Three of them are in here with you

A corrections officer who believed every failure could be solved with stricter control. After an unauthorized lockdown ended in disaster, his institution abandoned him and erased its own involvement. The Host gave him a new facility, an armory, and prisoners who can never appeal his authority. He treats every Broadcast as an inspection he refuses to fail.

In a matchGains access to increasingly protective armory equipment as power comes back, and gets progressively harder to stun or disable.

She reconstructed crimes from surveillance footage for a private security contractor, and became consumed by the seconds the cameras missed. She started monitoring people before they had done anything. When her employer exposed her, The Host offered a surveillance system with no blind spots and subjects who were always about to do something interesting.

In a matchRuns the camera network, with upgrades like night vision, thermal imaging, motion alerts and short replays of recent activity.

He maintained properties scheduled for demolition and lived inside condemned buildings long after everyone else left, repairing doors, marking boundaries and punishing trespassers. The Host promised him an endless estate and intruders who would finally understand that every wall and doorway belonged to him.

In a matchPlaces varied tripwires and improvised alarms across floors, walls, doorframes, stairs and narrow passages.

There is no reliable record of Copycat. They enter a Broadcast dressed like one of the Prey, speak in stolen phrases, and change posture and behavior to resemble whoever the group trusts most. The Host never uses a personal name for them, only affectionate descriptions.

In a matchLooks like ordinary Prey, imitates recognizable behavior and voices, and turns the walkie-talkie into a source of suspicion.

An emergency power technician who worked inside hospitals, shelters and public buildings during disasters. He became convinced that artificial light let people hide what they really were. After a catastrophic restoration attempt left an occupied building dark, The Host showed him a place where controlling the light meant controlling everyone in it.

In a matchDisrupts local power, overloads restored circuits, creates moving dark zones, and interferes with electronics and communication.