Ben DeBaillon

Ben DeBaillon is a Voodoo Boys netrunner who, in attempt to climb the gang ladder, tried to retrieve the Grand Imperial Mall from the Animals and got discovered by NetWatch, leading him into cyberpsychosis.

Biography
Ben's plan seemed to be well-thought out although, in lack of proper connections and full gang support, he had to rely on recommendation by word. Prior to even approaching the topic of virtually taking over the mall, he followed a friend's endorsement of a company called Eagle Eye Inc. and hired them to perform reconnaissance and risk assessment of the area. Prior to doing the job, the company representative informed him that the going rate for a job as complex as the mall, would be double the regular, which is not something Ben could afford, although, reluctantly, he agreed. Upon meeting the next day, he attempted to follow the VDB code and dispose of the man on the spot in order to avoid leaving any witnesses of the job being performed, however, he hadn't anticipated that the target had advanced defensive cybernetics and pulled out from the attack alive. In addition to this failure, the act had been detected by NetWatch as well, who added their own daemons to the equation and severely damaged Ben's operating processes right before he managed to disconnect.

With critical malfunctions of cyberware making his brain feel neural disturbances, he managed to drag himself back to his garage on the pier and request help from William S. Bradley. Having delusions of their own kind, he started experiencing fear-induced paranoia as well, he set up heavy automated security and started disposing of anyone that approached his place. Delusions made him see scavengers everywhere and, regardless of being aware that they potentially might not even be there, he defended his position. Most victims of this arrangement were homeless people, while the one surviving eyewitness described a horror done by a lone actor which attracted the attention of Watson fixer Regina Jones, who is always on the lookout for cyberpsychos in the city. She contracted local merc V to investigate the situation and pacify a potential subject for her trials.

Once dealt with, if kept in a living condition, Regina's people will come to pick him up.

Associated Quests

 * Cyberpsycho Sighting: Lex Talionis