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Black Forest Commandos
Asgard Mission
When Asgard is threatened by shadow creatures called CVEs, traditional weapons prove ineffective. The realm calls upon the Black Forest Commandos — an elite strike force that has been fighting these specific threats since 1865. Follow ten commandos as they secure Asgard using SBOM generation, OCI attestations, hardened images, VEX exemptions, Docker Bake, Cosign signing, and zero-day defense — all told through an epic comic narrative.
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Read the Opening Pages
Enter Asgard before the mission begins. Use the arrows or page dots to read this preview from the comic book.
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The full mission is documented as a hands-on workshop series. Read the Asgard Mission at Rabobank writeup, or explore the Asgard Mission wiki entry.
Characters of Asgard Mission
Meet the commandos, gods, allies, enemies, and creatures whose paths converge in Asgard. Select a character to open their full universe-wiki entry.
Gord
Gord, the ancient Persian commander who leads the Black Forest Commandos against the CVE threat.
Rothütle
The Black Forest scholar and technical specialist who turns strange security concepts into battlefield solutions.
Evie
The Black Forest Commandos' self-reliant tracker, scout, and precision marksman.
Jack
A cybernetic scout and heavy-assault specialist with a complicated history in the Black Forest.
Angra Mainyu
The calculating shadow lord whose CVE architecture turns corruption into a threat that can spread across worlds without him.
Mina
Mina, the immortal undead assassin whose empathy is as surprising as her reputation.
The Valkyrie
The ancient warrior who turns the Black Forest Commandos' security strategy into checkpoints, access control, and frontline defense.
Agent Null
The masked, nearly silent tactical operative who specializes in stealth, surveillance, and zero-day response.
Captain Ahab
The veteran navigator and command-support officer who takes responsibility when a mission enters uncharted waters.
Thor
The Asgardian defender who learns that strength and iron are not enough against living shadow.
The Siren
A mythic singer hired by Asgard to raise the alarm whenever the city is in distress.
Odin
The ruler of Asgard who recognizes when his realm faces a threat its own army does not understand.
Freyja
The Asgardian goddess of love, fertility, beauty, gold, war, death, and seiðr who becomes the principal liaison to the Black Forest Commandos.
Mithra
An ancient goddess and strategist whose protection of Gord, Artemisia, and the Amazonians sustains alliances across millennia.
Lorelei
A member of Bravo Team whose origin and role have not yet been revealed.
Azar
A living embodiment of fire whose light can change the conditions of an entire battlefield.
TahmTan
The towering Persian heavy warrior and member of Bravo Team.
RuinTan
RuinTan, the bronze-bodied Persian champion who meets a CVE horde with a sword, shield, and alarming confidence.
Artemisia
Artemisia, the exiled queen and Amazonian commander who brings her warriors into Asgard's hardened defenses.
CVE Monsters
Corrupting Vale Entities: living shadows engineered by Angra Mainyu and classified as Shadow, Solid, and Host Infestation threats.
Songs of Asgard
Listen to Echoes of Shadow and Fire, the six-song companion album spanning the road to Asgard, its final defense, and the characters shaped by the mission.
Track 1
The Council's Call
Track 2
The Second Sun
Track 3
Grey Skies Rising
Track 4
Carmilla
Track 5
Black Forest Shadow
Track 6
Jack's Nightmare
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