Not the typical agent, Mach Schnell's lack of punctuality was established from birth when he was late coming out of the womb. Now when he slips into his special agent shoes (and we do mean special), Mach's ability to fumble the easiest assignment has its own charm. A strong jaw, leading man good looks, and big baby eyes Miss Kitty can't resist make him a hit with the ladies. He's never quite sure what to do with all the female attention; it's a sure way to flummox him.

Mach is a mathematical genius, good at cracking code and seeing patterns within patterns, making him a superior data analyst. As an agent in the field over-analyzing can get you in some sticky situations; you've got to act quick, think on your feet, make snap life-and-death decisions and Mach is just never in a hurry. N-e-v-e-r, never ever, nope, not this guy. He may be slow but he is stubborn and persistent, he just keeps on keepin' on in the slowest possible manner.

Our intelligence on this Russian KBG agent has him first entering the U.S. in 1957 under the alias "Ansel Brinker". Posing as a choreographer on a recruiting trip for the Ballet Suisse, this burly but suave powerhouse turned out to be point man for an assassination plot that achieved its objective. Since then, Globenko has largely dropped from our radar, other than periodic reports that he's been spotted at casinos in Las Vegas or Monaco.

As for his early life, it appears that he grew up in a Ukrainian orphanage until he was adopted by an official in the upper ranks of the KGB. Rumors have persisted that the young Globenko was used as a test subject for revolutionary strength-enhancement (SE) bio-technology, but we cannot confirm this. Direct observations by agents suggest the claims may be valid. Agent Dick Flick has described the formidable Russian as having "all the power of a tugboat with the determination of a glacier".

With aliases such as Laura Lyles and Wanda Wilkes, this ruthless KGB agent seems to have a fondness for southern accents, often posing as genteel women from Georgia or Tennessee. Her known legends include that of a chic buyer of ladies' fashions for Olmstead's department store in Atlanta, and as a feisty theater director for the now-defunct Chattanooga Little Theatre; both should be assumed retired. In spite of these benign personas, Zueva has the cunning of a she-leopard and the teeth of a barracuda, combined with an intelligence that's almost off the scale.

In her early years, fresh out of Moscow State University, she worked as a physicist at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Siberia. We have unconfirmed reports that she was integral to the resolution of the 1957 Ukrainian nuclear crisis and to this day seems to work mainly in missions that employ such atomic expertise. She is not above the occasional assassination nor would she refrain from merely supporting another communist agent.

Bruna is as deadly as she is lovely, brought in when there is no more time for investigation or interrogation. It's a yes-or-no, black-and-white world for her and she is ruthless in her devotion to The Party. Bruna started her career as an informant, turning her brother and several high level dissidents over to the Stasi. A competitive, fierce nature has catapulted her through the ranks and brutal efficiency keeps her there.

Bruna has no dreams of romance or the illusion of love; that is a capitalist notion used to sell candy and flowers. With a yen for hunting enemies of The Party, her devotion to duty is so ingrained even her personal pursuits involve catching prey. Even in a friendly game of Canasta she will pursue victory at any cost, although friendly games of Canasta are not frequent as her personal acquaintances tend to disappear frequently.