- "Bucky did the things I couldn't. I was the icon. I wore the flag... but while I was giving speeches to the troops in the trenches... he was doing what he'd been trained to do...and he was highly trained. He wouldn't have been out with us if he wasn't."
- ― Steve Rogers talking about Bucky's true role during WWII (Marvel Comics)
- "If you will going down this road, the LAPD, the FBI, the CIA… They are all gonna come for you, They will find you, and will stop you.
- Good luck."
- ― Bryan Mills, Taken 3
The ability to innately or through training have special operations skills and maintain them without the need of further training. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude.
Also Called
- Advanced Special Warfare
- Advanced Guerrilla Warfare
- Advanced Irregular Warfare
- Covert Operation Mastery
- Enhanced Special Operations
- Enhanced Special Forces Skills
- Intuitive Special Warfare
- Tactical Espionage Expert
Capabilities
User is almost super-humanly skilled in all forms of special operations including but not limited to Mercenary Works, Counterintelligence, Black Propaganda, Counter-Terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare, Direct Action, Counterinsurgency, Assassination, Close Target Reconnaissance, Unconventional warfare, etc.
The ability may be from advanced training, mental programming or even supernatural/superhuman powers. Combined with high intellect and a high level of physical ability, they can create completely new possibly unbeatable methods of special operations. Important that comes from special operations are such as Reconnaissance and surveillance in hostile environments, Training and development of other states' military and security forces, Offensive action, Sabotage and demolition and Hostage rescue.
Applications
- Able to fluently understand and speak any language.
- Adapt to various tactics and techniques almost instantly.
- Always prepared for any mission and any expected and/or unexpected situation.
- Be educated in multiple subjects, such as: science, mathematics, psychology, chemistry, government laws, health and medicine, mechanics, survival, driving, etc.
- Become skilled in multiple forms of black operations, assassinations, interrogations, stealth operations, and by extension espionage.
- Fully capable of handling any special cases or missions that involves investigation, no matter how complex and even handle tasks that requires them to track down and apprehend any target.
- Obtain near-mythical level abilities in specialized combat training and master any weapon or any equipment.
- Operate any computer with incredible proficiency.
- Optimal Finesse
Variations
Associations
- Battlefield Adaption
- Combat Perception
- Enhanced Assassination
- War Manipulation
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Meta-Teaching
- Military Intuition
- Ninjutsu
- One-Man Army- an advancement of this ability which can make the user truly devastating i.e. in real world terms become a one person JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) or UKSF (United Kingdom Special Forces).
- Peak Human Condition
- Super Soldier Physiology
Limitations
- Could use control when learning a new combat skill.
- May require a certain level of exposure i.e. advanced training or combat manuals.
- If the user does not have superhuman endurance, strength, or speed they are still vulnerable to human weaknesses.
Known Users
- Anbu (Naruto)
- The A Team (The A Team)
- Hayley Smith (American Dad!)
- Lorraine Broughton (Atomic Blonde)
- Jason Bourne (The Bourne series)
- Aaron Cross (The Bourne series)
- Treadstone/Outcome/Emerald Lake/LARX/NRAG (The Bourne Quadrilogy)
- Alex Mason (Call Of Duty: Black Ops)
- Jason Hudson (Call Of Duty: Black Ops)
- SOG (Call Of Duty: Black Ops)
- David "Section" Mason (Call of Duty: Black Ops II)
- Ghosts (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
- John Price (Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare)
- John "Soap" Mactavish (Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare)
- TF 141 (Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare)
- Delta Force (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)
- John Matrix (Commando)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Floyd Lawton/Deadshot (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Black Ops Assassins (Hλlf-Life series)
- Robert McCall (The Equalizer)
- The Expendables (The Expendables series)
- Adam West (Family Guy)
- Replica Forces (F.E.A.R. series)
- Ghosts (Ghost Recon)
- G.I. Joe Operatives (G.I. Joe)
- Cobra Operatives (G.I. Joe)
- Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 (Halo series)
- Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson (Halo series)
- Obital Drop Shock Troopers (Halo series)
- Jack Ryan (Jack Ryan series)
- Kingsman Agents (Kingsmen series)
- Statesmen Agents (Kingsmen series)
- Skipper (Madagascar)
- Kowalski (Madagascar)
- Rico (Madagascar)
- Private (Madagascar)
- Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- Nick Fury (Marvel Comics)
- John Steele (Marvel Comics)
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers (Marvel Comics)
- Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- Neena Thurman/Domino (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- AFO Neptune/Wolfpack (Medal of Honor 2010)
- Naked Snake/Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- Solid Snake/Old Snake (Metal Gear)
- Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND (Metal Gear)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- IMF Agents (Mission Impossible series)
- The Syndicate/The Apostles (Mission Impossible series)
- Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS)
- Special Agent Sam Hanna (NCIS: Los Angeles)
- Mike Banning (Olympus Has Fallen series)
- Soldier 76 (Overwatch)
- Blackwatch (Overwatch)
- O.W.C.A. agents (Phineas and Ferb)
- John Rambo (Rambo film series)
- Retired Extremely Dangerous Agents (RED)
- Wolverines (Red Dawn)
- Freedom Fighters (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Agent 3 (Splatoon)
- Cap'n Cuttlefish (Splatoon)
- Callie/Agent 1 (Splatoon)
- Marie/Agent 2 (Splatoon)
- Octolings (Splatoon)
- DJ Octavio (Splatoon)
- Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
- MACOs (Star Trek)
- Clone Commandos (Star Wars)
- Bryan Mills (Taken series)
- Whoop agents (Totally Spies)
- Casey Ryback (Under Siege)
- 1st Special Actions Group (The Unit)
- Team 7 (WildStorm/DC Comics)
- Mara Jade Skywalker (Star Wars Legends)
- Jirou Sorashima (Wallman)
- xXx operatives (xXx series)
- Anti-Villain League (Despicable Me)
- James Bond (007)
- The Boys (The Boys)
- Billy Butcher
- Bangalore (Apex Legends)
- Lance Sterling (Spy in Disguise)
- Spy cars (Cars)
- G-Force (G-Force)
- Evelyn Salt (Salt)
- Members of Global Security (Dexter's Laboratory)
Gallery
Hayley Smith (American Dad!) is highly trained sleeper agent from Project Daycare, and when a malfunction caused her to turn on her CIA handler/father, she easily overwhelmed him in combat and weapon use.
Deathstroke, the Terminator (DC Comics)
Adam West (Family Guy) is a sleeper agent programmed by the Soviet Union, and upon activation he showed tremendous military combat might and knowledge.
Black Ops Assassins (Hλlf-Life series) are a well trained group of assassins, with a goal to cover up the Resonance Cascade event.
Agent 3 (Splatoon) is an effective field agent, always able to defeat any Octarian forces, including the five Great Octoweapons, they encounter and recover the Great Zapfish no matter how many times DJ Octavio steals it.
The first time DJ Octavio stole the Great Zapfish, Cap'n Cuttlefish (Splatoon) effectively served as Agent 3's handler before he was captured by the Octarians.
The Squid Sisters (Splatoon), Callie/Agent 1 (left) and Marie/Agent 2 (right) took on their grandfather's role after his capture and helped Agent 3 finish the fight, recover the Great Zapfish, and rescue him.
Octolings (Splatoon) are the Octarian equivalents of Agent 3.
DJ Octavio (Splatoon) was effective at handling all Octarian covert operations, including the theft of the Great Zapfish.
Soldier: 76 (Overwatch) was once a US soldier and founder of Overwatch not by special powers but by his particular military skills.
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 (Halo series) is the master of special operations, becoming one of the most decorated war veterans in the United Nations Space Command.
Team 7 (Wildstorm/DC Comics) was a black ops military unit working for I.O. (International Operations). They are eighth in a series of elite commando units beginning with the 1940's Team Zero.
Cole Cash & Micheal Cray (Wildstorm/DC Comics) both spent years doing black bag and wetwork jobs during the Cold War before becoming superheroes.
Rick Flagg (Suicide Squad) is a skilled soldier serving several of US covert op missions before leading Task Force X aka "Suicide Squad".
The Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics) demonstrates.
Frank Castle, the Punisher (Marvel Comics)
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private (Madagascar) are extremely skilled in special operations.
Clover, Sam and Alex (Totally Spies), agents of Whoop.
O.W.C.A. agents (Phineas and Ferb)
Freedom Fighters (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Even in his old age, Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4) could still perform Special Ops techniques.
Cobra Operatives (G.I. Joe)
G.I. Joe Operatives (G.I. Joe)
Finn McMissile and Holly shiftwell (Cars)
G-Force (G-Force)
Monkey (Dexter's Laboratory)
Agent Honeydew (Dexter's Laboratory)
Videos
Infiltrating East Pines I Regular Show I Cartoon Network
Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher (Metal Gear VS Splinter Cell) DEATH BATTLE!
Family Guy - Russian Sleeper Agent Mayor West