Kovacs is a body hopper who is a societal chameleon. He could appear to be anyone or anything. He is hideously dangerous no matter what form he takes. Takeshi Kovacs is a former Envoy. The Envoy’s are his period’s ultimate threat for governments that are not compliant. Before he was an envoy he was a marine. Before that he was a violent street thug. He fought on a dozen worlds and for causes he didn’t give a damn about. He succeeds at what he does because he lives the mission.Įnvoys are not allowed by law to go into either politics or business. At the end of his time with the Envoys (reduction of forces, he was downsized) he became a criminal. It was easier than being a mercenary. His life became a Mickey Spillane like noir of bloody adventures where clients hired him to use his Envoy skills to solve their problems.īy the time of Woken Furies Kovacs he found himself cast in the role of a hero unwillingly. Kovacs has worn many bodies as circumstances require. The physical characteristics of each vary. Takeshi Kovacs lives in a world where most people, him included, have a Cortical Stack implanted in their spine. In the case of death, or in some cases convenience, the digital mind and memories of a person can be moved to a new body. Takeshi Kovacs is the ultimate trained saboteur, insurgent and infiltrator. He is nearly immune to shock. As an Envoy he was downloaded into new bodies and into any variety of circumstance to push governments and powerful individuals into the actions desired by the UN.

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