Invisible Hand (Nikita)
The Invisible Hand are a secret group that features in the Nikita universe.
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History
Members of the group were a noted supplier of high tech equipment from keltrex prosthetics, kill-chips, polymer masks and pharmaceuticals. He himself would make a number of follow-up visits in order to see the effectiveness of the technology as Division was using as a ground for advanced field testing with any clinical data recorded. This group did not care for money but rather the results of their experiments. (Episode: Brave New World) They considered Division to be their best testing ground for the products of their research. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
At some point, the organization came into contact with badly wounded Kosovan dictator, Kosta Beciraj who had lost a limb to an attempt made on his life. Using their technology, they offered to provide him with a functioning replacement organic limb with an agent by the name of Heidecker being dispatched to provide injections to ensure the newly grown limb did not die. This was an arrangement whereby children were provided for the Invisible Hand's experiments in exchange for the limb. During this time, United States President Spencer ordered the new Division that had faced a management change to eliminate Kosta Beciraj whereby they secretly injected him with a compound that caused his new grown limb to slowly reject his body. Thus, he came to believe that the Invisible Hand had betrayed him and did not allow Heidecker to return to his employers until he was cured. Division agent Nikita sought to acquire Heidecker which led to Beciraj thinking she operated on behalf of his mysterious employers. Ultimately, Nikita managed to escape with Heidecker where she considered an alliance with the group when they offered to provide a replacement limb for her fiancée Michael who had recently lost his arm. However, they reconsidered after learning that his jet had a large number of children held as captives and in the confrontation Hiedecker was killed thus seemingly any attempt for Michael to get a real hand but instead make do with a crude prosthetic. (Episode: Brave New World)
Afterwards, Michael continued to seek out Heidecker's employers though the new Division did not know anything about the secretive and mysterious group. Informally, they were referred to as "The Shop" by Division personnel and it was determined that they had provided technology to Division in the past. Michael sought them out again in order to get the technology needed to provide a true replacement for his lost hand. His findings led him to determine that they used Bellfar Systems as a base of operations and went to confront them. However, this proved to be a bait designed to engineer another meeting between their group and Division. An automated facility was created with a virtual facsimile of Heidecker being used as a negotiator whereby he offered a bio-prosthesis for Michael in return for a covert op to be conducted by Division for the group's behalf. This mission involved travelling to Nanjing in China in order to steal a biotech prion device from a secure laboratory. Nikita managed to complete the mission whilst the automated machines operated on Michael whereby they attached his hand as well as provided the anti-rejection medication. (Episode: Tipping Point) Unknown to Division, this was a trap made by the Invisible Hand and Amanda who laced a nanotoxin on the bone of the bio-prosthetic designed to be used as leverage against Nikita in the future. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
Overview
Automated cannons were designed to serve as sentry posts for their various research facilities and acted as anti-personnel weapons. Such weapons were capable of being hacked but a high response time removed the compromised cannon allowing it to continue its mission. Scientists even stationed at the site were unable to shutdown the cannon's as the system went automatic after it determined it was compromised. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
Another advanced implant technology was a type of permanent communication device that was injected into the tympanic cavity with a remote access to headquarters allowing them to hear everything the user heard in their immediate environment. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
Among their latest developments included a nano-particle toxin in the fluid injected into subjects. It was a haemoplasmic nanotoxin where the particles were introduced into the bloodstream where it led to acute vascular degeneration whereby every blood vessel in the body exploded inside the subject. These were designed to the latest version of the older kill-chips with the purpose being the nanotoxin was simply injected into subjects with no surgery required whereupon they could be triggered by specific frequencies projected at the site allowing them to be done on a global level. A blue syringe served as the only antidote for the toxin that could be triggered remotely through satellite that projected a focus microwave frequency to activate the particles. It consisted of nanites that mimicked human cells with a micro-dose of toxin with outsiders being aware of their presence unless they knew of their existence. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
Members
- Heidecker :
- Dr. Loren Tolcher : a male biologist recruited by the Hand to create a nano-toxin for their needs and part of Cobalt who was killed when exposed to the nano-particle in order to prevent him from revealing more to Nikita after he was captured by her. (Episode: Invisible Hand)
Appearances
- Nikita: "Brave New World"
- Nikita: "Tipping Point"
- Nikita: "Invisible Hand"
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