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==Syndicate== | ==Syndicate== | ||
===[[Quotes/Manual# | ===[[Quotes/Manual#The_Syndicate|Manual entry]]=== | ||
In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | ||
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Younger and more agile organizations were able to exploit this weakness. One of these, a collaboration known as "the Network" had earned incredible sums of money through black market technological sales, patent jumping and mercenary exploitation of their expertise in the underdeveloped nations of the pre-[[WCG]] world. | Younger and more agile organizations were able to exploit this weakness. One of these, a collaboration known as "the Network" had earned incredible sums of money through black market technological sales, patent jumping and mercenary exploitation of their expertise in the underdeveloped nations of the pre-[[WCG]] world. | ||
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;TCTFaa01\hop\gM1 History of the Syndicate [cont] | ;TCTFaa01\hop\gM1 History of the Syndicate [cont] | ||
At present the [[TCTF]] is involved in two thousand ongoing Syndicate-related investigations. The resources of the [[WCG]] are at our disposal and we will use them to strike down this | At present the [[TCTF]] is involved in two thousand ongoing Syndicate-related investigations. The resources of the [[WCG]] are at our disposal and we will use them to strike down this cancer that threatens our entire way of life. | ||
===Strikers=== | ===Strikers=== | ||
The front-end of the Syndicate, be it for the WCG or the public (or the gamer) is its strike force : a well-organized, worldwide army-like structure. There's a big variety of task forces (much greater than at the [[TCTF]]), and a ranking system based on insignia and uniform color. | The front-end of the Syndicate, be it for the WCG or the public (or the gamer) is its strike force : a well-organized, worldwide army-like structure. There's a big variety of task forces (much greater than at the [[TCTF]]), and a ranking system based on insignia and uniform color. | ||
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==Added value== | ==Added value== | ||
===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ||
"The Network" is presented as "younger and more agile" than the [[Mafia]]. There has been a number of original concepts of criminal organizations (my favorite reference is [ | "The Network" is presented as "younger and more agile" than the [[wikipedia:Mafia|Mafia]]. There has been a number of original concepts of criminal organizations (my favorite reference is [https://www.swo.com/streetarms.shtml Street Arms, Inc.] from Shadowrun fansite [https://www.swo.com/ swo.com]). However, usually such face less organizations oppose the corporate world at national scale, dealing with the political and economical establishment of a given country. The Syndicate's scale of influence matches that of the [[WCG]] : it's global. | ||
===Before [[Muro]]=== | ===Before [[Muro]]=== | ||
The important feature here is that the pre-Muro Syndicate was ''faceless'' rather than ''multifaced'', as opposed to the strong head figure it was to acquire in the person of Muro. That goes in the direction of ''not'' repeating the Mafia's mistakes. | The important feature here is that the pre-Muro Syndicate was ''faceless'' rather than ''multifaced'', as opposed to the strong head figure it was to acquire in the person of Muro. That goes in the direction of ''not'' repeating the Mafia's mistakes. | ||
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Joint structures, like a unified armed force, a corporate-like administration (with a reasonable amount of paperwork), and an executive power concentrated in the hands of an almighty ("don't f##k with me") Council of peers (martial style). | Joint structures, like a unified armed force, a corporate-like administration (with a reasonable amount of paperwork), and an executive power concentrated in the hands of an almighty ("don't f##k with me") Council of peers (martial style). | ||
That's closely related to the spirit of industrial syndicalism : trade unions, craft unions and initially [ | That's closely related to the spirit of industrial syndicalism : trade unions, craft unions and initially [[wikipedia:Guild|guilds]] were meant to counterbalance the dog-eat-dog capitalistic background. The Syndicate brought ''social security'' to the criminal world. | ||
===TITAN=== | ===TITAN=== | ||
Actually, [[Muro]]'s Strikers never refer to themselves as the Syndicate : it looks like the official designation made up by the WCG. | Actually, [[Muro]]'s Strikers never refer to themselves as the Syndicate : it looks like the official designation made up by the WCG. Deprecative, almost, perhaps coined by the WCG to make the enemy appear like just a bunch of criminals in the eyes of the public (it's not the same thing to say the TCTF is fighting the Syndicate as to say they're fighting "Muro's Global Army"). | ||
Deprecative, almost, perhaps coined by the WCG to make the enemy appear like just a bunch of criminals in the eyes of the public (it's not the same thing to say the TCTF is fighting the Syndicate as to say they're fighting "Muro's Global Army"). | |||
At some point, the faceless opposing force may have adopted designations such as the Network or the Syndicate, but it seems out of proportion with Muro's [[wiktionary:megalomania|megalomania]]. | |||
Strikers who were aware of [[Muro]]'s global plans were picturing themselves as ''pending supermen'', not petty criminals. From that point of view, Syndicate sounds just plain lame. [[Striker]], [[Fury]] (Banshee, Valkyrie, etc)... that's already better. | Strikers who were aware of [[Muro]]'s global plans were picturing themselves as ''pending supermen'', not petty criminals. From that point of view, Syndicate sounds just plain lame. [[Striker]], [[Fury]] (Banshee, Valkyrie, etc)... that's already better. | ||
The "server" of the STURMANDERUNG complex went by the name of TITAN : that's a name with strong mythological connotations (genesis of everything, from Olympian gods to mankind, Prometheus, Pandora, | The "server" of the STURMANDERUNG complex went by the name of TITAN : that's a name with strong mythological connotations (genesis of everything, from Olympian gods to mankind, Prometheus, Pandora, evil and [[hope]], war...). It could be that's what Muro's men called themselves ([[Striker|Strikers]] is broad enough, but maybe they had an even broader term). | ||
===The Daodan trap=== | ===The Daodan trap=== | ||