A.R.G.U.S.

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A.R.G.U.S.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceJustice League vol. 2 #7 (May 2012)
Created byGeoff Johns
Gene Ha
In-story information
Member(s)Amanda Waller
Steve Trevor
Etta Candy
Sasha Bordeaux

A.R.G.U.S. (Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans) is a government organization in DC Comics. A.R.G.U.S. first appeared in Justice League vol. 2 #7 and was created by Geoff Johns and Gene Ha.

Headed by Amanda Waller, A.R.G.U.S. is typically depicted as a parent organization for the previously established Checkmate and Suicide Squad organizations. Since its debut, A.R.G.U.S has been adapted into numerous television projects within the Arrowverse, the DC Extended Universe and DC Universe (both film and television), as well as numerous animated projects.

Fictional organizational history

A.R.G.U.S. is a United States federal agency operating under the jurisdiction of

Homeland Security. It is under the command of Col. Steve Trevor and Director Amanda Waller
. It is introduced in The New 52 (a reboot of DC Comics continuity) following Darkseid's invasion. A.R.G.U.S. acts as support and liaison to the Justice League, supplying them with resources and cleaning up afterwards. Trevor was asked to stand down as head liaison after their battle with Graves, having gotten too close to Wonder Woman.[1]

During the "Trinity War" storyline, A.R.G.U.S. later directly establishes the counterpart group to the Justice League in the form of the Justice League of America, of which Trevor is himself a member.[2] Dr. Arthur Light is called in by A.R.G.U.S. to examine the Secret Society's communication coin. While doing so, it is manipulated from the other side causing Light to be enveloped in a white light, giving him powers.[3] After seemingly losing control of his powers, Superman surrenders himself to A.R.G.U.S. at A.R.G.U.S. headquarters, the Question enters Superman's cell and releases him.[4]

During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Steve Trevor awakes at the remains of the A.R.G.U.S. headquarters in Washington, D.C., and learns from Etta Candy that the headquarters' destruction was caused by a massive spike in energy around Doctor Light's body and that A.R.G.U.S. and its agents have been completely exposed. After seeing the Crime Syndicate of America's broadcast, Trevor learns that the President of the United States is in danger as the President has a backup key that would assist in A.R.G.U.S. gaining their assets back.[5] After rescuing the President from Deathstroke, Copperhead, and Shadow Thief, Trevor uses the President's key to open A.R.G.U.S.' Green Room to keep the President and Candy safe. Then he heads to the Wonder Room which he has filled with mementos of his past relationship with Wonder Woman to use the Delphi Mirror to strike a deal with the Moirai.[6] While in the Green Room, Candy begins investigating about the founding of A.R.G.U.S.[7] Martin Stein takes Trevor and Killer Frost to his secret off the grid basement where he uses his teleportation devices to transport them to A.R.G.U.S.' Detroit station known as "The Circus". Inside, they encounter fellow A.R.G.U.S. agents, who allow Trevor to talk to one of their prisoners named Psi in hopes of seeing if she could psychologically disrupt the Firestorm matrix to free the Justice League. In the Green Room, the President and "Mr. Green" discuss a promotion with Candy.[8]

"Mr. Green" reveals the history of A.R.G.U.S. to candy. He claims that the group was created by the Founding Fathers of the United States to safeguard American interests and shifted its focus multiple times throughout its history. In the 18th century, A.R.G.U.S. was the Armed Revolutionaries Governing Under Secrecy, which spied on the British to prepare for the American Revolution. In the 19th century, they became the Anonymous Ranger Group of the United States, helping the United States win every major battle in the American Civil War and pursuing dangerous criminals in the American frontier. In the late 19th century, A.R.G.U.S. engaged in a secret war with the Crimson, an apocalyptic cult that ensnared powerful politicians and businessmen with promises of heaven. The war with the Crimson Men, the Crimson's forces, ended with them being routed in the dawn of the 21st century, after which A.R.G.U.S. shifted its focus to superhumans, which Green claimed was an existential threat to humanity. However, Green later reveals himself to be a member of the Crimson Men who are looking to reshape A.R.G.U.S. through Trevor and Candy.[9]

Members

Former members

In other media

Television

Film

  • A.R.G.U.S. appears in Batman: Assault on Arkham. They attempted to apprehend Riddler after the latter stole vital information relating to the Suicide Squad from Amanda Waller, as well as entering a confrontation with Batman, who intended to interrogate the Riddler himself relating to a dirty bomb that Joker stole and placed somewhere in Gotham.
  • A.R.G.U.S. appears in the DC Extended Universe. This version is a covert sub-branch of the US military that becomes the supervisor of the Suicide Squad.[16] The motto for the organization is "Noster quaerere incipere", Latin for "Our search begins". Its headquartered in the John F. Ostrander Federal Building (a reference to comics writer John Ostrander, who instigated the modern incarnation of the Suicide Squad) in Midway City. Just like the comics, Amanda Waller (portrayed by Viola Davis) is the director of A.R.G.U.S. and plays a central role in forming its associated teams of supervillains.
    • A.R.G.U.S. was first mentioned by Lex Luthor in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
    • A.R.G.U.S. and Amanda Waller are central to the formation of Task Force X in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. During their mission to stop Enchantress, Joker, his enforcer Jonny Frost, and his minions attack the Van Criss Laboratories branch of Wayne Enterprises to get A.R.G.U.S. ally Van Criss to help him free Harley Quinn from the A.R.G.U.S. nano-bombs in her head. Bruce Wayne receives A.R.G.U.S. intelligence from Waller at the end of the film and threatens that the Justice League will get involved if she doesn't shut down her team.
    • A.R.G.U.S. appears again as the central organization in The Suicide Squad. Waller commands desk agents Flo Crawley, John Economos, and Emilia Harcourt in directing the ground teams in Corto Maltese. Crawley knocks out Waller before she can kill the Suicide Squad for disobeying her orders to leave Starro unabated, allowing everyone to help save Corto Maltese. A furious Waller wakes up and has Crawley publicly arrested before sending Economos and Harcourt to monitor Peacemaker's recovery teasing the events of Peacemaker.
  • A.R.G.U.S. is featured in Batman and Harley Quinn. Sarge Steel is shown to be an A.R.G.U.S. agent working with Batman to stop Poison Ivy and Floronic Man.
  • A.R.G.U.S. appears in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.

Video games

References

  1. ^ Justice League vol. 2 #7
  2. ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Finch, David (a), Oback, Sonia, Jeromy Cox (col), Leign, Rob (let). "World's Most Dangerous Chapter One" Justice League of America, vol. 3, no. 1 (April 2013). DC Comics.
  3. ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Booth Brett (p), Rapmund, Norm (i), Dalhouse, Andrew (col), Leigh, Rob (let). "World's Most Dangerous Chapter Four: The Good, The Bad, and The Shaggy" Justice League of America, vol. 3, no. 4 (July 2013). DC Comics.
  4. ^ Johns, Geoff, Jeff Lemire (w), Mahnke, Doug (p), Almay, Christian, Keith Champagne, Doug Mahnke, Tom Nguyen (i), Eltaeb, Gabe, Nathan Eyring (col), Leigh, Rob (let). "Trinity War Chapter Two" Justice League of America, vol. 3, no. 6 (September 2013). DC Comics.
  5. ^ Gates, Sterling (w), Tan, Philip, Neil Edwards, Javier Pena (p), Paz, Jason, Jay Leisten, Javier Pena (i), Eyring, Nathan, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Hi-FI (col), Sienty, Dezi (let). "Part One: Issues of Trust" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., no. 1 (December 2013). DC Comics.
  6. ^ Gates, Sterling (w), Edwards, Neil (p), Paz, Jason, Jay Leisten (i), Eyring, Nathan (col), Esposito, Taylor (let). "Part Two: Know Thyself" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., no. 2 (January 2014). DC Comics.
  7. ^ Gates, Sterling (w), Edwards, Neil (p), Paz, Jason, Jay Leisten (i), Eyring, Nathan (col), Esposito, Taylor (let). "Part Three: Deals with Devils" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., no. 3 (February 2014). DC Comics.
  8. ^ Gates, Sterling (w), Edwards, Neil (p), Paz, Jason, Jay Leisten (i), Eyring, Nathan (col), Sienty, Dezi, Taylor Esposito (let). "Part Four: Tipping Point" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., no. 4 (March 2014). DC Comics.
  9. ^ Gates, Sterling (w), Edwards, Neil (p), Leisten, Jay, Jason Paz (i), Eyring, Nathan (col), Esposito, Taylor (let). "Part Six: Trustfall" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., no. 6 (May 2014). DC Comics.
  10. ^ Legion Lost vol. 2 #6
  11. ^ a b Bizarro #1
  12. ^ The Suicide Squad (vol. 1)
  13. ^ Wonder Woman: Steve Trevor Special #1
  14. ^ DC Comics Bombshells #83
  15. ^ Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #5
  16. ^ Freeman, Molly (June 24, 2016). "Suicide Squad Wraps Post-Production; New Joker & ARGUS Images". Screen Rant.

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