The Lone Gunmen

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The Lone Gunmen are a trio of fictional characters in and The Lone Gunmen television series. They are government conspiracy theorists and skilled computer hackers who frequently assist special agents and . 
Consisting of members , and , the Lone Gunmen were the publishers of a magazine called "The Lone Gunman" (originally titled "The Magic Bullet"). 
The trio originally took their name and the title of their publication from , who, in May 1989, remarked, "I heard it was a lone gunman", in reference to the Kennedy assassination. 
== History ==
While separately attending the same convention, the three initially worked together, after asked Byers for help with finding her daughter. Byers then recruited Frohike and Langly in the search. Together, they discovered that they were being used by Modeski to uncover information of a government conspiracy. It was this event that led to their and Mulder's distrust of the government. 
After deciding to work together, they also remained close associates of Mulder and often provided him with information and technical assistance, after he discovered the X-Files. 
In 2000, the trio reluctantly allowed Jimmy Bond to begin working with them, in exchange for him funding their endeavors, as he believed that they were "fighting the good fight". (TLG: "Bond, Jimmy Bond")
The Lone Gunmen died in 2002, sacrificing themselves to stop a bio-terrorist. They were subsequently buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where their coffins were visited by Jimmy Bond, Yves Adele Harlow, Monica Reyes, John Doggett, and . 
The Gunmen briefly reappeared several months later, as ghosts with whom Mulder seemed to be able to communicate. The trio appeared to him alone, at the side of a road on the Texas-New Mexico border at approximately 5:07 a.m., while Mulder was urinating, having stopped off on the way to New Mexico. Apparently, the apparitions of the Lone Gunmen tried to dissuade Mulder from proceeding to New Mexico with Scully and continuing to search for the truth of once there, but Mulder ignored their warnings and continued on his way. 
Although it is widely accepted that there were only ever three Lone Gunmen, they themselves referred to at least one other - "the newest Lone Gunman", known as The Thinker. 
- (One Breath)
==Appearances==
=== The X-Files ===
# in season 	Title 	Original Air Date 	Notes
Season 1 	Season 1 	Season 1 	Season 1
17 	E.B.E. 	February 18, 1994 	
Season 2 	Season 2 	Season 2 	Season 2
3 	Blood 	September 30, 1994	
8 	One Breath 	November 11, 1994 	
18 	Fearful Symmetry 	February 24, 1995 	
25 	Anasazi 	May 19, 1995 	
Season 3 	Season 3 	Season 3 	Season 3
1 	The Blessing Way 	September 22, 1995	
2 	Paper Clip 	September 29, 1995	
9 	Nisei 	November 24, 1995 	
16 	Apocrypha 	February 16, 1996 	
23 	Wetwired 	May 10, 1996 	
Season 4 	Season 4 	Season 4 	Season 4
7 	 	November 17, 1996 	
14 	Memento Mori 	February 9, 1997 	
Season 5 	Season 5 	Season 5 	Season 5
1 	Redux 	November 2, 1997 	
2 	Redux II 	November 9, 1997 	
3 	Unusual Suspects 	November 16, 1997 	
7 	Emily 	December 14, 1997 	
11 	Kill Switch 	February 15, 1998 	
20 	The End 	May 17, 1998 	
Feature Film	Feature Film 	Feature Film 	Feature Film
- 	The X-Files: Fight The Future 	June 19, 1998 	Feature film
Season 6 	Season 6 	Season 6 	Season 6
3 	Triangle 	November 22, 1998 	
5 	Dreamland II 	December 6, 1998 	
12 	One Son 	February 14, 1999 	
20 	Three of a Kind 	May 2, 1999 	
21 	Field Trip 	May 9, 1999 	
Season 7 	Season 7 	Season 7 	Season 7
13 	First Person Shooter 	February 27, 2000 	
15 	En Ami 	March 19, 2000 	
22 	Requiem 	May 21, 2000 	
Season 8 	Season 8 	Season 8 	Season 8
1 	Within 	November 5, 2000 	
7 	Via Negativa 	December 17, 2000 	
11 	The Gift 	February 4, 2001 	
15 	Deadalive 	April 1, 2001 	
16 	Three Words 	April 8, 2001 	
21 	Existence 	May 20, 2001 	
Season 9 	Season 9 	Season 9 	Season 9
1 	Nothing Important Happened Today 	November 11, 2001 	
2 	Nothing Important Happened Today II	November 18, 2001 	
9 	Provenance 	March 3, 2002 	
10 	Providence 	March 10, 2002 	
15 	Jump the Shark 	April 21, 2002 	Crossover episode
1920 	The Truth 	May 19, 2002 	
Season 10 	Season 10 	Season 10 	Season 10
5 	Babylon 	February 15, 2016 	
Season 11 	Season 11 	Season 11 	Season 11
2 	This 	January 10, 2018 	
=== The Lone Gunmen ===
# in season	Title 	Original Air Date	Notes
Season 1 	Season 1 	Season 1 	Season 1
1 	Pilot 	March 4, 2001 	
2 	Bond, Jimmy Bond 	March 11, 2001 	
3 	Eine Kleine Frohike 	March 16, 2001 	
4 	Like Water for Octane 	March 18, 2001 	
5 	Three Men and a Smoking Diaper	March 23, 2001 	
6 	Madam, I'm Adam 	March 30, 2001 	
7 	Planet of the Frohikes 	April 6, 2001 	
8 	Maximum Byers 	April 13, 2001 	
9 	Diagnosis: Jimmy 	April 20, 2001 	
10 	Tango de los Pistoleros 	April 27, 2001 	
11 	The Lying Game 	May 4, 2001 	
12 	The Cap'n Toby Show 	June 1, 2001 	
13 	All About Yves 	May 11, 2001 	
=== Misc ===
* The X-Files: Resist or Serve
==Apocrypha==
In the Topps Comics series of The X-Files comics, The Lone Gunmen appear in "A Little Dream of Me" (the third issue) and "One Player Only" (the thirteenth issue). They also appear in a one-off comic based on The Lone Gunmen (TV series) television series and published by Dark Horse Comics.
The Lone Gunmen also appear in the novel "Ruins" written by Kevin J. Anderson which is set three years into The X-Files. In the story, Mulder makes a brief visit at their headquarters to get their insights about the case before he and Scully fly off to Mexico. 
In the comic book series The X-Files Season 10—which takes place after the events of The X-Files: I Want to Believe—it is revealed that the Lone Gunmen are alive and well, having faked their deaths during the events of "Jump the Shark". The group was aided by the FBI and have since been working underground, aiding the US government; for instance, Langly mentions that he was responsible for the Stuxnet virus in 2010. This retcon could possibly contradict the events of "The Truth", as they supposedly appeared as ghosts to Mulder, unless it was actually a manifestation of his mind. The comic book series The X-Files Season 11 (a continuation of Season 10) would end with Mulder and Scully's memories being erased up to a certain point, presumably including the knowledge of The Lone Gunmen's survival after the events of the original series. 
The episode "This" from the Season 11 revival of the series would yet provide another possible point of contradiction for the Season 10 and Season 11 comic, as it reveals that Richard Langley's digital consciousness came to life once the original version perished. Although this may be explained as the NSA's program to be believing Langley to be dead. 
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