Operation: Shadow Debt/Quotes

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Inbox messages and dialogue during the event.

Introduction

Shadow Debt

It's time for you to pay back your favor.

—Alad V

• Alad V: "Bad news, Tenno. The Stalker has found others as twisted as himself. He calls them his Acolytes and he's sent them after ME?! SHHH. I have to be very quiet, they cloak, they could be hiding anywhere... even listening to this. I'm calling in my favor*... yes. Break into Corpus and Grinner installations and steal their security data. With enough data, I can determine their cloaking patterns and turn the tables on these... betrayers."  (download, history)

*In return for helping the Tenno during The Second Dream quest

During Shadow Debt Missions

• Alad V: "Those Acolytes have been through here, I can just feel it. Find the security data."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Tenno, I'm glad you didn't 'forget' the favor I'm owed. Looks like your 'virtuous nature' has it's^[sic] benefits... for me."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "I know you'll find me that data because it's in your best interest. If these Acolytes get me, you'll be next."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Don't just stand there, find me that security data."  (download, history)

Objective complete

• Alad V: "Ah, yes, exactly what I'm looking for. Now, if I cross-reference the signal inversions from this stream with the... wait, why am I telling you this? Tenno, get to extraction."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "You know these Acolytes won't be easy marks. No one-shot-kills here. It's going to take an army of you to dispose of just one."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Yes, this is exactly what I wanted. Tenno, make you way to extraction but watch out for those pesky Acolytes."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "That's what we're looking for. Why do these Acolytes come for me? I've done nothing to them! But don't worry, I will."  (download, history)

During Last Shadow Debt Mission

• Alad V: "Perhaps I got a little too confident. Help me out, why don't you? Then we'll call it even. Hmm... fineprint."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Tenno, may I encourage you to think of all the times I've helped you and not all the times I tried to have you killed."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "We've had our differences in the past but right now I can really see the benefit of being nice to you."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Fighting alongside the Tenno! I won't lie, this feels wierd."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Fighting off a horde of shadow warriors was most certainly not on my agenda for today."  (download, history)

Alad V's idle dialogue

• Alad V: "Stay back! Get away from me!"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Back off!"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Don't you know who I am?"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Little help, Tenno?"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Tenno, you are having too much fun!"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Sweet profit! That hurts!"  (download, history)
• Alad V: "My death was not in the contract, Tenno."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "I knew I should've got the insurance."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "You murderers!"  (download, history)

At 8, 6, 4, and 2 waves remaining

• Misery: "The Shadow commands us. Betrayers will die. Orokin blood will dry."  (download, history)
• Misery: "Those who oppose will be consumed. Emotion drives us. Blood divides us."  (download, history)
• Misery: "These children will not stop us from punishing you. The Shadow commands it."  (download, history)
• Misery: "We asked... what is thy will, Shadow? Punishment was his call."  (download, history)
• Misery: "We serve the Shadow, the Stalker, the truth."  (download, history)
• Misery: "The Shadow is pure, undreaming, untainted."  (download, history)

1 wave remaining

• Alad V: "All these shadows. Those Acolytes don't have the guts to come fight me themselves!"  (download, history)
• Misery: "Enough! You will regret your past crimes..."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "I may have spoken too soon, yes..."  (download, history)

While Hunting Down Acolytes

First Acolyte located

• Alad V: "There an Acolyte, do you see it? Do what you can and I'll call in your shiny friends."  (download, history)

Acolyte found

• Alad V: "Feel that? One of them is here. They won't stay hidden for long."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "Acolyte! We know you're here. Show yourself."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "It's here! Find it and hurt it."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "I know that an Acolyte is around here somewhere. Keep poking around until it tries to kill you."  (download, history)

Defeating Acolyte

• Alad V: "Sneaky betrayer, won't stay around until the bitter end. You'll find it again, I know you will."
• Alad V: "It's going to make us do this the hard way, isn't it. And by us, Tenno, I mean you."  (download, history)
• Alad V: "That's what happens when you mess with Alad V, yes."  (download, history)

For Acolyte dialogue see:

• Angst#Quotes
• Malice#Quotes
• Mania#Quotes
• Torment#Quotes
• Violence#Quotes

Progressing Through Event

SHADOW DEBT: The Hunt is On

Tenno,

I've cracked it. Hunhow was using a tricky frequency, but not tricky enough.

Now it's time to stalk them. Search nodes throughout the Solar System, if an Acolyte is present, I'll decode its signal and then you can teach it a lesson. Once one is found, I'll blow the whistle so that we can take the fight to them.

Careful, though, Tenno. These Acolytes have a thick skin, it's going to take a significant force to take one down for good.

Alad V

(Attachments: Orokin Catalyst, Acolyte Sigil)

Making Acolytes flee 10 times

SHADOW DEBT: Keep Up the Hunt

You're making progress, Tenno. But... now that you're witnessed the supernatural fortitude these creatures possess, you must realize that you have inflicted a mere scratch.

Take these items and continue the hunt. The Acolytes are still out there, hiding, waiting for their chance to dispatch me. It will surely take the combined force of all your brethren to put an end to them.

Alad V

(Attachments: Orokin Reactor, Acolyte Emblem)

All Acolytes defeated (except Misery)

SHADOW DEBT: Outstanding Payment

It seems you have filed a fraudulent report regarding the death of all Acolytes...

—Alad V

• Alad V: "By the stars, I am relieved! I feel like I have a whole new life ahead of me! All thanks to you, you glorious Tenno! That's what I would've have said if you'd actually taken care of all those blood-hungry Acolytes. But no. I can't say that because the last Acolyte, the worst one of the bunch, is on his way right now! He's after the one thing I love more than profit. My precious life! Finish what you started, Tenno. I'll even sweeten the deal if moral obligation isn't enough incentive..."  (download, history)

Endurance run completed (15 waves against Misery)

SHADOW DEBT: Now We're Even

I'll admit it, you got me out of a sticky situation back there, so let's just call it even, shall we.

-Alad V

(Attachment:  Lacera Scorn Skin)

Aftermath

SHADOW DEBT: Now We're Even

Our contract is complete.

—Alad V

(Attachment:  Vulkar Wraith)

• Alad V: "Maybe next time the Stalker will think twice before messing with Alad V! Okay, I'll admit, you got me out of a sticky situation back there, so let's just call it even, shall we? Well, I guess I should give you some sort of reward or something, just don't tell anyone. Even though I'm in no way obliged to do so. Take this, just don't point it at me, got it?"  (download, history)