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