1

The Rival is fiercely loyal to a dead superior and attempts to complete the superior's final, outdated objective.

2

The Rival is addicted to gambling and funds their operations through high-stakes games of chance, risking exposure.

3

The Rival believes they are a religious or ideological messenger and risks the mission to "save" their assets' souls.

4

The Rival is convinced there is a mole in their own Service and dedicates most resources to chasing internal ghosts.

5

The Rival has a crippling fear of failure and risks catastrophic collateral damage rather than aborting a task.

6

The Rival is meticulously focused on health and physical fitness, demanding perfect conditions for every operation.

7

The Rival's face is recognisable due to an unsolved civilian crime they committed years ago in the West.

8

The Rival relies on a complex, visible ritual before every major move, making their intentions predictable to keen observers.

9

The Rival suffers from severe claustrophobia, forcing them to avoid standard safehouses and use high-risk meeting spots.

10

The Rival's cover identity is based on a known historical figure that is easily debunked by a local expert.

11

The Rival is a drunk or addict and their professional judgement degrades rapidly under pressure or stress.

12

The Rival has a severe, visible allergy or chronic medical condition that can trigger a crisis mid-mission.

13

The Rival can flawlessly use antique/obsolete surveillance gear that modern sweepers cannot detect.

14

The Rival possesses photographic memory and can perfectly recall all past intelligence documents and personnel files.

15

The Rival is a genius at forgery and impersonation, creating perfect cover identities on the fly.

16

The Rival has unfettered access to internal banking and financial records of all major local and Western institutions.

17

The Rival can speak three niche, local dialects perfectly, allowing them to gather information others miss.

18

The Rival can disable and bypass any mechanical locking device (safe, door, filing cabinet) with minimal time/noise.

19

The Rival has familial ties to the host country's local police or intelligence chief.

20

The Rival is officially employed by a powerful international humanitarian organisation, giving them diplomatic cover.

21

The Rival is protected by official clearance from a completely different, non-aligned military branch.

22

The Rival is the personal protégé of the Enemy Service's overall Director.

23

The Rival is protected by a complex non-aggression pact between the two rival intelligence organisations

24

The Rival is protected by a permanent diplomatic passport from a major NATO country.

25

The Rival has a close romantic history with one of the Agent's known Allies or contacts.

26

The Rival was once recruited and then abandoned by a high-ranking member of the Agent's own Service.

27

The Rival currently shares a vital, hidden Asset with the Agent's Service, complicating any move against them.

28

The Rival is unaware they are in a relationship with a civilian who is also an Asset for the Agent's Service.

29

The Rival is seeking revenge on the Agent for an incident that occurred years before the Agent joined the Service.

30

The Rival has been tasked to kill a family member of the Agent's Handler to force a diplomatic crisis.

31

The Rival is a master of unarmed immobilisation—they subdue without injury, making them hard to justify killing.

32

The Rival is an expert in setting up lethal, complex chemical booby traps that leave no forensic evidence.

33

The Rival is a master of evasive driving in crowded urban environments, making pursuit almost impossible.

34

The Rival specialises in destroying evidence post-facto via incineration, acid, or chemical dispersal.

35

The Rival is highly skilled at rapid, devastating improvisational weaponry (e.g., using chemicals/tools found on site).

36

The Rival is a master of silent entry and escape through ducts, chimneys, or utility tunnels.