 Despite its humanitarian principles , some of IR 's operations are necessitated not by misadventure but deliberate sabotage motivated by greed for power and wealth . For missions that require criminal investigation , the organisation incorporates a network of undercover agents headed by English aristocrat Lady Penelope Creighton @-@ Ward and her butler Aloysius Parker . Based at Creighton @-@ Ward Mansion in Kent , Penelope and Parker 's primary mode of transport is FAB 1 , a specially @-@ modified Rolls @-@ Royce . The most persistent of IR 's adversaries is the criminal known only as the " Hood " . Operating from a temple in the Malaysian jungle , and possessing abilities of hypnosis and dark magic , he exerts a powerful telepathic control over Kyrano , his estranged half @-@ brother , and manipulates the Tracys into missions that unfold according to his nefarious designs . This allows him to spy on the Thunderbird machines and , by selling their secrets , make himself rich . 
 Despite its humanitarian principles , some of IR <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>operations are necessitated not by misadventure but deliberate sabotage motivated by greed for power and wealth . For missions <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>require criminal investigation , the organisation <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>incorporates</mark></a> a network of undercover agents headed by English aristocrat Lady Penelope Creighton @-@ Ward and her butler Aloysius Parker . Based at Creighton @-@ Ward Mansion in Kent , Penelope and Parker <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>primary mode of transport is FAB 1 , a specially @-@ modified Rolls @-@ Royce . The most persistent of IR <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>adversaries <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>is</mark></a>the criminal known only as the " Hood " . Operating from a temple in the Malaysian jungle , and possessing abilities of hypnosis and dark magic , he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>exerts</mark></a> a powerful telepathic control over Kyrano , his estranged half @-@ brother , and <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>manipulates</mark></a> the Tracys into missions <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>that</mark></a>unfold according to his nefarious designs . This <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>allows</mark></a> him to spy on the Thunderbird machines and , by selling their secrets , make himself rich . 
Despite its humanitarian principles , sum of IR  operations r necessitated not by misadventure but deliberate sabotage motivated by greed for power and wealth . For missions require criminal investigation , the organisation incorporate a network of undercover agents headed by English aristocrat Lady Penelope Creighton @-@ Ward and her butler Aloysius Parker . Based at Creighton @-@ Ward Mansion in Kent , Penelope and Parker  primary mode of transport is FAB 1 , a specially @-@ modified Rolls @-@ Royce . da most persistent of IR  adversaries the criminal known only as the " Hood " . Operating from a temple in tdaMalaysian jungle , and possessing abilities of hypnosis and dark magic , he exert a powerful telepathic control over Kyrano , his estranged half @-@ brother , and manipulate the Tracys into missions unfold according to his nefarious designs . This allow him to spy on thdahunderbird machines and , by sellin their secrets , make himself rich .