masked/commandos

   I don't remember seeing this.  The only time I've ever seen anyone claim that the Cypherites were anything more than humans was a time when a mission NPC had this wild theory about the Cypherites being rogue Agents that hated redpills and defied the Machines.  He claimed that they were less powerful because their power was cut off when they went AWOL.

   You may be thinking about the false Agents and the commandos.

   Heh.  This reminds me of a time during beta when I was under the impression that the Cypherites were behind the false Agents.  I was proven wrong are the time of the "Hunt for Morpheus" event.