The Syndicate
1. The Syndicate was formed in 1973, when it broke free from the U.S. government.
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2. Throughout the years, members included Well-Manicured Man, Cigarette-Smoking Man, William Mulder (Fox Mulder’s father), Victor Klemper, Deep Throat, and Alex Krycek.
From left: Well-Manicured Man, Cigarette-Smoking Man, and William Mulder
3. Prior to its official formation, the Syndicate existed as a secret group within the State Department as early as 1952.
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4. Their early pre-Syndicate jobs included relocating Nazi scientists, like Victor Klemper, to the U.S. to aid in alien experimentation.
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The Project
6. On October 13, 1973, the Syndicate created the Project, a joint effort between the Syndicate and the alien colonists.
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7. The Syndicate exchanged their loved ones for an alien fetus, as genetic samples from both species.
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8. Cigarette-Smoking Man gave up his wife Cassandra Spender, while William Mulder reluctantly volunteered his daughter Samantha.
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9. The Syndicate and its Project were destroyed by the faceless aliens in 1999, though their work continued.
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The Colonists
10. The Colonists, also known as the Greys, are the aliens working with the Syndicate on the Project.
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11. Because they come from the star system Zeta Reticuli, the Colonists are also known as Reticulians.
12. They crash-landed in Roswell in 1947, though they previously existed on Earth in other forms.
13. The Greys reproduce by gestating in humans who are infected with the black oil.
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14. The Colonists are birthed from their hosts as long-clawed aliens, but they eventually shed their skin and become Greys.
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15. The government has also used fake Greys to distract from the actual alien plot.
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Black oil
16. The black oil, also known as “Purity” or “black cancer,” is an alien virus with multiple functions.
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17. Black oil predates humans on Earth, and it first infected our primitive ancestors in 35,000 B.C.
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18. Purity may have arrived on our planet via a meteor from Mars that also contained the building blocks for human life.
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19. That same theory suggests that the black oil communicated with the aliens who crashed in Roswell, which is how the U.S. government learned of its existence.
20. Some people infected with the alien virus gain special powers, like Gibson Praise, who could read minds.
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21. The plan was to infect humans by bees during colonization, with the bees carrying the virus through genetically-modified corn.
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Colonization
22. The Greys’ ultimate goal is the colonization of Earth, which would lead to the destruction of mankind.
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23. In 1947, Harry Truman became the first U.S. President made aware of the aliens’ plans for colonization, but the government suppressed the information to avoid panic.
24. The government collected genetic data for post-apocalyptic identification in the event of colonization, and kept it at the Strughold Mining Company, a front for the Syndicate.
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25. William Mulder believed the Syndicate’s biggest mistake was working with the Greys on colonization, which led to his work on the vaccine.
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26. The date for colonization was set as December 21, 2012, which is when the Mayan calendar ends.
The Vaccine
27. Members of the Syndicate secretly worked on a vaccine called Purity Control that would resist the alien virus.
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28. The vaccine would reject the black oil and eventually destroy the alien race, preventing colonization.
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29. A successful version of the vaccine created by the Russians cured Mulder and Scully when they were infected with the black oil.
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Hybrids
30. Creating alien-human hybrids was a joint effort between the Colonists and the Syndicate as part of the plan for colonization.
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31. Hybrids would be spared during colonization, but they would eventually serve as slaves to the Colonists.
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32. Hybrid clones appear human, but have some alien traits, including caustic blood, the ability to breathe underwater, and faster healing powers.
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33. Failed hybrid experiments include Billy Miles, who was left in a vegetative state after his abduction.
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34. And Emily Sim, created from Scully’s ova, who died from a rare blood disorder at age 3.
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35. And the Samantha Mulder clones, which were imperfect because they were lacking certain alien characteristics.
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Samantha Mulder
36. Samantha Mulder’s abduction, which was part of the Project, was hugely influential on Mulder and led to his work in the X-Files.
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37. She was cloned multiple times, and her clones were used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to trick Mulder into believing Samantha was alive.
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38. But the real Samantha returned from her abduction as a child: She lived with Cigarette-Smoking Man and his son Jeffrey Spender, and she was subjected to continued experiments.
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