Argus

Argus is a a subdivision of the Federal Office of the Abnormal, and the most heavily armed and well funded branch of law enforcement within the United States of America. They are the nation's premier defense against ichor based crime, given the authority to capture, contain, and if necessary, kill super powered criminals. While the superheroes of the American Superhero Association pull people out of flaming buildings, stop bank robberies, and occasionally do battle with superpowered criminals, Argus battles directly against the metahuman menace, both in the light of day and the black of night.

## Organization

Argus is one of the subdivisions of the FOA's Operations Division, which conduct all manner of missions out in the field. Argus is organized with a military hierarchy, deploying several unit types whose equipment, training, and authority vary depending on what sort of missions they are designed to accomplish.

### High Command

Argus is lead by a Deputy-Director, who is a member of the FOA's Directorate, and reports to the Director of Operations. Currently, the Deputy-Director of Argus is Laswell Peake, who has served in the office since 2022.

### Field Units

#### Metahuman Response Force

Members of the Metahuman Response Force (MRF) is what most people think of when they hear Argus mentioned. Formed initially in the early 1960s to aid superheroes and regular police in apprehending metahuman criminals, the MRF laid the bedrock for the organization that would become Argus. As such, the terms MRF and Argus are often used interchangeably by members of the public, though MRF is employed in official capacities.

The MRF serves as second responders, called in to apprehend or eliminate metahuman criminals too dangerous for regular police to deal with. Armed with advanced weaponry, doses of temporary ichor, and aided by AI controlled drones, members of the MRF frequently work alongside superheroes in dealing with metahuman threats. More often than not though, they are bereft of superhero aid.

While the MRF is often deployed at the request of local police departments, they operate outside their authority, with their own chain of command. When the MRF shows up to a crime scene, they take charge, to the frequent irritation of the local beat cops.

In addition to dealing with meta criminals, the MRF are usually the ones deployed to raid locations suspected of housing illegal street ichor.

#### Blackout Teams

Blackout teams are small, elite squads of field operatives who serve as Argus's most ruthless and clandestine human soldiers. They are tasked with missions of supreme secrecy and importance, which usually involve stealth, subterfuge, and brutal violence. Blackout teams make people disappear. Typically, their objectives include capturing or killing are metas of considerable power or importance, but their mission parameters almost always include terminating any witnesses to their presence.

Any man on a Blackout team is a ruthless killer, ready and willing to burn down homes and butcher entire families when ordered.

In addition to their brutal tactics, Blackout teams are equipped with the finest weapons the FOA has access to. Moreover, each and every one of them is equipped with Type 3 ichor to give them the edge against metahuman opponents, the use of which is part of their training.