Editing SHADOW (section)

== Organization ==


The Western Shadow's military uses the World War II German Army's Ranking scheme.  The position of Field Marshal belongs to Wilhelm Kantor's son, the Norse demigod Ragnarok, and it is he who heads most of their military operations.  Eastern Shadow operations are organized on classical Chinese lines and depend on the leadership of Doctor Sin.


Most of SHADOW's super humans have the title of "Special Agent" that roughly translates to a Major's rank across all branches of SHADOW's military.  Indeed, many Special Agents throw their weight around even against SHADOW Colonels and Generals since they routinely have Overshadow's ear.


Beneath Overshadow is the '''Penumbra''' that is a Council of Super-Criminals and World Leaders that facilitate Shadow's Dominance of the World.  Supercriminals like Doctor Sin and August Roman are members of this body but it is arguable that they actually could care less about Overshadow's goals (actually, its unquestionably true they don't).


Unlike in the canon Freedomverse,  SHADOW doesn't use clones for the most part.  Instead, Shadow mostly uses regularly recruited troops from various parts of the world.  The actual number of genuine SHADOW Troops is outnumbered by the groups that they make use of but Shadow's own army is fairly substantial and the size of a small First World Nations.