I believe that Viking Guy AKA Jake Angeli AKA Qanon Shaman is an operative.

He is very articulate and organized. His actions in the Capitol were very deliberate and made sure he was photographed so he could be the face of the capitol riot.

Which side is he on, though?

He is definitely not Antifa. This guy is happy and positive. No sneering or darkness. Even when Antifa is trying to pretend, they couldn't do it.

But is just a good actor? Look at how Tom Hanks has cultivated that positive image. Just a happy, slightly goofy actor.

IDK.

I tend to believe that the Capitol Riot was a deep state operation, which the good guys used for their own purposes. The President used his supporters to make it into a really big deal in order to justify the military presence.

My theory is that Jake Angeli is a white hat operative who's job it was to become the face of the Capitol Riot. With the riot blamed on us, the DC Establishment welcomed the military lockdown of DC. Also note that Viking Guy did no vandalism or theft or violence. He just walked around smiling.

And so we take some slings and arrows too. This is ok with me if the plan called for this. If the President can take it for four years, we can handle it too.

Wow! OP, you have gently reminded me that the Q-Autists are a bit like activists for the Kingdom of Heaven. Or maybe that's just the lens through which I see everything. Anyway, we'll never know the identities of our white-hat operators. We'll never know the identity of Q. And those who anonymously give themselves on behalf of the Kingdom of Heaven know... it ain't about them... THANQ for this! MAGA!