Character Relationship Map: Dark Web: Cicada 3301

Characters

• Gwen (played by Conor Leslie) — supporting

  Initially a librarian seeking recruitment, she is later revealed to be an undercover NSA agent pursuing amnesty. She joins Connor and Avi in the game, drops out, but returns for the infiltration missi...

• Avi (played by Ron Funches) — supporting

  Connor's best friend who accompanies him through the Cicada recruitment puzzles. He and Gwen withdraw after a life-threatening encounter but reunite to help Connor infiltrate the organization's party....

• Phillip Dubois (played by Kristen Holden-Ried) — supporting

  Portrayed as the leader of Cicada 3301, he captures Connor and Gwen and forces them into a lethal choice to prove their loyalty. He claims the organization aims to bring equality to the world. Ultimat...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Phillip Dubois → Avi (Conflict Opposing Faction Leader) — Their opposing affiliations place them on different sides of the central conflict.

  Avi helps the team infiltrate Cicada's private party, while Phillip Dubois leads the organization that the team is attempting to stop.

• Gwen → Phillip Dubois (Conflict Adversary) — Gwen is directly threatened by Dubois during the organization's loyalty test.

  Phillip Dubois captures Gwen and orders her to shoot the hacker as a test of loyalty. Gwen is later shot during the confrontation at the Cicada party.

• Gwen → Avi (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate as members of the temporary team opposing Cicada's operation.

  Gwen and Avi join the recruitment game alongside the hacker and work together to solve Cicada's puzzles. They later reunite to support the infiltratio...

Story Analysis

A hacker turns a secret recruitment game, an NSA operation, and stolen intelligence into a dangerous campaign against institutional power.

Plot Progression

1. The Puzzle Draws Them In — The hacker discovers Cicada's recruitment game and is pressured by the NSA to investigate it. Gwen and Avi join him as the group begins solving the puzzles.
2. Danger Splits The Team — The team finds valuable clues but faces a near-fatal attack from other participants. Gwen and Avi withdraw, leaving the hacker to continue alone.
3. The Invitation To Chaos — The hacker causes a massive power outage and earns an invitation to Cicada's private party in England. Gwen and Avi return when he announces his plan to stop the organization.
4. The Party's Deadly Truth — The infiltration fails, and Phillip Dubois captures Gwen and the hacker. Dubois exposes Gwen's NSA identity and forces a lethal loyalty test.
5. Data, Judgment, And Leaks — Gwen provides the USB drive, Dubois is killed during the NSA raid, and the hacker downloads Cicada's information. He turns his court testimony into an extortion scheme and later learns that Gwen has j...