Indigo Syndicate

The **Indigo Syndicate** is a recent group founded by Popeye Jr, the son of Popeye the Sailor of the Radioactive Uber Clan. It currently operates within The Republic. Their slogan is "For a more Prosper World," it is unknown if they meant to write prosperous, or if it's mean to be the word Proper but with an S in the middle. They have close ties to The Republic's government and is known for producing weaponry and tech, as well as maintaining a private military.

## History

Supposedly, Popeye gave the company to his son on his 10th birthday and was meant to act as a companion company for the RUC's own actions.

Under Popeye Jr.'s leadership (or lack thereof), the company had much difficulty getting off ground. Government subsidies from The Republic (and I mean a lot) helped propel it upwards, in spite of their many shortcomings. This is one of the myriad of reasons the syndicate has developed close ties with The Republic's government. The company was further propelled through contributions by Popeye from his mining operations in The Peninsula, and with time (and Popeye Jr. relegating all of his duties to one of his more capable subordinates, while still taking credit for all of their work) the company became ingrained with The Republic's government and society.

## Beliefs

Like their father clan, the Indigo Syndicate is hyper nationalist but are either full of actual bigots who use the insanity of their leader to their advantage or genuinely believe in the insane Multiversal demon beliefs that plagued the RUC with, especially regarding Mike and those around him. Probably helps many former RUC soldiers are part of the Syndicate.

They also have important seats for each member to sit into during every monthly/emergency meeting. This is just a fancier way to get a designated seat for an official member. Bizarrely, when a member dies, instead of holding a typical funeral service, they grab the chair they sat on and throw out the window of the Navy Tower, possibly injuring people bottom of it in the process.

They also claim they have killed or captured random members of the Resistance groups that defeated the RUC, presumably to show how "powerful" they are compared to the RUC and/or to artificially enact revenge. There is some dispute over whether or not they have actually captured anyone. This was discussed when two people, Bingo and Reisen, the former having only a small role in the Resistance and the latter befriending the Survivors after the war, were claimed to have been captured/killed despite them being seen around Justice Tower fine and well. Speculation over why or how this happened involves the RUC and their affiliates' tendencies to distort the appearances of their enemies in their depictions to the point of being unrecognizable, making it possible that they've just captured random unrelated people and claimed it was one of the Justice Tower community members.

To make this even more flagrant, they claim and insist that they have captured one [Spiffyfishface] despite the fact that he literally vandalized one of their articles and bragged about his very clearly not-captured state.

## Military

The Indigo Syndicate maintains its own private army, personally trained by Nikolai Almuff. As one can expect, being trained by a former RUC soldier does not do much for their performance. Their strength lies in their endless funding and advanced weaponry provided by The Republic. Though this isn't enough to overcome their inadequacies. They have bad habit of misplacing their supplies, being so trigger-happy as to waste their ammo, having their grenades blow up in their own pockets, using devices and technology that expose their location to the enemy, among many others.

It's rumored that whenever they're hired for any of The Republic (or their allies)'s operations, they are primarily used as cannon fodder, to fight on the frontlines, or to draw sniper fire from the enemy.

### Psycho Soldiers/Monsters

Much like the Titan Formula for the RUC, the Indigo Syndicate use a serum called the "Psycho Serum" to turn one into mutant beasts. It is a modified version of the Titan Formula developed by the formulas creator, Eugene Krauser. It made the Titans obsolete and thus, cancelled production of the Titan formula in favor of the Psycho Serum. The only major difference is it can turn people into more variety of monsters, not just Popeye could control them, and it is easier to manufacture.

The Indigo Syndicate has been known to inject Psycho Serum, willingly or otherwise into their own soldiers to turn them into Psycho Soldiers. Psycho Soldiers are a much more obedient, grosser version of Titans. There's apparently "three" variants of them: Low Ranks which are newly formed Psycho Soldiers, Elders which are soldiers or citizens who were transformed for a while, and Prime which Eugene has the only copy of for himself.

It doesn't stop at their soldiers. The Indigo Syndicate has been known to forcefully inject the serum into citizens or prisoners which combined with one of their Inhibitor Chips could create an obedient monster to use. There's even been a case of Popeye Jr. chasing after someone in his Indigo Copter only to unleash the gas all over a town, turning its inhabitants into horrific monsters against their will.

It doesn't stop at Psycho Soldiers, either. There is another mutant variant dubbed the "Bolgress", which are humans turned Mutant Dinosaurs. They are supposedly T-Rex like in appearance and most of them can shoot electric or poison at people. There are three different Bolgress' that the Syndicate made to test out different elemental affinities in them from three separate individuals. Alpha which is for fire, Beta which is for Ice, and Gamma which is for Grass(Not Earth. Like it literally shoots puffs of grass out of its mouth). It is unknown who these individuals were to be turned into these three but with recent rumors on the identity of the Beta Bolgress, not many people seem to care about that one in particular.

## Affairs

### Cases of Corruption

[Popeye Jr. plans to use whatever power and influence he has to rig the election in Tuffin's favor]

## Members

Depending on who else gets added in if they add in members like the RUC, this current list is subject to change. Various members of the Indigo Syndicate were either hired by Popeye Jr., joined on their own accord, or former RUC members who for some reason, decided to switch to the Indigo Syndicate.

Certain members may gain their own pages, but for now this section provides a brief summary of them.

**Popeye Jr.**: The son of Popeye and leader of the Indigo Syndicate. Like his father, he uses his organization to fight "demons" and "evil". He's very vain and selfish, and has an inflated sense of importance. He would often demand respect from "lowly peasants," his most common go-to phrase being "Don't you know who I am!?" Despite being the leader of the Syndicate, he does not actually run the organization, leaving most of his duties to Eegore and Lazlo. Instead, he uses most of the riches his company makes to buy expensive yachts or whatever else rich douchebags do with their money. He is also the newest member of the Supreme Seven (formerly Supreme Six), a group of the wealthiest and most influential business owners in The Republic.

**Noidmaine Jr./Eva**: For the sake of everyones sanity here, she'll be referred to as Eva here. The second in command of the Indigo Syndicate and the daughter of the Noid and Lady Tremaine as well as Popeye Jr's lover. Apparently she runs "Queens Sanctuary" which is an RUC/Indigo Syndicate Military School designed to train future members. Eva also has a pair of giant hedgeclippers and a weird obsession for castrating people with them.

**Nikolai Almuff**: The leader of the Military division of the Indigo Syndicate. A cyborg man who was once a foot soldier of the RUC until sometime(supposedly during the Peninsula War), he got caught in an explosion but was rescued. He was then put in a cybernetic suit of armor to survive his injuries. As can be expected of an RUC soldier, former or not, he commits numerous war crimes in the name of "Justice," being responsible for more than a couple of outright massacres of civilian communities. Besides this, he is also responsible for training the syndicate's private military... which would explain their often subpar performance. He will mention that he is a military general, a lot.

**Dr. Eugene Krauser**: The head of the Indigo Syndicates Science division and the supposed apprentice to one Dr. Zitbag. (This isn't remotely true. This is a made-up fact requested by Dr. Zitbag to make himself seem more relevant, one that Eugene agreed to). He was formerly the head scientist of The Republic's Intelligence Agency, but stepped down to work for the Indigo Syndicate. However, he still maintains close ties with the agency and frequently communicates with them. Unlike his 'teacher', he actually gets recognition for his work. Also unlike his teacher (who is just pitiful), he is one of the most sadistic scientists around, performing inhumane experiments on human and animal alike, was the one who created the Titan formula and the new Psycho Serum as well as brain inhibitor chips that are known to brainwash people to work for the RUC/Indigo Syndicate.

**Big Earl**: A member of both the RUC and Indigo Syndicate and one of Popeye Jr's bodyguards. He is the leader of a biker gang called the "Dead Suns" who go around, running over "demons" and the homeless with their bikes and gloating about who they ran over. He also has close connections with The Brigade (generic name). He is also apparently the largest member of the Indigo Syndicate and by extension, the RUC. Also a big slob when it comes to food, much to Koly's displeasure.

**Koly**: The second of Popeye Jr's bodyguards and daughter to Big Earl. She is supposedly a secret agent working for the syndicate. She has a huge hatred over Lambda for some reason. She's also rumored to be in an incestuous relationship with her own father.

**Eegore**: Described as a deformed, fish-like sorcerer who is dubbed the "Supreme sorcerer" of the Indigo Syndicate. He is also Popeye Jr's advisor, and the one who is actually responsible keeping the syndicate running. Supposedly, he used to be forced into working at a circus show until Popeye rescued him. If this was even true, while this may be one of the only good things Popeye has done on the surface, in truth he didn't care much for Eegore and needed a babysitter for Popeye Jr while he lead the RUC. Eegore was seen as a servant to Popeye Jr and somehow grew to accept it, probably believing in the RUC's ideals. He may also own a giant Megaladon too.

**Skullface Jack**: A sniper who the Indigo Syndicate refers to as the "Lich of Hellstorm". He aided in the RUCs own conquest for some reason before joining the Indigo Syndicate on his own accord. The skull he wears as a mask is supposedly his dead brothers(Not creepy or anything). The Indigo Syndicate uses him for scouting or assassinations. He doesn't seem to care about RUC or Indigo Syndicate ideals and instead uses them as an excuse to shoot people. Reports indicate that his performance is overblown, as he seems to have trouble landing his shots, most likely due to the fact that he can't see out of the skull mask he's wearing.

**Sewk**: A Satorin whom the RUC and Indigo Syndicate brainwashed with their RUChips/Inhibitor chips to force him to work for them. He works as a scout and hunter for the syndicate. The brain chip has erased his former memories as well as his original name, and implanted new, often contradictory memories in their place. His head usually fizzles slightly whenever he detects one of these contradictions in his memory, but besides a minor headache, he does not appear to suffer any other ill effects. The chip has also caused him to develop a grudge towards other Satorins, particularly one by the name of Dali.

**Ashe**: Their newest recruit who is actually a sensible woman being forced to be a soldier for the Indigo Syndicate when the Indigo Syndicate blackmailed her with a cure for her sisters illness. Despite knowing better than to work with such maniacs, her ill sister gave her no choice but to at least work for them until she finds a real cure. She **Really** does not want to be here.

**Julius Royson**: A childhood friend of Jabberjaw and the Indigo Syndicates Spokesperson and the founder of a propaganda/conspiracy talk show, Indigo Facts, which has become one of the mostly widely-viewed news channels within The Republic. He is loud, obnoxious, and just like Jabberjaw, is prone to spreading propaganda to make his enemies look bad. He also uses this time to shill his own products to sell.

**Madame Phoenix**: Both the Warden of their prisoners as well as a trained martial artist assassin. She used to work as an assassin for the Republic's Intelligence Agency, until a failed assassination attempt on [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] left her with an injury that warrants her wearing her mask. Madame Phoenix would be sent to aid Popeye and the RUC's attempts to conquer the peninsula, though mostly as a prison warden, and for a very short time. She became quick friends with Lady Tremaine when she worked at one of the RUCamps. She was later transferred to the Indigo Syndicate to be their professional Warden. She treats her prisoners with extreme cruelty, even moreso than Tremaine, finding whatever ways she can to torture her victims. She apparently also has enchanted herself with magic to resurrect when she dies, but this is more likely than not a fable concocted by her allies to make her seem more enigmatic.

**Bishop Raphael:** The religious leader of the Indigo Syndicate and is the "Golden Finger" of the Golden Hand, which is basically a fancy way of saying he leads the religious cult, the Golden Hand. The Indigo Syndicate claims he joined the Syndicate after he got attacked by both Spiffy and Berns sister, Lydia but there isn't much to support this claim beyond the fact he knows their names. He uses the Golden Hand church to "purify" and convert people into the Indigo Syndicates cause. Those who are "converted" either become Golden Hand members or Indigo Syndicate soldiers. The indoctrination seems to either be through a case of torture or RUChips.

**Lazlo:** The Vice Leader of the Indigo Syndicate, and alongside Eegore is responsible for actually running the Syndicate while Popeye Jr. goes off on another trip on his expensive yacht. He used to be a general for The Republic, being stationed in [REDACTED] at the time the War of [REDACTED] broke out. He nearly lost his life in a confrontation against [REDACTED], but survived his injuries. It didn't matter however, as The Republic's army was beaten back and driven out of [REDACTED]. He resigned from the army and joined the Indigo Syndicate decades later.

**Viral:** A script kiddy who claims to be an elite hacker, though more often than not he bricks his own, and the Indigo Syndicate's many computers. He is also a creep to fellow member Ashe, trying to express his love to her, mail her needless stuff, stalk her, and break into her room in the Navy Tower to kiss her in her sleep.

There is also supposedly a sixteenth member to be revealed at a later date. If it is anything like the Polish Yeti, they'll probably hype up this new member and everyone is going to laugh at how stupid it is. Time will tell.