 Despite its humanitarian principles , some of IR 's operations are necessitated not by <unk> but deliberate sabotage motivated by <unk> for power and wealth . For missions that require criminal investigation , the organisation incorporates a network of undercover agents headed by English <unk> Lady Penelope Creighton @-@ Ward and her butler <unk> 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 <unk> a powerful <unk> control over Kyrano , his estranged half @-@ brother , and manipulates the Tracys into missions that unfold according to his <unk> designs . This allows him to spy on the Thunderbird machines and , by selling their secrets , make himself rich . 
