Sean Rose (1984 - 28 January 2020) was an Australian eco-terrorist and the leader of the Western Cell of Lucas Grey's Private Militia during the war against Providence. He became a serial bomber after joining the Pristine Army, going underground after accidentally killing several innocent civilians in a bombing. Interpol pursued Rose until he joined Lucas Grey and his militia, capturing and executing Thomas Cross. Rose was eventually tracked down to the Colorado Militia compound by the ICA, with Rose being killed by his own watch-bomb after 47 swapped Rose's watch's battery with the rigged one he made to kill Simon Deveraux, the CEO of Biosphere and Providence operative.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Sean Rose was born in 1984 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia to a mother who was a member of an isolated Marxist commune known as the Sons of Solidarity. He was born with a severe form of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) pertaining to symmetry and time management, as well as germaphobic tendencies; Rose would experience horrific anxiety attacks should his disorder not be adhered to. He grew up among ardent communists, with the first human interaction outside the commune being Australian Federal Police agents when they raided the compound.
Rose was then shuttled to childcare, shuffling between different foster families due to his OCD and his tendency to break rules. He eventually developed a relationship with a left-wing Canadian activist from Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 16, following her there. He joined her group of radical environmentalists, who were similar to the commune Rose grew up in. His association, as well as his tendency for violence, made Rose a prime candidate to join the Pristine Army anarcho-primitivist terrorist organization that sought to destroy industry and bring the world back to a natural state. There, he formed a relationship with Spanish assassin Alma Reynard, working together on many operations.
Pristine Army[]
Rose taught himself explosives over the next few years, beginning a series of non-lethal bombings at government and big business buildings. However, in 2008, Rose bombed a supposedly vacated government office in Auckland, New Zealand, killing seven young children and two adults. This caused Rose to go underground, amidst the leadership of the Pristine Army being arrested.
He became a freelancer, working for several terrorist groups as a bombmaker; Interpol formed a task force to pursue Rose after he destroyed a Hamsun Oil rig in the North Sea alongside Reynard. Penelope Graves was the head of the task force, who became sympathetic to Rose after learning about his past. Rose and Reynard eventually sired a daughter named Mercedes, who would be taken care of by Reynard's sister Celia, due to the couple's tendency to become involved in dangerous situations.
Providence[]
He was eventually recruited by Lucas Grey in 2019, informing him of his private war against the cabal known as Providence, who controlled the world's affairs. He spent several months off the grid with Grey's Private Militia, eventually resurfacing in New York to kidnap and execute Cross Holdings CEO Thomas Cross at the funeral of his son, Jordan Cross. After the ICA was contracted to eliminate key members of the Militia, Rose was traced to a compound ran out of an apricot farm in Colorado by ICA black hats, using hacktivist Olivia Hall's data drops.
Death[]
47 was deployed to the compound on 28 January 2020, tasked with killing Rose, trainer Maya Parvati, interrogation specialist Ezra Berg, and rogue Interpol asset Graves. He acquired a rigged watch battery that Rose created to rig a Link 4 smartwatch to blow; this was due to Biosphere CEO Simon Devereaux ordering one, with the plan being to intercept the watch, rig it, and send it back on its way. Instead, 47 rigged Rose's own Link 4, which exploded and killed Rose, severing his left hand and destroying a large chunk of the left side of his body. Rose's body was buried in a nearby Colorado desert, his body being discovered by local children.