The Agency (The Insivible Man)

"Shut Up Eberts!"

- The Official, scolding his right hand man for saying too much, which he often does.

In the TV series "the Invisible Man" (Sci Fi Channel), the "Agency" is an unnamed American intelligence agency, dealing with espionage and special operations, which can involve battling rogue agencies (Chrysalis), Canadian Terrorists, cryptids (Invisible sasquatch), and mutants (La LLarona, The Catevari, other invisible men, etc). The agency enlists men and women who have served in other government agencies (CIA, FBI, even the IRS), the Military, and in at leats one case, a professional criminal (Darien Fawkes). Members of the Agency are highly trained and formidable, but to have an edge the Agency will sometimes make use of superhuman agents, such as the Catevari (a man whose body is toxic) and several invisible men. Though a very small agency with relative poor funding, the Agency is very formidable, and often serves as the last line of defense against America's most lethal adversaries.

The Agency's history is murky, but there is photographic evidence that it has been around since the early 60's, when JFK was in office. The Agency is called a "Cold War Relic" in the series, which shows the Agency to have had similar experience fighting soviet interests in the world as the CIA and FBI has. This implies a superb intel experience and knowledge.

Most of the time, Agency Agents will use only pistols and hand to hand skills in combat, but on rare occasion CAR-15 assault rifles and rocket launchers will be utilized, should a severe threat arise. Along with this they have military body armor avaiaible in such combat situations.

One of the biggest headaches for the Agency is its long list of mundane sponsors. Originally under the Department of Defense, the Agency was let go due to budget cuts, and was taken up by the US Department of Fish and Game. Despite its sponsors delaing with issues of animals and the environment, the Agency continued to carry out its covert agenda, often using mundane missions the Department sent them as a cover for their real work. Over time, other organizations took up their funding, from the Bereau of weights and measures to the Beareau of Indian Affairs and the Department of human health and services. As of the last episode, the department of Fish and Game has taken the Agency back, but until the Agency is absorbed by a department dealing with more serious issues (like the Defense Department, State Department, Secret Service, etc), Agents will not be taken very seriously when they hold up their badges, displaying their more mundane sponsors on them.