The State Security Service <SSS> (
Overview[]
The organization works as Secret Police, much like agencies in totalitarian regimes. They view the Westalian Intelligence, journalists, and spies like "Twilight" as their greatest enemies. They are effective at surveilling and capturing enemies, as seen with Franklin Perkin being captured in a matter of days after becoming one of their targets.
Upon being arrested by the Secret Police, suspects will be subjected to torturous methods in order to reveal any information they might have. Afterward, some suspects are released but kept under close surveillance, blackmailed into becoming their informants, or, if unfortunate enough, will never be seen again.[1]
Officers are typically scouted from other agencies and are expected to keep their membership in the organization a secret, even from their family members.[2]
Uniform[]
The uniform of the SSS consists of a dark green peaked visor cap with a glossed black visor, a collared white shirt with a black tie under a dark green jacket which is fastened with a black belt, dark green pants, and black gloves and boots. The symbol of the SSS is seen as a badge on the cap, while the jackets have collar tabs that appear to indicate their rank. Members seem to be allowed to wear additional accessories, such as sunglasses and earrings.
There also appear to be members of lower ranks who wear dark green side caps instead of the visors that also have the SSS symbol as its cap badge.
Known Members[]
Image | Name | Rank | Status |
---|---|---|---|
SSS Boss | Director | Active | |
SSS Leader | Leader | Active | |
SSS Captain | Captain | Active | |
Gascoigne | Captain | Active | |
SSS Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Active | |
Yuri Briar | Second Lieutenant | Active | |
Chloe | Officer | Active | |
Winston Wheeler | Ostanian Intelligence, Mole | Arrested | |
Jeffrey | Communications Officer WISE Mole |
Incapacitated |
Trivia[]
- When its name is translated to German (Staatssicherheitsdienst), it corresponds with one of the names the Stasi, its real-life equivalent, was known for.
- The SSS Building was modeled after the Stasi's headquarters.[3]
- The emblem of the SSS takes elements from both the Nazi Eagle, with the bird, and the "Shield and Sword of the Party" Stasi insignia, with the guns and shield. The eyeball, which is intended to evoke the sense of being watched, takes some inspiration from the Eye of Horus[3].
- There may be some inspiration from the emblem of the Romanian Securitate as crossed AKs inside a shield was the emblem of the Securitate and members would have shoulder pins depicting the crossed AKs in a shield to distinguish them from average soldiers in the Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
- The badge symbol of SSS bears more resemblance to the Nazi Eagle than the "Shield and Sword of the Party" insignia of the Stasi.
- In the anime, the State Security Service's emblem no longer shows the organization's name or its initials, and graphical depictions of its initials are removed.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 62).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 60).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 211).
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