SMERSH (James Bond) V (the letter) in "Icebreaker". They return in a larger role in "No Deals, Mr. Bond", renamed Department Eight, Directorate S, a KGB sub-section. In the film series, Bond's archenemy became SPECTRE, which first appeared in Fleming's novel "Thunderball" (1961). SPECTRE is introduced in the first film, "Dr. No" (1962), in which Julius No explains to Bond that it is the acronym for the "SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion", the four great cornerstones of power. Film versions of novels where SMERSH appears substituted either SPECTRE or independent villains. Although twice referred to, SMERSH never appears in the
SPECTRE he was behind Le Chiffre and the organisation known as Quantum from the 2008 Bond film, it being a subsidiary of Spectre. Blofeld was also behind Raoul Silva's rampage in "Skyfall". The film "Spectre" presents the organisation as a conspiracy of legitimate businesses and organised crime, moving to become a private intelligence agency. Due to the embargo placed on the series as a result of the copyright dispute, the rebooted series initially introduced the terrorist cell Quantum as a replacement, but was then retconned to be a subsidiary of Spectre. SPECTRE is often parodied in films, video games, and novels.