Project Cicerone, an undertaking collaboratively executed by the Imperial Science Bureau in conjunction with Imperial Intelligence, represented a specialized offshoot of a more extensive initiative. This larger project, which had evolved through numerous iterations over several decades, predated the Cold War era and focused on areas such as SLV serum research, the development of genetic loyalty programming techniques, and the implementation of Castellan restraints. Ultimately, Cipher Nine fell prey to the effects of Castellan mind control.