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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.
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Established as part of the Directorate of Military Intelligence by the British War Office during the Second World War, '''Military Intelligence, Section 13''' - also known as '''MI13''' - was so heavily classified that it was believed not to exist by all but the most senior members of the intelligence community, and the most paranoid and superstitious of conspiracy theorists.
  
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=== Operation Pelius ===
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While other branches of military intelligence focused on everything from aerial photography and communications interception to scrutinising the enemy's technical and scientific advances, Section 13 focused on the possible threats posed by individuals posessing a mutated x-gene that gave them extraordinary abilities: something of particular concern given the Nazi obsession with Aryan eugenics and the occult.
  
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Named for a weapon from Greek mythology, '''Pelius''' is the codename of an MI-13 task force that operated during the Second World War. Their primary focus was on finding ways to employ persons with supernatural abilities as part of the war effort. Rather than emulating the efforts of the United States in developing a super soldier for use as a propoganda tool however, Operation Pelius focussed primarily on training empowered individuals in covert and commando techniques.
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'''Operation Pelius''' was the codename of an MI-13 task force that employed individuals with supernatural abilities to bring about an Allied victory. Unlike the super soldier program operated by the United States however, the British shied away from using their so-called "X-Men" as a propoganda tool, instead focusing on more covert and commando tactics.
  
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=== Operation Damocles ===
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While many sections of Military Intelligence were disbanded following the war, some continued to exist well into the Cold War. Moving to a new headquarters in the north of Scotland, '''[[Operation Damocles]]''' saw Section 13 become an organisation tasked with defending the security and sovereignty of Great Britain from the threat of those with "unnatural" abilities.
  
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A decade or so after the Second World War, the focus of MI-13 changed. The new MI-13 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 '''Damocles''' references.
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Eventually, the recession of the 1980s and the budget cuts led to the discontinuation of Operation Damocles; Section 13 was downsized considerably, and became part of Archives with the Security Service (MI-5).
  
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The operation was moved to a new headquarters in Scotland, from which it provided support to the Secuity Service (MI5), the Intelligence Service (MI6), various law enforcement agencies, and other branches of the military and government as well. It's agents were considered experts in "assessing, containing, and combatting threats of a supernatural nature".
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With the mutant x-gene becoming more widespread in recent years however, Great Britain has been subject to a marked increase in mutant-related crimes and acts of terrorism. Following an attack on the Security Service mainframe by [[Hurucan|unknown elements]] and the assassination of a [[Walt Harriman|retired member]] of Operation Damocles, a small task force of mutagenics experts and Damocles veterans has been established to consult on such issues, unofficially known as '''Section 13'''.
  
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However, with government and military budgets severely taxed after the recession of the 1980s, it was decided that the operation of MI-13 could no longer be afforded. It's headquarters was closed, and it's personnel were either made redundant or reassigned, with MI5 taking over the state security aspect of it's mandate.
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== Members ==
  
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=== Current Status ===
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'''Operation Pelius''':
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There has been a recent - minor, though noticable - peak in mutant activity in Great Britain over the last decade or so, now that mutation has become a more publically-recognised situation. After attacks were made by an [[Hurucan|unknown element]] against [[Walt Harriman|former members]] of Operation Damocles, a number of other former agents were reactivated in order to consult with MI5 on the ongoing threat to national security. The unit currently operates under the codename '''Section 13''', as a semi-independent branch within the Security Service.
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== Notable Members ==
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'''Pelius''':
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'''Damocles''':
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'''Operation Damocles''':
 
* [[Nathan Godfrey]]
 
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* [[Walter Harriman]]
 
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* "John"
  
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 20 March 2012

Organisation
Section 13.jpg


Name
Military Intelligence, Section 13
Purpose
Paranormal Investigations
Counter (Mutant) Terrorism
Leader
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Headquarters
Thames House
(ex) RAF Pitreavie Castle
Affiliation
Security Service (MI5)
British Government
Members










Established as part of the Directorate of Military Intelligence by the British War Office during the Second World War, Military Intelligence, Section 13 - also known as MI13 - was so heavily classified that it was believed not to exist by all but the most senior members of the intelligence community, and the most paranoid and superstitious of conspiracy theorists.

While other branches of military intelligence focused on everything from aerial photography and communications interception to scrutinising the enemy's technical and scientific advances, Section 13 focused on the possible threats posed by individuals posessing a mutated x-gene that gave them extraordinary abilities: something of particular concern given the Nazi obsession with Aryan eugenics and the occult.

Operation Pelius was the codename of an MI-13 task force that employed individuals with supernatural abilities to bring about an Allied victory. Unlike the super soldier program operated by the United States however, the British shied away from using their so-called "X-Men" as a propoganda tool, instead focusing on more covert and commando tactics.

While many sections of Military Intelligence were disbanded following the war, some continued to exist well into the Cold War. Moving to a new headquarters in the north of Scotland, Operation Damocles saw Section 13 become an organisation tasked with defending the security and sovereignty of Great Britain from the threat of those with "unnatural" abilities.

Eventually, the recession of the 1980s and the budget cuts led to the discontinuation of Operation Damocles; Section 13 was downsized considerably, and became part of Archives with the Security Service (MI-5).

With the mutant x-gene becoming more widespread in recent years however, Great Britain has been subject to a marked increase in mutant-related crimes and acts of terrorism. Following an attack on the Security Service mainframe by unknown elements and the assassination of a retired member of Operation Damocles, a small task force of mutagenics experts and Damocles veterans has been established to consult on such issues, unofficially known as Section 13.

Members

Operation Pelius:

Operation Damocles:

Current:

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