
Shortly before the Captain's insertion to a science lab, Vargas sent a high-speed encrypted message, which the Reesistance sensors detected as a brief burst of electronic activity. She was assigned to Echo Base for unspecified duty of unspecified duration. Later she expressed her support to him, reassuring him that there was nothing he could do to save them. It was her report to Central that cleared the Captain of any complicity in the death of the others. The other prisoners were executed by Gregor Hoffman before the Captain was able to save them. She was rescued by the Captain, initially thinking it was a rebel operative disguised as a Silencer, and taken back to Echo base. While in captivity, she made an arrangement with Chairman Nathaniel Draygan to work as a double agent, spying on Resistance activities and reporting them back to the WEC. She was assigned to the Philadelphia unit when that base was attacked by WEC forces and captured. She is wanted for treason, conspiracy and political agitation. Probably she served on the personal staff of Quentin Maxis and authored several important recent Resistance manifestos and announcements (at least according to WEC psycho-textual analysts). A few days later she "disappeared" and joined the Resistance. In 2192 she resigned her executive position in the cartel taking an unpaid leave of absence of unspecified duration. She was a Communications Cartel's public relations specialist and one of the most promising. Vargas has undergraduate degrees in literature and art, masters degrees in communications and marketing, and a Ph.D. Although lacking formal military training, she is capable of physical violence in order to achieve her goals. Vargas is an extremely proficient communicator and motivator, she is very committed to any task she undertakes and is very focused on her personal agenda.

Jo Anne Vargas is a Major of the Resistance.
