Once inside the Stadium, Kali presented the Masterframe Prototype I to Kessikbayev and the other members of NIGHTHAVEN. Kali stated that it wasn't as any accolade earned by a member of NIGHTHAVEN would make their organization more exclusive and allow them to demand higher rates for contracts. While the equipment was offloaded from the Osprey, Kessikbayev asked Kali if it was a problem that each of NIGHTHAVEN's members were on different teams for the Invitational. Kessikbayev requested to tag along with them to see the equipment which Kali agreed to. Soon after, a NIGHTHAVEN Osprey landed in the arena to deliver a piece of equipment to Kali. Kali informed him that it was NIGHTHAVEN's policy to 'play hard and take risks' and that friendly fire did not matter as no lives were on the line in the area. Kessikbayev explained that Apha 'Aruni' Tawanroong was in his line of fire. At the end of the session, Kali asked Kessikbayev why he hesitated in firing. A few weeks later in 2021, Kessikbayev was invited by Jaimini 'Kali' Shah to join her and the other members of NIGHTHAVEN for a training session at the Stadium kill house. In late 2020, Kessikbayev was placed on Team Vigil for the upcoming Six Invitational. At one point, Kessikbayev was engaged for two years but later called the wedding off due to wanting to take a different path in life. Over the next five years, Kessikbayev readily made himself available in team planning and execution of numerous operations against the White Masks. Kessikbayev was later recruited in Rainbow in 2015 due to his creative engineering skills which were deemed a critcal asset. It was only resolved after FBI SWAT Operator Eliza 'Ash' Cohen stepped in. In 2004, Kessikbayev had an altercation with SDU Operator Siu 'Ying' Mei Lin, who considered him to be a 'questionable asset' due to believing that he had a disregard for civilian lives. Despite this, Kessikbayev's methods of breaking down enemy defenses has been seen as reckless by others. Kessikbayev's brother also went missing at an unknown point though the details of his disappearance also remain classified.ĭeveloping his own weapon and his ability to improvise in the field with scrap materials and minimal tools made Kessikbayev a legend among his fellow recruits. Kessikbayev was also known to be a member of the Spetsnaz, however, all operation details have remained classified. During his time in the 27th Motor Rifle Brigade he excelled as a sharpshooter and has extensive weapon knowledge.

Kessikbayev applied these skills in numerous engineering projects which landed him a spot in the coveted weapon testing brigade at Alabino firing range near Moscow.

Showing an aptitude for science at an early age, the military honed Kessikbayev's interest in mechanical engineering and trained him to be a mechanist. Kessikbayev and his brother followed in their father's footsteps and enrolled in the military. His parents encouraged him and his brother to embrace all that was Russian, so it wasn't until his teens when he learned to embrace his Uzbek heritage. Growing up in a military family in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Shuhrat Kessikbayev immigrated to Russia shortly before the fall of the Soviet Union.

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