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Syndicate Crime Organization

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The Syndicate members in Streets of Rage 2

The Syndicate Crime Organization, or simply the Syndicate, is a criminal organization founded and lead by the mysterious but villainous Mr. X. Their ultimate goal is to rule Wood Oak City and cause mass anarchy, striking fear and terror into the hearts of the population to force them into submission.

Following Mr. X's death in Streets of Rage 3, a new organization arose 10 years later, called the Y Syndicate, led by his children, the twins Mr. Y and Ms. Y, which serve as the villains in Streets of Rage 4.

Overview[]

The Syndicate operates primarily through corruption, using their large amounts of money to control the government and the police force, as well employing large armies of thugs, which ranges from simple gang members and mercenaries to even martial artists. They also use their funds to invest in criminal warfare, robotics and even nuclear bombs. Many of their business are facades to hide their shady practices.

The Y Syndicate's shady businesses are more secretive, opting instead to keep their public image clean to gain support of the citizens and corrupt them with wealth and luxury. The Y Tower, the pillar of their business, is a gargantuan building and the center of their economic power. Behind the scenes, they also tamper with robotics, mind-control devices, and even animal testing in their secret labs.

Members[]

Original Syndicate Members (Streets of Rage Trilogy)[]

Y Syndicate Members (Streets of Rage 4)[]

Former Members (Streets of Rage 4)[]

Story[]

Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle[]

The Syndicate was successful in taking control of the city. With their money and influence controlling the city's government, and the police force either bought out or too afraid to stick their necks out, it seemed the city was doomed to be under the control of the Syndicate. However, three police officers, Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding took matters into their own hands and took to the streets as vigilantes. Fighting their way to the Syndicate Headquarters in the city, they defeated Mr. X and broke the Syndicate's hold on the city.

In a non-canon alternate ending, one of the vigilantes would betray the others, defeat Mr. X on their own, and become the new leader of the Syndicate.

Streets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II[]

After their defeat, the Syndicate spent the next year rebuilding their forces and plotting their revenge. One year after their defeat, they struck back, kidnapping Adam and using him as bait to lure Axel and Blaze into a trap. With their thugs taking to the streets to reclaim the city as their own, Axel and Blaze fought back with the help of Axel's friend, Max Thunder, and Adam's kid brother, Eddie "Skate" Hunter. The heroes managed to fight their way to the Syndicate's New Headquarters and defeated Mr. X once again.

Bare Knuckle III[]

When Dr. Gilbert Zan discovers a new element called Rakushin, Mr. X and his syndicate steal it and use it to create a bomb that they detonate in a Wood Oak City suburb. It is likely this was meant as a demonstration of Rakushin's power, with the intent of selling the weapon to the nations of the Lima Region to start a global war. In order to ensure the war takes place, Mr. X has Dr. Zero create a robot clone of Axel to kidnap General Ivan Petrov, who was invited to the White House for peace talks.

Streets of Rage 3 / Bare Knuckle III[]

Two years after their second defeat, Mr. X and his Syndicate went underground, using the RoboCy Corporation as a front for their activities. Hiring a scientist named Dr. Dahm, who was capable of creating exact robot duplicates of people, Mr. X launched a new plan to replace important figures around the city, such as the Chief of Police, with robot duplicates under his control. To keep the police distracted, he had his men set up bombs around the city.

However, a defecting scientist from RoboCy, Dr. Gilbert Zan, leaked this plan to Blaze, who shared it with Axel and Adam. Axel and Skate, acting on Adam's behalf, quickly took to the streets to track down Mr. X and the syndicate. Along the way, they received word that the Chief of Police had been kidnapped by Axel, despite Axel's claim that he hadn't seen the chief in months. It turned out the kidnapper of the Police Chief was a robot duplicate of Axel, which convinced the heroes that Zan's warning was accurate.

The fought their way to the Syndicate's new hideout and defeated Mr. X once again. However, this Mr. X was also a robot duplicate Robot X. The heroes continued the search and found where the Syndicate was holding the police chief.

In the Bad Ending, the chief succumbs to poisoning, and the heroes have no choice but to race to City Hall to stop the duplicate, who is supported by Shiva. The heroes successfully defeat Shiva and expose the fraudulent Police Chief, but Shiva refuses to tell them where the real Mr. X is. Zan vows that he will find Mr. X and destroy him.

In the Good Ending, the chief is rescued before it's too late, and the heroes finally find Mr. X, or rather, Mr. X's brain controlling a powerful robot body. With the threat of bombs set to go off all over the city, the heroes have to defeat Neo. X before that happens.

In the Second Bad Ending, they defeat Neo. X. Mr. X's brain attempts to blow up his base and take the heroes with him, but Adam manages to rescue them. However, it's too late to stop the bombs, which detonate, killing many people and wrecking many buildings. It would take a long time to repair the damage to the city, and even longer to regain the confidence of the citizens.

In the True Ending, Neo. X is defeated in time to prevent the detonation of the bombs. Mr. X's brain attempts to blow up his base and take the heroes with him, but Adam manages to rescue them. Dr. Dahm, who was taken alive, names all the officials who were replaced with robot duplicates, and the robot duplicates are destroyed, and the real officials are returned. Mr. X and the Syndicate are finally destroyed once and for all, and peace returns to the city.

Streets of Rage 4 / Bare Knuckle IV[]

Ten years after the final defeat and death of Mr. X, the Syndicate returns under new management, led by Mr. X's children, Mr. Y and Ms. Y, as the Y Syndicate. This time, however, the Y Syndicate does not seem to have Wood Oak City's police in their pocket, as the police officers will engage in battle with the syndicate thugs as well as the vigilante heroes. Despite this, they seem to have some influence over the police, and their master plan is to use a special music broadcast that can enslave the minds of those who hear it, by hosting a concert. However, thanks to the efforts of the vigilante heroes and the police force, their scheme is defused, and the Y Twins are eventually defeated and placed under arrest.

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