(Main series and Spin-offs)
Dogs of the AMS... time they made a move.
The AMS was a government agency and a heroic faction in the House of the Dead franchise, appearing in both mainline and spin-off titles.
Split into domestic and foreign bases, the AMS was tasked with criminal investigations and intelligence collection. It was disbanded in 2003 after the collapse of civilization.[1][excerpt 1] However, as of 2006, several agents are still active and are still referred as "AMS agents", though it is unknown whether this means AMS is revived, its operations being taken over by one of their foreign branches, or simply a title used by former agents.
The AMS investigated the production of hostile biologically-engineered creatures. As of 2019, a secret division comprised of ex-agents exists to battle these threats in the AMS' absence.[1][excerpt 2]
History
The House of the Dead canon
While the AMS' true purpose is never stated, it appears to be outside of other US Government organizations and/or jurisdiction, often sending agents on international missions, most notably the events of The House of the Dead 1, 2, and 4, which feature American agents working on cases in Europe. As revealed in The House of the Dead 4, the agency has a European branch office too.
The House of the Dead : Overkill canon
In the spin-off, The House of the Dead: Overkill, when G confronts Papa Caesar he specifically places Caesar under "AMS arrest", though it is left ambiguous whether G actually has this vested authority or if this is a simple threat. If the former is believed, this would suggest that Overkill's version of AMS handles criminal procecution separately to the wider US legal system.
In Overkill, AMS is stated to be an American agency, noted to have been active during the 1950s, being involved in the secrecy of the experimental "Formula X" that was originally intended to be used in "OPERATION OVERKILL".
Zombie Revenge canon
The Zombie Revenge instruction manual claims that AMS is an American agency. English versions of the manual also claim Rikiya Busujima to be a Japanese AMS agent, which would suggest that the AMS hires internationally. The Japanese version of the manual, however, contradicts this information, instead stating that Busujima is simply an agent from a separate, Japanese agency.
Known members
The House of the Dead canon
Living
Deceased
- Rogan Commandos (unknown number; specified as members of AMS in The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide). One of them is Yukio.
- Unnamed agents (were turned into creatures; appear as enemies in the fifth stage of The House of the Dead 4).
Unknown status
- Unnamed AMS Director
Zombie Revenge canon
Living
Trivia
- The House of the Dead's Sega Saturn manual mentions an AMS Director.
- Said Director is noted to have fought at "Dunwich" and the "Miskatonic delta".
- Overkill also mentiones an AMS Director as well.
- Despite seemingly being dissolved as of 2003, Kate Green and Ryan Taylor are still referred to as AMS Agents in Scarlet Dawn's opening, working undercover during the Scarecrow Manor Incident in 2006. It is unknown whether the AMS by this point has been reformed, taken over by one of their foreign branches, or that Kate and Ryan are working under a different agency and their "AMS Agent" status is simply a title.
- The PDAs used in Scarlet Dawn are still AMS branded
- AMS branding also appears in The House of the Dead III, most notably the AMS nametag worn by Lisa Rogan and the AMS branded car driven by her.
- The House of the Dead director Takashi Oda said that he would like to explain what AMS stands for, and how it was founded, if his team ever created a game "based on a time before [the original House of the Dead]".[2]
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Sources
- Excerpts
- ↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.47:
"'通称AMSと呼ばれる某国政府機関。各地域にまたがる犯罪の捜査、情報の収集を任務として、内部組織は国内と国外のふたつの拠点で大きく分けられている。2003年の世界崩壊とともに政府そのものが無く 、AMS本体は解体された。" - ↑ Excerpt from The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, p.47:
"追想シーンで構成された者集団でガン私卓師団は、解体されたAMSの隊員たちにローガンが呼びかけ、今に来てたた戦闘プロ集団である。"
- References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, pg. 47
- ↑ Kori (September 7, 2012). "Website of the Dead’s Exclusive Interview with Takashi Oda". The Website of the Dead. Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. “After 16 years of the first game’s release, many fans have been wondering this – what does AMS stand for? The development team asked me this, too. I told them that if we ever create a game based on a time before The House of the Dead 1, I would like to explain how AMS started.”
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