Counter Terrorist Unit
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Counter Terrorist Unit is a fictional U.S. government anti-terrorism agency central to the plot of the television series "24," responsible for preventing and responding to major terrorist threats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Counter Terrorist Unit canonical | 4 |
| Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) (fictional collaboration) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional government agency
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ television fictional entity ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CTU ⓘ |
| appearsIn | 24 ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Chloe O'Brian
ⓘ
Jack Bauer ⓘ President David Palmer ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerOf |
Bill Buchanan
ⓘ
Chloe O'Brian ⓘ David Palmer's security liaisons ⓘ George Mason ⓘ Jack Bauer ⓘ Michelle Dessler NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Myers ⓘ Ryan Chappelle ⓘ Tony Almeida ⓘ |
| genre |
action thriller
ⓘ
espionage fiction ⓘ political thriller ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
administration
ⓘ
analytical division ⓘ communications division ⓘ field operations division ⓘ systems division ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Los Angeles branch
ⓘ
New York branch ⓘ Washington D.C. branch ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
domestic United States
ⓘ
international terrorism cases affecting the United States ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central organization in 24 ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
moles and internal betrayal
ⓘ
tension between security and civil liberties ⓘ time-critical crisis management ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
elite counterterrorism unit
ⓘ
highly secretive agency ⓘ politically constrained organization ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
counterterrorism operations
ⓘ
prevention of terrorist attacks ⓘ response to terrorist incidents ⓘ |
| settingOf |
many events in 24 Season 1
ⓘ
many events in 24 Season 2 ⓘ many events in 24 Season 3 ⓘ many events in 24 Season 4 ⓘ many events in 24 Season 5 ⓘ many events in 24 Season 6 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense (fictional depiction)
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government (fictional depiction)
|
| usesTechnology |
phone and data intercept systems
ⓘ
real-time satellite surveillance (fictionalized) ⓘ secure communications networks ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
David Palmer
this entity surface form:
Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) (fictional collaboration)