Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion is an organized criminal gang that operates in numerous territories in the United States. Originally starting out in Texas, the group has since expanded their reach into the Ozarks and even as far as Missouri. Although their activities were standard for several outlaw gangs at the time, the sheer brutality and cruelty of their crimes have put them in the spotlight. Known among several outlaw circles as “the lawman’s nightmare”, Red Scorpion gained notoriety for killing many lawmen and law women who went after them, with the kill count being shy of over 200. Though many leaders have been killed and a few of their branches have been splintered or ended, Red Scorpion has never been completely eradicated, and every few years, return to terrorize the West, knowing full well that no sheriff or marshal can stop them. They are the oldest active criminal organization in the West, their reign of terror lasting fifty-five years before meeting their demise at the hand of Ricochet’s niece, Roxanne Falconeri-Rabbit. 
Within the Blazin’ Trails series, they are the main overarching antagonists in both the main storyline and its supporting material, namely in several miniseries. They would see greater focus in seasons 2 through 6 of Blazin’ Trails Redux. 
== History ==
== Trivia ==
* Red Scorpion was originally intended to be the overarching antagonists in the original Blazin’ Trails series, but due to reworkings of the series’ plot and chapters by the author, this idea was scrapped. They would make their proper debut in Terror of the Rio Grande, which is the first chronological entry of the Redux storyline. 
* The founders of Red Scorpion, the Newcomb family, are a family of rattlesnakes, not scorpions. According to urban legend, the name came about through a drunken argument between Ezekiel and his brothers, and they decided to keep the name. 
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Category:Crime Organizations
Category:Gangs
Category:Outlaws