#s.h.a.d.e

Source: Young Monsters in Love (2018)

Nothing to see here folks, just a pair of zombies getting ordered by an alien who looks like to a Japanese schoolgirl to go and fight Satan-possessed robots in San Jose.

They are the Society of Hidden and Deadly Extremes, also known as “S.H.A.D.E.” The premise of the organization is that they have noble intentions aligning that of ACME and Team Red’s but have no qualms in employing murder in carrying out their goals, similar to V.I.L.E.’s except one of their tenets strictly forbids harming and involving the innocent. 

Their profession is mostly bounty hunting and assassination, although the contracts they have processed with the latter is restricted to inhumane targets such as certain criminals or V.I.L.E. agents. They are cool if these targets are under authorities but should they manage to escape, it is expected a hit is placed on them.

Outside of their morally-dubious services, S.H.A.D.E. is a patron for archaeology and history, going with the front of “Society of Historical and Archaeological Discoveries & Excavations” that genuinely supports aspiring archaeologists and historians all around the world. In addition to keeping innocent lives away from their jobs, S.H.A.D.E. operatives are expected to return any stolen items back to the nearest outpost or bureau to ensure if it’s the real deal.

“Believe me... if you knew half of the crap I know, you'd understand why I party every night like it's the end of the world.” - Phantom Lady

Real Name: Stormy Knight

Gender: Female

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Black

Abilities:

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Genius Level Intellect

Weaknesses:

Alcoholism

Equipment:

Black Light Bands

Black Ray Goggles

Universe: New Earth

Base of Operations: The Heartland

Parents: Henry Knight; father

Marital Status: Single

Citizenship: American

Occupation:

Government Agent

Scientist

Actress

Education: College Graduate, Degree in Quantum Physics

First Appearance: Battle for Blüdhaven #2 (June, 2006)

a contraction of superhuman hazard assessment and defense effort, S.H.A.D.E is a branch of government implemented a decade and a half ago as a response to the presence of costumed vigilantes and superhuman individuals. originally envisioned as a means to protect the public from these individuals, in recent years it has developed a more moderate approach, focusing its attentions on those that use their abilities for criminal activity.

originally based in washington DC, they relocated to horizon city in their early years due to the perceived increased threat level there and have maintained their offices in the center of the city ever since. they also own a number of waterfront high-security warehouses and a containment facility at an undisclosed location where they house both individuals and a number of confiscated and recovered artifacts and objects.

S.H.A.D.E is led by their director, with the assistance of a deputy director that serves as their right hand, and a board of senior 'executive' agents, veteran agents of the organization that directly oversee different areas of S.H.A.D.E on behalf of the director. the main body of the organization consists of its agents, though it also employs a large number of scientists, engineers, and other advisers to assist them. 

S.H.A.D.E is divided into x divisions, each overseen by an executive agent. they are as follows:

field division

this division operates in the field wherever they are needed in order to combat direct superhuman threats, investigate potential ones, liaise and monitor 'positive' superhuman and vigilante groups and individuals, and apprehend individuals and objects deemed to be a danger

security division

the security division oversees the overall wellbeing of the organization, protecting their headquarters and associated buildings and the people and objects contained within. they also monitor the prisoners contained within, and can be deployed as reinforcements to aid the field division if needed

R&D division

consisting largely of engineers and other brilliant technological minds, the R&D division are tasked with researching and understanding technology recovered by the field division, and re-purposing the designs or creating new technology in order to aid both agents and S.H.A.D.E as a whole

science division

made up of some of the best scientists on offer, the science division perform a similar function to the R&D division, but aimed at scientific fields as opposed to technological ones. they also study and test many of the superhumans apprehended by the organization in order to better understand how to combat them

occult division