The Octopus Cult is a cult of stray women who live together on an isolated island in India, called the floating palace. The secret organisation appears in the 1983 James Bond film, Octopussy. Although the cult is primarily comprised of female members, there is a small number of male associates, who are not directly part of it.
History[]
Octopussy mentions that when she needed an organisation for smuggling, she "revived the old Octopus Cult", indicating that there would have been a similar cult in the past.
The girls in the cult often have some kind of troubled past, and feel they are in need of a guru or spiritual discipline. Many of the members are not Indian, and come from western nations. Octopussy states to James Bond that she trains them, giving them "sisterhood and a way of life". In reality the cult members help within the jewel smuggling ring Octopussy runs with Kamal Khan. They are fiercely loyal to Octopussy, helping defend her home when it is attacked and later participating in a revenge attack on Kamal Khan's palace. Much like Octopussy herself, the girls are not particularly villainous or malevolent.
Octopussy's circus
They also hold various positions in Octopussy's circus and presumably all her legitimate businesses, including shipping, hotels, carnivals and circuses. Many of them are highly trained gymnasts and are capable of fighting using their circus acrobatics, and thus also act as guards for their floating palace.
As guards they tend to wear red lycra uniforms, but can also be seen in other clothing.
Magda also has their emblem, a tattooed blue-ringed octopus, tattooed on her posterior, however it is unknown if this applies to all cult members.
Known members[]
- Octopussy (leader)
- Magda (majordomo)
- Gwendoline
- Midge
Trivia[]
The Octopus Cult has some resemblance to Pussy Galore's Flying Circus, except it is mostly, but not exclusively female. It does form the basis of a circus and is used for thieving/smuggling.
It is not stated whether the pet Octopussy is an object of devotion for this cult, although it is of the same species as the octopus tattoo.
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