The Mox

The Mox, also known as the Moxes, are a gang operating in Night City.
==Overview==
The Mox are a small gang based out of Lizzie's Bar in Kabuki. They are made up of outcasts of different backgrounds in Night City, mostly sex workers, anarchists, punks, and sexual minorities. Formed in the interest of mutual self-defense purposes, their name comes from the old slang term "moxie," denoting their determination to stand up against their oppressors. One of their emblems is "Moxes" written in calligraphy.
The Mox like to wear outfits that are a mix of the punk aesthetic and the inexpensive fashion worn typically by prostitutes, however they usually do not wear clothes that would restrain their movements in any way, leaving them looking more like gangers than your typical sex workers. Some members, especially those who focus on combat, have heavily modified bodies that sometimes evoke a "plastic doll" style, but may also be disguised with RealSkinn. One of their gang symbols is a labrys, a double-headed axe, displayed on their walls, clothes, tattoos, or jewelry.
The Moxes have their own clothing brand that goes by the name BITCH V.13. While most Mox gangoons carry bats and clubs, Mox Cleavers and Inciters generally carry weaponry similarly used by the Tyger Claws gang, likely pilfered from their fallen opponents in the ongoing conflict between the rival factions.
===Philosophy and Structure===
The Mox do not have strict hierarchy. Nevertheless they are a gang, and regardless of the fact that its members refer to themselves as "those who protect working girls and guys" from violence and abuse, they demand substantial fee from their charges. They also run several smaller brothels where they profit from prostitution.
===Source of Income===
Most of the Moxes' income is generated by Lizzie's Bar, which is became an exclusive braindance club. They do not control any contiguous portion of Night City, focusing instead on protecting their facilities, members, and sex workers who operate in the vicinity of Lizzie's Bar. As long as they are left to their business, they do not actively seek confrontation with other gangs, although have tense relations with the Tyger Claws, who continue to test their patience and combat capabilities.
==History==
===2067 - 2075===
The Moxes formed during the riots that occurred after the death of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Borden, a strip club owner and former prostitute who was known for treating her workers fairly and defending them from violent clients. This occurred on May 13 2067,I miss you when one of Lizzie's girls was brutally raped and murdered by members of the Tyger Claws gang. Lizzie avenged her by killing three of the assailants with an axe and displayed their bodies in front of her club, proclaiming that the same would happen to anyone else who hurt a prostitute. That same night, Tyger Claws raided and demolished her bar before killing Elizabeth.
These actions created an uproar that the Claws could not have foreseen, with Lizzie's death setting off a wave of protracted riots all over Night City, and Tyger Claws' members and businesses became the main targets of the violence. Those events cemented Elizabeth Borden as a symbol of defiance against gangers' lawlessness and brutality. Her ideological successors commemorated her by rebuilding her place, naming it "Lizzie's Bar," and forming the Mox, a gang that brought together those who felt threatened and oppressed, especially among sex workers and sexual minorities.
Over the following years, the Moxes established themselves as "those who protect working girls and guys" from violence and abuse, but they sill needed an income. The Mox begun to demand substantial fee from their help, and also run several smaller brothels where they profited from prostitution. The managed to transform Lizzie's Bar into an exclusive braindance club, becoming a major portion of their income, and also released their own clothing brand, BITCH V.13. Their territory wasn't so much a patch of land as it was a profession.
===2076 - 2077===
By 2077, the the Moxes leadership under Susie "Q" hardened as they realized they were not able to protect every sex worker in Night City, but just the ones who worked directly for them. As the gang grew more cynical, some begun to worry they were becoming the oppressors they were formed to fight.
==Database Entry==
==Notable Members==
===Leadership===
====Main Leaders====
*Susie "Q" (Unknown)
==Behind the Scenes==
==Trivia==
*Originally was known as "The Lizzies" in promotional material, the gang was thought to be one obsessed with the singer Lizzy Wizzy prior to release.
==References==
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