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{{Person 
| name = OpAphid
| image = Aphid8.JPG
| age = 
| birthday = 
| youtube = OpAphid
| revver = OpAphid
| myspace = 
| actor = [[Mari Devincenzi|Mari Devincenzi (voice)]]
| first = [[You Made the Right Choice, Bree!]]
| last = [[Remember Me?]]
| blogs = [[:category:OpAphid videos|List of OpAphid videos]]
| series      = LG15
}}
'''OpAphid''' is the codename of an operative who has done work for both [[the Order]] and [[TAAG]]. She once ran the [[OpAPHID|Operation APHID]] division of the Order, using forceful tactics, drugs, and deception to work against [[Bree|Bree Avery]]'s wishes. Sometime after Bree's death via [[Ceremony]], OpAphid switched techniques and began working for [[the Resistance]] with [[Brother]].

==Background==
===Watch Your Step===
[[Image:OpAphid.jpg|thumb|295px|Operation APHID's logo, which appears at the end of most videos.]]
OpAphid can be traced back to her first appearance, the video [[You Made the Right Choice, Bree!]], in response to Bree's [[My Difficult Decision]] video. OpAphid has since posted comments and videos to [[Bree]], [[Daniel]], and [[Cassieiswatching]]. These are generally warnings, some of them nicer than others, that insinuate that OpAphid is connected to Bree's religion, and that [[Cassie]] and Daniel should watch their step carefully.

Along with warning Cassie and Daniel about watching their step, OpAphid seemed to be documenting her battles with Resistance operative [[Tachyon]] and Tachyon's partner, Brother. At some point, Tachyon broke into one of Operation APHID's storage departments. OpAphid was outraged at this, and decided to go after her, taking use of her cell phone and other things. Even later, OpAphid hired [[the Cowboy]] to kidnap Daniel, whom she then [[Miss Me?|drugged]].

===Missing or Not?===
Later, [[Nikki Bower]] reported that OpAphid was missing, along with Tachyon and Brother. Fans believed Nikki, but OpAphid logged into her [[YouTube]] account on May 24th, 2007, leaving this message:
{{Quote|OpAphid|right there above you
right there above you
right there above you
Oh dear.
--
Rumors of MY death have been greatly exaggerated...
Some things are secret for a reason. There are people whose lives are dedicated to keeping
them that way.}}
Fans have speculated many meanings to the message, including [[Gemma]] still being alive, or the message being a Cassie-esque sign-off.

===Switching Teams===
More recently, OpAphid has been seen in the [[Redearth88]] storyline. She sent out her agent, [[War Pylol]], to kidnap [[Maddison Atkins]], but he was killed trying. OpAphid herself then [[Worth The Wait?|kidnapped]] [[Linc]] and [[Rachel]]. Linc was never seen again, but Rachel was set free sometime later. Even more recently, OpAphid [[Remember Me?|emerged]] with a vengeance toward her "former associates," going so far as telling the Order that they should've killed her when they had the chance.

Brother has left messages on his YouTube account confirming OpAphid's switch to the Resistance, even saying that they are "married." Tachyon has said that Brother is crazy for working with OpAphid, and obviously doesn't believe she's changed.

==Notes==
*OpAphid has taken credit for [[gamejacking]] Cassie's voice mailbox. Evidence in the video, [[Cassie Does Not R.I.P. (Rest In Peace)]] proves she had the passcode, and complete control of the mailbox.
*While [[Glenn Rubenstein]] still worked on [[lonelygirl15]], there was discussion that OpAphid would end up being [[Elizabeth Avery|Bree's mother]]. Similarities between the two remain to this day, including their [[Bree Phone Home|insane tempers]], their [[Mystery Movies|dislike of the relationship]] between Bree and her father, [[Drew Avery|Drew]], and their former/present [[Hiding In The Bathroom|high ranks]] in [[the Order]]. [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-time-is-itcoverage-of-glenn-on_16.html]
*OpAphid videos take about five days or more to produce. [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2007/10/glenn-on-breefm-live-coverage.html]
*Many of them were shot in Glenn's office. He has a white wall, which he layered with a seamless white backdrop for them. [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-time-is-itcoverage-of-glenn-on_20.html]
*OpAphid was based upon a screenplay Glenn wrote called "Red Earth."
*The name of this character was inspired by the band {{wikipedia|Op_Ivy|Operation Ivy}}. [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-time-is-it.html]
*OpAphid shares Glenn's sense of humor. [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-time-is-it-coverage-of-glenn-on.html]
*[[Everything You Need To Play OpAphid]]
*OpAphid's videos are layered to say the least.
There is the surface message of the written and spoken text, the deeper meanings of the text, the text and audio that takes homework, backwards audio, and hieroglyphs.

OpAphid also uses a false ending which appears as if the video has ended and gone to the related video links, but then returns to the real video again before ending. Usually the only thing after the false ending, is OpAPHID's logo.

OpAphid uses video tags, some [[strange tags|strange]], that often match [[Bree|Bree's]], [[Daniel|Daniel's]], or [[Cassie|Cassie's]].

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