List of fictional secret police and intelligence organizations
This is a list of secret police organisations and intelligence agencies which are fictional:
Contemporary world
| 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 |
| Carrington Institute | Perfect Dark | Video game | |
| Canadian National Intelligence Agency (NISA) | InSecurity | TV | |
| 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 | |
| CURE | American intelligence and assassination organisation (Although capitalised, the name does not appear to be an acronym) | The Destroyer (novel series) | Novels |
| Cubicle Gestapo | Dilbert | Comic | |
| Division | Secret black-ops branch of the government | Nikita | TV |
| 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 |
| International Affairs Agency (IAA) | Parody of the CIA | Grand Theft Auto V | Video game |
| Immigration and Customs Security | The Border | TV | |
| IMF | Impossible Mission Force | Mission Impossible | TV & Movies |
| ISIS | International Secret Intelligence Service | Archer | Animated TV |
| Kingsman | Independent international intelligence agency | Kingsman | Franchise |
| Ministry of Alien Detection | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Movie | |
| N.O.O.S.E. | National Office Of Security Enforcement | Grand Theft Auto IV | Video game |
| ODIN | Organization of Democratic Intelligence Networks | Archer | Animated TV |
| Omega Sector | Counter-terrorism task force | True Lies | Movie |
| Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) | The Six Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman |
TV | |
| Rainbow | Multi-national counter-terrorism task force | Rainbow Six | Novel, Video game |
| SCP Foundation | Secret organization responsible for finding and containing anomalies | SCP Foundation | Website[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) | Semi-autonomous network of sleeper agents tasked with preserving continuity of government in the event of major catastrophe | Tom Clancy's The Division | Video game |
| The Division | Marathon Man | Novel and film | |
| Third Echelon | Splinter Cell | Video game | |
| The Patriots The Philosophers |
Metal Gear | Video game | |
| The Tribunal | Also called The Council | Metalocalypse | TV |
| 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 |
| T.I.A. Técnicos de Investigación Aeroterráquea ("Aeroterrestrial Investigation Technicians") | Mort & Phil | Comics | |
| U.N.C.L.E. | United Network Command for Law and Enforcement | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | TV |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Superheroes
| 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 Arrowverse |
Comics TV series |
| Canadian International Security Organization (CISO) | Captain Canuck | Comic series | |
| Checkmate | DC Universe | Comics | |
| Department H | Fictional superhuman affairs branch of Canada's Department of National Defence | Marvel Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe |
|
| Science Police | DC Universe | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | Comics |
| S.W.O.R.D. | Sentient World Observation and Response Department A fictional British counterterrorism and intelligence agency to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security. |
Marvel Universe | Comics |
| Unit 7 | Of Progressive Allied Canadian Technologies (PACT) Corporation | Northguard | Comic book |
| D.E.O | Department of Extranormal Operations | Arrowverse DC Universe |
Science-fiction
| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Priests | Kzin | Larry Niven's Known Space series | Book |
| Bureau of Grossology | Secret organization entrusted with the prevention of gross or disgusting crimes | Grossology | Animated TV |
| Civil Protection | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NID | National Intelligence Department | Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis |
TV |
| Nightwatch | Earth Alliance secret police | Babylon 5 | TV |
| Office of Homeworld Security/Homeworld Command | Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis |
TV | |
| Obsidian Order | Secret police of the Cardassian Union | Star Trek | 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 |
| 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
| 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 similar to the Spanish Inquisition | Warhammer 40,000 | Miniature wargame |
| Majestic 12 | Deus Ex | Video game | |
| 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 | Deus Ex | Video game |
Star Trek Universe
- 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
Star Wars Universe
- 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
- 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).
- Ratatan-run Force Hounds - from the Star Wars expanded universe
Fantasy
| Agency | Info | Source | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 tranference 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 |
| Cable Street Particulars | Ankh-Morpork secret police (under Captain Swing), and later merely the "plainclothes" division (under Samuel Vimes). | Terry Pratchett's Discworld | Book |
| Dai Li | Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se | Avatar: The Last Airbender and "The Legend of Korra | Animated TV |
| 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 | |
| The Laundry | The Atrocity Archives The Jennifer Morgue |
Book | |
| Order of Mata Nui | Bionicle | ||
| Penitus Oculatus | Secret security and special operations branch of the Imperial Guards | The Elder Scrolls | |
| Shinra Electric Power Company | Final Fantasy VII | Video game | |
| 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 | |
| Secret Police | Headed by the wolf, Maugrim | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Book |
| Shinra | Namco x Capcom | Videogame | |
| S.H.U.S.H. | Darkwing Duck | Animated TV | |
| SI:7 | Secret service for human faction of Stormwind | World of Warcraft | |
| 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 |
References
- ^ "SCP Foundation". scp-wiki.wikidot.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.