Jim Holt

James "Jim" Holt (May 9, 1996 - January 12, 2079) was an intelligence officer at American Regional Intelligence, 9th Division in Celebus, New Jersey. He was recruited in 2014 after heightened security measures were taken after the Dream State Incident and worked alongside Raymond Bedrock and Carline Michelson to combat the military threat posed by the Celtican Army.

Early Life
Born in Celebus, New Jersey to Pearl Holt (1971-2038) and William Holt (1972-2012), Jim grew up on Larch Street in the residential district.

American Regional Intelligence
Following leads that surfaced after the death of William Holt in 2012, ARI 9D looked to Jim Holt in July 2014, his 18-year-old son who had just finished his junior year at Celebus High School. Intelligence reports indicated that there was increased construction efforts localized around the Lighthouse Hotel, but any efforts to specify these reports hit a dead-end. ARI 9D thus looked to use Jim Holt as a connection to Celebus. Initially, the agency planned to recruit Holt a week after he was chosen for the candidacy, on July 27, 2014; however, the day before, the SU14 Insurgency broke out on the Dominal Base and operations were temporarily suspended. Once the insurgency was halted completely on September 25, 2014, the agency restarted steps to establish a connection with Jim Holt on the ground. A report on October 3 stated that instead of approaching Holt alone in private, they should create a panic, which would induce an accelerated pace if terrorists were planning an attack. This would make them more prone to make mistakes or conduct inefficient actions.

On October 22, 2014, Holt attended the high school and stayed after classes ended to play a regional high school in a lacrosse game. A Dominal supervisor named Matt Silmore commandeered a school bus in the southern town of Wanes, New Jersey and drove to Celebus High School to pick up Holt and several other members of the lacrosse team after their game ended at 5:30 pm. Taking Route 525 towards the highway to Moltoz, Silmore crashed the bus into a ditch near the Cadillac factory housing the American Regional Intelligence, 9th Division headquarters. In the panic, Silmore kidnapped Holt at gunpoint into the factory, bringing him to the Dominal Base. There, Holt was informed about the Celtican Army and their planned attack in Celebus. After disguised Celtican soldiers attempted to kill Holt on Sector 2, he was sent back out to Celebus with the mission of finding out what was going on at the Lighthouse Hotel. He escaped from Gregory Court, who had carjacked a police cruiser at the Moltoz Police Station, and spent the night in the hotel under a fake name.