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A  '''sleeper agent''' is a [[Phyrexia]]n organism which is planted on a foreign [[plane]], remaining inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position.
{{Infobox affiliation
|image=Benalish Sleeper.jpg
|plane_founded=[[Phyrexia]]
|date_founded=Between the [[Fall of the Thran]] and the start of [[Urza's Saga]]
|status=Unknown
|founders=[[Yawgmoth]]
|races=[[Phyrexian]] humanoids
|members=[[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Kerrick]], Malach, [[Stenn]], [[Xantcha]]
}}{{for|the [[Magic: The Gathering Arena]] format|Sleeper Agent (format)}}
A  '''sleeper agent''' is a [[Phyrexia]]n organism that is planted on a foreign [[plane]], remaining inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position.


==History==
==History==
===Phyrexia===
===Phyrexia===
The original sleeper agents were grown from harvested flesh stored within the Phyrexian flesh vats. They had no gender, were short (about the height of a child), and did not age. Called "[[newts]]" they were some of the most expendable forces ever created on Phyrexia. Many of the first newts were slain upon arrival to the planes they were to inhabit due to the differences which made them obvious to those they met.
The original sleeper agents were grown from harvested flesh stored within the Phyrexian flesh vats. They had no gender, were short (about the height of a child), and did not age. Called "[[newts]]" they were some of the most expendable forces ever created on Phyrexia. Many of the first newts were slain upon arrival to the planes they were to inhabit due to the differences that made them obvious to those they met.


Later sleeper agents had a gender, naturally aged, and were usually unaware of their Phyrexian origin until the time they would be used for various chores, including the construction of portals to allow Phyrexians to enter other planes. They were never [[compleation|compleated]].
Later sleeper agents had a gender, naturally aged, and were usually unaware of their Phyrexian origin until the time they would be used for various chores, including the construction of portals to allow Phyrexians to enter other planes. They were never [[compleation|compleated]] beings, as they were specifically grown by Phyrexia.


The best example of the latter type was [[Xantcha]], a friend of [[Urza]]'s.<ref name="Planeswalker">[[Lynn Abbey]] (1998). [[Planeswalker (novel)|Magic: The Gathering - Planeswalker]]. [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref> Another one was [[Kerrick]].<ref>[[J. Robert King]] (1999). ''[[Time Streams]]''. [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref>
The best example of the latter type was [[Xantcha]], a friend of [[Urza]]'s.<ref name="Planeswalker">[[Lynn Abbey]] (1998). [[Planeswalker (novel)|Magic: The Gathering - Planeswalker]]. [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref> Another one was [[Kerrick]].<ref>[[J. Robert King]] (1999). ''[[Time Streams]]''. [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref>


===New Phyrexia===
===New Phyrexia===
[[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]'s sleeper agents are [[compleation|compleated]] beings that are disguised as normal beings. Their fleshy and metallic parts may burst out of their skin when they are exposed.<ref name="Hourglass">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-2-sand-hourglass-2022-08-11|Sand in the Hourglass|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 11, 2022}}</ref>
[[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]'s sleeper agents were [[compleation|compleated]] beings created by [[Sheoldred]] that were disguised as normal beings. They may have been unaware that they had been altered, until their activation. Their fleshy and metallic parts sometimes burst out of their skin when they were exposed or activated.<ref name="Hourglass">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-2-sand-hourglass-2022-08-11|Sand in the Hourglass|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="DMUGuide">{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-dominaria-2022-08-31|Planeswalker's Guide to Dominaria|[[Roy Graham]], [[Ethan Fleischer]], [[Jenna Helland]], [[Gerritt Turner]]|August 31, 2022}}</ref>
 
New Phyrexia employed large numbers of sleeper agents when [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse|invading]] [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]], assassinating the emperor and causing ruin to many of the [[Sun Empire]]'s cities.<ref>https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan</ref>
 
==Notable sleeper agents==
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]
*[[Kerrick]]
*Malach
*[[Stenn]]
*[[Xantcha]]


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
{{in-game
{{in-game
|cards=
|cards=
* <c>Evolved Sleeper</c>
*<c>Activated Sleeper</c>
* <c>Sleeper Agent</c>
*{{card|Ajani, Sleeper Agent||DMU|#=371}}
* <c>Xantcha, Sleeper Agent</c>
*<c>Benalish Sleeper</c>
*<c>Evolved Sleeper</c>
*<c>Sleeper Agent</c>
*<c>Xantcha, Sleeper Agent</c>
|associated=
|associated=
* <c>Sleeper's Guile</c>
*<c>Sleeper's Guile</c>
* <c>Sleeper's Robe</c>
*<c>Sleeper's Robe</c>
|art=
*<c>Citizen's Arrest</c>
|referred=
|referred=
* <c>Brink of Madness</c>
*<c>Brink of Madness</c>
* {{card|Darkest Hour|Urza's Saga}}
*{{card|Darkest Hour|Urza's Saga}}
*<c>Flowstone Infusion</c>
*{{card|Geothermal Bog|Dominaria United}}
*{{card|Phyrexian Espionage}}
*<c>Shanid, Sleepers Scourge</c>
}}
}}


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[[Category:Phyrexians]]
[[Category:Phyrexian affiliations]]
[[Category:Dominaria affiliations]]

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Sleeper agent
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Benalish Sleeper.jpg}}|150px]]
History
Founded on Phyrexia
Founded Between the Fall of the Thran and the start of Urza's Saga
Status Unknown
Membership
Founded by Yawgmoth
Notable members Ajani Goldmane, Kerrick, Malach, Stenn, Xantcha
Races Phyrexian humanoids
For the Magic: The Gathering Arena format, see Sleeper Agent (format).

A sleeper agent is a Phyrexian organism that is planted on a foreign plane, remaining inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position.

History

Phyrexia

The original sleeper agents were grown from harvested flesh stored within the Phyrexian flesh vats. They had no gender, were short (about the height of a child), and did not age. Called "newts" they were some of the most expendable forces ever created on Phyrexia. Many of the first newts were slain upon arrival to the planes they were to inhabit due to the differences that made them obvious to those they met.

Later sleeper agents had a gender, naturally aged, and were usually unaware of their Phyrexian origin until the time they would be used for various chores, including the construction of portals to allow Phyrexians to enter other planes. They were never compleated beings, as they were specifically grown by Phyrexia.

The best example of the latter type was Xantcha, a friend of Urza's.[1] Another one was Kerrick.[2]

New Phyrexia

New Phyrexia's sleeper agents were compleated beings created by Sheoldred that were disguised as normal beings. They may have been unaware that they had been altered, until their activation. Their fleshy and metallic parts sometimes burst out of their skin when they were exposed or activated.[3][4]

New Phyrexia employed large numbers of sleeper agents when invading Ixalan, assassinating the emperor and causing ruin to many of the Sun Empire's cities.[5]

Notable sleeper agents

In-game references

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References

  1. ↑ Lynn Abbey (1998). Magic: The Gathering - Planeswalker. Wizards of the Coast
  2. ↑ J. Robert King (1999). Time Streams. Wizards of the Coast
  3. ↑ Langley Hyde (August 11, 2022). "Sand in the Hourglass". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Roy Graham, Ethan Fleischer, Jenna Helland, Gerritt Turner (August 31, 2022). "Planeswalker's Guide to Dominaria". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan
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