History Main / CovertGroup

Part of many a ConspiracyTheory, TheConspiracy and GovernmentConspiracy. Often employs TheMenInBlack, NoSuchAgency, UnusuallyUninterestingName, ResignationsNotAccepted, TheMasquerade or the CovertGroupWithMundaneFront to keep itself undercover.

* ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': A covert ops group with technology-based powers working for the U.S. government tries to eliminate the world's superhumans.
* The ''SecretAvengers'' have been this for the Avengers.

Secrets and things done secretly are interesting. Thus, many fictional groups - both heroes and villains - act as covert groups: groups that act undercover and aren't known to many outsiders.

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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': In ''Deacon Jones'', Miss Brooks, Mr. Boynton and Walter Denton meet secretly to rehearse for a job with the hillbilly troupe led by the eponymous deacon.

* Section 31 from ''Franchise/StarTrek''.

* ''Series/TheAvengers'': Soviet spymaster Ivanov planted many undercover agents in Great Britain, where they wormed close to tactically important persons, ready to assassinate them on cue. This covert network was called "the House of Cards," because select playing cards would activate the moles. British Avengers John Steed, Emma Peele and Mike Gambit thwarted Ivanov and neutralized his moles.

* In almost all Urban Fantasy, all the creatures are part of a covert group. For example, in "TheDresdenFiles", Harry is part of the White Council, a covert organization of wizards that contends with other covert groups of faeries, vampires, and demon-possessed sociopaths.

* The eponymous ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' and (in [[VideoGame/XComEnemyUnknown]] the remake]], at least) the Council of Nations supporting the project. The remake also has [[LesCollaborateurs the opposition E.X.A.L.T.]]

* MONARCH, a top-secret government organization from ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''.

* ''LaFemmeNikita'' has Section One, where the main character works.

Part of many a ConspiracyTheory, TheConspiracy and GovernmentConspiracy. Often employs MenInBlack, NoSuchAgency, UnusuallyUninterestingName, ResignationsNotAccepted, TheMasquerade or the CovertGroupWithMundaneFront to keep itself undercover.

Secrets and things done secretely are interesting. Thus, many fictional groups - both heroes and villains - act as covert groups - groups that act undercover and aren't known to many outsiders.

Often, a CovertGroup is engaged in controversial or outright illegal activity, as otherwise there would not be any reason for secrecy. In a GovernmentProcedural, they also act in sensitive matters such as national security.

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* A secretive United States government agency known as "Division" has for years been recruiting young adult convicts by faking their deaths and forcing them to train as spies and assassins is a main plot point of ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
* ''LaFemmeNikita'': Section One, where the main character works with.
* The Impossible Mission Force from ''Series/{{MissionImpossible}}'' routinely takes on covert operations while shielding Washington from culpability. "Should you or any of your I.M. Force be captured or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions."

* In Creator/IsaacAsimov's classic collection, ''Literature/IRobot'', there is a covert group who sees the control given to the AIs as creating a VichyEarth where humans are enslaved to machines. The machines should be able to predict and compensate for the discrepancies these small acts of sabotage produce, but they aren't.

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