List of fictional secret police and intelligence organizations
This is a list of secret police organisations and intelligence agencies which are fictional: The list is not exhaustive.
Contemporary world
[edit]| Agency | Info | Source | Source type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Bureau | Intelligence and secret police arm of the Yellow Empire | Blake and Mortimer | Comics | ||||
| ACME | Intelligence agency | Carmen Sandiego | TV | ||||
| The Agency | Intelligence agency | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | TV | ||||
| The Agency | Oversight and Sections (including Section One) | La Femme Nikita | TV | ||||
| Alliance of Twelve | Alias | TV | |||||
| Alpha Protocol | A clandestine United States agency which has unlimited resources to conduct covert operations on behalf of the government | Alpha Protocol | Video game | ||||
| B613 | B613 is a covert government agency formerly run by Rowan, later by Jake Ballard for a while and now run by Olivia Pope. | Scandal | TV | ||||
| Canadian National Intelligence Agency (NISA) | InSecurity | TV | |||||
| Carrington Institute | Perfect Dark | Video game | |||||
| Chapter | A secret organization within the US government that carries out assassinations | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Movie | ||||
| Chinese Secret Police (CSP) | Alpha Protocol | Video game | |||||
| CONTROL | Spy agency | Get Smart | TV | ||||
| C.O.P.S. | Central Organization of Police Specialists | C.O.P.S. | Animated TV | ||||
| Counter Terrorist Unit | 24 | TV | |||||
| C.O.V.N.E.T | Muppets from Space | Movie | |||||
| C.R.A.S.H. (LSPD) | A unit of the in-game Los Santos Police Department (LSPD), the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums is a parody of its real-life counterpart as a unit of the Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD). | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Video game | ||||
| Cubicle Gestapo | Dilbert | Comic | |||||
| CURE | American intelligence and assassination organization (Although capitalized, the name does not appear to be an acronym) | The Destroyer | Novels | ||||
| CHERUB | Intelligence agency that employs children | CHERUB | Book Series | ||||
| Division | Secret black-ops branch of the government | Nikita | TV | ||||
| The Division | Marathon Man | Novel and film | |||||
| DXS | Department of External Security | MacGyver | TV | ||||
| Earth Protection Force | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | TV | |||||
| Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) | A secret U.S. government agency tasked with containing and studying phenomena which violate the laws of reality | Control | Video game | ||||
| Federal Bureau of Intervention (FBI) | Parody of the FBI | Payday: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 | Video game | ||||
| Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) | Parody of the FBI. | Grand Theft Auto IV and V | Video game | ||||
| F.I.R.M. | A division of the CIA | Airwolf | TV | ||||
| FLAG | Foundation for Law and Government | Knight Rider | TV | ||||
| Fourth Echelon | Splinter Cell | Video game | |||||
| G.R.U. Division Psychotronics (GRU-P) | A division of the Soviet Union's Main Intelligence Directorate dealing in the research and elimination of paranormal phenomenon. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] | ||||
| International Affairs Agency (IAA) | Parody of the CIA. | Grand Theft Auto V | Video game | ||||
| Immigration and Customs Security | The Border | TV | |||||
| IMF | Impossible Missions Force | Mission Impossible | TV & Movies | ||||
| ISIS | International Secret Intelligence Service | Archer | Animated TV | ||||
| Kingsman | Independent international intelligence agency | Kingsman | Franchise | ||||
| M.A.T.A | EJEN ALI THE MOVIE MISI:NEO |
Movie | |||||
| Ministry of Alien Detection | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Movie | Ministry of Top Secret Information (TSI) | UK Government Department | The Avengers | TV | |
| N.O.O.S.E. | National Office Of Security Enforcement. Parody of the SWAT, NSA and USBP. | Grand Theft Auto IV and V | Video game | ||||
| NSE | National Security Executive | Second Sight | Video Game | ||||
| ODIN | Organization of Democratic Intelligence Networks | Archer | Animated TV | ||||
| Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) | The Six Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman |
TV | |||||
| Omega Sector | Counter-terrorism task force | True Lies | Movie | ||||
| Rainbow | Multi-national counter-terrorism task force | Rainbow Six | Novel, Video game[1] | ||||
| Section 13 | Jackie Chan Adventures | TV | |||||
| Sheriff's Secret Police | Welcome to Night Vale | Podcast | |||||
| SMERSH | James Bond | Novels and films | |||||
| S.T.A.R.S. | A police task-force similar to SWAT | Resident Evil | Video game | ||||
| Strategic Homeland Division (SHD) | A semi-autonomous network of sleeper agents tasked with preserving continuity of government in the event of a major catastrophe. | Tom Clancy's The Division | Video game | ||||
| SSS | State Security Service. Secret Police operating in fictional country of Ostania. Parody of the Stasi. | Spy x Family | Manga and anime | ||||
| The Patriots The Philosophers |
Metal Gear | Video game | |||||
| Third Echelon | Splinter Cell | Video game | |||||
| T.I.A. | Técnicos de Investigación Aeroterráquea ("Aeroterrestrial Investigation Technicians") | Mort & Phil | Comics | ||||
| T.H.R.U.S.H. | Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | TV | ||||
| The Tribunal | Also called The Council | Metalocalypse | TV | ||||
| U.N.C.L.E. | United Network Command for Law and Enforcement | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | TV | ||||
| United Nations Global Occult Coalition (UNGOC) | A clandestine division of the United Nations responsible for locating and eliminating paranormal threats. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] | ||||
| United Liberty Paper | Possibly a division of the IAA | Grand Theft Auto IV | Video game | ||||
| V.S.S.E. | Vital Situation Swift Execution | Time Crisis | Video game | ||||
| WOOHP | World Organization Of Human Protection | Totally Spies | Animation | ||||
| XXX | xXx | Movie | |||||
| ZEP | Secret police of Taschist Borduria | The Adventures of Tintin | Comics | ||||
| Z.O.W.I.E. | Zonal Organization of World Intelligence and Espionage | Derek Flint spy sendups | Franchise |
Notes
[edit]- 1.^ Rainbow originates from the novel, however it is much more widely known from the video games loosely based on the novel.
Superheroes
[edit]| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.R.G.U.S. | Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans (comics) Advanced Research Group United Support (TV) Sub-agency of U.S. Homeland Security |
DC Universe (New 52) Arrowverse DC Extended Universe |
Comics TV series Movies |
| Canadian International Security Organization (CISO) | Captain Canuck | Comic series | |
| Checkmate | DC Universe | Comics | |
| Department of Affairs Mutants | United States executive department in charge of controlling mutant activity which is led by mutant scientist Hank McCoy. | X-Men Cinematic Universe | Movie |
| Department of Damage Control | United States executive department in charge of contain enhanced damage. | Marvel Cinematic Universe | Movie |
| D.E.O | Department of Extranormal Operations | Arrowverse DC Universe |
Comics
TV series |
| Department H | Fictional superhuman affairs branch of Canada's Department of National Defence | Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Comics |
| Green Lantern Corps | Galactic military parapolice who protect the universe from various threats using power rings fueled by the emotion of valor. | DC Universe Green Lantern DC Extended Universe |
Comics TV series Movies Video game |
| Hatut Zeraze | Wakandan Secret police composed of assassins and covert operations. Known for using vibranium based habits similar the Black Panther's habit and for advanced science and mysticism to enhance cloaking abilities | Marvel Comics | Comics |
| I.O. | International Operations | Wildstorm | Comics |
| Nova Corps | Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Comics
TV series Movies Video game | |
| Science Police | DC Universe | Comics | |
| Time Variance Authority | Bureaucratic agency that protects the timelines of the multiverse from its own alterations. | Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Comics TV series |
| Q.I.A. | Quinpar Intelligence Agency | Sign Gene | Movie |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. | Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate (comics) Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Cinematic) Fictional espionage, law-enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency |
Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Comics Movie |
| S.T.R.I.K.E. | Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies Fictional comic book counter-terrorism and intelligence agency that often deals with superhuman threats |
Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Comics |
| S.W.O.R.D. | Sentient World Observation and Response Department A fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security. |
Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe | Comics TV series |
| Unit 7 | Of Progressive Allied Canadian Technologies (PACT) Corporation | Northguard | Comic book |
Science-fiction
[edit]| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Priests | Kzin | Larry Niven's Known Space series | Book |
| Blue Rose | Top secret joint task force of the U. S. military and Federal Bureau of Investigation that investigates cases of a paranormal nature, including doppelgangers, mysterious disappearances and the Black and White Lodges.[2][3] | Twin Peaks | TV series and film |
| Bureau of Grossology | Secret organization entrusted with the prevention of gross or disgusting crimes | Grossology | Animated TV |
| Civil Protection | Armed police force dedicated to enforcing the Combine's rule over Earth. | Half-Life 2 | Videogame |
| Confederate Secret Service | Captain Confederacy | Comic series | |
| Decepticon Justice Division | Division of Decepticon armed forces tasked with punishing desertion and enforcing Megatron's directives and ideology. | The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye | Comic series |
| The Forge | Doctor Who | audio plays | |
| GOTT ES Members | Kiddy Grade | Anime | |
| Imperial Interstellar Scout Service | Originally an exploratory agency, also has some espionage, military, police, diplomatic, and internal communications functions in the Third Imperium. Notable for carrying out operations in undiscovered or unsettled regions. | Traveller | Role playing game |
| Imperial Inquisition | Jedi hunters during much of the Imperial Era. | Star Wars | TV series, videogame and comics |
| ImpSec | Imperial intelligence, counterintelligence, and paramilitary police of the Barrayaran Imperium. An acronym of "Imperial Security." Employer of the primary protagonist, Miles Vorkosigan. | Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga | Books |
| NID | National Intelligence Department | Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis |
TV |
| Nightwatch | Earth Alliance secret police | Babylon 5 | TV |
| Obsidian Order | Secret police of the Cardassian Union | Star Trek | TV |
| Office of Homeworld Security/Homeworld Command | Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis |
TV | |
| Office of Naval Intelligence | Halo | Videogame | |
| Office of State Security (StateSec or SS) | An arm of the People's Republic of Haven | David Weber's Honorverse | Book |
| The Office of Unspecified Services | Infinite Jest | Book | |
| Psi Corps | Earth Alliance secret police composed of telepaths, often working in tandem with the Nightwatch. | Babylon 5 | TV |
| Public Security Section 9 | Federal Security agency and armed branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ghost in the Shell | Manga & Anime |
| SHADO | Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation | UFO | TV |
| Special Circumstances | Iain M. Banks's Culture | Book | |
| Special Tactics and Reconnaissance ("Spectres") | Autonomous agents of the Citadel Council with extraordinary authority and leeway | Mass Effect | Videogame |
| Special Tasks Group (STG) | Special forces of the Salarian Union; organizational structure likely inspired the Citadel Council's Spectre unit | Mass Effect | Videogame |
| Section 7 | An intelligence organization run by the UEO. Captain Oliver Hudson referred to them as "Gestapo bastards.". The older patches read "Sector 7" instead of "Section 7", leading some to believe this to be their original name. | seaQuest DSV | TV |
| Sector 7 | Intelligence organization. They discovered the All Spark and built the Hoover Dam around it to mask the energy emitted by the Cube | Transformers | Movie |
| TENET | A secret organization that uses time inversion to perform temporal pincer movements. | Tenet | Movie |
| Time Enforcement Commission | A law enforcement organisation that regulates time travel | Timecop | Franchise |
| Torchwood Institute | A secret organization set up by Queen Victoria in 1879 to combat alien threat | Doctor Who Torchwood |
TV |
| UNIT | Unified Intelligence Taskforce. A military organization operating under the auspices of the United Nations, its purpose is to investigate and combat Paranormal and Extraterrestrial threats to the Earth. | Doctor Who Torchwood The Sarah Jane Adventures |
TV |
Dystopian futures
[edit]| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dogs | Fictional representation of the KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) personified by a pack of vicious dogs | George Orwell's Animal Farm | Book |
| The Finger | Secret police of Norsefire, the fascist government of England | V for Vendetta comic and film adaption | Comic and movie |
| Grammaton Clerics | Equilibrium | Movie | |
| Inquisition | Imperial secret police of the Imperium of Man similar to the Spanish Inquisition | Warhammer 40,000 | Miniature wargame |
| Majestic 12 | Deus Ex | Video game | |
| Officio Assassinorum | Imperial organization of assassins dispatched to remove both internal and external threats of the Imperium of Man | Warhammer 40,000 | Miniature wargame |
| Special Circumstances | Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series | Book | |
| Thought Police | Police that monitor people's body language and expressions, and kidnap them if they seem to be traitorous | George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four | Book |
| UNATCO | United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition | Deus Ex | Video game |
- Tal Shiar – Romulan secret police and intelligence agency
- Obsidian Order – Cardassian secret police and intelligence agency
- Starfleet Intelligence – Federation intelligence agency
- Section 31 – Rogue and officially nonexistent Federation intelligence organization
- V'Shar – The Vulcan Intelligence & Security agency
- Imperial Intelligence – intelligence arm of the Galactic Empire
- Imperial/Sith Intelligence – intelligence arm of the reborn Sith Empire
- Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) – secret police of the Galactic Empire
- Imperial Inquisition - Jedi hunters of the Galactic Empire
- Republic Intelligence – intelligence service of the Galactic Republic
- Clone Intelligence – branch of the Republic Intelligence during the Clone Wars
- New Republic Intelligence (NRI) – intelligence service of the New Republic
- Galactic Alliance Intelligence – intelligence service of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, the successor government to the New Republic
- Bothan Spynet – intelligence service of the Bothans, affiliated with the Rebel Alliance and its successor states the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance
- Public Safety Service (PSS) – the successor of the Corellian Security Force, after the Imperial government turns the latter from a regular police force into a secret police.
- Galactic Alliance Guard (GAG) – the secret police of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances during the Second Galactic Civil War (fate after the war unknown).
- Rakatan-run Force Hounds – from the Star Wars expanded universe
Fantasy
[edit]| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abteilung KDA | "Die Abteilung KDA (Komplexe und Diffuse Angelegenheiten)", or "Department for Complex and Unspecific Matters". Modern agency responsible for dealing with magic and supernatural entities in Germany |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| The Academy | "La Académie Royale de Philosophie Occulte", or "The Royal Academy of Occult Philosophy/Theory". Agency responsible for dealing with magic and supernatural entities in France. Was closed down by the French Revolution before being reconstituted by Napoleon in 1804. Membership was divided between supporting and opposing the Vichy government during the Second World War. Was "reorganized" out of existence in 1965 after making the wrong choice on the Algerian Referendum. Is rumored to have reopened in 2015. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| Algemene Inlichtingen en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD) | "General Intelligence and Security Service". Agency responsible for dealing with magic and supernatural entities in the Netherlands. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| Auror Office | Various branches of various magic law enforcement departments specializing in the arrest of dark wizards. | Harry Potter | Books/Movies |
| Besondere Umstände | "Special Circumstances", also known as the "Fire Brigade" and/or "Reality control". Rapid Response team for the Abteilung KDA. Reduced from roughly six teams across Germany in the 1950s and 1960s to a single team based in Wiesbaden. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| Black Chamber | The Atrocity Archives The Jennifer Morgue |
Book | |
| Bureau 13 | Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic | Role playing game | |
| Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) | Hellboy Hellboy (film) |
Comics & Movie | |
| Cable Street Particulars | Ankh-Morpork secret police (under Captain Swing), and later merely the "plainclothes" division (under Samuel Vimes). | Terry Pratchett's Discworld | Book |
| Cipher Pol | The main intelligence agency of the World Government, Cipher Pol cells are located throughout the world. They investigate for the World Government and, in contrast to the Marines, handle political threats to the World Government. There are eight official Cipher Pols numbered from CP1 to CP8 as well as two unofficial units, CP9, whose members specialize in assassinations, and CP0, the personal guard of the Celestial Dragons. | One Piece | Comics/Television |
| Dai Li | Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se | Avatar: The Last Airbender and "The Legend of Korra | Animated TV |
| Death Eaters | Voldemort's terroristic and power-hungry elite of paramilitary death squads consisting of upper-class dark wizards and witches whose deadly agenda is to wipe out and kill all muggle-born people and establish a new society of pure-blood race. | Harry Potter and it's 8-part film saga | Books And Film Adaptations |
| Delta Green | Intelligence unit dedicated to combating the supernatural and the Cthulhu Mythos. Existed in various incarnations: From 1928 to 1942 was part of the ONI until its transference into the OSS, it is disbanded in 1968 after a failed operation but its agents keep acting illegally until its recreation in 2001, nominally under the NSA as a counter-terror program, but recruiting agents all over the military, USIC and federal law enforcement. | Delta Green | Role playing game |
| Department of Magical Law Enforcement | It is the department of the British Ministry of Magic that enforces magical law for the citizens of the magical community in Great Britain, it also has different branches such as the Auror Office, specializing in dark wizards. | Harry Potter | Literature/Movies |
| Die Deutsche Akademie der Höheren Einsichten zu Weimar | "Die Weimarer Akademie der Höheren Einsichten", or "The Weimar Academy of Higher Insights". Original agency responsible for dealing with magic and supernatural entities in Germany. Was the center for German magic after the French closed the University of Cologne in 1789, until the Nazis closed it in the 1930s in preference of their own organizations. Its successor is the Abteilung KDA. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| F.E.A.R. | First Encounter Assault Recon Paranormal investigation agency |
F.E.A.R. | Videogame |
| The Folly | "Specialist Crime Directorate 9", later "Special Assessment Unit, SAU". Agency responsible for dealing with magic and supernatural entities in the United Kingdom |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| Gale Force | Wicked | Musical | |
| General Oblation Board | Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy | Book | |
| G.R.U. Division Psychotronics (GRU-P) | A division of the Soviet Union's Main Intelligence Directorate dealing in the research and elimination of paranormal phenomenon. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] |
| The Laundry | The Atrocity Archives The Jennifer Morgue |
Book | |
| LEPRecon | The Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance, known as LEP or Recon, is the agency of the underworld fairies who maintain reconnaissance on the upper world of humans, commonly called "Mud Men" or "Mud People". | Artemis Fowl series | Books/Graphic novels |
| The Librarians | "New York Libraries Association", or "The Association". Wing of the New York Public Library Services that sees itself as the foremost authority on magic in the New York area, and which actively works to contain magical threats therein. It is suggested that as a part of their work they actively seek out magical items and tomes across the world in order to lock them away in their special collections stacks. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| The Midnighters | The secret police of Camorr under Duke Nicovante. Headed by an agent with the code name 'The Spider', revealed to be Dona Angiavesta Vorchenza, later passed on to Don and Dona Salvara | The Lies of Locke Lamora | Book |
| Order of Mata Nui | Bionicle | ||
| Penitus Oculatus | Secret security and special operations branch of the Imperial Guards | The Elder Scrolls | |
| Owsla | The rabbit army/police and the Owslafa, secret police, especially of Efrafa | Watership Down | |
| Samoyed Guards | Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy | Book | |
| SCP Foundation | An international organization responsible for the research and containment of anomalous phenomenon. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] |
| Secret Police | Headed by the wolf, Maugrim | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Book |
| Shinra | Namco x Capcom | Videogame | |
| Shinra Electric Power Company | Final Fantasy VII | Video game | |
| S.H.U.S.H. | Darkwing Duck | Animated TV | |
| SI:7 | Secret service for human faction of Stormwind | World of Warcraft | |
| Special Operations Network | consisting of numbered divisions each dealing with a different secret threat | Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels | Book |
| The Virginia Gentleman's Company | "The Virgins", or "Alderman Technical Solutions". Private magical military contractor organization based out of Charlottesville, Virginia. While it is not clear if they ever held any official government position, the VGC have a history of working for the US government which goes back to at least the War of 1812 where they fought against the British and Tecumseh. They carry a deep animosity for the Folly due to that organization sharing their Newtonian magical methods with Tecumseh's people which caused the VGC to suffer severe casualties. This animosity was most evident during the Second World War when they withheld information from the Folly which led to the majority of Folly membership dying. |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| The Virtuous Men | "The Printer's Men". Group of around 100 men from the University of Pennsylvania who fought alongside the Folly during the Second World War. They were said to not get along with many of their fellow American practitioners due to philosophical differences, most notably the Virginia Gentleman's Company (most likely due to their closeness with the Folly). |
Rivers of London (book series). | Books/Comics |
| United Nations Global Occult Coalition (UNGOC) | A clandestine division of the United Nations responsible for locating and eliminating paranormal threats. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] |
| Unusual Incidents Unit (UIU) | A division of the FBI tasked with monitoring and responding to paranormal threats. | SCP Foundation | Website[1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "SCP Foundation". scp-wiki.wikidot.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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