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CNS is a mysterious hacking collective with the goal of destabilizing THE FINALS. They are responsible for cyberattacks against the gameshow and other in-game companies.

Story

At some point in time, CNS began disrupting and hijacking official broadcasts of THE FINALS. These are demonstrated via official trailers from Embark Studios featuring broadcast interruptions accompanied by text such as: "THIS BROADCAST HAS BEEN HACKED BY CNS. [ SEEK THE TRUTH BEYOND THE WALLS !]" and "[ ONE NIGHT, THREE DAWNS. SEE THE SIGNS ]."

In Monaco, the message "S Lies" is written on a hidden wall underneath the construction site, likely having been placed by CNS at an early stage of their infiltration. Commentator June later states: "the writing's on the wall, literally" when commenting on CNS's disruptions at the time.

In late Season 1, CNS ramped up their presence, and glitch clusters began appearing in the virtual arenas of the gameshow. Ahead of Season 2, a user named 4RCU5 began leaking new content and confidential MultiCo documents, alongside cryptic messages, via the real-world r/cns subreddit. CNS then performed a major attack, successfully breaking into the gameshow and promising to "change the game" by introducing several pieces of content, including new contestant equipment, the hacked arena SYS$HORIZON, and later the gamemode Terminal Attack. CNS's break in was facilitated by an oversight, vulnerability, or backdoor in Volpe's technology.

In response, owner of the gameshow MultiCo enlisted cybersecurity company Vaiiya to contain and remove CNS's presence. Vaiiya insisted on rebooting and resetting the AI controlling THE FINALS, which caused it to go into a lockdown mode, transporting the show to feudal Japan and leading into Season 3.

Other Information

Messages from CNS have appeared in several trailers, renders, and other official content released by Embark prior to their major hack in Season 2.

On February 3, 2024, after hotfix 1.6.1, Holtow's website was updated. Originally it displayed a red blinking dot, but now it displayed a hacked version of the site featuring glitchy text and static. It contained a message from CNS, confirming their involvement.

Image Metadata

Several renders released prior to the game's launch contained messages in their metadata relating to CNS.

Image Name	Metadata Message
THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Ingame_Heavy_Yellow_2880x1620	Hope y}u are d%i€g... DON’T TRUST THEM? - KN ...$reat, h\ve a nice day.! From Embark with love.!
THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Iseult_Chill_2880x1620	Hi there de(r EE-'u€t=&^ This message has been compromised
A_Space_Friend	Hi there dear EE-Hunters.! Hope you a934å¨”/ÄI=Y#RI? THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED *
THE_FINALS_Namabatama	Hi th "#¤/0/! THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED
IMG_CDIV	&/¤”#(? C&/¤N)&S/#!
THE_FINALS_NAMALAPIS	CNS DONT TRUS0( THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED *
THE_FINALS_CB2_Guns_and_Namas	OPEN YOUR EYES ...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...
THE_FINALS_SHHH	. . . CNS ¤ -% OYE ! ¤ CNS -% OYE ¤ *! CNS% -! OYE
THE_FINALS_NeverOddOrEven	Taking back what is ours ///CNS ###...###...###...

Trailers

During the Closed Beta 2 trailer, a broadcast interruption occurs, and the following text appears on screen:

GOOD EVENING !
THIS BROADCAST HAS BEEN HACKED BY CNS
[ SEEK THE TRUTH
BEYOND THE WALLS !]

A second message appeared in the Season 1 trailer:

GOOD EVENING !
THIS BROADCAST HAS BEEN HACKED BY CNS
[ ONE NIGHT, THREE DAWNS
SEE THE SIGNS ]

The first message from CNS in the trailer for CB2
The second message from CNS in the Season 1 trailer

Theories & Speculation

Hunter fishxw theorized that CNS may refer to a central nervous system of sorts. This was confirmed by Rob Runesson, CCO of Embark Studios and creator of THE FINALS Easter Egg Hunt.

Gallery

Cover of the Season 2 original soundtrack
CNS took over official THE FINALS social media accounts leading into Season 2

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 [[File:CNS_logo_close.png|thumb|280px|CNS ASCII logo]]
-'''CNS''' is a mysterious individual or organization with the goal of destabilizing THE FINALS. They are responsible for several cyberattacks against other in-game companies, organizations, and the gameshow itself.
+'''CNS''' is a mysterious hacking collective with the goal of destabilizing THE FINALS. They are responsible for cyberattacks against the gameshow and other in-game companies.
 ==Story==
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 In [[Monaco]], the message "S Lies" is written on a hidden wall underneath the construction site, likely having been placed by CNS at an early stage of their infiltration. Commentator [[Scotty and June|June]] later states: "the writing's on the wall, literally" when commenting on CNS's disruptions at the time.
+[[File:CNS broadcast.jpg|thumb|A member of CNS speaking in the Season 2 trailer]]
 In late [[Season 1]], CNS ramped up their presence, and [[Secrets in THE FINALS#Glitch Clusters|glitch clusters]] began appearing in the virtual [[Arenas|arenas]] of the gameshow. Ahead of [[Season 2]], a user named [https://www.reddit.com/user/4RCU5 4RCU5] began leaking new content and confidential [[MultiCo]] documents, alongside cryptic messages, via the real-world [https://www.reddit.com/r/cns r/cns] subreddit. CNS then performed a major attack, successfully breaking into the gameshow and promising to "change the game" by introducing several pieces of content, including new contestant equipment, the hacked arena [[Horizon|SYS$HORIZON]], and later the [[Gamemodes|gamemode]] [[Terminal Attack]]. CNS's break in was facilitated by an oversight, vulnerability, or backdoor in [[Volpe|Volpe's]] technology.
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 ===Image Metadata===
 Several renders released prior to the game's launch contained messages in their metadata relating to CNS.
-#THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Ingame_Heavy_Yellow_2880x1620:
-#*<code>Hope y}u are d%i€g... DON’T TRUST THEM? - KN ...$reat, h\ve a nice day.! From Embark with love.!</code>
+{| class="wikitable"
-#THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Iseult_Chill_2880x1620:
+!Image Name
-#*<code>Hi there de(r EE-'u€t=&^ This message has been compromised</code>
+!Metadata Message
-#A_Space_Friend:
+|-
-#* <code>Hi there dear EE-Hunters.! Hope you a934å¨”/Ä*I=Y#RI? *** THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ***</code>
+|THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Ingame_Heavy_Yellow_2880x1620
-#THE_FINALS_Namabatama:
+|<blockquote>Hope y}u are d%i€g... DON’T TRUST THEM? - KN ...$reat, h\ve a nice day.! From Embark with love.!</blockquote>
-#*<code>Hi th "#¤/0/! THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED</code>
+|-
-#IMG_CDIV:
+|THE_FINALS_Wallpaper_Iseult_Chill_2880x1620
-#*<code>&/¤”#(? C&/¤N)&S/#!</code>
+|<blockquote>Hi there de(r EE-'u€t=&^ This message has been compromised</blockquote>
-#*The following writing also appears at the top of the periodic table in the image:
+|-
-#*[[File:CNS_pt.png]]
+|A_Space_Friend
-#THE_FINALS_NAMALAPIS:
+|<blockquote>Hi there dear EE-Hunters.! Hope you a934å¨”/Ä*I=Y#RI? *** THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ***</blockquote>
-#*<code>CNS DONT TRUS*0( *** THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ***</code>
+|-
-#THE_FINALS_CB2_Guns_and_Namas:
+|THE_FINALS_Namabatama
-#*<code>OPEN YOUR EYES ...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...</code>
+|<blockquote>Hi th "#¤/0/! THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED</blockquote>
-# THE_FINALS_SHHH:
+|-
-#*<code>. . . CNS ¤ -% OYE *! ¤ CNS -% * OYE ¤ *! CNS% -! OYE</code>
+|IMG_CDIV
-#THE_FINALS_NeverOddOrEven:
+|<blockquote>&/¤”#(? C&/¤N)&S/#!</blockquote>
-#*<code>Taking back what is ours ///CNS ###...###...###...</code>
+|-
+|THE_FINALS_NAMALAPIS
+|<blockquote>CNS DONT TRUS*0( *** THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ***</blockquote>
+|-
+|THE_FINALS_CB2_Guns_and_Namas
+|<blockquote>OPEN YOUR EYES ...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...CNS - SLIES...</blockquote>
+|-
+|THE_FINALS_SHHH
+|<blockquote>. . . CNS ¤ -% OYE *! ¤ CNS -% * OYE ¤ *! CNS% -! OYE</blockquote>
+|-
+|THE_FINALS_NeverOddOrEven
+|<blockquote>Taking back what is ours ///CNS ###...###...###...</blockquote>
+|}
 ===Trailers===
-During the Closed Beta 2 trailer, a broadcast interruption occurs, and the following text appears on screen:
+During the [[Closed Beta 2]] trailer, a broadcast interruption occurs, and the following text appears on screen:
 <blockquote>GOOD EVENING !<br>THIS BROADCAST HAS BEEN HACKED BY CNS<br>[ SEEK THE TRUTH <br> BEYOND THE WALLS !]</blockquote>
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 <gallery mode="nolines" widths="400" heights="300">
 File:CNS_speculation.PNG
+</gallery>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery mode="nolines" widths="300" heights="225">
+CNS OST cover.jpg|Cover of the Season 2 original soundtrack
+CNS YouTube.png|CNS took over official THE FINALS social media accounts leading into Season 2
 </gallery>