THE CIGARETTE-SMOKING MAN, He is nameless, he is above reproach, and he is one of Mulder and Scully's most powerful adversaries. Relentless, remorseless, and seemingly with nothing to lose, the Cigarette-Smoking Man has thwarted the agents' plans on countless occasions, all the while escaping any blame and burying any proof that he even exists. His allegiance is to the Syndicate, a mysterious, powerful group at the heart of some of the greatest conspiracies within the X-Files--a group that has used the Cigarette-Smoking Man to deceive, mislead, and obstruct Mulder and Scully from discovering the Truth.