Before The Cleaner joined GOTHIC and a few years after the accident that caused him amnesia, he was employed as a bodyguard. In one of his first jobs as such, The Cleaner was assigned to protect a wealthy Chinese businessman, who was a Triad accountant, and his family in Hong Kong, who was targeted by the crime syndicate for misusing their funds. One afternoon, a Triad hit team storm the Chinaman’s mansion where The Cleaner was protecting. A violent shootout occurred, resulting in the businessman and one of his two sons killed in the crossfire. In the end, the surviving oldest son was in shock seeing his father and brother’s corpses. He turned on the Cleaner, teary-eyed and driven with immense anger, blaming him for his family’s death. Years later, driven with hatred, revenge and madness, the oldest son reemerged in the criminal underworld as an assassin for the international crime syndicate Red Dragon. Calling himself “Black Snow”, due to wearing a white winter ski mask and black jumpsuit, he rose through the ranks of the syndicate as a professional contract killer, eliminating rival gangs and high-priority targets with deadly precision. Since The Cleaner is a recurring target for the syndicate, Black Snow immediately volunteers to take him out. Ever since their heated battles against each other, The Cleaner does not know Black Snow’s true identity, but Black Snow vows he will never rests until he kills The Cleaner and avenge his family. Black Snow is a vicious, cold-blooded individual, who takes professional courtesy for his kills with no remorse. When face with The Cleaner, however, he goes on an emotional rage and is fueled with a thirst for revenge. When The Cleaner interferes with Black Snow’s target, Black Snow goes after him first and forgets with prime directives his superiors assigned him. Black Snow is a top notch, highly trained and disciplined assassin; specialized in every Oriental martial arts techniques and proficiency with all types of firearms, explosives and melee weaponry. He also has extensive training in computers, electronics, and disguises. He is an expert in infiltration and counter-intelligence. He is fully trained in hacking vehicles and defensive driving. He is a qualified helicopter and light aircraft and maritime pilot. He possesses a vast arsenal of conventional weapons at his disposal. Before his encounter with The Cleaner, he had a flawless track record of victims in his path, but since then some of his assignments were foiled due to the Cleaner’s interference. Vowing revenge, The Cleaner will not stop until he eliminates The Cleaner. Black Snow is currently on the FBI, Interpol, and INTERCEPT’s top ten most wanted list and is a very deadly adversary to approach.