Blackbird Organization

The Blackbird Organization, also known simply as Blackbird or the Organization/Bureau (for the supernatural), is a clandestine organization in the United States whose sole purpose is to destroy supernatural threats and sacrificing their lives to keep humanity safe from the occult. Blackbird was founded on 3 August 1946 by an old Johan Birch, and the bureau makes its money by selling a variety of historical artifacts to various museums worldwide. The bureau is led by Tiberius Birch, inheriting his position from his father Johan Birch in 1983 and eliminating those who challenged his rule at the time. Blackbird’s two trump cards were Lemar Wolfblood, the sole supernatural entity (specifically a vampire-werewolf hybrid) and Lt. Cody Harris. The former is under the direct servitude to Tiberius before he inherited Blackbird after his father passed. The second trump card, Lt. Harris, was the organization’s top-tier expert in weaponry, intelligence, and magic before dying in Episode X and being replaced by his pupil Hannah Sommers who became the second trump card for the bureau. One of the best scientists in the world, Dr. Edward Smith, helps other homo magi with their abilities, personal trauma or struggles, and those who are gravely sick or injured.

History
The Blackbird Organization was created by Johan Birch, a renowned Demon Hunter, in Pasadena, California in 1946 and it specialized in combating demonic threats across North America, and to an extent, worldwide. After Johan’s death in 1983, Tiberius inherited the organization and the leadership position, but was confronted by some employees who wanted the leadership position and attempted to assassinate him indirectly. As per Johan’s dying request (and after developing a close bond with his former master’s son over the decades), Lemar Wolfblood pledges himself to Tiberius as his new master. The demon is ordered to eliminate those who attempted to assassinate him. Lemar did so with ease, devouring all of them. Afterwards, Tiberius was the undisputed leader of the organization. In his office, Birch had a big portrait of his father in his office which he talks to from time-to-time when feeling doubt or recalling the great times in the past. In the main storyline, thanks to Lemar’s indirect recommendation and after visiting Dr. Smith’s psychiatric office, Hannah Sommers meets with Tiberius Birch and is recruited by the leader himself. Hannah is partnered with Lemar Wolfblood and personally taught by Lt. Cody Harris in conventional combat and the occult. In Episode X, Blackbird is attacked by Phoenix who were the culprits behind the higher rate of paranormal incidents in the past ten years, and have declared war on Blackbird as it stands in the way of their goal of dominating humanity. In Episode XI and XII, Blackbird look for and find Phoenix’s location, and attempt to defeat them. This backfires, however, as it was a trap that nearly killed Lemar. After Wolfblood’s life is saved, Phoenix makes their move. Blackbird can stop Phoenix just in time to stop their invasion, destroying every member and defeating a foe who would have destroyed humanity without them knowing. To ensure humanity’s future, Lemar decides to keep vampires and werewolves in the darkness and prevent the supernatural and the mortal realms separate, even if it takes oppression to do so.

Technology, Knowledge, and Location
The Blackbird Organization uses conventional and unconventional weaponry at its disposal. It also has a collection of extensive knowledge of the occult and supernatural over the centuries. This is because of Lemar who is the agency’s undisputed champion who also possesses a trove of artifacts, weaponry, and recorded knowledge from the time he was born and after. Blackbird also treat Lemar’s every need so he could remain ‘docile’ and sometimes cordial and humble towards humans. Agents are Homo Magi who are specially-trained in martial arts and the occult. They also incorporate science and technology, thanks to Dr. Edward Smith, and have negotiable living arrangements to which members are allowed to live semi-normal lives outside the agency. Blackbird’s headquarters are in the suburban area of Pasadena, California, built twenty feet underground and resembling a nuclear bomb shelter with its own environment and small society.

Membership
Blackbird membership is granted or offered to those who establish contact, or sometimes form an alliance with a preexistent member or associate of Blackbird. Only Homo Magi, or humans with some affinity to magic, are allowed in, or even be considered during the process of recruitment. A series of tests are given to each recipient and their full background is up for study by the leader of the organization (like Tiberius Birch or previously his father Johan). If the person passes everything and their background information is acceptable by Blackbird staff, they are accepted into the organization and are given mandatory training in combat and the occult under as assigned senior officer. The senior officer is in charge and responsible for the wellbeing and quality of training of the student, otherwise he/she will die too soon on an assigned mission. On the other hand, if the person fails any of the tests needed to be accepted into the bureau, then they are sent home by Lemar Wolfblood and their memories about Blackbird and the occult are erased or altered to prevent the general public from finding out and causing a panic. Blackbird rarely forces anybody to become a member, instead they are offered an opportunity or choice by a preexistent member. According to Blackbird’s guidelines, membership is revoked for reasons of treachery, defection, termination, and resignation. If one, however, requests resignation, the leader of the bureau, along with his staff of senior officers, are allowed to veto said request.

Trivia

 * David Rodriguez’s inspiration for Blackbird’s emblem and crest comes heavily from the German Totenkopf and every seal of the U.S. military.
 * Dr. Edward Smith mentioned that the minimum age for recruitment is eighteen years old since “a person’s autonomy is recognized by the law, and they tend to have better mental fortitude.”