S.T.R.I.K.E.
Fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics Universe
S.T.R.I.K.E., an acronym for Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies, is a fictional counter-terrorism and intelligence agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The organization often deals with superhuman threats, and was introduced in Captain Britain Weekly #17 as the United Kingdom's counterpart to the United States' anti-terrorism agency S.H.I.E.L.D.
This team appeared in the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). This version of the team were actually undercover Hydra agents. In various MCU film and television appearances, S.T.R.I.K.E. is a unit within S.H.I.E.L.D., not an independent organization.
Publication history
S.T.R.I.K.E. first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly #17 and was created by Gary Friedrich and Larry Lieber.
Bases of operation
S.T.R.I.K.E.'s original headquarters, as seen in the organization's first appearances, was an undersea air base which contained several of S.T.R.I.K.E.'s planes that were considered superior to their American counterparts at the time.
S.T.R.I.K.E.'s Psi division had their own headquarters.
Another headquarters was in a closed university, located in London, England; this headquarters was later used by D.U.C.K (Department of Unknown and Covert Knowledge).
Members
Like S.H.I.E.L.D., S.T.R.I.K.E. had hundreds of agents throughout several divisions.
Executive directors and deputy directors
Tod Radcliffe - Director of S.T.R.I.K.E.
Commander Lance Hunter - Hunter is a former SAS soldier and mercenary and the second director of S.T.R.I.K.E.
Psi-division
Elizabeth Braddock - Twin sister of Captain Britain.
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