A.R.G.U.S. (Earth-Prime)

A.R.G.U.S.
Information
Location(s)	A.R.G.U.S. headquarters; Star City Metropolis; New York Lian Yu; North China Sea
Use(s)	Research group Special operations
Leader(s)	Lyla Michaels

Advanced Research Group United Support, simply known as A.R.G.U.S., is a research group and special ops division of the United States government, charged with the task of taking down terrorist threats in secrecy and without public knowledge. It is led by Lyla Michaels.

Overview

A.R.G.U.S. facilities are used to house prisoners that are too dangerous to be placed in other prisons; such detainees have included Ramsey Rosso and Grodd. A.R.G.U.S. also works closely with the Central City Police Department in cases that seem to be greater than it can manage.

History

John Diggle asked A.R.G.U.S. to help him try understand an unknown green object and open it. Though they failed.

Ramsey Rosso was taken into A.R.G.U.S. custody in 2019. After being used as part of Magog's army, Ramsey eacaped his confinement and went to seek revenge against Team Flash.

A.R.G.U.S. was called to house the prismatic refractor when Joe West knew that there was a mole in the department; the organization was called by Barry Allen in order to take Joseph Carver to witness protection because he too did not trust the police department due to Chief of Police David Singh being impersonated by a mirror duplicate made by Eva McCulloch.

A.R.G.U.S. had agents waiting when an aircraft belonging to Black Hole landed so they could confiscate the weapons onboard.

A.R.G.U.S. confiscated an obelisk of unknown origin. A week later, the organization was called to imprison Abra Kadabra; however, this was a ploy by the villain to obtain the obelisk, because he had two others and wanted the third. When a guard at A.R.G.U.S. headquarters bragged about the obelisk, Abra Kadabra escaped confinement.

The organization was commissioned by Kristen Kramer to make duplicates of the meta-human cure.

A.R.G.U.S. also allowed Diggle to travel to Gotham City on a contract.

After Eobard Thawne was depleted of the Negative Speed Force in 2021, Barry Allen called Cisco Ramon to get him arrested in its special prisons.

Erased future

A.R.G.U.S. in a erased future.

In an erased future, A.R.G.U.S. became a publicized organization that policed cities and had the power to declare martial law. It was also the center of the Anti-Meta-human Act, a new restriction started in 2021 where it was illegal to be a meta-human.

Known members

Current members

• John Diggle/Spartan
• Lyla Michaels (Metropolis branch)
• I. Mitchell (guard at the Star City branch)
• Cisco Ramon (head of Science and Technology at the Star City branch)
• Kamilla Hwang (training coordinator at the Star City branch)
• Thomas (officer at the Star City branch)

Former members

• Chip Cooper (transferred to S.E.M.A)

Reverse-Flashpoint timeline members

• Cisco Ramon (director; deceased)

Known allies

• Barry Allen/The Flash
• Tinya Wazzo

Appearances

Arrow

Season 8

• "Fadeout" (mentioned)

The Flash

Season 6 "Marathon" (Lian Yu facility) "Grodd Friended Me" "Death of the Speed Force" (flashbacks; Lian Yu facility) "The Exorcism of Nash Wells" (mentioned) "Liberation" "Pay the Piper" (mentioned) "Success Is Assured" (video footage) Season 7 "All's Wells That Ends Wells" (mentioned) "Central City Strong" "The People v. Killer Frost" "Family Matters, Part 1" (email) "Family Matters, Part 2" (text message) "Good-Bye Vibrations" (mentioned) "Masquerade" (mentioned) "P.O.W." (mentioned) Season 8 "Armageddon, Part 4" (mentioned) "Armageddon, Part 5" (mentioned) "Lockdown" (mentioned) "Keep It Dark" (Lian Yu facility) "The Man in the Yellow Tie" (Lian Yu facility) "Negative, Part One" (Lian Yu facility) Season 9 "The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2" (mentioned) "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" (mentioned) "A New World, Part One" (mentioned) "A New World, Part Two" (mentioned) "A New World, Part Three" (mentioned)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 5

• "Swan Thong" (flashbacks)

Batwoman

Season 2

• "Rebirth" (mentioned)

Season 3

• "Antifreeze" (mentioned)
• "Meet Your Maker" (mentioned)

Supergirl

Season 6

• "Blind Spots" (mentioned)

Comics

EARTH-PRIME

• "Training Day"
• "Savior Complex" (mentioned)
• "Phantom Punch"

Trivia

• The building which A.R.G.U.S.' headquarters is based out of is the Surrey City Hall in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

References

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