The Sivana Syndicate

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### Former Members

Anthony Ivo, Thara Ak-Var, Lor-Zod, Lincoln March, Hila Nereus, Orm Marius, Jessica Cruz, Siobhan Smythe, Eobard Thawne, Clifford Zmeck, Malcolm Merlyn, Ronald Sweet, Louise Lincoln, M'comm M'orzz, Martin van Wyck, Teth-Adam, Shilo Norman, Grid

### Enemies

Justice League, Cyborg, the Blood Pack, the Terrifics

## Overview

The Sivana Syndicate was created by Sivana Industries to act as a corporate superhero team that was mostly made up of criminals masquerading as superheroes to investigate the Bloodlines Parasite and kidnap Victor Stone. The team was short-lived and is no longer active.

## History

When the Justice League shut down in 2014 due to Jason Todd's death, Doctor Thaddeus Sivana saw an opportunity for himself. For a decent amount of time, he had taken an interest in studying metahumans and magi-humans, and had been assembling a sort of collection of them in his employ. This included finding a stray Green Lantern power ring, investigating the Rock of Eternity, keeping two Kryptonian children in his custody, and employing Louise Lincoln.

After speaking with the rest of the Light, they thought having their own superhero team would be an excellent way to hide their nefarious activities and offer assistance to their lackeys. At the same time, Lex Luthor had created the Conglomerate, so they felt the Sivana Syndicate would be a perfect rival to it.

The first wave of recruitment involved the Light employing Malcolm Merlyn, Lincoln March, Orm Marius and Hila Nereus to join the team under the codenames Blue Bowman, Owlman, Ocean Master, and Siren. This was the first core team and the soft-launch of the group to the general public. One of their first missions was taking down a 100 Gang Outpost, secretly a way of obtaining samples of the Bloodlines Parasite for HIVE to study.

The second wave of recruitment came with Sivana manipulating the two Kryptonian children, Lor-Zod and Thara Ak-Var into becoming Ultraman and Superwoman, as well as forcing Louise Lincoln to become Frostbite and join the team. Zoom and Major Force joined soon after this, which began to send alerts to some Justice Leaguers, who recognized them as villains they had fought before.

Soon after this, Sivana and his children journeyed to Kahndaq where a prisoner named Johnny Sorrow helped them reach the Rock of Eternity and free Black Adam from his tomb. In exchange for allowing him to return to the throne of Kahdnaq and due to his loyalty to the Light, he agreed to join the team.

Finally came the recruitment of entirely new individuals. Martin van Wyck volunteered for a new experiment that turned him into the fire elemental Effigy. Ryan Choi's jealous classmate Ronald Sweet was offered the same tech Palmer and Choi employed and became Sting. A street magician who the Light claimed had real abilities known only as the Bronze Wraith was offered a spot. Then, Scott Free's ex-partner Shilo Norman was offered the spotlight and he became Doctor Impossible.

The Sivana Syndicate faced a snag when the stray Green Lantern ring suddenly jetted away from the warehouse it was in after being charged. They eventually tracked it down to Middleton, Colorado, where it had fastened itself to Jessica Cruz. They became aware that the ring was more powerful than most Lantern Rings, and it seemed to have total control over Jess, letting her join the Sivana Syndicate to wage war on the Green Lantern Corps.

With the Syndicate fully formed, they began enacting the Light's will, becoming a menace to the residents of Dakota City - especially the recently formed Blood Pack, who they often clashed with. They ran across Victor Stone, who teamed up with the biker gang, and managed to capture him, which allowed Anthony Ivo and Thaddeus Sivana to replicate his operating system on an android, creating the Grid.

Unbeknownst to them, Stone had sent out a distress signal, which caused a ragtag group of Justice Leaguers led by Martian Manhunter to confront the team, leading to an all-out brawl. Secretly, Stone uploaded evidence of the Syndicate's illegal actions to the internet during the fight. Several members had been oblivious to the true horrors of their actions, and upon confrontation, turned on the other members of the team, turning the tide of the fight.

In the aftermath of the battle, Sivana and his children were arrested. Teth-Adam returned to Kahndaq and overthrew Ibac the Second. Superwoman and Ultraman were taken in as proteges by Steel and Power Girl. Power Ring was brought to a STAR Labs rehabilitation center in Taos, where they allowed Jess to get her consciousness back. Louise Lincoln fell into a coma after she was attacked by Caitlin Snow. Blue Bowman, Owlman, Ocean Master, Siren, Zoom, Major Force, and Sting all managed to escape. Bronze Wraith revealed himself to be Ma'alefa'ak and then faked his death. Shilo Norman mended things with Scott Free and took over for him as Mister Miracle after his kids were born.

The Syndicate is generally considered in-active. The public is unaware of the true identities of Blue Bowman, Ocean Master, Owlman, and Zoom.

## Membership

Thaddeus Sivana Sr.Thaddeus Sivana Jr.Georgia SivanaAnthony IvoOwlmanBlue BowmanSirenOcean MasterUltramanSuperwomanFrostbiteMajor ForceZoomCaptain ThunderEffigyStingBronze WraithDoctor ImpossiblePower RingGrid
## Trivia

* The Syndicate was very popular at the time of their inception. They often appeared on late-night talk shows and news segments. Famously, Ocean Master and Siren appeared on an interview segment where they denounced the rule of Annax Orin in Atlantis, landing him in some hot water with the U.N.

## Notes

* This is the Earth 76 Version of the Crime Syndicate, as a result several members share monikers with the comicbook Earth-3 characters.