Ninjak is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Valiant Comics . The original incarnation of the character was created by Mark Moretti and Joe Quesada , The character was first introduced as a ninja and spy in the Valiant Comics series Bloodshot in July, 1993. His appearance in that series served to encourage interest ahead of his own self-titled series, which began in November that same year (although Ninjak vol. 1 #1 has a cover date of February, 1994). Acclaim Entertainment bought out Valiant Comics in 1996, after which Ninjak and other characters were rebooted. The Acclaim Ninjak series lasted only a year. Valiant Comics later returned and rebranded as Valiant Entertainment, and a new version of Ninjak, more in-line with the original incarnation, was introduced to readers in 2012.
144-576: The Acclaim Comics version of Ninjak is a teenager who gains the combined abilities of multiple ninja warriors by unlocking a puzzle in a video game. In both his original Valiant Comics incarnation and Valiant Entertainment reboot incarnation, Ninjak or "Ninja-K" is Colin King, a British child of wealth who becomes a master spy and ninja, then works as a special "freelance" operative for MI-6 . Though not having any superhuman abilities, Ninjak's skills, intelligence, high-tech weaponry, and ninja expertise make him one of
288-517: A code name , and has been adhered to by all subsequent directors of SIS when signing documents to retain anonymity. The service's performance during the First World War was mixed, because it was unable to establish a network in Germany itself. Most of its results came from military and commercial intelligence collected through networks in neutral countries, occupied territories, and Russia. During
432-563: A British special operations flight to airlift a captured V-2 Rocket with the assistance of the Polish resistance. Notably, Polish secret agent Jan Karski played a crucial role in delivering the first Allied intelligence on the Holocaust , providing the British with harrowing information about Nazi atrocities. Moreover, through a female Polish agent, the British established a channel of communication with
576-555: A beginning of a shift in British foreign policy, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that "any threat to the vital interest of France" would lead to a British declaration of war. One of MI6’s most successful operations before the war started in April 1939 when an Australian businessman living in London, Sidney Cotton , who was already engaged in aerial photographic espionage for
720-630: A café in Venlo almost on the German border to meet a representative of the Wehrmacht generals, but the meeting proved to be an ambush as instead a party of the Sicherheitsdienst officers crossed over the border. The SS shot and killed a Dutch intelligence officer, Dirk Klop, who assisted with settling up the meeting and kidnapped Best and Stevens at gunpoint. The Venlo incident made the British government wary for
864-411: A cover date of February, 1994). Acclaim Entertainment bought out Valiant Comics in 1996, after which Ninjak and other characters were rebooted. The Acclaim Ninjak series lasted only a year. Valiant Comics later returned and rebranded as Valiant Entertainment, and a new version of Ninjak, more in-line with the original incarnation, was introduced to readers in 2012. The Acclaim Comics version of Ninjak
1008-464: A crush on Tian, a comic book store clerk he regularly encounters, but is terrified to reveal his feelings. After solving a specific challenge within the Ninjak video game, Danny is struck by a beam of magical energy. From that point on, when he says the video game catchphrase "I call on the power of Ninjak," he is transformed into an older, athletic, Asian man and gains mastery of martial arts, acrobatics, and
1152-416: A crush on Tian, a comic book store clerk he regularly encounters, but is terrified to reveal his feelings. After solving a specific challenge within the Ninjak video game, Danny is struck by a beam of magical energy. From that point on, when he says the video game catchphrase "I call on the power of Ninjak," he is transformed into an older, athletic, Asian man and gains mastery of martial arts, acrobatics, and
1296-489: A fictional character and then imbued with the combined abilities of the warrior monks who originally fought Akuma. Yasuiti says Akuma is somehow making the Dark Dozen real in order to feed his power and bide time until he can free himself from his prison, which is now connected to the video game. Yasuiti says Denny will have to kill him, but the teenager argues there are ways to stop villains without killing them. While battling
1440-435: A fictional character and then imbued with the combined abilities of the warrior monks who originally fought Akuma. Yasuiti says Akuma is somehow making the Dark Dozen real in order to feed his power and bide time until he can free himself from his prison, which is now connected to the video game. Yasuiti says Denny will have to kill him, but the teenager argues there are ways to stop villains without killing them. While battling
1584-598: A genius-level intellect, as well as expertise in computer science, psychological operations, and military tactical analysis. Ninjak is particularly adept at learning languages, cyphers, and code systems. Ninjak has no superhuman abilities but maintains regular training and exercise to keep his abilities at peak condition. His physical prowess is comparable to an Olympic decathlete . Since the Valiant Entertainment reboot, Ninjak can enhance his body's healing abilities through concentration and will due to his training under
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#17328694207491728-534: A genius-level intellect, as well as expertise in computer science, psychological operations, and military tactical analysis. Ninjak is particularly adept at learning languages, cyphers, and code systems. Ninjak has no superhuman abilities but maintains regular training and exercise to keep his abilities at peak condition. His physical prowess is comparable to an Olympic decathlete . Since the Valiant Entertainment reboot, Ninjak can enhance his body's healing abilities through concentration and will due to his training under
1872-436: A heads-up display (HUD), vocal disguiser/amplifier, a miniature defibrillator, a multi-tool belt, and various other items. The Acclaim Comics version of Ninjak, Denny Meechum, was an ordinary teenager with above-average skills regarding computers and game design/strategy. By saying the phrase "I call on the power of Ninjak" (and later by simple mental concentration), Denny could transform himself into Ninjak, an Asian warrior who
2016-436: A heads-up display (HUD), vocal disguiser/amplifier, a miniature defibrillator, a multi-tool belt, and various other items. The Acclaim Comics version of Ninjak, Denny Meechum, was an ordinary teenager with above-average skills regarding computers and game design/strategy. By saying the phrase "I call on the power of Ninjak" (and later by simple mental concentration), Denny could transform himself into Ninjak, an Asian warrior who
2160-408: A long-standing tradition of insurgency organizations, which had been passed down through generations. These organizations maintained networks in emigrant Polish communities in Germany and France. A substantial part of the Polish resistance activity was clandestine and involved the establishment of cellular intelligence networks. The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany also placed the Polish people in
2304-539: A major role in the "Dutch War Scare" when it reported to London that Germany was about to invade the Netherlands with the aim of using the Dutch airfields to launch a strategic bombing campaign that would achieve a "knock out blow" by destroying London along with the rest of Britain's cities. The intelligence behind the "Dutch War Scare" was false, intended to achieve a change in British foreign policy and had its desired effect on
2448-510: A meeting took place without police presence. There, the two SIS agents were duly abducted by the SS. In 1940, journalist and Soviet agent Kim Philby applied for a vacancy in Section D of SIS, and was vetted by his friend and fellow Soviet agent Guy Burgess . When Section D was absorbed by Special Operations Executive (SOE) in summer of 1940, Philby was appointed as an instructor in black propaganda at
2592-427: A mysterious terrorist whose high-tech terror cell Webnet plans to unleash a viral epidemic. Ninjak is a master ninja or shinobi , meaning he is a master of ninjutsu , a group of martial skills that includes jujutsu (hand-to-hand fighting), bōjutsu (staff fighting), and iaijutsu (sword-based quickdraw). He also has expertise in karate , jeet kune do , judo , aikido and multiple forms of kung-fu . Ninjak has
2736-426: A mysterious terrorist whose high-tech terror cell Webnet plans to unleash a viral epidemic. Ninjak is a master ninja or shinobi , meaning he is a master of ninjutsu , a group of martial skills that includes jujutsu (hand-to-hand fighting), bōjutsu (staff fighting), and iaijutsu (sword-based quickdraw). He also has expertise in karate , jeet kune do , judo , aikido and multiple forms of kung-fu . Ninjak has
2880-538: A number of languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Filipino, and Chinese. The original incarnation of Ninjak, who is secretly a ninja and spy named Colin King, is introduced in the original Bloodshot series in 1993. This allowed readers to become interested in the character soon before the launch of his self-titled series in November 1993. According to Capital City Distribution , Diamond Comic Distributors , and Heroes World Distribution , Ninjak vol. 1 #1
3024-486: A number of languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Filipino, and Chinese. The original incarnation of Ninjak, who is secretly a ninja and spy named Colin King, is introduced in the original Bloodshot series in 1993. This allowed readers to become interested in the character soon before the launch of his self-titled series in November 1993. According to Capital City Distribution , Diamond Comic Distributors , and Heroes World Distribution , Ninjak vol. 1 #1
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#17328694207493168-819: A position there. He was able to alert the NKVD about all British intelligence on the Soviets—including what the American OSS had shared with the British about the Soviets. Despite these difficulties the service nevertheless conducted substantial and successful operations in both occupied Europe and in the Middle East and Far East where it operated under the cover name Inter-Services Liaison Department (ISLD). In August 1945 Soviet intelligence officer Konstantin Volkov tried to defect to
3312-586: A result, MI6's number one priority with regard to Germany was collect intelligence on the Luftwaffe, the branch of the Wehrmacht that British decision-makers feared the most. To assist with studying German industrial production, the Industrial Intelligence Center under Desmond Morton was founded in 1934 with a special mandate to study German aircraft production. However, Admiral Sinclair complained in 1935 that MI6's annual budget for operations around
3456-432: A romantic interest in him. Denny is still determined to ask out the older Taina and takes a job at the comic shop so they can become better acquainted. Meanwhile, Denny's activities as Ninjak complicate his life, as he is forced to sometimes ignore his responsibilities at school and lie to his parents and sisters. Eventually, he admits the truth to his mother, though she decides not to tell her husband, Colonel Sean Meechum of
3600-431: A romantic interest in him. Denny is still determined to ask out the older Taina and takes a job at the comic shop so they can become better acquainted. Meanwhile, Denny's activities as Ninjak complicate his life, as he is forced to sometimes ignore his responsibilities at school and lie to his parents and sisters. Eventually, he admits the truth to his mother, though she decides not to tell her husband, Colonel Sean Meechum of
3744-450: A spirit, biding his time. In the Valiant Entertainment reboot universe, Colin King is the son of two British Intelligence operatives who rarely spend time with him. As an adult, Colin King joins MI-6, training under Angelina Alcott. Against MI6 policy and despite their need to maintain a mentor-student relationship, the two soon began a secret affair. A year later, Colin breaks protocol, a decision that indirectly leads to Angelina's death at
3888-449: A spirit, biding his time. In the Valiant Entertainment reboot universe, Colin King is the son of two British Intelligence operatives who rarely spend time with him. As an adult, Colin King joins MI-6, training under Angelina Alcott. Against MI6 policy and despite their need to maintain a mentor-student relationship, the two soon began a secret affair. A year later, Colin breaks protocol, a decision that indirectly leads to Angelina's death at
4032-611: A spy, how to make contact with, and worm vital information out of unsuspecting experts". It was not until the Second World War that the "methodical training" of agents that has been the hallmark of British intelligence started. A number of MI6 agents like MI5 agents were former colonial police officers while MI6 displayed a strong bias against recruiting men with university degrees as universities were considered within MI6 to be bastions of "effete intellectualism". Claude Dansey , who served as
4176-424: A titanium reinforcement around his chest. Ninjak is known for using a variety of high-tech gadgets on his missions. These can include customized shuriken that feature a variety of weaponized effects, collapsible swords, spy cameras and audio recorders, smoke bombs, and gas bombs. Since the Valiant Entertainment reboot, Ninjak also employs nanotechnology, contact lenses that provide information and scanning abilities via
4320-424: A titanium reinforcement around his chest. Ninjak is known for using a variety of high-tech gadgets on his missions. These can include customized shuriken that feature a variety of weaponized effects, collapsible swords, spy cameras and audio recorders, smoke bombs, and gas bombs. Since the Valiant Entertainment reboot, Ninjak also employs nanotechnology, contact lenses that provide information and scanning abilities via
4464-430: A unique position to gather intelligence on the enemy, as they were often used as forced laborers across the continent. This proximity to key locations and military installations allowed them to provide valuable insights to the British intelligence services. The liaison between the British and Polish intelligence was facilitated by SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) officer Wilfred Dunderdale . The reports exchanged between
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4608-427: A variety of hand-held weaponry. To transform back to his normal, teenage self, he simply has to say the game's other tagline "Ninjak forever." Later, Denny is able to transform back and forth simply by concentrating. Denny learns that several other people are being imbued with the powers and personalities of the game's villains, the Dark Dozen. As Ninjak, he confronts and battles each of the villains while investigating
4752-426: A variety of hand-held weaponry. To transform back to his normal, teenage self, he simply has to say the game's other tagline "Ninjak forever." Later, Denny is able to transform back and forth simply by concentrating. Denny learns that several other people are being imbued with the powers and personalities of the game's villains, the Dark Dozen. As Ninjak, he confronts and battles each of the villains while investigating
4896-483: A vital basis for the later British continuation of the war effort. During the war, British cryptologists decrypted a vast number of messages enciphered on Enigma. The intelligence gleaned from this source, codenamed " Ultra " by the British, was a substantial aid to the Allied war effort. Sinclair died on 4 November 1939, after an illness, and was replaced as C by Lt Col. Stewart Menzies (Horse Guards), who had been with
5040-584: A way to keep Russia in the war, but Reilly soon became involved in a plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks. After the war, resources were significantly reduced but during the 1920s, SIS established a close operational relationship with the diplomatic service. In August 1919, Cumming created the new passport control department, providing diplomatic cover for agents abroad. The post of Passport Control Officer provided operatives with diplomatic immunity . Circulating Sections established intelligence requirements and passed
5184-558: Is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Valiant Comics . The original incarnation of the character was created by Mark Moretti and Joe Quesada , The character was first introduced as a ninja and spy in the Valiant Comics series Bloodshot in July, 1993. His appearance in that series served to encourage interest ahead of his own self-titled series, which began in November that same year (although Ninjak vol. 1 #1 has
5328-492: Is a teenager who gains the combined abilities of multiple ninja warriors by unlocking a puzzle in a video game. In both his original Valiant Comics incarnation and Valiant Entertainment reboot incarnation, Ninjak or "Ninja-K" is Colin King, a British child of wealth who becomes a master spy and ninja, then works as a special "freelance" operative for MI-6 . Though not having any superhuman abilities, Ninjak's skills, intelligence, high-tech weaponry, and ninja expertise make him one of
5472-619: Is convinced by his father's old MI-6 colleague Neville Alcott to work as a freelance agent for British Intelligence . Ninjak's assignments and adventures lead to him encountering the nanite-empowered warrior Bloodshot , the immortal named Gilad (also known as the Eternal Warrior ), the Geomancer named Geoff McHenry, and Aric, a Visigoth warrior who gains power by wearing an alien suit of armor called X-O Manowar . During other adventures, Ninjak meets people born with superhuman abilities (known in
5616-510: Is convinced by his father's old MI-6 colleague Neville Alcott to work as a freelance agent for British Intelligence . Ninjak's assignments and adventures lead to him encountering the nanite-empowered warrior Bloodshot , the immortal named Gilad (also known as the Eternal Warrior ), the Geomancer named Geoff McHenry, and Aric, a Visigoth warrior who gains power by wearing an alien suit of armor called X-O Manowar . During other adventures, Ninjak meets people born with superhuman abilities (known in
5760-818: Is the current chief of SIS. Command and control over SIS is done through by four main government entities: the Central Intelligence Machinery, the Ministerial Committee on the Intelligence Services, the Permanent Secretaries' Committee on the Intelligence Services, and the Joint Intelligence Committee. The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) assesses the intelligence gathered by the GCHQ , MI5 , and SIS and presents it to
5904-585: Is to collect Britain's foreign intelligence . It provides the British government with vital intelligence regarding foreign events and informs concerning global covert capabilities to uphold national interests, security and protect the country's economic well-being. SIS works with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and therefore falls under the supervision of the Foreign Secretary . SIS officers and agents engage in operations and missions all around
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6048-587: The Deuxième Bureau was recruited to fly missions over Germany. Under the cover story that he was a sales agent for a dummy corporation, the Aeronautical Research and Sales Corporation, Cotton flew over Germany, Italy and the Italian colony of Libya in his Lockheed 12A aircraft, taking numerous high-quality aerial photographs of German and Italian military bases that proved immensely useful for Britain during
6192-661: The Admiralty and the War Office to control secret intelligence operations in the UK and overseas, particularly concentrating on the activities of the Imperial German government. The bureau was split into naval and army sections which, over time, specialised in foreign espionage and internal counter-espionage activities, respectively. This specialisation was because the Admiralty wanted to know
6336-646: The Gestapo , the Nazi secret police, with "the exchange of information about communism" as late as October 1937, well into the Nazi era; the head of the British agency's Berlin station, Frank Foley , was still able to describe his relationship with the Gestapo's so-called communism expert as "cordial". In 1936, in a sign that he lacked confidence in his own agents, Sinclair founded the semi-autonomous Z section under Claude Dansey for economic intelligence about Germany. Working alongside
6480-461: The US Air Force . Eventually, Denny learns the true origin of the game and its transformational abilities. In Ancient Japan, a warlord named Akuma gained magical power and sought world domination, using his magic to create demonic soldiers. An order of warrior monks defied Akuma and finally defeated him. Turning his magic against him, the monks imprison Akuma into an other-dimensional prison. Fearful
6624-407: The US Air Force . Eventually, Denny learns the true origin of the game and its transformational abilities. In Ancient Japan, a warlord named Akuma gained magical power and sought world domination, using his magic to create demonic soldiers. An order of warrior monks defied Akuma and finally defeated him. Turning his magic against him, the monks imprison Akuma into an other-dimensional prison. Fearful
6768-549: The Ultra material collected by the Government Code & Cypher School , MI6 became, for the first time, an important branch of the government. Extensive breaches of Nazi Enigma signals gave Menzies and his team enormous insight into Adolf Hitler 's strategy, and this was kept a closely held secret. In 1940, the British intelligence services entered into a special agreement with their Polish counterparts. This collaboration between
6912-686: The United Kingdom , tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals in support of its Five Eyes partners. SIS is one of the British intelligence agencies and the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service ("C") is directly accountable to the Foreign Secretary . Formed in 1909 as the foreign section of the Secret Service Bureau ,
7056-573: The "ultimate potential enemy". The memo noted that Germany had the world's second largest economy (being exceeded only by the economy of the United States), was a world leader in science and technology, and was capable of moblising millions of men for war. However, it was generally believed in the United Kingdom at the time that the arms race before 1914 had caused the Great War, and consequently there
7200-579: The 14th Army take over all intelligence operations in Burma with both SIS and SOE agents to be subordinate to the 14th Army under the grounds the Army was more capable of running intelligence operations in southeast Asia than MI6. Menzies who fiercely defended the prerogatives of MI6 was able to block this proposal despite the way it was universally accepted by officers serving in the China-Burma-India theater that SIS
7344-638: The Americas, and mobilise pro-British opinion in the Americas. BSC also founded Camp X in Canada to train clandestine operators and to establish (in 1942) a telecommunications relay station, code name Hydra, operated by engineer Benjamin deForest Bayly . SIS operations in Asia were hindered by the fact that Europeans tended to stick out in Asia along with an inability to recruit Asian agents. The SOE had more success in both recruiting agents in Asia and in sending agents into
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#17328694207497488-673: The British Embassy in Riga on 9 October 1924 who forwarded it to London. The Zinoviev letter played a key role in the defeat of the minority Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald and the victory of the Conservatives under Stanley Baldwin in the general election of 29 October 1924. It has been established the MI6 leaked the Zinoviev letter to the Daily Mail , but it remains unclear if MI6 was aware that
7632-505: The British ambassador to Germany from 1937 to 1939, was actively hostile towards MI6 running agents out of the British embassy in Berlin as he made it clear his belief that espionage against Germany would hamper the "general settlement" he was seeking with the Reich . The focus on collecting intelligence on German aircraft production led MI6 to be confused about the wider strategic question of what were
7776-518: The Chamberlain government. The Deuxième Bureau had manufactured the story as a way to force Britain to make a stronger commitment to defend France. The "limited liability" rearmament policy pursued by the Chamberlain government had intentionally starved the British Army of funds to rule out the "continental commitment" (i.e. Britain sending a large expeditionary force) from ever being made again, with
7920-487: The Committee is responsible specifically with ensuring the Committee's monitoring and oversight over intelligence data are conducted effectively and responsibly. Permanent and temporary sub-committees and working groups are constituted by the Committee, to carry out its duties responsibly. HM Treasury has directed the security and intelligence agencies to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with
8064-486: The Dark Dozen, Denny is eventually sued by Acclaim Entertainment for infringing on the trademark of their character. Later on, Akuma frees himself and attacks. During the battle, it is revealed that Master Yasuiti lied when he claimed Denny was imbued with the skills of many and wasn't "possessed" in any way by a single, living warrior. The truth is that when Denny becomes Ninjak, he adopts the appearance and abilities of Yasuiti's brother Tatsuo, another warrior monk whose spirit
8208-486: The Dark Dozen, Denny is eventually sued by Acclaim Entertainment for infringing on the trademark of their character. Later on, Akuma frees himself and attacks. During the battle, it is revealed that Master Yasuiti lied when he claimed Denny was imbued with the skills of many and wasn't "possessed" in any way by a single, living warrior. The truth is that when Denny becomes Ninjak, he adopts the appearance and abilities of Yasuiti's brother Tatsuo, another warrior monk whose spirit
8352-658: The German intelligence service, the Abwehr , had been bribed into working for Czechoslovakia. Thus most of what MI6 knew about German plans during both the Sudetenland crisis and the Danzig crisis came from the Czechoslovak military intelligence, which continued to run Thümmel even after the dissolution of Czecho-Slovakia in March 1939 and a government-in-exile was set up. Sir Nevile Henderson ,
8496-747: The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. Due to security concerns, the Government does not publish these financial statements which are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and then shown to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee in accordance with the Intelligence Services Act 1994 . The annual Parliamentary financial statements for 2021–2022 indicated that the combined British intelligence services spending
8640-740: The ISA allows it to carry out operations only against persons outside the British Islands . Some of SIS's actions since the 2000s have attracted significant controversy, such as its alleged complicity in acts of enhanced interrogation techniques and extraordinary rendition . Since 1994, SIS headquarters have been in the SIS Building in London , on the South Bank of the River Thames . The main mission of SIS
8784-668: The Japanese-occupied areas in China and southeast Asia, which caused tensions with MI6 who were jealous of the ability of the upstart SOE to do what they could not. SOE was more open to recruiting from within the Commonwealth, recruiting Chinese-Canadians and Australian-Chinese, to operate behind the Japanese lines under the grounds Asian agents would less likely to be arrested by the Kempeitai ,
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#17328694207498928-411: The MI6 Deputy Chief in World War II wrote: "I would never willing employ an university man. I have less fear of Bolshies and Fascists than I have of some pedantic, but vocal university professor". The debate over the future structure of British Intelligence continued at length after the end of hostilities but Cumming managed to engineer the return of the Service to Foreign Office control. At this time,
9072-432: The Provisional government in Petrograd and signed an armistice with Germany. The main objective for the British was to keep Russia in the war, and MI6's two chosen instruments for doing so were Sidney Reilly , who despite his Irish name was a Russian-Jewish adventurer, and George Alexander Hill , a British pilot and businessman. Officially, Reilly's mandate was to collect intelligence about the new regime in Russia and find
9216-545: The SIS bomb five ships in Italy in 1947–48 to prevent them being used by the refugees, and set up a fake Palestinian group to take responsibility for the attacks. However, some in SIS wanted the policy to go further, noting that "intimidation is only likely to be effective if some members of the group of people to be intimidated actually suffer unpleasant consequences" and criticising the decision to not take stronger action against Exodus 1947 (which was, instead, seized and returned to mainland Europe). Doctor Silk Ninjak
9360-545: The SIS report directly. The Foreign Secretary appoints the head of SIS , to oversee SIS daily management and work. The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service has a twofold responsibility within SIS. Internally, they oversee the continuous gathering of intelligence from agents, which involves making complex decisions about risk, resource allocation, and technological adaptation. In today's interconnected, data-driven world, maintaining secrecy and conducting undercover operations have become increasingly challenging. Externally,
9504-400: The SOE's training establishment in Beaulieu, Hampshire . In May 1940, MI6 set up British Security Co-ordination (BSC), on the authorisation of Prime Minister Winston Churchill over the objections of Stewart Menzies. This was a covert organisation based in New York City, headed by William Stephenson intended to investigate enemy activities, prevent sabotage against British interests in
9648-653: The Second World War, the name MI6 was used as a flag of convenience, the name by which it is frequently known in popular culture since. In the immediate post-war years under Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming and throughout most of the 1920s, SIS was focused on Communism, in particular, Russian Bolshevism. Examples include a thwarted operation to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 by SIS agents Sidney George Reilly and Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart , as well as more orthodox espionage efforts within early Soviet Russia headed by Captain George Hill. Smith-Cumming died suddenly at his home on 14 June 1923, shortly before he
9792-461: The UK, offering the names of all Soviet agents working inside British intelligence. Philby received the memo on Volkov's offer and alerted the Soviets, so they could arrest him. In 1946, SIS absorbed the "rump" remnant of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), dispersing the latter's personnel and equipment between its operational divisions or "controllerates" and new Directorates for Training and Development and for War Planning. The 1921 arrangement
9936-410: The Undead Monk. This allows him to recover from serious injuries such as a damaged spine, though it requires not only great concentration and willpower but also time. Ninjak is also an expert marksman. He is an expert with swords, sai , bō and shurikens , and trained to understand how to turn various hand-held objects into weapons. Ninjak's uniform is special, lightweight kevlar-weave body armor with
10080-410: The Undead Monk. This allows him to recover from serious injuries such as a damaged spine, though it requires not only great concentration and willpower but also time. Ninjak is also an expert marksman. He is an expert with swords, sai , bō and shurikens , and trained to understand how to turn various hand-held objects into weapons. Ninjak's uniform is special, lightweight kevlar-weave body armor with
10224-441: The Valiant Comics world as "psiots" or "harbingers") and the wealthy Toyo Harada , head of the Harbinger Foundation. In the Acclaim Comics continuity, "Ninjak" is the fictional title character of a popular video game produced by Acclaim Entertainment. A great fan of the game is high school student Denny Meechum , a self-conscious, self-described "geek", who has no friends outside of his four sisters and his classmate Town. Denny has
10368-561: The Valiant Comics world as "psiots" or "harbingers") and the wealthy Toyo Harada , head of the Harbinger Foundation. In the Acclaim Comics continuity, "Ninjak" is the fictional title character of a popular video game produced by Acclaim Entertainment. A great fan of the game is high school student Denny Meechum , a self-conscious, self-described "geek", who has no friends outside of his four sisters and his classmate Town. Denny has
10512-761: The Weaponeer organization, which creates specialized weapons and provides security services. With Weaponeer resources, Ninjak has access to a variety of high-tech gadgets and customized weapons. He likewise uses Weaponeer facilities to create tools for himself, such as a costume that can change color and a weaponized scarf. The Weaponeer organization is targeted by the terrorist Dr. Augustus Silkowski, also known as Doctor Silk , and his group Webnet, an illegal international consortium of technical, industrial, and financial institutions. Eventually, Webnet wipes out virtually all of Weaponeer's resources and personnel, with only Ninjak surviving. King considers retiring his Ninjak identity but
10656-708: The Weaponeer organization, which creates specialized weapons and provides security services. With Weaponeer resources, Ninjak has access to a variety of high-tech gadgets and customized weapons. He likewise uses Weaponeer facilities to create tools for himself, such as a costume that can change color and a weaponized scarf. The Weaponeer organization is targeted by the terrorist Dr. Augustus Silkowski, also known as Doctor Silk , and his group Webnet, an illegal international consortium of technical, industrial, and financial institutions. Eventually, Webnet wipes out virtually all of Weaponeer's resources and personnel, with only Ninjak surviving. King considers retiring his Ninjak identity but
10800-488: The Z section was the British Industrial Secret Service headed by a Canadian businessman living in London, William Stephenson that recruited British businessmen active in Germany for intelligence about German industrial production. For intelligence on German military plans, MI6 largely depended upon Czechoslovak military intelligence from 1937 onward as Paul Thümmel , aka "Agent A-54", a senior officer in
10944-599: The aims of German foreign policy. On 18 September 1938, a memo entitled "What Shall We Do?" written by Malcolm Woollcombe, the chief of the Political Intelligence, declared that the best way of resolving the Sudetenland crisis was for the Sudetenland to be peacefully annexed to Germany. The report concluded that allowing the Sudetenland to be annexed would allow Britain to finally discover "what really legitimate grievances Germany has and what surgical operations are necessary to recify them". In January 1939, MI6 played
11088-501: The anti-Nazi chief of the Abwehr, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris . This alliance allowed for the exchange of critical intelligence information and further strengthened the cooperation between the British and Polish intelligence services during this pivotal period in history. 1939 saw the most significant failure of the service during the war, known as the Venlo incident for the Dutch town where much of
11232-541: The cabinet ministers, who in turn, enable the government's policies to help achieve national security and defence. The JIC also reports the intelligence analysis, based on SIS gatherings, to the Cabinet Office itself. Committee members are required to bring the reports and findings to their perspective ministers and departments, so as to make appropriate assessments that help in planning, preparing operational activities, planning or making policy decisions. The Chairman of
11376-427: The chief also operates as a secret diplomat, tasked with maintaining vital alliances that support intelligence cooperation. Additionally, they may need to establish discreet communication channels with countries where traditional diplomatic relations are delicate. Successfully navigating these dual roles requires a nuanced understanding of both internal operations and international relations. Since 2020, Sir Richard Moore
11520-566: The general election of that year by leaking the so-called Zinoviev letter to the Daily Mail , which published it on its front page on 25 October 1924. The letter, which was a forgery, was supposedly from Grigory Zinoviev , the chief of the Comintern, ordering British Communists to take over the Labour Party. The Zinoviv letter, which was written in English, came into possession of the MI6 resident at
11664-530: The government regarding Germany was for MI6 to collect intelligence about German rearmament in order to establish the level of British rearmament that was be pursued in response. British decision-makers were especially concerned about the prospect of German strategic bombing of British cities as contemporary experts vastly exaggerated the power of strategic bombing to kill millions within a few days. Harold Macmillan later recalled: "We thought of air warfare in 1938 rather as people think of nuclear warfare today". As
11808-491: The hands of Xaman, an assassin and acolyte of the Undead Monk. Lying about his own part in her death, Colin stays with MI-6 in order to avenge Angelina's death. His new handler is Neville Alcott, Angelina's father. Infiltrating the Undead Monk's organization, King becomes one of many students. After intense training, he becomes a master ninja himself, then kills Xaman. The Monk's greatest students escape King's vengeance, becoming
11952-437: The hands of Xaman, an assassin and acolyte of the Undead Monk. Lying about his own part in her death, Colin stays with MI-6 in order to avenge Angelina's death. His new handler is Neville Alcott, Angelina's father. Infiltrating the Undead Monk's organization, King becomes one of many students. After intense training, he becomes a master ninja himself, then kills Xaman. The Monk's greatest students escape King's vengeance, becoming
12096-531: The intelligence back to its consumer departments, mainly the War Office and Admiralty . Recruitment and the training of spies in the interwar period was quite casual. Cumming referred to espionage as a "capital sport", and expected his agents to learn the "tradecraft" of espionage while on their missions instead of before being dispatched on their missions. One MI6 agent Leslie Nicholson recalled about his first assignment in Prague: "nobody gave me any tips on how to be
12240-628: The letter was a forgery at the time. With the emergence of Germany as a threat following the ascendence of the Nazis , in the early 1930s attention was shifted in that direction. In 1934, a defense requirements commitment that consisted of Sir Robert Vansittart of the Foreign Office, Sir Warren Fisher of the Treasury, General Sir Maurice Hankey of the Committee for Imperial Defense, and the three service chiefs produced an influential memo that labelled Germany
12384-596: The majority of military spending being devoted the RAF and the Royal Navy. As such, Britain simply did not possess the military force to save the Netherlands, leading to urgent requests being made to Paris to ask if France would be willing to assist with the defence of the Netherlands. In response, the French replied that Britain would need to do more for France if the British wanted the French to do something for them. On 6 February 1939 in
12528-748: The maritime strength of the Imperial German Navy . This specialisation was formalised before 1914. During the First World War in 1916, the two sections underwent administrative changes so that the foreign section became the section MI1(c) of the Directorate of Military Intelligence . Its first director was Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming , who often dropped the Smith in routine communication. He typically signed correspondence with his initial C in green ink. This usage evolved as
12672-646: The most formidable characters in the Valiant Universe . He has also been a member of the Unity team, a group composed of powerful Valiant heroes. The first Ninjak series was very popular. The first issue sold close to 1 million copies and was placed number one on Wizard magazine's Top Ten Hottest Comics of the month article in February 1994. Like many popular American comic series, the Ninjak comics have been translated into
12816-440: The most formidable characters in the Valiant Universe . He has also been a member of the Unity team, a group composed of powerful Valiant heroes. The first Ninjak series was very popular. The first issue sold close to 1 million copies and was placed number one on Wizard magazine's Top Ten Hottest Comics of the month article in February 1994. Like many popular American comic series, the Ninjak comics have been translated into
12960-617: The much feared Japanese military police. In 1944, about 90% of the human intelligence in Burma came from the SOE while 70% of the human intelligence in Malaya, Thailand and French Indochina came from the SOE. General William Slim , the GOC of the 14th Army, complained about the low quality of SIS intelligence in late 1943 as he stated that the intelligence he received from MI6 was "far from being complete or accurate". In late 1944-early 1945, Slim attempted to have
13104-469: The necessary laws, regulations and funding needed to keep the SIS operating and to conduct its activities. Under these rules, SIS is accountable to the government of the time and the SIS carry out their work in accordance to the government's foreign policy . The Prime Minister is ultimately responsible for intelligence and security, with day-to-day ministerial responsibility with the Foreign Secretary , to whom
13248-403: The operation took place. Agents of the German army secret service, the Abwehr , and the counter-espionage section of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), posed as high-ranking officers involved in a plot to depose Hitler . In a series of meetings between SIS agents and the 'conspirators', SS plans to abduct the SIS team were shelved due to the presence of Dutch police. On the night of 8–9 November,
13392-771: The organisation on a statutory footing for the first time. It provides the legal basis for its operations. Today, SIS is subject to public oversight by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament . The stated priority roles of SIS are counter-terrorism , counter-proliferation , providing intelligence in support of cyber security , and supporting stability overseas to disrupt terrorism and other criminal activities. Unlike its main sister agencies, Security Service (MI5) and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), SIS works exclusively in foreign intelligence gathering;
13536-753: The organisation was known in Whitehall by a variety of titles including the Foreign Intelligence Service , the Secret Service , MI1(c) , the Special Intelligence Service and even C's organisation . Around 1920, it began increasingly to be referred to as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a title that it has continued to use to the present day and which was enshrined in statute in the Intelligence Services Act 1994. During
13680-407: The origins of his new transformation ability. Soon after gaining his power, Denny encounters Colin King, a manipulative British government operative. King and Ninjak's path cross when they team-up to stop an operation by the villainous organization Webnet. Defeating his foes causes Denny to have greater confidence in his personal life, which inadvertently inspires Town's girlfriend Shelley to develop
13824-406: The origins of his new transformation ability. Soon after gaining his power, Denny encounters Colin King, a manipulative British government operative. King and Ninjak's path cross when they team-up to stop an operation by the villainous organization Webnet. Defeating his foes causes Denny to have greater confidence in his personal life, which inadvertently inspires Town's girlfriend Shelley to develop
13968-487: The power of stolen alien armor called X-O Manowar . After failing to stop him, Vine's agents secretly operating inside MI-6 send Ninja-K to finish the job. Ninjak is able to defeat Aric despite his incredible power, drugging him and then stripping him of the armor while he's unconscious. After learning of the Vine's presence on Earth, Ninjak joins forces with Aric and a rogue Vine agent named Alexander Dorian. Ninjak agrees to pursue
14112-439: The power of stolen alien armor called X-O Manowar . After failing to stop him, Vine's agents secretly operating inside MI-6 send Ninja-K to finish the job. Ninjak is able to defeat Aric despite his incredible power, drugging him and then stripping him of the armor while he's unconscious. After learning of the Vine's presence on Earth, Ninjak joins forces with Aric and a rogue Vine agent named Alexander Dorian. Ninjak agrees to pursue
14256-487: The remaining Vine sleeper agents with help from Neville Alcott, who has not been compromised. Ninjak later joins the Unity team of heroes formed to stop Aric from world domination, joining Toyo Harada, the Eternal Warrior named Gilad, and the hero Livewire. Realizing Harada represents an even greater danger, the team allies with Aric against him. Following these events, Ninjak focuses his efforts on defeating Dr. Silk,
14400-427: The remaining Vine sleeper agents with help from Neville Alcott, who has not been compromised. Ninjak later joins the Unity team of heroes formed to stop Aric from world domination, joining Toyo Harada, the Eternal Warrior named Gilad, and the hero Livewire. Realizing Harada represents an even greater danger, the team allies with Aric against him. Following these events, Ninjak focuses his efforts on defeating Dr. Silk,
14544-503: The rest of the war with any more contact with the Wehrmacht generals. During the Second World War the human intelligence work of the service was complemented by several other initiatives: GC&CS was the source of Ultra intelligence, which was very useful. The chief of SIS, Stewart Menzies , insisted on wartime control of codebreaking, and this gave him immense power and influence, which he used judiciously. By distributing
14688-465: The rights to its old characters, including Ninjak. In the relaunch of the Valiant Universe , Ninjak first appeared in X-O Manowar vol. 3 #5 (2012). He first acts as antagonist to Aric, a Visigoth warrior who gains power by using an alien made suit of armor called X-O Manowar. By the end of the story arc, Ninjak becomes Aric's ally. In November 2013, Ninjak began appearing as a regular lead character in
14832-413: The rights to its old characters, including Ninjak. In the relaunch of the Valiant Universe , Ninjak first appeared in X-O Manowar vol. 3 #5 (2012). He first acts as antagonist to Aric, a Visigoth warrior who gains power by using an alien made suit of armor called X-O Manowar. By the end of the story arc, Ninjak becomes Aric's ally. In November 2013, Ninjak began appearing as a regular lead character in
14976-409: The section grew greatly during the First World War officially adopting its current name around 1920. The name "MI6" originated as a convenient label during the Second World War , when SIS was known by many names. It is still commonly used today. The existence of SIS was not officially acknowledged until 1994. That year the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (ISA) was introduced to Parliament, to place
15120-432: The series Unity , written by Matt Kindt . The new ongoing series Ninjak volume 3 began in March 2015, with Kindt as the series writer. The series artists were Clay Mann and Butch Guice. The series divided attention between Ninjak's present-day adventures and flashbacks to his origin and training. The series revealed that MI-6 has had a secret "ninja programme" since World War I, starting with an agent named Ninja-A (King
15264-431: The series Unity , written by Matt Kindt . The new ongoing series Ninjak volume 3 began in March 2015, with Kindt as the series writer. The series artists were Clay Mann and Butch Guice. The series divided attention between Ninjak's present-day adventures and flashbacks to his origin and training. The series revealed that MI-6 has had a secret "ninja programme" since World War I, starting with an agent named Ninja-A (King
15408-465: The service since the end of World War I. On 9 November 1939, MI6 was embarrassed by the Venlo incident . The Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, was unenthusiastic about the prospect of war, and clung to the hope all through the Phoney War that the Wehrmacht generals would overthrow Hitler, after which the war would end. Two MI6 officers, Sigismund Payne Best and Henry Stevens had been dispatched to
15552-467: The strategies necessary to defeat each enemy. After Akuma is defeated, the villain's spirit vanishes and the Dark Dozen revert to innocent human hosts, confirming Denny's suspicion. After seeing how Tatsuo/Ninjak defeated the Dark Dozen "terrorists", Acclaim Entertainment drops their lawsuit. Shelley breaks up with Town, who blames a confused Denny. As the Acclaim Comics series ends, Tatsuo continues acting as Ninjak, secretly aided by Denny. Akuma remains as
15696-466: The strategies necessary to defeat each enemy. After Akuma is defeated, the villain's spirit vanishes and the Dark Dozen revert to innocent human hosts, confirming Denny's suspicion. After seeing how Tatsuo/Ninjak defeated the Dark Dozen "terrorists", Acclaim Entertainment drops their lawsuit. Shelley breaks up with Town, who blames a confused Denny. As the Acclaim Comics series ends, Tatsuo continues acting as Ninjak, secretly aided by Denny. Akuma remains as
15840-566: The two nations played a significant role in shaping the course of World War II. In July 2005, the governments of the United Kingdom and Poland jointly produced a comprehensive two-volume study that shed light on their bilateral intelligence cooperation during the war. This study, which unveiled information that had been classified as secret until that point, was known as the Report of the Anglo-Polish Historical Committee. The report
15984-567: The two parties included critical information such as advance warnings of the ' Afrikakorps' departure for Libya, insights into the readiness of Vichy French units to either fight against the Allies or switch sides during Operation Torch , and early warnings regarding both Operation Barbarossa and Operation Edelweiss , the German Caucasus campaign . Polish-sourced reporting on German secret weapons began in 1941, and Operation Wildhorn enabled
16128-620: The villains known as the Shadow Seven. Returning to MI-6, King joins the agency's secret ninja operative program. Originally founded during the early 20th century, the MI-6 ninja program has included many operatives and assassins over the years. Ninja-A served during World War I, Ninja-E operated during the Cold War and helped prevent nuclear war. King is designated Ninja-K, though some simply call him "Ninjak." Although he serves MI-6 and believes in protecting
16272-467: The villains known as the Shadow Seven. Returning to MI-6, King joins the agency's secret ninja operative program. Originally founded during the early 20th century, the MI-6 ninja program has included many operatives and assassins over the years. Ninja-A served during World War I, Ninja-E operated during the Cold War and helped prevent nuclear war. King is designated Ninja-K, though some simply call him "Ninjak." Although he serves MI-6 and believes in protecting
16416-420: The villains will one day return, the order continues training and preparing for battle. Through an unrevealed means, the monks are able to live for centuries, with one of them still surviving into the modern day. The remaining monk, Master Yasuiti, decides a new, young warrior will be needed to fight Akuma, one who is intelligent as well as physically powerful. Yasuiti invests in the creation of different games over
16560-420: The villains will one day return, the order continues training and preparing for battle. Through an unrevealed means, the monks are able to live for centuries, with one of them still surviving into the modern day. The remaining monk, Master Yasuiti, decides a new, young warrior will be needed to fight Akuma, one who is intelligent as well as physically powerful. Yasuiti invests in the creation of different games over
16704-625: The war, MI6 had its main European office in Rotterdam from where it coordinated espionage in Germany and occupied Belgium. A crucial element in the war effort from the British perspective was the involvement of Russia, which kept millions of German soldiers that would otherwise be deployed on the Western Front, engaged on the Eastern Front. On 7 November 1917 the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin overthrew
16848-517: The war. On 26 and 27 July 1939, in Pyry near Warsaw , British military intelligence representatives including Dilly Knox , Alastair Denniston and Humphrey Sandwith were introduced by their allied Polish counterparts to their Enigma-decryption techniques and equipment, including Zygalski sheets and the cryptologic " Bomba ", and were promised future delivery of a reverse-engineered, Polish-built duplicate Enigma machine. The demonstration represented
16992-625: The world was equal to the cost of maintaining one destroyer in home waters, and that the demands placed upon his service exceeded its budget. The focus on the Luftwaffe along with MI6's relatively small budget led to constant complaints from both the War Office and the Admiralty that MI6 was neglecting both the German Army and the Kriegsmarine . The Asian branch of the SIS was known as the "Cinderella branch" owing to its neglect by London. MI6 assisted
17136-451: The world, Ninjak makes it clear on several occasions that he follows his own code of ethics and will not compromise them. While not on mercenary missions as Ninjak, King spends his personal time living as a wealthy financier. After living as a captive and slave for centuries, the Visigoth warrior Aric of Darcia defies his alien captors, a society known as the Vine. He returns to Earth thanks to
17280-400: The world, Ninjak makes it clear on several occasions that he follows his own code of ethics and will not compromise them. While not on mercenary missions as Ninjak, King spends his personal time living as a wealthy financier. After living as a captive and slave for centuries, the Visigoth warrior Aric of Darcia defies his alien captors, a society known as the Vine. He returns to Earth thanks to
17424-430: The world. The SIS regularly cooperates and works with MI5 and GCHQ regarding domestic and cyber intelligence. SIS has three primary tasks: The impact and success in these situations helps to prevent hostile influence, keep the UK's defences on alert to reduce serious and organised crime, and to detect violations of international law. SIS is governed under the laws of the United Kingdom . The government sets
17568-463: The years that are designed to test its players, seeking one with the right mindset and cleverness. Finally, the monk invests in the creation of a game that marketing decides to call Ninjak . When Denny solves the game's final challenge, the secret test selects him as a worthy recruit. The surviving monk Yasuiti explains that Denny himself is Ninjak and he is not "possessed" by any particular person's spirit when he transforms, simply transformed to resemble
17712-463: The years that are designed to test its players, seeking one with the right mindset and cleverness. Finally, the monk invests in the creation of a game that marketing decides to call Ninjak . When Denny solves the game's final challenge, the secret test selects him as a worthy recruit. The surviving monk Yasuiti explains that Denny himself is Ninjak and he is not "possessed" by any particular person's spirit when he transforms, simply transformed to resemble
17856-474: Was a belief that British rearmament would increase international tensions and would make a war more likely than less likely. On the converse, there was the possibility if Germany rearmed while Britain did not, it would leave the Reich in a strong position to launch a war. It was decided that British rearmament would be linked to the extent of German rearmament with British rearmament to be reactive rather than preemptive. The primary request from decision-makers in
18000-547: Was announced at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo that Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe that consists of six episodes and premiered on April 21, 2018, through www .comicbook .com with the next five episodes to be released over the next five days. Mi-6 The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS ), commonly known as MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6 ), is the foreign intelligence service of
18144-431: Was authored by leading historians and experts who were granted unprecedented access to the archives of British intelligence. One of the most remarkable findings was that 48 percent of all reports received by British secret services from continental Europe during the years 1939–45 had originated from Polish sources. This significant contribution from the Polish intelligence was made possible by the fact that occupied Poland had
18288-494: Was created by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Neil Vokes and Michael Avon Oeming . In the Acclaim comic book universe, a teenager named Denny Meechum is endowed with the combined abilities of several ninja warriors by unlocking a puzzle in a video game. The second series lasted 12 issues, running from March 1997 to February 1998. When Acclaim went out of business in 2004, Valiant Comics was rebranded as Valiant Entertainment and bought
18432-444: Was created by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Neil Vokes and Michael Avon Oeming . In the Acclaim comic book universe, a teenager named Denny Meechum is endowed with the combined abilities of several ninja warriors by unlocking a puzzle in a video game. The second series lasted 12 issues, running from March 1997 to February 1998. When Acclaim went out of business in 2004, Valiant Comics was rebranded as Valiant Entertainment and bought
18576-566: Was due to retire, and was replaced as C by Admiral Sir Hugh "Quex" Sinclair . Sinclair created the following sections: * Section D to conduct political covert actions and paramilitary operations in time of war. Section D would organise the Home Defence Scheme resistance organisation in the UK and come to be the foundation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. In 1924, MI6 intervened in
18720-405: Was later connected to the video game. During the final battle with Akuma, Tatsuo and Denny are separated, now existing as separate, living entities, with Tatsuo still dressed as Ninjak and Denny now only having his original form and abilities. Tatsuo decides to kill Akuma and the Dark Dozen, but Denny argues against it, believing that the Dark Dozen have human hosts just as Ninjak did. Denny tells him
18864-405: Was later connected to the video game. During the final battle with Akuma, Tatsuo and Denny are separated, now existing as separate, living entities, with Tatsuo still dressed as Ninjak and Denny now only having his original form and abilities. Tatsuo decides to kill Akuma and the Dark Dozen, but Denny argues against it, believing that the Dark Dozen have human hosts just as Ninjak did. Denny tells him
19008-445: Was not said to be officially designated Ninja-K, with "Ninjak" now being a nickname). Ninjak vol. 3 ended in 2016. A follow-up series written by Christos Gage, titled Ninja-K , was published from 2017 to 2018. This series focused not only on Ninjak but featured his predecessors in MI-6's secret ninja program. Ninjak vol. 4, was launched in July 2021 and written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Javier Pulido . The final issue, #4,
19152-445: Was not said to be officially designated Ninja-K, with "Ninjak" now being a nickname). Ninjak vol. 3 ended in 2016. A follow-up series written by Christos Gage, titled Ninja-K , was published from 2017 to 2018. This series focused not only on Ninjak but featured his predecessors in MI-6's secret ninja program. Ninjak vol. 4, was launched in July 2021 and written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Javier Pulido . The final issue, #4,
19296-444: Was older, more athletic, dressed in a red uniform and had access to a few ancient weapons. Denny later learned that when he became Ninjak, he was joining with the spirit of a dead warrior-monk named Tatsuo, adopted not only his appearance and abilities but also the combined skills of several other warrior monks. By saying "Ninjak forever" (and later, simply by concentrating), Denny reverted to his normal appearance and whatever clothing he
19440-444: Was older, more athletic, dressed in a red uniform and had access to a few ancient weapons. Denny later learned that when he became Ninjak, he was joining with the spirit of a dead warrior-monk named Tatsuo, adopted not only his appearance and abilities but also the combined skills of several other warrior monks. By saying "Ninjak forever" (and later, simply by concentrating), Denny reverted to his normal appearance and whatever clothing he
19584-464: Was partly redrawn by Beni Lobel. In the original universe of Valiant Comics, Colin King is the wealthy son of a master spy working for MI-6 . Raised in East Asia, he feels like an outsider. When his father is killed by rival agent Iwatsu, King decides to bring the killers to justice. After training as a ninja for years, King adopts the identity of Ninjak and becomes a special operative and enforcer for
19728-411: Was partly redrawn by Beni Lobel. In the original universe of Valiant Comics, Colin King is the wealthy son of a master spy working for MI-6 . Raised in East Asia, he feels like an outsider. When his father is killed by rival agent Iwatsu, King decides to bring the killers to justice. After training as a ninja for years, King adopts the identity of Ninjak and becomes a special operative and enforcer for
19872-564: Was streamlined with the geographical, operational units redesignated "Production Sections", sorted regionally under Controllers, all under a Director of Production. The Circulating Sections were renamed "Requirements Sections" and placed under a Directorate of Requirements. Following the Second World War, tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors attempted to reach Palestine as part of the Aliyah Bet refugee movement. As part of British government efforts to stem this migration, Operation Embarrass saw
20016-547: Was the American best-selling comic of November 1993, making it the first Valiant publication to hit number one in sales. Valiant vice president Jon Hartz cited the comic's wraparound chromium cover as the chief reason for its strong sales. This series ran for 26 issues, from February 1994 to November 1995. After Valiant Comics was purchased by video game company Acclaim Entertainment in 1996, many of its characters were rebooted in new comics. The relaunched series, Ninjak volume 2,
20160-494: Was the American best-selling comic of November 1993, making it the first Valiant publication to hit number one in sales. Valiant vice president Jon Hartz cited the comic's wraparound chromium cover as the chief reason for its strong sales. This series ran for 26 issues, from February 1994 to November 1995. After Valiant Comics was purchased by video game company Acclaim Entertainment in 1996, many of its characters were rebooted in new comics. The relaunched series, Ninjak volume 2,
20304-481: Was unsuitable to operating in that part of the world. MI6 was able to keep operating in Asia by making the argument that the SOE was only a temporary organisation that was to be disbanded after the war ended while MI6 was the permanent intelligence service that would continue after the war, and that to exclude MI6 from Asia would weaken British intelligence in the post-war world. In early 1944, MI6 re-established Section IX, its prewar anti-Soviet section, and Philby took
20448-885: Was wearing before the transformation. At one point, Denny attempted to alter his Ninjak costume, but when he transformed into his superhero identity again he found that the new costume did not return and he instead was once again wearing Ninjak's original uniform. Bat in the Sun made a live action Ninjak web series titled Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe with Michael Rowe portraying the character. The series also stars Alex Meglei and Kevin Porter as Archer & Armstrong , Ciera Foster as Livewire , Jason David Frank as Bloodshot , John Morrison as Eternal Warrior , Derek Theler as X-O Manowar , Chantelle Barry as Roku, Tatiana DeKhtyar as Colonel Capshaw, Damion Poitier as Shadowman and Nicola Posener as Agent Vivien. In April, 2018, it
20592-786: Was wearing before the transformation. At one point, Denny attempted to alter his Ninjak costume, but when he transformed into his superhero identity again he found that the new costume did not return and he instead was once again wearing Ninjak's original uniform. Bat in the Sun made a live action Ninjak web series titled Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe with Michael Rowe portraying the character. The series also stars Alex Meglei and Kevin Porter as Archer & Armstrong , Ciera Foster as Livewire , Jason David Frank as Bloodshot , John Morrison as Eternal Warrior , Derek Theler as X-O Manowar , Chantelle Barry as Roku, Tatiana DeKhtyar as Colonel Capshaw, Damion Poitier as Shadowman and Nicola Posener as Agent Vivien. In April, 2018, it
20736-525: Was £3.44 billion, with some $ 1.09 billion being further allocated to staff pay and agents and a further £636 million allocated to capital spending. The following legislation regulates the SIS: Oversight is undertaken by Parliament through the following organisations: The service derived from the Secret Service Bureau, which was founded on 1 October 1909. The Bureau was a joint initiative of
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