The idol of and inspiration for the fictional domestic
terrorist organisation found in the
video game "(
Tom Clancy's)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent", named "John Brown's Army", or JBA. Led by the ruthless Emile Dufraisne, this organisation (in collaboration with several other terrorist organisations) plots to overthrow the US
government, as they see it as being overtly
corrupt. Operating from what appears to be an abandoned industrial compound of sorts, they are extremely well-funded and highly dogmatic.
Undertaking the "most dangerous mission of his career", the series' protagonist Sam Fisher infiltrates this organisation in order to destroy it and reveal its associates. In order to maintain his cover, Sam must become an accessory to some of the JBA's crimes: the destruction of a Mexican cruise ship (including passengers), the instigation of a large prison riot, and the murders of many civilians that stand in their way. Eventually, Sam destroys the organisation before it has a chance to use its "Red Mercury" bomb on New York City, saving countless lives, but is then hunted by the authorities for his association with the JBA (since his own organisation must deny his existence).