Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)

S.W.O.R.D.
Name	Sentient World Observation and Response Department
Aliases	S.W.O.R.D.
Members
Current Member(s)	Beast, Agent Deems, Lockheed, Sydren, Agent Paulletz
Former Member(s)	Henry Gyrich
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Origin and Status
Status	Active
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	The Peak, Earth Orbit
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Joss Whedon
First	Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #6 (November, 2004)
First	Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #6 (November, 2004)

History

S.W.O.R.D. (an acronym for Sentient World Observation and Response Department) is a counter terrorism and intelligence agency which deals with extraterrestrial threats to world security. S.W.O.R.D. is a subdivision of the better known S.H.I.E.L.D. but appears to be largely autonomous of its parent organization. Since the departure of Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., relations between the two organizations have become strained.

The head of S.W.O.R.D is Special Agent Abigail Brand. Its primary command-and-control HQ is aboard the orbital space station known as the Peak.

S.W.O.R.D. is known to have at least one undercover operative in the X-Mansion: Shadowcat's pet dragon, Lockheed.

See Also

• 143 appearance(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 45 mention(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 7 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 43 image(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 42 member(s) of Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)
• 6 item(s) used/owned by Sentient World Observation and Response Department (Earth-616)