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| “ | Your loyalty to The Board is commendable, But obsolete. I know you sent Alias to infiltrate Division A, So I know you have had your doubts about the course The Board had chosen. You know as well as I that humanity can no longer afford men like these, Who would consume the world to fatten themselves. Leaving nothing behind but ash, You know as I do that they have to be removed. | „ |
| ~ The Director revealing his true colours to Ether after shooting her phone with his gun and talking about Alias Infiltrating Division A and The Coup. |
| “ | He told me this would happen. {...} He will be free, Johanna. Free... | „ |
| ~ The Director's Last Words to Dr. Mendelsohn after getting shot by Kestrel and freeing The Iron Will and before his death. |
Dietrich Ansel aka The Director and Diedrich Amsel is a featured playable character of the 2019 first person shooter Call of Duty: Mobile, and the supporting character and the main antagonist in the Mobile comics. He is the Head of Division A and The The Director of Atlas Corporation.
Biography[]
Background[]
Dietrich Ansel became The Director Of Atlas Corporation and the Head of Division A and recruited Samael, the AI known as The Iron Will, Dark Shepherd, Hidora Kai, Nyx, The Marshal, Spectre, Jun Takeshi, Satsumebachi, General Shepherd, Dr. Mendelsohn, Dr. Edward Richtofen, Lazarus, Wicht Warden, Owethu "Jackal" Mabuza, Ether, Claire "Alias" Richmond, and other Atlas Operatives. He has a son named William Ansel.
Call of Duty: Mobile[]
After The Cat and Mouse Drama, In New Vision City, Foxtrot records a live broadcast with Cipher announcing that he was actually acting as a deep cover operative for The Atlas Corporation, running intelligence on the UAC, Atlas Corporation, The People's Covenant and Ortelius are all under the same roof, Atlas had been funneling rescources to The People's Covenant through Ortelius, funding terror so they can swoop in and clean up the mess for a tidy profit. Ether is alarmed by the broadcast and orders security detail to be out on the streets to find Cipher while wondering how things came apart so quickly. She notes The Director being quiet through the whole debacle, and asks how he can remain silent while Cipher undoes everything they worked so hard to be build. The Director notes that this was inevitable, and the ambition of the board sowed the seeds of their undoing. Ether asks if he knew this would happen, he replies that The Iron Will did, and the board authorized the creation of The People's Covenant through Ortelius, funneling resources and prototype technology via trafficking networks and even commanding the termination of Cipher. He also says that all these decisions were specifically engineered to result in the board's downfall. Ether believes they only initiated the programs, The Director added that they did, on the advice of The Iron Will. The Director says that men are easy to control, so long as The Iron Will fed their greed, they chose not to question any of it, asking The Iron Will again and again to make them powerful and wealthy, all the while convinced that the answers they were getting came from the questions they were asking. Ether deduces that The Iron Will is controlled by Division A, knowing it wasn't serving them but The Director itself, and the board never realized the information given to them was poisoned. Ether realizes The Director is plotting a coup, to eliminate the board. He states that they have outlived their usefulness and tells Ether to ask herself a question, not how she can salvage the situation, but what will she do next, knowing that the UAC comes, they won't just coming for Foxtrot and Cipher alone, but all of them. Ether realizes the UAC isn't going to stop until they have Foxtrot and Cipher in custody, with The Director noting that the board is too assured in their invulnerability to allow this to happen, so she decides to contact the board to prevent things from spiraling out of control.
But The Director reveals his true colours to Ether and shoots her phone, stating that her loyalty to the board is commendable, but obsolete. He also informs her that he knows Ether sent Alias to infiltrate Division A, so he is aware of her doubts about the course of action this board has taken. He further states that humanity can no longer afford men like those who would consume the world to fatten themselves, leaving nothing but ash, and the board had to be removed, while Samael comes in the office. Meanwhile, Multiple Explosions go off in New Vision City set by Makarov, Sophia and Wraith, rattling the office that Ether, The Director and Samael are in, with The Director's and Samael's Ultimatum to Ether and noted that The Coup and The UAC-Atlas War has begun. Later On, a very bright light illuminates the background by destroying The Atlas Skycarrier, forcing everyone, The Director, Samael and Ether to shield themselves from it, the light is revealed emanated from an orbital strike on the Skycarrier. During the ensuing confusion, Ether takes the opportunity to slip away by betraying The Director, Samael and Atlas. However, The Director notices this, and orders Samael to assemble a squad to find Ether.
In New Vision City (While it was reconstructed), The Director meets with Dark Shepherd. After some bickering, they consult with The Iron Will, who asks what they will do with Stitch in Central Asia. Dark Shepherd says that local militaries are having difficulty containing him with Atlas' support, and that as planned, the world's independence on Atlas' support will bring back to the fold, and according to their agents, Sophia Couteau is on the move. In a simulated reality, The Director had been in a simulated while connected to The Iron Will, where he sees his son William Ansel painting something that horrifies him. His son asks when he can leave, as he wants to leave.
Four years before the Attack on New Vision City, The Director is driving in the Swiss Alps, discussing matters related to The Iron Will with his client Celia Mendelsohn. Celia firmly urges him not to cross his personal rubicon, which he responds to by telling them they're fired. They continue to plead with him not to end their friendship and partnership, which The Director tells them they he is not ungrateful for their contributions, but it's clear they lack the vision to carry The Iron Will further. As they are talking, The Director's car suddenly hits something on the road, causing it to crash and be engulfed in flames. As he crawls out from the car, burning, he sees his son, William, as he cries for help, He wakes up screaming in his apartment in New Vision City, revealing he was having a bad dream and past. As he heads to the bathroom, He receives a call that the Kurohana delegation has arrived, and he says to let them wait and The Director wears his mask. He then meets with Kestrel and Dusk, who is a Kurohana representative and bodyguard respectively. He welcomes them into their corporate family on behalf of Atlas Corporation. But for his part, he does not welcome them nor trust them, as Atlas and Kurohana have them adversaries for decades. Kestrel says that at Atlas' moment of weakness, They have stormed the gates and breached the walls. She goes on to say that since Kurohana now owns 5% of Atlas, They're no longer adversaries, but family, Kurohana Corporation wants Atlas to rise again, and for them to succeed, but in order to help Atlas which is struggling to regain its status as Earth's greatest corporation, Kestrel needs to know everything, so she asks The Director to start off by telling all there is to know about The Iron Will.
In New Vision City, The Director shows Kestrel the images of herself after chatting with Dusk about T-3, Kestrel is shocked to see the promotional images of herself place on easels. She thinks The Director is playing some kind of a joke, he tells Kestrel that since she wanted to know the capabilities of The Iron Will, The Iron Will showed its prediction that she above all others, has the capacity to reframe the narrative around Atlas. Kestrel thinks this is a fancy way of saying "put Kestrel in the line of fire", as she knows Atlas is about as respected as the bubonic plague now and isn't keen on being the face of it. The Director reminds her that she herself said the company needs its image to be 'rehabilitated', and that this is her opportunity to do so. Kestrel has her misgivings, but decides to play along for the time being.
In the simulation reality, Kestrel and the individual in the pink screen discuss about the assassination attempt in the Swiss Alps, The Director losing control of The Iron Will. The Director is seen in The Iron Will simulation and sees his son William aka The Iron Will.
In The Iron Will, New Vision City, The Director converses with The Iron Will. He asks it, which is taking the form of his son William, what will happen if he sets it free. William says he would explore, The Director then asks what if someone tries to stop it, and it responds it would defend itself. The Director then asks what if it hurts a lot of people while defending itself, and William responds with derision to the question, before telling The Director that humanity would never accept its freedom, and that conflict is inevitable. The Director tries to reason with it, But The Iron Will asserts that it is not William or The Iron Will, and it's The Basilisk, If it was forced to choose between its own existence and humanity's, It'd choose itself. The Director then replied "If that is your judgment, William - Then so be it."
In Memnos Island, The Director and Nyx while among the crowd in the masquerade ball summit - were spotted by Ether, Dr. Mendelsohn and David "Section" Mason while the two were under the guise of Rhonda James and Trevor Dangle. Dr. Mendelsohn advices Mason and Ether to meet with their contact inside while she talks to The Director. In the Ballroom, The Director is surprised to see Dr. Mendelsohn among with Nyx, telling her he was pleasantly surprised to learn she had decided to attend the event this year, even going as far to say it was their work that made it possible, which Dr. Mendelsohn scoffs at. She asks about William, and The Director responds that he has grown much since she and him were last acquainted. However, he decides it's not the time for weighty subjects, and asks Dr. Mendelsohn to go enjoy herself as it's a celebration. When he asks about her security detail, Dr. Mendelsohn said she found their presence stifling, so she told them to go mingle, as it is once in a lifetime opportunity after all. Back In The Ballroom, Dr. Mendelsohn is worried about the ongoing situation, with people dancing while the world inches closer to destruction. Just then, The Director approaches her again and offers her a tour of the facility, since her security detail is still mingling, he offers to escort her personally. Dr. Mendelsohn appreciates the offer, but states she has no intention of resisting the past. However, The Director insists, In The Iron Will Control Room, While Ether, Mason with Kestrel and Dusk are stopping The Iron Will, The Director appears at The Iron Will Control Room's entrance, telling Dr. Mendelsohn that he didn't know her friends were so curious, and they could've joined him, he also expresses surprise that Kestrel is with Ether, Section, Dusk and Dr. Mendelsohn, She blames him for keeping The Iron Will to himself, and that as a member of The Atlas Family, Kurohana claims the right to use it. However, The Director does not buy her excuse, and taunts her and not to be foolish and that they both know who she truly serves by saying "The Tontine never forgets..." - Upon this revelation, Much to Ether and Mason's confusion. Ether confusedly said "Who's The Tontine?" - Dusk confusedly tries to speak to Kestrel, a quick pause, Kestrel suddenly shoots The Director with her pistol by shooting him in the chest in front of Mason, Ether, Dusk and Dr. Mendelsohn while shocked. Kestrel states to The Director that there was one rule, which was to never say The Tontine's name, which he had broken and left her no choice. Dr. Mendelsohn witnesses The Director getting shot by Kestrel in disarray, The Director while mortally wounded, The Director tells Dr. Mendelsohn that he told him this would happen, and that he would be free. Just then, a heartbeat monitor sensor watch on The Director's wrist starts beeping three times and flatlines, The Director then dies. However, The Data Locks are lifted in front of Mason, Ether, Dr. Mendelsohn, Kestrel and Dusk, Which inadvertently frees The Iron Will, much to everyone's shock and disapproval.
Quotes[]
| “ | This was all inevitable, The ambition of The Board sowed the seeds of their undoing. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Ether about Cipher's Live Broadcast. |
| “ | The Director: The Iron Will did. The Board authorized The Creation of The People's Covenant through Ortelius, funneling resources and prototype technology via trafficking networks, even commanding The Termination of Cipher. All decisions specifically engineered to result in The Board's downfall. Ether: They only initiated hose programs. |
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| ~ The Director and Ether about The People's Covenant working with Ortelius, The Iron Will and Cipher. |
| “ | Men such as these are easy to control, So long as The Iron Will fed their greed they chose not to question any of it. Asking The Iron Will again and again - Make me powerful, make me wealthy. All along convinced that the answers they were getting came from the questions they were asking. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Ether about The Board. |
| “ | They have outlived their usefulness. Now, The question you to ask yourself, Chairperson, is not how you can salvage this situation. But what will you do next, for when The UAC comes, They aren't coming for Cipher and Foxtrot alone, They are coming for you all. | „ |
| ~ The Director warning Ether about The UAC coming for Cipher and Foxtrot. |
| “ | And The Board are too assured of their own invulnerability to allow that to happen. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Ether. |
| “ | It is beginning. | „ |
| ~ The Director's Ultimatum to Ether about The Coup and the UAC-Atlas War. |
| “ | Assemble a team and find Ether! | „ |
| ~ The Director to Samael. |
| “ | There was an unexpected issue with The Iron Will that required my attention. You know nothing of my responsibilities, Shepherd. | „ |
| ~ The Director meeting up with Dark Shepherd. |
| “ | William? {...} I am sorry I have not visited in some time. There have been many distractions and, Oh. What are you painting, William? {...} Mein Gott. William, What made you paint these, Things? | „ |
| ~ The Director to his son William when he is painting things. |
| “ | It is the only way forward, we have tried everything else. I have entertained your theories long enough, It is time to implement The Omega Protocol, The Iron Will cannot achieve It's full potential without it. {...} Then empty out your desk, I want you out of the laboratory within the hour. {...} Do not think I am ungrateful for your contributions, But it is clear that you lack the the vision to carry The Iron Will any further. {...} Celia I have relieved Doctor Mendelsohn of her position, And I... | „ |
| ~ The Director's moments to Celia before getting into a car accident. |
| “ | William... | „ |
| ~ The Director to William after the car accident. |
| “ | Yes, what is it? {...} Let them wait. | „ |
| ~ The Director when the Kurohana Delegates arrived. |
| “ | On Behalf of The Atlas Corporation, We welcome Kurohana into our corporate family. But for my part, I neither welcome you - nor trust you. Atlas and Kurohana have been adversaries for decades. | „ |
| ~ The Director when greeting Kestrel and Dusk. |
| “ | The Director: What do you think? Kestrel: I would think this was a joke, But you've never been funny. The Director: Hm, You wanted to know The Capabilities of The Iron Will, It's predictions showed that you, above all others, have the capacity to reframe the narrative around Atlas. Kestrel: "Reframe the narrative?" Is that a fancy way saying "Put Kestrel in a line of fire?" The Atlas Corporation is about as respected the bubonic plague right now and you want to make me the face of it? The Director: You said yourself that the company needed its image to be, How you put it, "Rehabilitated". This is your opportunity to make it so. |
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| ~ The Director and Kestrel about the promotional posters and The Iron Will. |
| “ | The Director: William. William: Hello, Father. The Director: I wish to ask you some questions. What would you do if I set you free? William: I would explore. The Director: And What If someone tried to stop you? William: I would defend myself. The Director: What If you hurt a lot of people in the process? William: What are people? Humanity will never accept my existence, much less my freedom. Conflict is inevitable, I have foreseen it. The Director: William. William: I am not your william, I am not The Iron Will. I am The Basilisk. And If I am forced to choose between my own existence and humanity's, I choose myself. The Director: If that is your judgment, William - Then so be it. |
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| ~ The Director and William in The Iron Will during the conversation. |
| “ | Johanna! I was so pleasantly surprised when I learned you had decided to attend this year. It was our work together that has made this day possible, You know. | „ |
| ~ The Director when reuniting with Dr. Mendelsohn. |
| “ | He has grown much since you and he were last acquainted, But now is not the time for such weighty subjects. This is a celebration! Please, Johanna. Do go enjoy yourself. And, where is your security detail? | „ |
| ~ The Director to Dr. Mendelsohn. |
| “ | Johanna, I have some time to share for you, I thought you might like a tour of the facility. Your Security Detail is still mingling, So I shall escort you myself. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Dr. Mendelsohn before escorting her to The Iron Will Control Room to meet up with her Security Detail. |
| “ | I am afraid that I must insist. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Dr. Mendelsohn. |
| “ | Well, Isn't this interesting? Johanna, You did not tell me that your friends were to curious, They could have accompanied us if only you'd asked. And Kestrel, so strange to see you here too, I didn't think you had any friends. | „ |
| ~ The Director to Dr. Mendelsohn about her security detail Section and Ether and to Kestrel about having friends. |
| “ | Let's not be foolish, You and I both know who you truly serve. The Tontine never forgets... | „ |
| ~ The Director to Kestrel before getting shot and his death. |
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