CHERUB (organisation)

From Chiki

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History And Background

CHERUB is an undercover branch of MI5, using children as intelligence operatives. It was founded in 1946 by Charles Henderson, inspired by an organisation he had set up during World War II to gain intelligence on the German military's actions. Nobody knows what the acronym "CHERUB" stands for, because Henderson was shot by his insane wife before he could reveal it. The book series Henderson Boys by Robert Muchamore is said to be set during the early days of CHERUB.

Henderson was shot in 1946, but the organization he created has thrived. CHERUB now has more than two hundred and fifty agents, all aged seventeen or under. Although there have been many technical advances in intelligence operations since CHERUB was founded, the reason for its existence remains the same: adults never suspect that children are spying on them.

Mission Preparation and Ethics Commitee

Missions are now set up rigorously, in the mission preparation building, with mission controllers. All missions must be approved by the CHERUB Ethics Committee. Missions are classified high, medium, or low risk. Agents have the absolute right to withdraw from or refuse to go on missions, although this is likely to result on them not going on any more big ones. Before going on missions agents must pass basic training.

Many former agents become staff at CHERUB when they become too old to spy any more.

Shirts and Ranks

CHERUB has a system of coloured T-shirts: orange for guests, red for children not qualified to enter basic training, blue for those undergnig basic training, grey for qualified agents, navy for outstanding performance on a mission, black for outstanding performance on several missions, and white for retired cherubs and staff.