The Global Defense Agency (G.D.A.) is a paramilitary law enforcement intelligence agency. Headquartered inside The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, they are presumably affiliated with the United States federal government, though they operate both domestically and internationally. They are currently being managed by Director Cecil Stedman and his right-hand officer Donald Ferguson.
This organization is responsible for protecting the Earth from various criminal, extraterrestrial, paranormal and supernatural threats, as well as monitoring superpowered individuals. They sponsor the Guardians of the Globe and frequently employ many other superheroes around the world in order to combat international organized crime, supervillain terrorism, monster attacks, and alien invasions.
Background[]
The Global Defense Agency is primarily funded and staffed by the United States of America. Yet, the organization's reach is not constrained to any defined nation or borders. With assets across the globe the G.D.A. is capable of striking targets from the deep dark corners of outer space to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis.
In order to accomplish the task of containing threats, monitoring and supervising supernatural and super-powered individuals, and maintaining the Earth's safety the G.D.A. possesses numerous facilities and vehicles. The organization utilizes enhanced equipment (some of questionable ethical origin) in order to supplement or substitute the abilities of superheroes.
The resources and equipment of the G.D.A. are vast. The gigantic operation mostly conducted beneath the Pentagon is likely to result in a gigantic budget. This is put to good use as humanity is protected from the numerous threats from and beyond Earth. Unfortunately, when faced with threats such as Viltrumites even a bottomless defense budget isn't effective. In some cases, if the troops are unable to withstand Viltrumite-like opponents, the director will use more defensive means of accomplishing the goals of safeguarding the earth.
Equipment[]
Special Equipment[]
- Stealth-Armor (Utilized by G.D.A. agents to ambush targets)
- Teleportation Bracelets (Used by Cecil to attempt to converse with a compromised Omni-Man)
- Hover Stretchers (Floating stretchers used to transport wounded people)
- Drones (Used for reconnaissance and long-distance communication)
- Cybernetic endoskeletons (Made by Cecil to prevent human deaths)
- Bio Therm Discs (Made from the G.D.A Scientists, for absorbing kinetic energy)
Special Weapons[]
- The Hammer: An orbital satellite that is equipped to fire laser beams that are capable of eviscerating anything in its target. It cost around $400 billion and was destroyed by Omni-Man.
- Cecil's Y-Blaster: A modified laser rifle, originated from the Flaxans.
- Sonic Emitters: Equipment created from the shrieks of an underwater creature, meant to combat Viltrumite enemies after one of their weaknesses was finally identified. They project a sonic frequency that disrupts a Viltrumite's equilibrium and causes them immense pain, even having the potential to kill them.
- Cecil's Kill Switch: A switch linked to a Sonic Frequency Device, made as fail-safe to incapacitate and even kill Invincible should he go out of the GDA's control. The switch activated a device that was planted directly inside Invincible's head during his stay in the GDA hospital which emitted a harmful frequency that he was unable to block out. This device was disabled and removed, however, following a falling out and fight between Invincible and the Guardians of the Globe against Cecil.
- ReAnimen: Former humans who have been altered to create mechanical, undead beings with extraordinary strength and speed. They were used after D.A. Sinclair was apprehended by Invincible.
- Hail Mary: A gigantic Kaiju that was able to make Omni-Man struggle in a previous fight. Was recovered and enhanced by the GDA to be saved for insanely strong enemies.
- Demonius Ex Mortem: Roughly translated to "demon out of death", an ancient tome used to banish Damien Darkblood back to hell.
- Bio Therm Discs: Specialized energy storage devices that could hold large amounts of power. These were then stolen and utilized by former GDA scientist, Scott Duvall, combined with his existing energy absorption abilities to become the supervillain Powerplex in his vengeful crusade against Invincible.
Vehicles[]
The Global Defense Agency utilizes numerous types of vehicles in order to accomplish its goals. If a superhero or the Guardians of the Globe are present, the G.D.A. provides support in order to supplement their abilities. In cases that superheroes are not available or unwilling to act, it is often G.D.A. units that contain the situation.
Ground[]
- APC (Stationed at the white house in case of another attack)
Air[]
- G.D.A. Helicopters (Lightly armed transport helos)
- G.D.A. Vtols (Utilized by rapid-response agents to deal with threats)
- G.D.A. Jets (Rapid-response strike aircraft)
- Lockheed Martin F-16 Falcons (Seen as escorts for Omni-Man's speech)
- Unnamed VTOL Aircrafts (Presumably to transport teams of agents)
Gallery[]
Sightings[]
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "It's About Time": | Absent | 5. "That Actually Hurt": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Here Goes Nothing": | Appears | 6. "You Look Kinda Dead": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "Who You Calling Ugly?": | Appears | 7. "We Need To Talk": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out": | Appears | 8. "Where I Really Come From": | Appears | |||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "A Lesson For Your Next Life": | Appears | 5. "This Must Come as a Shock": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "In About Six Hours, I Lose My Virginity to a Fish": | Appears | 6. "It's Not That Simple": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "This Missive, This Machination!": | Appears | 7. "I'm Not Going Anywhere": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "It's Been a While": | Appears | 8. "I Thought You Were Stronger": | Appears | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "You're Not Laughing Now": | Appears | 5. "This Was Supposed To Be Easy": | Mentioned | |||||||||
| 2. "A Deal With The Devil": | Appears | 6. "All I Can Say Is I'm Sorry": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "You Want A Real Costume, Right?": | Appears | 7. "What Have I Done?": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "You Were My Hero": | Appears | 8. "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up": | Appears | |||||||||
| Season 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "TBA": | Appears | 5. "TBA": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "TBA": | Appears | 6. "TBA": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "TBA": | Appears | 7. "TBA": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "TBA": | Appears | 8. "TBA": | Appears | |||||||||
Trivia[]
- The Global Defense Agency is based on S.H.I.E.L.D. from Marvel Comics.
- Interestingly enough, the G.D.A might be similar to Sector 7 from the Transformers Live Action Film Series.
- Their bases in are located America's most sacred locational landmarks: The Pentagon and The Hoover Dam.
- Both groups have reverse engineered advanced technology, Megatron for Sector 7 (and in the comics were successfully to create man made transformer drones), and D.A Sinclair's Reanimen.
- Similar to the Sector 7 who call the transformers NBE, Non Biological Extraterrestrial, the G.D.A call viltrimites a code name, Viltrumite Subject.
- It's highly probable that in Season 4, as a result of the Invincible War and Conquest's invasion from the last season, the Global Defense Agency will begin constructing a moon base; to oversee the orbital bases.
- It's unclear whether or not the G.D.A. is under the jurisdiction of the United Nations or United States.