Group

GROUP is a large underground organization that is composed of several main field operatives and is controlled by Academy City.

Alternatively (Volume 15):

Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Accelerator, Unabara Mitsuki, and Musujime Awaki.

Those four are designated GROUP.

It is a small group that exists in the underworld, working to defend the mainstream society.

Referenced during the invasion of Academy City where Accelerator becomes its newest recruit. They are later properly introduced during the Skill-Out uprising to deal with Komaba Ritoku's troublesome plans against the city.

Profile
GROUP was formed to take care of internal affairs of Academy City's dark Side, similar to ITEM, and more often than not, perform illegal acts for Academy City. Like other organisations such as ITEM, GROUP take orders from a person who only contacts them via telephone, though Accelerator seems to be contacted by their backer more often than the others.

After the events of Volume 15, GROUP remains the only underground organisation that remains intact out of the five that were introduced in the same novel.

After the events of Volume 19, Accelerator leaves GROUP in order to help an ailing Last Order.

After the war, the members of GROUP are freed of the dark side's grasp. If they will ever officially reunite as GROUP again remains to be seen.

Members
There are four core members of the organization who do the field work during missions. They are composed of powerful Espers and Magicians and were all blackmailed in some way to join in order to protect something important to them.

Field operatives

 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Accelerator
 * Musujime Awaki
 * Etzali under the guise of Unabara Mitsuki

Other members
There are other members of the organization, such as the technical department which supports the organization by giving the members useful technical aid. There is also a group that cleans up and disposes evidence after missions.

The organization is also composed of telepath-type espers and Powered Suit operatives.

Background
GROUP members apparently are recommended to stay in the building known as the "Nap Room." It isn't required for members of GROUP to sleep there.