It's almost an exact copy-paste of the "spy / secret agent" mythos of the cold war. They don't use their real names, they have gadgets and mysterious power, no

It's almost an exact copy-paste of the "spy / secret agent" mythos of the cold war. They don't use their real names, they have gadgets and mysterious power, not from magic but from skill. They operate outside traditional power structures and governments, you don't know who's working for whom, and they never seem far from a trenchcoat.