In this case, I wanted to introduce a plot into the Hudson Hawks campaign  which would establish VIPER as a serious risk, and at the same time would throw a shadow of doubt onto the purity of PRIMUS' public image. Reading the VIPER book, by Scott Bennie and Cliff Christianson, I came across the leader of VF-2, Kevin Armstrong, a former Silver Avenger who had defected to join VIPER.   "Hm," I thought.  "This is perfect."  My mind immedately set upon ways I could incorporate him into my story.  

The Armstrong plot -- it was only later that we called it "the Armstrong Debacle" -- caused the players to question a great many things, and did ultimately lead to the Hawks discovering many of PRIMUS' more nasty dealings.  What I find so incredibly funny, even today, is the fact that everyone has a different version of events. I'll let them tell the story themselves.  

General Plot Overview:  Armstrong and VF-2 kidnapped Silver Avenger Stephen Hawkins, despite the best efforts of Firehawk, Orion, and Olympian to stop him.  His terms for the Avenger's release were that the Golden Avenger would have to meet Armstrong in personal combat at the Berekely Stadium in Hudson City.  The Avenger would bring only a cameraman and reporter.  When VIPER agents started coming out of the woodwork, the Hawks tossed in their help, and Armstrong and VF-2 were defeated.  Armstrong's mask was removed on national television, and that was when the public learned the truth about the "death" of Silver Avenger Kevin Armstrong in 1991.  

Taken to Stronghold-NJ, when Marjorie Dellinger (Jade) went to interview him, she unwittingly brought along Darin Falswell as her substitue cameraman, who assisted with Armstrong's breakout.  For months, that was the last the team saw of Kevin Armstrong.  

They would later learn that he had joined the Wild Geese.  Armstrong's efforts to expose the corruption of PRIMUS would lead to Marjorie Dellinger assisting the Geese, and eventually joining them.  Orion and Olympian would track Armstrong down with the help of their sentient computer, and would present him to PRIMUS.  Later, Marjorie would make the decision to help Armstrong escape again -- this time from an orbital Stronghold -- earning her the wrath of her former teammates.  Moira and Ellen Rennie, Armstrong's wife and child, would allegedly be kidnapped from PRIMUS custody by the Serpent Syndicate, though this would later prove to be merely another Wild Geese raid.  

Armstrong and the Wild Geese have wisely remained out of sight since.  

For more information about Kevin Armstrong's perspective on events (and his complete background, character sheet and a picture by Dale McKee), check out his Wild Geese page.