Ames White replaced Lydecker as Max's primary nemesis for Season Two, but proved to be even more ruthless and evil. A NSA agent charged with tracking down and exterminating Manticore escapees, in order to conceal the organization's existence. But White also running a second agenda, as he is also part of an ancient cult (known only as the Conclave ) that have infiltrated various levels of society and, over thousands of years, bred super-humans that are more formidable fighters than most of the genetically modified Manticore projects.