McKenas Cole
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McKenas Cole is a secondary fictional character
portrayed by Quentin Tarantino
in the ABC
television series Alias
. Formerly an operative for SD-6
, he defected from that organization, first to work for "The Man" and later to assume a leading position in The Covenant
.
office in Los Angeles and take hostage the entire cell with the exception of Sydney
and Jack Bristow
, who were in the parking garage of the Credit Dauphine building at the time of the takeover. It is revealed he is a former SD-6 agent who was tasked by Arvin Sloane
in an effort to destroy a pipeline in Chechnya
five years prior, but was captured and taken hostage by rebels and tortured. He is ultimately released and becomes an agent for the crime syndicate operated by "The Man," later revealed to be Irina Derevko
, and he tries to procure a vial of liquid from the vault of SD-6 in order to expose the ink of a document written by Milo Rambaldi. However, after valiant efforts by the Bristows and the additional help of CIA
agent Michael Vaughn
, he is apprehended and taken into the custody of the United States government.
and Lauren Reed
kill the six leaders of the Covenant cells, they attempt to use this as leverage in order to ascend to more powerful positions within the terrorist organization. To the chagrin of Sark, Lauren went behind his back and alerted Cole of Sark's intentions. However, this was of value to Cole and the Covenant, because the CIA was currently looking for a document called The Doleac Agenda that specifies the most important information about the Covenant's operations, including the cell leader's names. Thus Sark's actions, while a betrayal, were beneficial to the Covenant and Cole promoted Sark and Lauren as co-commanders of the North American cell of the Covenant.
Cole also oversaw a demonstration of Sydney's apparent brainwashing as Julia Thorne.
Cole's current whereabouts and how he escaped from CIA custody are unknown.
Fictional character
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portrayed by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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television series Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
. Formerly an operative for SD-6
Alliance of Twelve
The Alliance of Twelve, with SD-6 being one of its subsidiary cells, is a fictional international organized crime group in the television series Alias...
, he defected from that organization, first to work for "The Man" and later to assume a leading position in The Covenant
Covenant (Alias)
In the television series Alias, The Covenant is a large, powerful, and secretive intelligence/terrorist organization.The Covenant was a "loose affiliation of Russian nationalists" composed of retired KGB and former Central Committee members, all dedicated to the new world envisioned by Milo...
.
Season 1
Cole first appears in the season one episodes "The Box" (Parts I and II). He and a group of agents infiltrate the SD-6Alliance of Twelve
The Alliance of Twelve, with SD-6 being one of its subsidiary cells, is a fictional international organized crime group in the television series Alias...
office in Los Angeles and take hostage the entire cell with the exception of Sydney
Sydney Bristow
Sydney Anne Bristow , played by Jennifer Garner, is the main character and protagonist on the television series Alias. She is an American woman with Russian-American family background who works as a spy for the CIA....
and Jack Bristow
Jack Bristow
Jonathan "Jack" Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is Sydney Bristow's father on the television series Alias. Jack is widely referred to as "Spy Daddy" in Alias fandom, and consistently ranks as one of the most popular characters on the show...
, who were in the parking garage of the Credit Dauphine building at the time of the takeover. It is revealed he is a former SD-6 agent who was tasked by Arvin Sloane
Arvin Sloane
Arvin Sloane is a fictional character played by Ron Rifkin. He was the former director of SD-6 on the television series, Alias.-Background:...
in an effort to destroy a pipeline in Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
five years prior, but was captured and taken hostage by rebels and tortured. He is ultimately released and becomes an agent for the crime syndicate operated by "The Man," later revealed to be Irina Derevko
Irina Derevko
Irina Derevko , is a fictional character on the television series Alias, and a main character during the second season of the series. Irina, played by Lena Olin, is the mother of the central character, Sydney Bristow.-Biography:...
, and he tries to procure a vial of liquid from the vault of SD-6 in order to expose the ink of a document written by Milo Rambaldi. However, after valiant efforts by the Bristows and the additional help of CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
agent Michael Vaughn
Michael Vaughn
Michael C. Vaughn is a fictional character on the television series Alias. Played by Michael Vartan, Vaughn is one of Sydney Bristow's co-workers and her ongoing love interest. He, like Sydney, is skilled in a variety of areas...
, he is apprehended and taken into the custody of the United States government.
Season 3
He next appears in one episode of season three, "After Six." After Julian SarkJulian Sark
Julian Sark is a recurring fictional character portrayed by David Anders on the ABC television series Alias. The series follows Sydney Bristow, an operative working for an organization called SD-6 which she believes is a covert branch of the Central Intelligence Agency...
and Lauren Reed
Lauren Reed
Lauren Reed is a fictional character played by Melissa George in the Alias television series. She is Michael Vaughn's wife during the third season of the series.-Character biography:...
kill the six leaders of the Covenant cells, they attempt to use this as leverage in order to ascend to more powerful positions within the terrorist organization. To the chagrin of Sark, Lauren went behind his back and alerted Cole of Sark's intentions. However, this was of value to Cole and the Covenant, because the CIA was currently looking for a document called The Doleac Agenda that specifies the most important information about the Covenant's operations, including the cell leader's names. Thus Sark's actions, while a betrayal, were beneficial to the Covenant and Cole promoted Sark and Lauren as co-commanders of the North American cell of the Covenant.
Cole also oversaw a demonstration of Sydney's apparent brainwashing as Julia Thorne.
Cole's current whereabouts and how he escaped from CIA custody are unknown.