
In the Nightdive remake, the Hacker broke into TriOptimum's system to get info on the military neural implant in preparation for stealing it, which explains why Edward offers it to him in exchange for removing SHODAN's ethical restraints. Adaptational Backstory Change: In the original intro, the Hacker is arrested for acquiring information on Citadel Station, which he did for unclear reasons.He ultimately managed to power through the Citadel Station with nothing but his sheer wits, determination and resourcefulness. Action Survivor: Despite the neural enhancements, the Hacker is ultimately, in the words of SHODAN, an insect, and will not survive more than a few hits against the regular cyborg enemies.Six months later, he woke up to the station under the thumb of SHODAN, and as one of the few surviving humans, it was up to him to clean up this mess. He did so, and had the neural interface implanted. Fortunately for him, the said station's supervisor, Edward Diego, required his services and promised him freedom and the military-grade neural interface, all he need to do was to remove Shodan's ethical constraints.

The Hacker was caught by the TriOptimum security forces during his attempt to hack into Citadel station's data for the information on the military-grade neural interface.
