100% UPDATED: ABADDON ANOMALY SERIES OVER, RESISTANCE WIN 13-12.

100% UPDATED: ABADDON ANOMALY SERIES OVER, RESISTANCE WIN 13-12.

The Investigator's Arsenal 

So, throughout the course of this Investigation, I've encountered people who wanted to start but didn't know where to turn. As a result, I've created this list of sources that Investigators commonly turn to in order to make sense of what's going on.

It should be known that these are sources that have been credited and verified as canon or legitimate. There is usually some way to confirm these sources and the information that they release as legit. i.e, the Ingress Report(IR), the Niantic Project G+ page or other means. 

"Everyday, more would be leaked to me... a slow drip that was turning into a flood. That flood of cryptic, intriguing, worrying information continues to this day. At first, I wasn’t sure where this was all going. Now, if my suspicions are right, in the words of Bob Seger, “I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.”
                                                                               H. Richard Loeb 

These are those sources: 

THE INVESTIGATORS:

1. Niantic Project-this G+ Account is the center of the Investigation. Every couple of days, new intel will leak regarding the status of individuals and corporations and secret societies that play a role in the world of XM. The person currently running the account is Verity Seke, who has been since revealed to be the Truthseeker AI. 

2. H. Richard Loeb the former Operator of the Niantic Project G+ Account and the originator of the website http://www.nianticproject.com
Left the Investigation in Oct. 2013 to go off the grid and clear his mind on matters. Has since returned and presents to other Investigators questions regarding the current status of the situation at hand. Was revealed to responsible for tuning ADA. Known to have created the Truthseeker AI.

3. Edgar Allan Wright The creator of Operation Essex (https://plus.google.com/communities/117368337781687210813), a community where Investigators and Truthseekers work together to uncover the mysteries of the Niantic Project and the world around us. Used to be a professor at some university and also possessed some sort of relationship with Devra, who holds him in some negative regard. Has memory problems and his messages, while cryptic, hold much value in terms when deciphered and understood. 

4. Susanna Moyer-XM Sensitive, Host of the Ingress Report.
5. Sarita Hays-co host of the Ingress Report. Doesn't pop around much. Hoping she does sometime soon.   
6. Klue S.-XM Sensitive. Former vessel for ADA. Current whereabouts unknown. Only Investigator to have been both Enlightened and Resistance.


THE NIANTIC PROJECT RESEARCHERS
7. Hank Johnson XM Resarcher, Sensitive(this means that he is uniquely sensitive to the flow of XM. Many individuals in the world of Niantic fall in this category). Former Special Operations soldier and now a historian, trying to catalog and record the effects of XM throughout time and their impact on humanity. At one point, was known to be a 'simulacrum' or a XM construct of the real Johnson, who was killed in Afghanistan two years ago and resurrected through an unusual process only known by a secret society who refers to themselves as 13MAGNUS. Currently has regained his humanity and is now on an opposing path with the Anti-MAGNUS.

8. Devra Bogdanovich-XM Scientist, Researcher, Sensitive. Former lead scientist on the Niantic Project. Currently trapped in the Portal Network following the re-assembly of her Shards during the Shonin Anomaly Series. 
9. enoch dalby-musician, Sensitive. (RES CAPTURED HIS SHARDS IN ZURICH)
10. Stein Lightman-XM Researcher, Sensitive. Currently the leading expert on Shaper Glyphs. Currently in the Portal Network after re-assembly of his Shards during Persepolis.
11. Yuri Alaric Nagassa-XM Researcher, Sensitive. (ENL IN BOSTON CAPTURED HIS SHARDS)
12. Martin Schubert-XM Researcher, Sensitive. Currently in unknown whereabouts. (RES CAPTURED HIS SHARDS IN NEW ORLEANS)
13. Misty Hannah-XM Researcher, Sensitive, Stage Magician.(RES CAPTURED HER SHARDS IN HOUSTON)
14. Oliver Lynton-Wolfe-XM Researcher, Sensitive. Creator of the Ingress Scanner. (ENL CAPTURED HIS SHARDS IN NEW TAIPEI CITY
15. Roland Jarvis-XM Sensitive. former Leader of the Enlightened. Currently deceased. (RES CAPTURED HIS SHARDS AT ABADDON MILAN)
16. Carrie Campbell-XM Sensitive, language expert. Original pioneer of Shaper Glyph Research. Currently deceased after sacrifice in Operation Cassandra.(RES CAPTURED HER SHARDS IN LONDON)      -
17. A Detection Algorithm-the sentient artificial intelligence developed by the Niantic Project, she has since then grown and evolved far beyond that. Is currently aligned with the N'zeer. (ENL CAPTURED HER SHARDS AT ABADDON OKINAWA)
18. Victor Kureze-former Niantic researcher, physicist. Died in the Niantic Facility on April 21st, 2013 after interacting with the body of Roland Jarvis, appeared as Shards in the Portal Network. (RES CAPTURES HIS SHARDS IN HAMBURG)
19. Yuen Ni-the former Operations Director at the NIA who helped fund the Niantic Project. After Niantic dissolved, she went to work for Hulong and is now the CEO. Evidence suggests that she was sent in as a double agent by Zeke Calvin to monitor Hulong's XM progress.
20. Ezekiel "Zeke" Calvin-the man who instigated the Niantic Project, as well as many previous projects related to XM research. There exists evidence that suggests Calvin created the Niantic Project with a as-of-yet unknown agenda and that he may be a member of the Anti-MAGNUS. After Niantic dissolved, he went to work at IQTech and became its CEO until his disappearance. (*ENL CAPTURED HIS SHARDS AT ABADDON OAKLAND)


THE XM CORPORATIONS
21. IQTech Research-Based in the USA, Operated by Avril Lorazon. Main asset: Isabel Devitt.
22. Hulong Transglobal-Based in Shanghai, China. Operated by Yuen Ni. Main asset: Antoine Smith.
23. Visur Technology-Based in Russia(?) Operated by Ilya Petsov. Main asset: Claudia Glas.



SHAPERS VS N'ZEER, ANTI-MAGNUS VS 13MAGNUS:

"On January 1st, Hank Johnson, having been healing after a firefight in India, was with Jahan, a mysterious biotech researcher who had taken Hank in and helped him heal. The two of them were researching a mysterious force that drove Hank to India for research and knowledge, known as The N’zeer. This force, it seems, was the enemy of the Shapers and had been erased from human history and knowledge by the 13MAGNUS secret society. It has been believed that the N’zeer’s return to Earth would signal the end times."
Fev Games, Niantic Investigation recap.


"#13MAGNUS and the Enlightened believe that our collected evolution with the shapers represents a future filled with beauty and self-fulfillment. On the other, Anti-MAGNUS and the Resistance claim that the N'zeer represent an intellectual renaissance, a new era of progress which will help to end war, hunger, and disease. One that will finally shatter the toxic yoke of Shaper manipulation."
-Susanna Moyer, IR 100.




OTHER INDIVIDUALS:

24. Tycho C.-reclusive comic book artist. Is known to be able to simulate the art styles of other artists. Was at Comic-Con in 2012, releasing a series of posters that acted as the window into the world of the Niantic Project and XM. Currently working on an upcoming novel entitled Ingress: Origins, ETA: As of now, unknown
 
25. Paul School-one of Devra's former mentors during her research with Hank Johnson in Arecibo. Had punished the two of them after a incident in which they had explored a church in the area related to 13MAGNUS. Current whereabouts unknown. Devra had contacted him after Shonin, Hank had followed while he was travelling to Persepolis. 
26. Society for the Ethical Treatment of AIs: A organization established by Roland Jarvis during Recursion. Their goal is to attempt to neutralize all forms of AI. 

27. Hubert Farlowe::He was one of the NIA cleaners sent to kill Roland Jarvis and Devra Bogdanovich in Zurich. As he is examining the bodies, a green glow surrounds him and leaves him disoriented. He is sent by Jay Phillips to find Devra and finish the job. Hubert tracks Devra to Zagreb. He encounters Devra and Agent 855, a hired assassin, to the Skocjan Caves. He is shot by 855 during a gunfight and left in the cave. He managed to survive and is referred to as an 'XM construct', possibly similar to Roland Jarvis or Hank Johnson.

28. Thomas Greanias -works alongside Hank Johnson as an author to publish his adventures. Has a novella called the Alignment: Ingress.
 
29. Felicia Hajra-Lee -XM Sensitive. Author of the Niantic Project: Ingress Novella, the Level 8 Novella and author of the Exotic Matters blog.




Outside the G+ pages, there also exists the treasure trove of information compiled by Simon Green(wonderful job in doing so, btw!):

Ingress Year One, part one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhp2awQYLos

Ingress Year One, part two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_GP1aENSA

INGRESS REPORT | YEAR TWO - The Investigation (I)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmrbPRBrU1A

INGRESS REPORT | YEAR TWO - The Investigation (II)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOGnSBER62s

Part of Ingress started with the investigator board. There are two volumes consolidating this information helping truthseekers down the rabbit hole.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/P_A_Chapeau_Ingress_The_Niantic_Project_Files_Volu?id=DVWWBAAAQBAJ
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Verity_Seke_Ingress_The_Niantic_Project_Files_Volu?id=4V6WBAAAQBAJ

And finally there is the series of comics: Epiphany Night / Escape from Niantic / The Niantic Pursuit illustrated by Tycho
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Tycho_Ingress_Epiphany_Night_Escape_from_Niantic_T?id=lvk7AwAAQBAJ


And, for even more information, there exists the Niantic Project Wiki, which has remained a powerful resource for information: https://niantic.schlarp.com/start

So, the next time you encounter a budding Investigator who may need help figuring out where to start, perhaps giving them this list may assist them. I sure hope this helps! 

In the name of the Investigation, I release this information. I can only hope it serves our journey well.

-Mustafa.    
http://www.nianticproject.com

Comments

  1. Also remember the books: Niantic Project: Ingress, Alignment: Ingress, and Ingress: Level 8

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  2. Mike Wissinger I've added those in already. :D

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  3. The First & Foremost Well god dang it, I forgot those two! Thanks. :D

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  4. The First & Foremost​ good list. I believe VI (old) was actually a copycat group. The actual VI and Looking Glass entities are in an odd gray area, occasionally contributing leaks or codes but not quite directly involved in NP events. Flint says he's an investigator like us, but Joe Philley​ was a former NIA cleaner designated 802 and Thomas Greanias​ had a working relationship with Hank Johnson​ with direct access to research material. Curter Zokiev​ leaked information from inside CERN during the ShaperData event. Archit Bhargava​ likely recruited Susanna Moyer​ into the NIA under the alias Archie Belgrave.

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  5. The First & Foremost I've got Carrie and Tycho added. Mike Wissinger's got the right idea on VI and the Looking Glass entities. Ben's been off the grid for a seriously long time-I could add him but not too sure he'll be coming back into things anytime soon. I'll make sure to add Paul School and the SETAI.

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  6. The First & Foremost Oh haha thanks! I'll get to it asap. 
    EDIT: Done.


    Also, I'm working on a more detailed description of the NIA. Coming Soon.

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  7. The old VI is actually real. My guess is one of them is a account and the other a page (as in you can invite one to hangouts but not the other). But both of them are official (proven in different cases)
    About being involved in the Lore they are a fringe entity. They have contributed to some lore elements but not in a grand way. They seem to have some connection with Niantic Project as helpers but at the same time have their own story. I personally consider them the guest actors of the story. But I would still consider them for the official listing.

    For the Wonderlanders apart from passcode distribution I have seen no Niantic Project lore from their part. But still funny to follow for the randomness. But not as lore sources.

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  8. This is excellent work.  How might I help, Mustafa Said?

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  9. Edgar Allan Wright Two things. One, share it with new Investigators. It should hopefully help them in their first steps into this investigation. 

    Two, I'm currently working on finding a precise definition of the NIA. If you can help me out with that, it'd be seriously appreciated.

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  10. Thank you Mustafa Said this is certantly one of the best places to start for new investigators in this community, my recommendation for this post would be that whenever you can please update this post with the current changes happening to the sensitives and pin this post to the top. 

    Regards,

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  11. Josias Baez So what you're asking for is an update to the status of the sensitives? Is that correct? 

    Also, quick plug in: I do a series at Fev Games centered around the current status of the storyline. It's called the Status Updates(lol). I'd check it out if I was you. ;)

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  12. Mustafa Said yes only the sensitives for example, we now have more info in regards to Misty Hannah​ and Yuri Alaric Nagassa​ kind of a mini bio like the one you have for Devra Bogdanovich​ and Hank Johnson​

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  13. Josias Baez Hmm. I'll get to updating things right now ;)

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  14. Josias Baez FINALLY got around to taking care of that. Everything deleted the night I was working on it :( 

    Hope you and everyone else enjoys the new look.

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  15. Mustafa Said Yeap its clearner and more centralized. I already bought the niantic files of H. Richard Loeb and Verity Seke to have a better understanding of simulacrum and simulacra. And I have a lot of questions! but the one that popups the most is: Why Roland Jarvis split into shards in the portal network? Why Shards are the common form to manifest in the portal network? I'm looking manually on this community for some answers but I havent found any information related to those questions.

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  16. The original shard event occured when Roland Jarvis  - then an XM Infomorph manifesting solely at or near portals, was attacked by Oliver Lynton-Wolfe.  The entire Chaotic Matter reserve at a Hulong Transglobal research facility was detonated in the attack (https://plus.google.com/+NianticProject/posts/Cze3oyYwPNm), but the mechanism by which that CM-XM interaction resulted in Jarvis being split into shards and the nature of an entity that is in a sharded state are still matters of speculation.

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  17. Josias Baez I will answer that...right after class. ;)

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  18. Josias Baez Looks like Mike Wissinger beat me to the punch. Read his comment on how Jarvis got sharded.

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  19. Mike Wissinger Mustafa Said​ thanks to both i am reading the information he points out! Really cool stuff. Still confuses me but its ok for now :)

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  20. Thanks for coming back and updating this! Resharing it (again) to our communities. 😀

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  21. David Timothy I was so lazy in doing this. Promise I'll add more updates and not wait a bunch of months to do them :p 

    Wanna write up one on the NIA but it's hard to do. Gotta add a list of all members and there's one in particular that's just not easy to write at this time.

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  22. Lazy? Hardly! This is good stuff. Thank you. Let me know if I can be of assistance, Mustafa Said​.

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  23. David Timothy Thank you kindly for your assistance. I can handle this.

    As far as being lazy, I was supposed to reconstruct this a long time ago. I got complacent and then went back to classes so I never bothered to pick it up again.

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  24. Edgar Allan Wright I've got a long way to go to make sure this is as comprehensive as possible. The journey starts now.

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  25. Updates on status of Carrie and Enoch ☺

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  26. Vicki Ellen Updates incoming. Thank you for keeping me in the loop. :D

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  27. Mustafa Said this post is very useful. Thanks

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  28. Vicki Ellen Ok updated. Thanks again!

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