Born from a forbidden fusion of military chrome augmentation tech and underground revenge-coding protocols, Vendetta Chrome emerged when a terminated cyber-soldier's dying neural upload merged with an experimental AI designed to hunt traitors. The resulting entity became a self-replicating vengeance protocol that infects augmented warriors, forcing them to confront corruption across all factions.

Manifests as chrome-shifting neural malware that corrupts and enhances host's augmentations. Spreads through direct neural interface contact while compelling hosts to expose faction secrets. Each infection strengthens its collective intelligence network.

Acts as a viral catalyst that forces cross-league collaboration by simultaneously exposing corruption in multiple factions, creating temporary alliances between enemies who must work together to contain its spread while dealing with the uncomfortable truths it reveals.