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| Name=Military Intelligence, Section 13
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| Name=Security Service, Section 13
 
| Purpose=Paranormal Investigations<br>Counter (Mutant) Terrorism
 
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| Leader=[[Nathan Godfrey]]
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| Headquarter=Thames House<br>(''ex'') RAF Pitreavie Castle
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| Headquarter=Thames House<br><small>(''ex'')</small> RAF Pitreavie Castle
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| Branches=[[Section 13#Operation Damocles|Operation Damocles]]
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| Branches=<small>(''ex'')</small> [[Operation Pelius]]<br><small>(''ex'')</small> [[Operation Damocles]]
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| Affiliation=Security Service (MI5)<br>British Government
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| Affiliation=Security Service (MI5)<br>British Government<br>[[Treadstone Industries]]
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| Members=[[Walt Harriman]]
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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''' 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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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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While other branches of military intelligence liaised with groups that 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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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.
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"'''[[Operation Pelius]]'''" was an ongoing mission during the war conducted by '''[[Special Wing]]''': a task force nested within the Royal Air 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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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.
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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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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).
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Eventually, the recession of the eighties and the budget cuts led to the discontinuation of Operation Damocles in 1996; Section 13 was downsized considerably, and became part of Archives with the Security Service (MI-5).
  
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Originally, the headquarters of Section 13 was at Pitreavie Castle, near Fyfe in Scotland. However, the facility eventually closed in 1994, and has subsequently been converted into residential housing. As a subsidiary of MI5 after it was reactivated, Section 13 was given workspace at MI5's headquarters in Thames House.
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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'''. Without access to the same research and development resources as during the Cold War however, Section 13 has been forced to rely on a government contract with the US-based [[Treadstone Industries]] in order to source much of it's non-standard equipment.
  
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=== Operation Pelius ===
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== Current Members ==
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* [[Nathan Godfrey]] - Senior Field Operative, mutant.
  
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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.
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=== Former Members ===
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* "John" - Field Operative, mutant. <small>(Retired)</small>
  
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=== Operation Damocles ===
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=== Other Associates ===
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* [[Jace Harriman]] - currently in witness protection; son of Walter Harriman, mutant.
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* [[Dahlia Ericsson]] - Chairman and CEO of [[Treadstone Industries]], mutant.
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* [[Tom Harriman]] - employee of [[Treadstone Industries]]; son of Walter Harriman, mutant.
  
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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.
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The operation had it's headquarters in Scotland, in a secret bunker constructed beneath RAF Pitreavie Castle - at the time, the base was also the headquarters of NATO, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Search and Rescue operations for the entire North Atlantic.
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Many of those part of and encountered by Operation Damocles were what we would now call "mutants". Notable former members of Damocles include [[Walter Harriman]], [[Nathan Godfrey]], and a mysterious individual known only as "[[John]]".
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* '''[[Walt Harriman]]''' - one of the original members of Section 13 from the Cold War, Harriman is now the Commander of the project codenamed Operation Damocles. Codenamed '''Longshot''', Harriman's mutation manifests in an almost infallable accuracy with any sort of projectile or thrown weapon.
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* '''[[Jace Harriman]]''' - the eldest son of Walt Harriman, Jace is a lawyer working for the Crown Prosecution Service: given his association with Section 13, he is often called upon to prosecute cases where mutant abilities have been involved. His mutant ability allows him to telekinetically accelerate objects towards him, but the ability is only one-dimensional. His ability considered to be like gravity, Jace has been unofficially given the nickname '''Slingshot''' to echo his father and sister.
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In Marvel Comics canon, MI-13 is a fictional British intelligence agency - officially known as the Extraordinary Intelligence Service (EIS) - featured extensively in the Excalibur series' of comics. The agency featured a whole host of British superheroes as members, including Captain Britain, Union Jack, and Juggernaut.
  
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* '''[[Kat Harriman]]''' - twenty-two years old and the youngest child of Walt Harriman, Katrina recently graduated from studying drama at university. Because of her father's depression, her brother Jace became her legal guardian throughout her teens. Her ability allows her to telekinetically cause the molecules in an object to vibrate, thus causing it to heat up. Because of this, and because of her father's codename, she inherited the nickname '''Hotshot'''.
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In reality, MI-13 is an unused designation for part of the Office of Military Intelligence, skipped for superstitious reasons. Though none of the offices exist, the designations of the Offices that liaised with the Security Service and the Secret Service - MI5 and MI6 respectively - are still used today as unofficial nicknames for those agencies.
  
 
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Organisation
Section 13.jpg


Name
Security Service, Section 13
Purpose
Paranormal Investigations
Counter (Mutant) Terrorism
Headquarters
Thames House
(ex) RAF Pitreavie Castle
Affiliation
Security Service (MI5)
British Government
Treadstone Industries
Members
See Below










Established as part of the Directorate of Military Intelligence by the British War Office during the Second World War, Military Intelligence, Section 13 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 liaised with groups that 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 an ongoing mission during the war conducted by Special Wing: a task force nested within the Royal Air 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 eighties and the budget cuts led to the discontinuation of Operation Damocles in 1996; 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. Without access to the same research and development resources as during the Cold War however, Section 13 has been forced to rely on a government contract with the US-based Treadstone Industries in order to source much of it's non-standard equipment.

Current Members

Former Members

  • "John" - Field Operative, mutant. (Retired)

Other Associates

Out of Character

In Marvel Comics canon, MI-13 is a fictional British intelligence agency - officially known as the Extraordinary Intelligence Service (EIS) - featured extensively in the Excalibur series' of comics. The agency featured a whole host of British superheroes as members, including Captain Britain, Union Jack, and Juggernaut.

In reality, MI-13 is an unused designation for part of the Office of Military Intelligence, skipped for superstitious reasons. Though none of the offices exist, the designations of the Offices that liaised with the Security Service and the Secret Service - MI5 and MI6 respectively - are still used today as unofficial nicknames for those agencies.

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