Division-S

Division-S, known officially as the Specialised World Operations Division, (and known later by it's more outgoing members as the "Allstars") was a now-defunct department of the United States Government and Military that operated with a cross-department method between the CIA, FBI and it's Armed Forces. Much like the United Kingdom's Whitesheild operation, that is essentially it's British counterpart, it "did not exist", and operated both home and away regarding what the US referred to as "special" operations and interactions throughout the Second World War until 1979. This included the investigation and use of then-secret superhumans, often chasing ex-Nazi experiments and remnants across the globe. Division-S were thought to be heavily involved in top-secret CIA experiments and they may have been corrupted by, or at least a partial front for Black Labs, who spearheaded these experiments in secret after Redstar was supposedly finally eradicated in Vietnam.

Like Whitesheild the US declared the department shut-down beyond the 70's and much of it's data and information was erased or otherwise hidden extremely well.

### **History**

Unlike Whitesheild, that was specifically started by Dr Grant Thomas in light of his self-experimentation, the Specialised World Operations had existed somewhat ambiguously within the CIA since the First World War, with knowledge of some neohuman as well as early types of chemical alterations similar to and pioneered by Dr Thomas, who studied in the US before WWII.

Originally more of an investigative group of CIA members who later allied with Top Secret NATO operations, the division was essentially a collection of spies-within-spies for the very purpose of making sure counterintelligence was actually counterintelligence, however during WWII the group came across the Redstar organisation, and discovered that they were trying to apprehend Nazi experiments in genetics, atomic weapons and the search for what it referred to as "neo humans", but with the aid of Whitesheild began acquiring superpowered members of their own and branched out into a more active military role.

The Division got it's proper title and badge in 1941 and was run by Colonel Adrien McCarthy who was himself an experienced fighter, with one of his first approved missions was rescuing Commander Adam Greaves from the German boat Erneuerer a floating laboratory off the coast of Poland, where they discovered that Greaves had been heavily altered using similar and likely stolen chemicals as Grant Thomas. The mission was almost a failure with nearly all of McCarthy's mean dying save one, Officer Simon Gunn, whose savvy, quick-thinking got McCarthy the advantage. Despite being in terrible shape Greaves fought and killed the majority of the men aboard. The Germans had done a poor job of trying to replicate Thomas' serums; they were more unstable having Thomas himself stabilising his biology with further treatments in a top-secret operation.

Shortly after his treatment and rest, the Division approached Elisabeth Bluth who was an engineer and tank driver whose survival of a bomb blast by a Panzer; it turned out that she was a neohuman, and the department quickly recruited her in light of her exemplary service.

Simon's twin-sister and, sniper and mechanic Iris Gunn was recruited in light of her brother's secrecy; having Iris in the fold proved beneficial to Division-S.

Shortly before the war ended William "Billy" Haynes joined the group.

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