User blog comment:GSFB/The Agency (Invisible Man) vs Anonymous/@comment-5795750-20130718074759

BG1's "Why am I not surprised that this reminds me of EA's Los Zetas vs Anonymous battle?" Edges

Regular Weaponry: Guns vs computers? Well as far I know, Anonymous are really really really clever with their computers and given the situation, there's no doubt that the Agency can kill the guy but they won't be able to stop him transferring the information on the disk to his pals and even if The Agency find out who the information was sent to, it would be difficult for the Agency to track down the receiver's location. Also, even if Fawkes and the Agency are able to get the location of the recipients, Anonymous may be clever enough to evade being spotted by The Agency or send them in the wrong direction. With regards to GSFB's point that The Agency is relatively underfunded, I can see where he is coming from but then again having less computers and more information stored in files in filing cabinets is a good thing - why else have Anonymous not tried their hands at getting at the information that is so super secret and super sensitive (Majestic-12 reports or Opus Dei membership list)? Because the information is not there. I guess having The Agency put all their information on one disk is something bold that they now regret. Also, even with the firearms, I bet that if they do locate the recipient of the information, they might accidentally shoot the computer itself which on one end may render finding the next recipient useless but on the other can stop the information being transferred in the process.

Between these two though, I have to give this to Anonymous's hacking since they can strike anywhere and anytime before The Agency can react

EDGE: Anonymous

Special: One man vs a thousand... well the thousand can run away and hide from the government but Darien as the Invisible Man can redefine the word espionage thanks to his ability to turn invisible and track people without them noticing. The thing is though, he may be invisible to visible light but I bet that Anonymous can pick up his heat signature using infrared or something along those lines (although heat vision through walls is still a technology yet to be developed). As a professional burglar, Darien is great at sneaking in and stealing items before making a clean getaway but I doubt he can physically blend into the crowd faster than an Anonymous worker.

One point I want to make - in this day and age of technology, I bet that if someone were to see Darien turn invisible in front of their eyes, they would be as spooked as hell and no-one will believe a thing; even if its caught on camera, there will still be doubters and I think that even if Anonymous do share this information, yes the people might be angry at the mass surveillance but using invisible people? who's gonna fall for that old joke? Anonymous's credibility may be tarnished if The Agency cover its tracks neatly or it and the US government destroy any evidence linking them to creating invisible people (thats what the population may be led to believe anyway) with 'Quicksilver' since common knowledge about quicksilver is that it is another name for mercury and that it is poisonous and commonly used in weather devices.

A thing that may detract points away from Darien is his dependency on the Quicksilver and the maddening side-effects it brings. Sure the Keeper is there to keep Fawkes in sane condition but there is a likely chance he is spotted in the crowd by an Anonymous member (unless Darien quicksilvers him too); also I can kinda see him going nuts as a good and a bad thing - perhaps if he goes on a lethal rampage, an Anonymous member (or maybe more) might get caught in the crossfire and perhaps the physical disk might be destroyed.

Edge here then...

EDGE: Even

Overall Winner: The Agency barely make it out of this scuffle alive for the reasons that GSFB states - while the Agents are not computer savvy, they are definitely a strong espionage secret organisation to deal with; they have the firearms and the training to stop Anonymous dead in their tracks. Also, while Anonymous's tech savviness will play a crucial factor in tipping the scales in their favour, this is easily counteracted by the Quicksilver/invisibility perk that Darien has - because total invisibility to most people is a science fiction concept, if Anonymous try to claim that invisible people are watching their every move, they are just gonna lose their credibility and be laughed at for conjuring up a conspiracy theory that they don't have proof of. Add to that The Agency's physical ability to stop the information being transferred from disk to disk and even steal the disk back and we have a winner. Anonymous are never know what hit them (literally).