When an individual causes enough chaos through their actions, they will often draw the attention of a rai Scalpel. Elite operatives, Scalpels are essentially assassins, adept at hunting down and eliminating people whose existence is deemed by the top brass of the Collective military to be detrimental to the general well-being of the galaxy as a whole.
Trained extensively in the art of assassination, Scalpels have many means of killing their targets, ranging from sniping to hand to hand combat. Outfitted with advanced cloaking technology, Scalpels wear specialized suits that allow for invisibility from the naked eye, as well as hiding them from thermal, MRI, and acoustic sensors, making them nearly impossible to find while their stealth is engaged.
Given that their armor is unpowered, and they often fire from stationary positions, Scalpels utilize handheld small arms instead of integrated weapons like Peacekeepers. Their primary weapon is a magsling sniper rifle, a powerful armor-piercing long range weapon. In addition to this, they carry a variety of other tools of their trade, such as shaped sonic charges, plasma daggers, and poisons for every known species.
Scalpels have proven to be the bane of numerous crime lords, warlords, and slavers throughout the galaxy. The mere mention of these deadly agents is enough to send criminals scurrying.