Quantum is a fictional criminal organization, featured as the antagonist group in the 2006 and 2008 James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, though its name is not revealed until the latter. The organisation prefers to remain in the shadows, and is known to contract third parties to avoid implicating themselves. They are connected to the highest circles of government and corporate power in the world; among their known leaders, two are major business magnates, one a well-connected environmental activist, and one a special advisor to the British Prime Minister.