VanekSamuelsPhase CommanderArmacham Phase CasterArmacham Heavy Rocket TrooperArmacham SniperArmacham SoldierATC Heavy Riot TrooperRobertsTuckerTurnerFeldmanArmacham PilotBierce
Weapons developed Type-7 Particle WeaponType-12 Pulse WeaponXS Shock GrenadeHV PenetratorHV HammerheadSHO Series-3 Combat ShotgunThe ShredderDefense TurretArc BeamS-HV PenetratorGoliath
Vehicles used Black Ops APCF-22 RaptorATC Security sedanArmacham Armored Personnel CarrierArmacham HelicopterMi-24 Hind-D
Other Technology developed Unmanned Aerial VehiclesREV6 Powered ArmorREV9 Powered ArmorREV8 LeviathanEnhanced Power ArmorElite Powered Armor
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Alice Wade - Spencer Jankowski - Norton Mapes -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Iain Hives - Genevieve Aristide - T. Atwood - Aldus Bishop - Brett - E. Cotton - Marshall Disler - Charles Habegger - David Hoyle - Janice - P. MacReady - Bill Moody - P. Niculescu - D. Passalaqua - A. Shepard - Phil Vecchio - Bremmer - Doctor Green
Weapons
ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Watson Automatic Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Medkit - Reflex Booster - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Armacham Technology Corporation Headquarters - South River Wastewater Treatment Plant - Origin Facility - The Vault - Fa$t Money - News Stand - Apartment Complex - Almaverse - Birthing Facility
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Replica Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Sniper - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Urban Soldier
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - Replica REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Multiplayer
F.E.A.R. Combat
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Laptops - Vending Machines - Sticky Notes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Secrets and Easter Eggs - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - National Guard - Glitches - F.E.A.R. E3 - Quotes - Walkthroughs - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Intel - Metro Police Department - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Blackhawk Pilot - F.E.A.R. Original Soundtrack
Unreleased Material
D. Mccullough - Street Turret - Conrad Krieg - Unreleased Quotes
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Characters
Major Characters
Michael Becket - Alma Wade - Genevieve Aristide - James Fox - Cedric Griffin - Terry Halford - Redd Jankowski - Harold Keegan - Manuel Morales - Keira Stokes - Richard Vanek - Foxtrot 813
Third Child - Marshall Disler - Johnston - Mendez - Carson Salyers - Samuels - User17 - Harlan Wade - York - Failed Test Subjects - Paxton Fettel - Feldman - Tucker - Redd Schofield - Aristide's Men - Foxtrot 508 - Foxtrot Leader - Saunders - David Hoyle - Turner - Bierce
Weapons
Andra FD-99 Submachine Gun - Andra SR5 Missile Launcher - APC Turret Gun - Armacham HV Hammerhead - Armacham Type-12 Pulse Weapon - AT-L4 Proximity Mine - Balzer LM10 Napalm Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - Patten PK470 Assault Rifle - R3 Incendiary Grenade - Raab KM50 Sniper Rifle - Seegert ACM46 Pistol - Shark FL-3 Laser - SHO Series-3 Combat Shotgun - Vollmer Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun - XS Shock Grenade - AT-14 Pistol - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Medical Injectors
Locations
Fairport - Wade Elementary School - Armacham Technology Corporation's Secondary Facility - Still Island - Valkyrie Tower - Harbinger Facility - Command Post Sigma - Wade Hospital - Old Underground Metro Area - Paragon Facility - Almaverse
Projects
Project Origin - Project Harbinger - Project Pythagoras - Project Paragon
Replicas
Replica Forces - Deformed Replicas - Replica Trooper - Replica Heavy Trooper - Replica Sniper - Replica Elites - Replica Heavy Armor - Replica Assassin - Replica Command
Vehicles
Replica REV6 Powered Armor - Elite Powered Armor - Armored Truck - Mi-24 Hind-D - F-22 Raptor - Black Ops APC - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - ATC Security sedan - Dark Signal APC
Armacham Forces
Armacham Black Ops Light Soldier - Black Ops Hazmats - Black Ops Soldier - Black Ops Heavy Soldier - Black Ops Pyro - Armacham Black Ops Elite - Armacham Forces
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Remnants - Ghost Soldiers - Abomination - Specter
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Diode Implants - Dark Signal - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - National Guard - Glitches - Quotes - F.E.A.R. 2 Demo - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - F.E.A.R. 2 Secrets and Easter Eggs - Replica Stasis Pod - Intel - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Armacham Technology Corporation Board of Directors - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Original Soundtrack
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Jin Sun-Kwon
Other Characters
Michael Becket - Third Child - Armacham Pilot - Genevieve Aristide - Roberts - Carson Salyers
Weapons
Arc Beam - Briggs SMG - Dual MP-970 - EL-10 CAS - G3A3 Assault Rifle - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - S-HV Penetrator - Schuller LDR50 - Strader Mk. VII - The Hammer - The Shredder - XS Shock Grenade - Arsenal AK - Goliath - Knife - Flashbang Grenade - Riot Gear - Unarmed Attacks
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Prison - Ward Facility - Best Save Co. - Fairport Hospital - Slums - Fairport Ridge Apartments - Tower - Bridge - Port Authority Airport - Almaverse
Projects
Project Origin
Replicas
Replica Forces - Armacham Replica Trooper - Armacham Replica Shotgunner - Armacham Replica Explosive Tank Trooper - Armacham Replica Riot Trooper - Armacham Replica Rocket Trooper
Vehicles
Armacham Armored Personnel Carrier - Enhanced Power Armor - Armacham Helicopter - REV9 Powered Armor - F-22 Raptor - Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - Armacham Sniper - Phase Caster - Phase Commander - Armacham Soldier - Armacham Forces - Mech Mule
Other Enemies
Creep - Cultist - Cannibal - Scavenger - Spectre - Alma's Apparitions
Multiplayer Modes
Soul Survivor - Soul King - Contractions - F**king Run!
Multiplayer Maps
This Is Suicide! - Fresh Fish - The Commute - Black Gold
Terms
Psionics - Synchronicity Events - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Armacham Technology Corporation - Monolith Timeline - Alma Doll - Quotes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - F.E.A.R. 3 Secrets and Easter Eggs - Psychic Link - Origin Facility Explosion - Hallucinations - National Guard
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Characters
Major Characters
Sergeant - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Steve Chen - Nightcrawler Commander - David Raynes
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Brett - David Hoyle - Spencer Jankowski - Bristol - Walt Gragg - Gavin Morrison - Scott Rasmussen - John Breyers - Harlan Wade
Weapons
AP-5 Deployable Turret - ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - K3-BT Grenade Launcher - LP4 Lightning Arc Weapon - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Submachinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - TG-2A Minigun - Type-12 Laser Carbine - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VES Advanced Rifle - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Health Booster
Locations
Armacham Data and Research Center - Armacham Bio-Research Facility - Auburn District - Fairport - Drainage canal - Perseus Compound - Old Underground Metro Area - Sewers - Vault - Warehouse
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Urban Soldier - Replica Laser Elite Soldiers - Replica Urban Snipers - Heavy Riot Armor
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - Lockheed C-130 Hercules - REV8 Leviathan
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Riot Security Guard
Other Enemies
Nightcrawler - Nightcrawler Commander - Nightcrawler Elites - Nightcrawler Light Soldier - Nightcrawler Heavy Soldier - Alma's Apparitions - Scarecrow - Nightmare - Shade
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events - Data Dump
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Laptops - Second F.E.A.R. Team - Source - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - Quotes - Armacham Labeled Boxes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate Secrets and Easter Eggs - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Blackhawk Pilot
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