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===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ||
"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 [ | "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. | ||