Mithril (Full Metal Panic!)

Mithril is an organization that features in Full Metal Panic!.

History

Mithril was a worldwide military non-governmental anti-terrorist organization that possessed advanced technologies and weapon systems superior to that of any national armed forces. It was founded around 1992-1993 following the detonation of a nuclear warhead in northern Iraq in the then waning Gulf War.

Overview

Mithril remains an extremely secretive organization, its existence unknown to all but the most senior of military and political personnel. Its motives, funding, structure, and personnel are all kept secret. Its secrecy is vital for its continued existence, as Mithril is a specialist organization dependent on fast surgical strikes with small numbers. It does not possess the numbers or capacity to withstand a conventional war of numbers.

The organization's purpose was to halt regional conflicts, in addition to securing the Whispered without taking any sides. As such, it is one of the few organizations aware of the Whispered and Black Technology.

Mithril is divided into three divisions, Research, Intelligence, and Tactical, which are overseen by the General Council. The three divisions operate across international borders with the best and brightest available personnel. The command structure of Mithril is very direct to give soldiers a clear chain of command to their superior officers. At the same time, commanders are given the ability to individually take command of a situation. The high level of trust in individual ability gives each organizational unit a strong level of autonomous decision making. The divisions were:

• Research Division : developed advanced Black Technology devices from the knowledge gleaned from the Whispered. There have been a number of Whispered who have taken active part in the Research division as personnel as well. The research division of Mithril is deeply involved with the various cover corporate identities operated by the organization. The organization markets spin off technologies of its research. This revenue is assumed to be part of the funding of the two other divisions. The research division is shown to have a close working relationship with the combat division of Mithril. There is a personnel exchange program, further fostering this relationship.
• Intelligence Division : responsible for Mithril handling Mithril's intelligence and counterintelligence duties within the organization. The division is highly independent of the two other divisions, maintaining a higher level of secrecy within the already secretive organization. The division operates an impressive amount of assets, including a number of military satellites, advanced computer equipment and personnel within other organizations. They have been shown using the United States intelligence satellites through morally dubious means. The intelligence division is charged with finding and securing ‘’Whispered’’ as well. Agents and officers of the division operate under the codename Ogma. A certain amount of friction between the Combat and Intelligence divisions though this did not prevent the division from being highly effective in monitoring the hotbeds of regional conflicts.
• Tactical Division : the physical muscle of Mithril, carrying out surgical strikes to halt or help abate regional conflicts. The Tactical division is further divided into five fleets, the North Atlantic Fleet, the South Atlantic Fleet, the Indian Ocean Fleet, the Mediterranean Sea Fleet and the West Pacific Fleet. Within each fleet are battle groups, such as the Pal Horon Battle Group of the North Atlantic Fleet, which operates primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. Mithril was a specialist organization unlike most armies, requiring personnel capable of completing sensitive and difficult operations in small teams. These small surgical strike teams are operated by each battle group, under the Special Response Team (SRT) and Primary Response Team (PRT) units. They are armed rapid response units deployed around the world, most often within a day or even hours. The SRT are deployed to the most dangerous and risky of situation, ones that the PRT cannot be expected to complete.

Members

• Lord Mallory :
• General Mayer Amit :
• Admiral Voda :
• Sousuke Sagara :
• Melissa Mao :
• Kurz Weber :
• Teletha Tessa Testarossa :

Notes

• Mithril was created by Shoji Gatoh where he featured in the setting of Full Metal Panic!.
• As noted in Jindai High, it was named after the fictional metal Mithril from The Lord of the Rings written by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Appearances

• Full Metal Panic!:

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