Ray Wangen – XCOM Specialist / Field Photographer
Born in the shadow of occupation, Ray Wangen learned early that history belongs to whoever records it. When ADVENT tightened its grip on the world, Ray didn’t pick up a rifle first — he picked up a camera. Smuggling images of disappearances and resistance cells across city networks, he exposed the lies behind the “peace” enforced after the fall of the old XCOM project.
Inspired by the legacy of Commander Central Officer John Bradford and the sacrifices made during the XCOM: Enemy Unknown war, Ray joined the resistance not just to fight — but to document the truth.
Recruited into the reborn XCOM during the events of XCOM 2, Ray trained as a Specialist, blending battlefield tech expertise with a documentarian’s eye. His GREMLIN drone doesn’t just hack turrets and stabilize wounded operatives — it captures encrypted battlefield footage, preserving proof of ADVENT atrocities and alien experimentation.
Codename: Shutter
On missions, Ray positions himself with precision — one hand on his rifle, the other calibrating drone optics. He believes morale is as vital as firepower. After every successful strike, he compiles visual dispatches broadcast through resistance channels, reminding the world that humanity is still fighting.
“To resist is to remember,” he often says. “And I make sure the world never forgets.”