S.H.A.R.K.

S.H.A.R.K. is an infamous secret organization founded and headed by Wikipenguino X which focuses mainly on conquering and terrorizing Antarctica or doing Darktan's bidding. Since their formation in 2012, S.H.A.R.K. has amassed a significant amount of members and is known to operate over most of the USA and some other parts of the Antarctic continent. The organization is also known to have been responsible for several attacks, robberies, raids and other notorious crimes and acts such as their role in the Antarctic War on Terror.

They are also known to make deals, form partnerships and buy illegal items or chemicals from other criminal groups or individuals, and sometimes hire bounty hunters to eliminate certain targets. S.H.A.R.K. and its members often claim that they were "trying to rid Antarctica from unworthy leaders" and also that they're "do what was meant to be done" to mask and justify their actions.

Beginnings
S.H.A.R.K. was founded in the freezing winter of 2012 after Wikipenguino X had joined Darktan's Army. Wanting to lead a group of his own, he founded the organization a few weeks later naming it S.H.A.R.K., taking inspiration from the fear that sharks spread in others, hoping his new organization would do the same. The first few members were a small number of penguins from Darktan's Army and other affiliated groups and either rejected or kicked out wannabe villains. Wikipenguino X quietly set out to convince others to join his organization and slowly gained the attention of other lost, misled or similarly thinking penguins. Wikipenguino X started looking for commanders and found Bernie892, a somewhat idiotic janitor fed up with his job who was tired at being treated like a joke by everyone else for almost all of his life. Bernie decided to join, wanting to prove himself and get revenge on penguinkind.

Conflict With EPF
A long-lasting conflict between S.H.A.R.K. and the EPF commenced as S.H.A.R.K. began terrorizing Antarctica and its civilians. Starting in mid-2012, teams of agents were frequently dispatched to combat the chaos S.H.A.R.K. caused, usually with the Venturous Three tagging along to help them. During this period of time, S.H.A.R.K. expanded to Antarctica's outer countries (especially Tropicalis), disrupting daily business to startle citizens and attempt attacks and assaults on governmental buildings. The organization also continued to grow in members, recruiting from all over the continent and finding well-hidden structures to found secret bases to conduct their villains deeds. For the next few years, Wikipenguino, Falco and Terry continued to interfere with S.H.A.R.K.'s plans and on countless occasions attempt to disband the group and apprehend it's members, causing Wikipenguino X to mark them down as prime targets.

AWOT
S.H.A.R.K. decided to join in the Antarctic War on Terror, setting off bombs in Tropicapolis and siding with aggressors and terrorists of the fight. S.H.A.R.K. also saw a rapid increase of members during this time and recruited hundreds of new members. Towards the end of 2016, S.H.A.R.K. was forced to retreat back to the shadows, not wanting to risk disbandment after their defeat in Asiapelagoan waters and the surrendering of their allies.

File X
S.H.A.R.K. continues to conduct minor attacks, thefts and robberies around the continent before making their grand resurfacing during an attack on Dellaroma and embarking on a hunt for the mysterious document known as File X. After escaping from the EPF's custody in Snowdon, the organization continued the hunt, eventually tracking it down to Eastshield. After a massive attack on the base where the file was held, several S.H.A.R.K. agents and commanders including Wikipenguino X himself were captured.

Exile
The remaining S.H.A.R.K. remnants fled across the continent and remained in hiding for over a month.

Council of Seven
Also known as the "Inner Seven", the council comprises of S.H.A.R.K.'s top or highest ranking leaders.
 * Wikipenguino X - The Supreme Leader of S.H.A.R.K. known for his many evil deeds.
 * Lieutenant Drone - Robotic cyborg and a commander of his own faction. Always seen wearing a bulky black robot suit.
 * Bernie892 - A known high-ranking commander of the group, despite his lack of intelligence.
 * Negative Wikipenguino - Glitched clone of Wikipenguino and the Supreme Commander.
 * Crash Test - A lead scientist working in the organization's scientific division.
 * Xerrry Van Xurry - X-Antibody of Terry Van Furry and a scientist.
 * Paul R. Bearstomp - Considered to be the "field marshal" of S.H.A.R.K.'s "army". Often in charge of coordinating attacks from behind the scenes.

Others

 * Pyrofyre - A pyromaniac and Power4U Super penguin who obtained his powers after the Power4U Affair in 2016.
 * Sergeant Wolfe - A trained spy, infiltrator and somewhat of an escape artist who often captains either assault or infiltration teams.
 * Captain Tungsten - Heavy duty commando who is often the culprit of executing raids and attacks.
 * Red-Eyed Randy
 * Xeng Guin
 * Sam Rudi X - Usually captains his own groups, but normally on missions only.
 * Lefty & Righty - Two guards who often stand beside or around Wikipenguino X at almost all times. They don't really do much, and are often used as punching bags whenever Wikipenguino X throws a tantrum.
 * Steven D - He is just a member of the group, usually on missions.
 * Axe S. Grant-Ed - The local, resident hacker of S.H.A.R.K., who specializes in infiltrating computers, developing software and occasionally helping out other members with computer-related problems.

Former Members

 * Wikipeng4500 - Wikipeng4500 was a clone of Wikipenguino X originally created to frame his host as a scapegoat for S.H.A.R.K.'s other evil deeds and to help them with other crimes that they did. He eventually went rogue and fled S.H.A.R.K., not seeing the point in committing continued senseless crimes.
 * Tophat - Hired mercenary; Tophat ended his deal with S.H.A.R.K. after they abandoned him and several other hired soldiers during the events of The Shadow War.
 * Malice - Hired mercenary; He stopped working for S.H.A.R.K. during a mission in The Shadow War.

Headquarters
Shortly after the creation of S.H.A.R.K., Wikipenguino X and the organization's first few members travelled to Club Penguin where they set up their first headquarters in the mountains. After later intervention by the EPF, they relocated to a large cave in the Darktonian Realm, where they remained for a few years until Negative Wikipenguino took control. Later, this Darktonian base was also abandoned out of fear of being discovered yet again by the searching EPF agents, forcing S.H.A.R.K. to find yet another one.

As of currently, S.H.A.R.K.'s main base of operations is located deep under the ice fields of Trans-Antarctica, safely hidden from view and from civilization and embedded into the side of an underwater cliff. Formerly an abandoned underwater building, the base was refurbished and outfitted by S.H.A.R.K., and served as S.H.A.R.K. Lieutenant Drone's personal base for some time before the rest of the organization was moved there. Fittingly, actual sharks often patrol and swim around the area, which are often visible from certain parts of the base, including Wikipenguino X's office. Due to the presence of the sharks, it is highly dangerous to swim around the area exposed, meaning that the base is usually accessed via submarine.

Enemies
Tropicalis - S.H.A.R.K. has been plotting the demise of Tropicalis for years, and Tropicalis despises them just as much for their evil deeds and usually targeting their country.

Trivia

 * A majority of the organization's members are X-Antibodies.
 * Nobody actually knows what "S.H.A.R.K." stands for, but it's rumoured Wikipenguino X and the other founding members gave up halfway on making an acronym for it and simply stuck with the name because it sounded cool.