Major William Stryker!
So when William Stryker learned of Chen Mo, Victor, and James's exploits and concluded that they were newly emerged powerful Mutants, he came to recruit them, only to find that the Vietnam Command simply wouldn't release them.
William Stryker was dumbfounded. Since realizing the existence of Mutants and starting his research on Mutants, he had recruited several Mutants subordinates. These people were either arrested and imprisoned for committing crimes, or were on the run from government forces, or were hiding in some dark corner, living cautiously and fearfully, afraid that their special abilities would be discovered, and living in constant anxiety.
Faced with William Stryker's recruitment, or rather, rescue, they all readily agreed. After all, William Stryker represented the military, and by joining his ranks, they would no longer have to worry about their identities.
They no longer need to hide and carefully conceal their special abilities; they can live freely in the sunlight!
In the movie, after Victor and James were imprisoned for murdering their superior, they were recruited by William Stryker and joined his ranks to serve him.
The current situation is completely different from the movie plot. Victor and James are not prisoners of Chen Mo, but the strongest soldiers and the best Commander of the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Faced with William Stryker's request for their deployment, General Paul Hudgens, the head of the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, simply refuses to release them!
At this time, William Stryker was just a Major. Although he was in charge of the US military's Mutants research department, he was no match for General Paul Huggins, the head of the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam in Vietnam.
However, William Stryker was not alone. The secret research department he was in charge of was a secret agency under the US military. Naturally, there were high-ranking officials in the military. The high-ranking official in charge of William Stryker's Mutants research department was General Munson, a United States general.
Ultimately, it was General Munson who made the call to the office of General Paul Huggins, the head of the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. After some discussion, it was finally possible to persuade General Paul Huggins. Moreover, General Munson, an Army general, had much more influence than William Stryker, a mere Major. He not only got Chen Mo, Victor, and James to join him, but also seconded the entire MACV-SOG First Special Operations Team to the military secret research department headed by William Stryker.
After all, the Vietnam War would end sooner or later, and MACV-SOG would eventually be disbanded. General Munson had a great deal of influence in the military, and now that he had personally intervened, General Paul Hudgens would still have to give him face.
Having completed his negotiations with General Paul Huggins, General Munson called Major William Stryker, who was waiting for news at the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.
"Major Stryker."
General Munson's voice was serious and cold.
"General Munson!"
William Stryker William, holding the microphone Stryker, quickly responded loudly, and even though it was over the phone, he couldn't help but straighten up.
General Munson was opposite him, was his superior and the biggest supporter of his Mutants research program. If General Munson was dissatisfied with him, he could shut down his Mutants research department with just one sentence.
William Stryker straightened up, waiting for General Munson's message to come through the microphone.
William Stryker highly values the three "Mutants" who appeared in the MACV-SOG unit.
It's important to understand that Mutants are already very rare, and they are extremely careful to conceal their abilities, making them very difficult to find. Even with the help of the military, it took him a great deal of time to discover and successfully recruit a Mutants.
Moreover, not all of these Mutants are powerful warriors. The vast majority are actually civilians who are not even proficient in using their powers and cannot unleash their full potential. Some of them even have support abilities that are practically harmless.
However, Chen Mo and the other two were different.
First, three of them appeared at once. If he could recruit all three of them, his X-Force would be basically complete, which would greatly save him time in finding and recruiting Mutants members.
Secondly, these three Mutants are among the most elite special forces soldiers, with extremely high combat skills. According to what he knows, these three are extremely powerful. With their addition, the overall strength of X-Force will be greatly enhanced.
Furthermore, unlike the Mutants members recruited from civilians, these three Mutants are soldiers, and there is absolutely no problem with their obedience to orders. This can be seen from their previous experience in the MACV-SOG unit. They carried out many obviously dangerous, even suicidal, missions without hesitation. It is clear that they are loyal, steadfast, and absolutely obedient soldiers. After joining his command, they will definitely obey his orders absolutely. With them around, X-Force will be easier to manage.
Previously, only one Mutants member of the X-Force, a former special agent, could absolutely obey orders. The other Mutants were either unruly and disobedient, or lax and slow, unable to follow orders like soldiers. William Stryker desperately needed someone to help him train and integrate the entire X-Force, turning it into Special Operations Team like the MACV-SOG—elite, tough, obedient, and disciplined. The appearance of these three Mutants soldiers gave William Stryker hope of fundamentally changing and reshaping the X-Force.
For all the reasons mentioned above, William Stryker held these three Mutants in the MACV-SOG unit in extremely high regard.
As William Stryker waited expectantly, General Munson's serious and indifferent voice slowly came through the telephone receiver.
"I have fulfilled your request."
Upon hearing this, William Stryker's face lit up with joy, his eyes sparkling with immense excitement.
Marvelous!
William Stryker clenched his fists tightly.
General Munson's voice continued to ring out over the microphone.
"The military attaches great importance to Mutants research. This time, I not only obtained those three Mutants from the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam as you requested, but I also transferred the entire elite Special Operations Team they belonged to. They will follow you back to the United States and join your research department."