Editing SPECTRE (section)

==Parodies and clones==
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SPECTRE has been parodied many times in films, video games, and novels. The most obvious is the ''[[Austin Powers]]'' series of films, with [[Dr. Evil]] ([[Mike Myers]]), a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his second-in-command known as Number Two ([[Robert Wagner]]), a parody of [[Emilio Largo]].
Other examples are:
*The [[Belgian comics]] series ''[[Spirou & Fantasio]]'' features an international criminal organisation called the Triangle whose members also address each other by numbers.
*Prior to ''Dr. No'', the 1962 film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]'' featured a "third force" organisation the Third Echelon.
*In the video game series ''[[The Operative: No One Lives Forever|No One Lives Forever]]'' a man simply called "The Director" (voiced by John Armstrong) leads a similar organisation called "H.A.R.M.". A running joke during the series is that no one actually knows what H.A.R.M. stands for. H.A.R.M may jokingly refer to Human Aetiological Relations Machine, the name of a fictional intelligence agency featured in the 1966 [[spy film]] ''[[Agent for H.A.R.M.]]''.
*The 1964–1968 TV series ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' had, as its adversary, a shadowy organisation known as THRUSH (the '''T'''errestrial '''H'''egemony for the '''R'''emoval of '''U'''ndesirables and the '''S'''ubjugation of '''H'''umankind). THRUSH (which, in the novels, stood for "Technological Hierarchy for Removal of Undesirables and Subjugation of Humanity") was opposed by the titular '''U'''nited '''N'''ations '''C'''ounterintelligence '''LE'''ague.
*The 1986 TV series ''[[Rambo: The Force of Freedom]]'' featured a [[neo-Nazi]] organisation known as SAVAGE ('''S'''pecialist-'''A'''dministrators of '''V'''engeance, '''A'''narchy, and '''G'''lobal '''E'''xtortion).  
*The 1991 James Bond spin-off animated series, ''[[James Bond Jr.]]'', featured a clone of SPECTRE called "S.C.U.M." (Saboteurs and Criminals United in Mayhem), headed by a mysterious individual known as Scumlord (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]).
*The 1982–1985 animated series ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' featured a clone of SPECTRE called "M.A.D." (Malevolent Agency of Destruction). Dr. Claw (voiced by [[Frank Welker]] and [[Don Francks]]), the head of M.A.D., is also based on the villain Blofeld.
*The 1973 Mexican films ''Chabelo y Pepito vs los Monstruos'' (''Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters'') and ''Chabelo y Pepito Detectives'' feature a criminal organisation named S.P.E.C.T.R.U.M., which carries two plans to dominate the world. In ''Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters'', they extract uranium from a hill in the Mexican countryside, while in ''Chabelo and Pepito Detectives,'' they sell toys that hypnotise children to make them work for them.
*The young adult book series ''[[Micro Adventure]]'' featured a shady organisation known as BRUTE (the '''B'''ureau for '''R'''evenge and '''U'''niversal '''TE'''rrorism). Its adversary was ACT (the '''A'''merican '''C'''ounterintelligence '''T'''askforce).
* An organisation known as SCORPIA ('''S'''abotage, '''COR'''ru'''P'''tion, '''I'''ntelligence, and '''A'''ssassination) appears in the ''[[Alex Rider]]'' novels and 2020–2024 [[Alex Rider (TV series)|TV series]] as recurring antagonists whose various members clash with the title character [[Alex Rider (character)|Alex Rider]] ([[Otto Farrant]]). Near the end of the Cold War, several secret agents and law enforcers abandoned their loyalty to their countries, and became effectively criminals for hire. Their actions range from supplying biological weapons to engineering terrorism and performing assassinations. They are defeated in the 2009 novel ''Scorpia Rising'' and replaced in the 2020 novel ''Nightshade'' by an organisation reminiscent of the rebooted James Bond movie continuity's ''Spectre'' organization, simply dubbed '''Nightshade'''.
*The 1970–1971 TV series ''[[Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp]]'' featured a shadowy organisation called CHUMP ('''U'''nionized '''H'''ierarchy for '''M'''oney, '''P'''ower, and '''C'''ontrol). It was opposed by APE (the '''A'''gency of '''P'''rotection and '''E'''nforcement).
*The 1965–1970 TV series ''[[Get Smart]]'' featured a SPECTRE-like organisation called KAOS.
*In 1983, a highly successful [[Tabletop role-playing game|tabletop RPG]] called ''[[James Bond 007 (role-playing game)|James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' was released. With the novels and films as inspirations, the stories were adapted for players. Minor changes to plots and villains were made; for example, Wint and Kidd were freelance assassins working for SPECTRE. They in fact leased out services to other terrorist organisations and various crime syndicates. The most noted changes were to SPECTRE: Blofeld's name was changed to Karl Ferenc Skorpios, and he was given a greyhound instead of a white cat; the organisation itself was renamed '''TAROT''' ('''T'''errestrial '''A'''cquisition and '''R'''evenge via '''O'''rchestrated '''T'''urmoil), with the face cards representing various departments. This was due to the copyright issues referenced above. [[Avalon Hill|Victory Games]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/jamesbond007/ |title=James Bond 007 RPG |publisher=Darkshire.net |access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref> worked with EON productions (the film producers) for the rights to Bond, and were told they were not allowed to negotiate with McClory for the rights to SPECTRE, hence the hasty renaming.
*The 1991–1992 [[Disney]] animated series ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' featured masked crimefighter Darkwing Duck (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) who often worked with an agency called [[S.H.U.S.H.]] (expanded name unknown) against the forces of [[F.O.W.L.]] (the Fiendish Organisation of World Larceny). These organisations also featured in the ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' reboot series. During the 2020–2021 third season of the series, F.O.W.L. were the main villains of McDuck family, with its leader and founder, Bradford Buzzard (voiced by [[Marc Evan Jackson]]), resembling leader of SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
*The ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]]'' comic featured an enemy called S.P.I.D.E.R. (Secret People's International Directorate for Extralegal Revenue).
*The Galaxy organisation features in the 1966 film ''[[Our Man Flint]]'' where Agent 0008 (Robert Gunner) tells Derek Flint ([[James Coburn]]) that Galaxy is "bigger than SPECTRE".
*[[Tom Clancy]]'s 1998 novel ''[[Rainbow Six (novel)|Rainbow Six]]'' features a terrorist organisation that the characters compare to SPECTRE once they learn that the terrorists are using [[chemical warfare]] similar to that in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''.
*The 2004 video game ''[[Evil Genius (video game)|Evil Genius]]'' and its 2021 sequel ''[[Evil Genius 2: World Domination]]'' place the player in command of a SPECTRE-like organisation, complete with a rocket-launching base inside a volcano. Additionally, one of the player's choices of leader (Maximilian) is almost identical in appearance to SPECTRE's leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as he appeared when portrayed by [[Donald Pleasence]] in ''You Only Live Twice'').
*In the 2006–2007 British television series ''[[The Secret Show]],'' the evil organisation T.H.E.M. (The Horrible Evil Menace) is similar to SPECTRE.
*The 2007–2014 [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] series ''[[M.I. High]]'' features the criminal organisation "SKUL" ('''S'''uper '''K'''riminal '''U'''nderground '''L'''eague), led by a man known only as The Grandmaster ([[Julian Bleach]]) who is always seen stroking a white rabbit called General Flopsy.
*The Spanish comic book ''[[Mortadelo y Filemón]]'' features a parody of SPECTRE called ''ABUELA'' (Agentes Bélicos Ultramarinos Especialistas en Líos Aberrantes – warlike agents overseas specialists in aberrant messes).<ref>{{cite web|author=Publicado por Alfredo Sánchez |url=http://diccionariodemortadelo.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html |title=El diccionario de Mortadelo y Filemón: A |publisher=Diccionariodemortadelo.blogspot.com |date=29 February 2004 |access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref>
*The ''[[Matt Helm]]'' films featured the Brotherhood of International Government and Order abbreviated as "BIG O".
*Synthesiser company "[[Waldorf Music|Waldorf]]" has a synth named "[[Waldorf Blofeld|Blofeld]]". The computer based "[[Virtual Studio Technology|virtual editor]]" for the Blofeld is called "Spectre". One of Waldorf's virtual synths is called "Largo".
*In the 1998–1999 animated series ''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]'' cartoon, the evil leader of cats, Catastrophe (voiced by Jim Cummings), always appears fondling a rubber mouse.
*An evil organisation named STENCH (Society for the Total Extermination of Non-Conforming Humans) is featured in the 1964 film ''[[Carry On Spying]]''.
*[[James Earl Ray]], who committed the [[assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.]] on April 4, 1968, used the alias Eric Starvo Galt during 1967, almost certainly a mixture of Ian Fleming and [[Ayn Rand]] (referencing the ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' character [[John Galt]]). "Ernst" and "Stavro" are peculiar sounds and spellings to American ears and eyes, and he mentally transposed them into "Eric" and "Starvo."
*In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[The Simpsons season 8|eighth season]] episode "[[You Only Move Twice]]" from 1996, an organisation called Globex Corporation directed by [[supervillain]] Hank Scorpio (voiced by [[Albert Brooks]]) who successfully takes control of the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].
*The [[Marvel Universe]] has the organisations [[Hydra (comics)|HYDRA]] and [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]], which are both opposed by [[Nick Fury]] and [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], and are sometimes also opposed by [[Captain America]] and the other Marvel heroes, while the [[DC Universe]] came up with the organisation [[H.I.V.E.]] as an analogue to SPECTRE.
*The [[Disney Channel]]'s 2002–2007 TV series ''[[Kim Possible]]'' has the organisation WEE (Worldwide Evil Empire), which is opposed by GJ (Global Justice) and Kim Possible (voiced by [[Christy Carlson Romano]]) at times.
*In the 1999 video game ''[[Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"]]'', Spy Fox (voiced by Mike Madeoy) battles Napoleon LeRoach (voiced by David Scully) – a member of the Society of Meaningless Evil, Larceny, Lying and Yelling (S.M.E.L.L.Y.).
*In Disney Channel's 2007–2015 TV series ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', [[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]] (voiced by [[Dan Povenmire]]) is occasionally seen as a member of the League Of Villainous Evildoers Maniacally United For Frightening Investments in Naughtiness (L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.). Doofenshmirtz is not aware of the acronym until one of the other members points it out.
*In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V", a 2002 [[SpongeBob SquarePants season 3|season 3]] episode of [[Nickelodeon]]'s TV series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy|Barnacle Boy]] (voiced by [[Tim Conway]]) turns to the dark side and teams up with Man Ray (voiced by [[John Rhys-Davies]]) and The Dirty Bubble (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) and they form an alliance called Every Villain is Lemons (E.V.I.L.).
*In the [[G.I. Joe]] toyline, cartoon and comic franchise, there exists an international terrorist organisation known as [[Cobra Command|Cobra]], which is similar to SPECTRE.
*The 2008 miniseries ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' features a supervillain organisation called the E.L.E. (Evil League of Evil), whose unseen leader Bad Horse is feared by all the members. The main protagonist Dr. Horrible ([[Neil Patrick Harris]]) attempts to join the League, and eventually succeeds in doing so.
* The Japanese ''[[tokusatsu]]'' series ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' features a [[Nazism|Nazi]]-connected terrorist group known as Shocker (eventually revealed as shorthand for  '''S'''acred '''H'''egemony '''O'''f '''C'''ycle '''K'''indred '''E'''volutionary '''R'''ealm in the 2005 film reboot ''[[Kamen Rider: The First]]''). Employing a vast range of genetically-modified agents known as "modified humans" and henchmen known as Shocker Combatmen, the organisation was headed by a mysterious figure known as The Great Leader (played by [[Goro Naya]]) who mainly contacted his agents via voice (who is eventually revealed to be a hooded figure with two forms – a [[Medusa]]-inspired humanoid with a head covered by snakes and a [[cyclops]]). Shocker was eventually disbanded after one too many defeats at the hands of the show's protagonists and became known as Gel-Shocker after merging with an American criminal group known as Geldam. Gel-Shocker was eventually defeated as well, but subsequent entries of the franchise portrayed the Great Leader in various incarnations to lead various successor organisations, including Destron, Black Satan, the Delza Army, Neo-Shocker, the Badan Empire, Dai-Shocker (later reorganised into Super Shocker), and Space Shocker. The 2016 film ''[[Kamen Rider 1 (film)|Kamen Rider 1]]'' also features a splinter group known as Nova Shocker. The Great Leader also claims to have been the driving force behind two separate terrorist groups known as the Government of Darkness (also known as GOD) and Geddon, though it has never been confirmed.
* The novel ''19'' by Roger Hall, published in 1970, is about an American unauthorised counter-intelligence group. Several regular intelligence services, though unsure if this rogue group actually exists, nicknamed it "19" because that number repeatedly came up, by apparent coincidence, in their investigations of what might have been 19's activities. When first told about 19 by a CIA friend, the narrator remarks that it sounds like SPECTRE gone straight (although it is misspelled "SPECTER" in ''19''). Rumor credits 19 with major roles in exposing [[Kim Philby]] and [[Rudolf Abel]], among other achievements.