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The Department of Special Research (DSR) is a fictional government agency from the American television series Alias. The DSR is introduced in the first season episode The Prophecy. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The DSR is a division of the National Security Agency. Created during World War II, the DSR investigated the interest of Nazi Germany in the occult. After the war an executive order expanded the mandate of the DSR to include investigation into a myriad of "fringe sciences"(e.g. parapsychology, remote viewing). Nothing further is known of the DSR's activities until the events of season 1. Image:Security Agency seal. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An executive order is an edict issued by a member of the executive branch of a government, usually the head of that branch. ... Parapsychology is the study of the evidence of mental awareness or influence of external objects without interaction from known physical means. ... Remote viewing (RV) is a procedure developed by parapsychologists at the Stanford Research Institute to allegedly perform clairvoyance under controlled conditions. ...


Doctor Carson Evans headed the team that investigates Sydney Bristow following the discovery of a Rambaldi manuscript which, on its 47th page, has a picture of a woman resembling Sydney and identified as "The Chosen One." The page contains a prophecy which states in part that the woman pictured "will render the greatest power unto utter desolation." The DSR administers a series of tests, including verifying that she has three physical anomalies mentioned by Rambaldi. With Sydney apparently confirmed as Rambaldi's Chosen One, the DSR takes Sydney into custody. Aided by Jack Bristow, Eric Weiss and Michael Vaughn, Sydney escapes and travels to Italy. Another part of the prophecy states that the woman pictured "without pretense, will have had her effect, never having seen the beauty of my sky behind Mt. Subasio." Sydney climbs Mt. Subasio, thus apparently disproving that it refers to her (although this was later revealed to be untrue, as "my sky" meant something entirely different). Sydney Anne Bristow (born 17 April 1975), played by Jennifer Garner, is the main character on the television series, Alias. ... Milo Giacomo Rambaldi is a fictional character from the TV series Alias. ... Prophecy, in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events. ... Jonathan Jack Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is Sydney Bristows father on the television series, Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Michael C. Vaughn, played by Michael Vartan, is one of Sydney Bristows co-workers and ongoing love interests on the television series, Alias. ... Mount Subasio is a small mountain near Assisi, in Italy. ...


In season 3, it was revealed that the DSR has a top secret storage facility in Nevada called Project Black Hole. It is also revealed that former Joint Task Force on Intelligence Director and FBI Assistant Director Kendall oversaw this division and was not part of the FBI at all. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...


In season 4, Arvin Sloane visits the DSR to research Rambaldi materials in an effort to discern the plans of the man impersonating him ("Arvin Clone"). Later in the series, the DSR facility is the target of a break-in orchestrated by Elena Derevko to obtain the artifacts she needs to implement her endgame, a genocidal "cleansing" predicted by Rambaldi known as Il Diluvio ("The Flood"). Arvin Sloane, played by Ron Rifkin, was the former director of SD-6 on the television series, Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

Alias
Episodes: Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5
Characters

Jack Bristow | Sydney Bristow | Francie Calfo | McKenas Cole | Gordon Dean
Elena Derevko | Irina Derevko | Katya Derevko | Marcus Dixon | Anna Espinosa
Marshall Flinkman | Rachel Gibson | Thomas Grace | FBI Asst. Dir. Kendall
Alexander Khasinau | Kelly Peyton | Milo Rambaldi | Lauren Reed | Renée Rienne
Nadia Santos | Julian Sark | Arvin Sloane | Emily Sloane
Will Tippin | Isabelle Vaughn | Michael Vaughn | Eric Weiss To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 1 of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. ... Written by: Jeff Pinkner Sydney discovers a terrifying secret when shes sent on a case to track down a new generation of weapons. ... This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 3 of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. ... This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 4 of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. ... This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from the fifth and final season of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. ... Jonathan Jack Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is Sydney Bristows father on the television series, Alias. ... Sydney Anne Bristow (born 17 April 1975), played by Jennifer Garner, is the main character on the television series, Alias. ... Francine Francie Calfo, played by Merrin Dungey, was Sydney Bristows close friend on the television series, Alias. ... McKenas Cole is a fictional secondary character portrayed by Quentin Tarantino in the TV show Alias. ... Gordon Dean is a character on the American television show Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Irina Derevko (a. ... Yekaterina Katya Derevko, played by Isabella Rossellini, was the second of the three Derevko sisters to be introduced. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Anna Espinosa is a fictional character from the television series Alias, initially played by Gina Torres (however see below). ... Marshall J. Flinkman, is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. ... Rachel Gibson is a character in the spy-fi television series, Alias, portrayed by Rachel Nichols. ... Thomas Grace is a character on the spy-fi drama series, Alias. ... Alexander Khasinau is a fictional character from the American television series Alias. ... Kelly Peyton, played by Amy Acker, is a character on the television series, Alias. ... Milo Giacomo Rambaldi is a fictional character from the TV series Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Rienne, played by Élodie Bouchez is number 8 on the CIAs most wanted list and a new character for the fifth season of Alias. ... Nadia Santos is a fictional character in the television series Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Arvin Sloane, played by Ron Rifkin, was the former director of SD-6 on the television series, Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Michael C. Vaughn, played by Michael Vartan, is one of Sydney Bristows co-workers and ongoing love interests on the television series, Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

Organizations & Projects

Alliance of Twelve | Authorized Personnel Only | The Covenant
Department of Special Research | The Shed/Prophet Five | K-Directorate
Project Christmas | Mueller Device The Alliance of Twelve, with SD-6 being one of its subsidiary cells, is a fictional international organized crime group in the television series Alias. ... Authorized Personnel Only (APO), is a fictional black-ops branch of the CIA in the American TV series Alias. ... In the television series Alias, The Covenant is a large, powerful, and secretive intelligence/terrorist organization. ... The Shed/Prophet Five, is a fictional international terrorist group in the television series Alias. ... K-Directorate is a fictional organized crime group in the television series Alias, based in the former Eastern bloc countries. ... Project Christmas was a fictional black ops project developed by the Central Intelligence Agency, and headed by Jack Bristow in the 1970s, which was intended to train children as sleeper agents to become future spies. ... A Mueller device is a mysterious piece of technology in the US television series, Alias. ...


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