Kraatchov built his fortune on fossil fuel extraction and is now the world’s largest shareholder of land containing rare minerals.

He develops a plan to manipulate the world’s energy fields, codenamed DARKA. Based in Norilsk, Russia, DARKA is a system of antennas that can beam radio frequencies high into the ionosphere, triggering tsunamis and earthquakes remotely.

Taking advantage of Siberia’s permafrost thaw, he creates a secret animal laboratory and reserve, cloning mammoths and other extinct and near-extinct species.

After buying out major AI firm TALIN Co. to cure his hemophilic son, EMANUEL, Kraatchov convinces ANTON to test his adaptive biotech on animals and eventually humans, with the global ambition of controlling all species.