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Almost twenty years later, the political climate had changed; particularly with the Americans and British pioneering a "War on Terror". After MI5's secure database was hacked and various highly classified Section 13 documents were stolen, the cyber-terrorists responsible began hunting down and killing the retired Section 13 operatives across the world. Very few survived; in order to combat the terrorists, and also to respond to a swathe of mutant-related criminal and terrorist acts in Britain over recent years, the government reactivated Section 13: this time as a subdivision of the Security Service (MI5). | Almost twenty years later, the political climate had changed; particularly with the Americans and British pioneering a "War on Terror". After MI5's secure database was hacked and various highly classified Section 13 documents were stolen, the cyber-terrorists responsible began hunting down and killing the retired Section 13 operatives across the world. Very few survived; in order to combat the terrorists, and also to respond to a swathe of mutant-related criminal and terrorist acts in Britain over recent years, the government reactivated Section 13: this time as a subdivision of the Security Service (MI5). | ||
| − | Originally, the headquarters of Section 13 was at Pitreavie Castle, near Fyfe in Scotland | + | Originally, the headquarters of Section 13 was at Pitreavie Castle, near Fyfe in Scotland. |
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Named in reference to the Sword of Damocles, '''Operation Damocles''' is the codename of a special operations project run by MI-13 during the Cold War. It used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename references. Many of those part of and encountered by Operation Damocles were what we would now call "mutants". | Named in reference to the Sword of Damocles, '''Operation Damocles''' is the codename of a special operations project run by MI-13 during the Cold War. It used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename references. Many of those part of and encountered by Operation Damocles were what we would now call "mutants". | ||
| − | The operation had it's headquarters in Scotland, | + | The operation had it's headquarters at Pitreavie Castle in Scotland, near Fyfe. At the time, underground facilities at the castle also held the headquarters for North Atlantic operations by NATO, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force, including joint Navy-RAF Search and Rescue operations. |
== Notable Members == | == Notable Members == | ||
| − | + | '''Pelius''': | |
| + | * | ||
| − | + | '''Damocles''': | |
| + | * [[Nathan Godfrey]] | ||
| + | * [[Walter Harriman]] | ||
| − | + | '''Current''': | |
| − | + | * [[Nathan Godfrey]] | |
| − | * | + | |
[[Category:Mutants, Unite Groups]] | [[Category:Mutants, Unite Groups]] | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 29 April 2011
Counter (Mutant) Terrorism
(ex) RAF Pitreavie Castle
British Government
Established during the Second World War, Military Intelligence, Section 13 was one of a total of nineteen intelligence sections providing information on Nazi Germany and her allies. In particular, Section 13 dealt with the occult aspects of Nazi research, particularly focusing on their search for religious artifacts and their ambitions towards breeding an Aryan race of superhumans. Amongst their early investigations, they discovered the first indications of what was eventually understood to be mutation, and the x-gene.
After the end of the war, Section 13 continued to operate throughout the Cold War: another aspect of the mutual preparedness of the various superpowers to go to war with each other on any level. Rather than aiming towards a supersoldier however, Section 13's members were trained more as covert operatives and secret agents, which could be deployed invidivually or in small teams.
Section 13 was retired in the early nineties, with the focus of threats and conflicts shifting from a Cold War standoff to the more overtly military operations of the Gulf War and other conflicts in the Middle East. Because of the covert nature of Section 13, it was felt that they could not be appropriately deployed in those situations.
Almost twenty years later, the political climate had changed; particularly with the Americans and British pioneering a "War on Terror". After MI5's secure database was hacked and various highly classified Section 13 documents were stolen, the cyber-terrorists responsible began hunting down and killing the retired Section 13 operatives across the world. Very few survived; in order to combat the terrorists, and also to respond to a swathe of mutant-related criminal and terrorist acts in Britain over recent years, the government reactivated Section 13: this time as a subdivision of the Security Service (MI5).
Originally, the headquarters of Section 13 was at Pitreavie Castle, near Fyfe in Scotland.
Operation Pelius
Named for a weapon from Greek mythology, Pelius is the codename of an MI-13 task force that operated during the Second World War.
Operation Damocles
Named in reference to the Sword of Damocles, Operation Damocles is the codename of a special operations project run by MI-13 during the Cold War. It used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename references. Many of those part of and encountered by Operation Damocles were what we would now call "mutants".
The operation had it's headquarters at Pitreavie Castle in Scotland, near Fyfe. At the time, underground facilities at the castle also held the headquarters for North Atlantic operations by NATO, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force, including joint Navy-RAF Search and Rescue operations.
Notable Members
Pelius:
Damocles:
Current:
