Riposte Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Hello everyone, I need a good name for a kind of mafia created and controlled by supervillain. Tired of fighting heros in bad world's conquest plan, they decided to organised the mundane crime such as vice, drugs, weapons dealing, racket.... They have customs, tradition, rules.... but... i dont have a name. Any suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Stealing... The Nighthawks (Feist...they were technically assassins but so what) Manus Nigrum (the Black Hand, from VtM) the Mockers (also Feist...Krondor's thieves' guild) SPECTRE Hydra the Stainless Steel Rats (Harry Harrison) not stealing... the Phantom League the Sundown Society...their work is at night or in the shadows Riposte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riposte Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Spectre & Hydra? Where have you the idea 😄? the Sundown Society??? mmmmm nice i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Track Suit Mafia? 🤣 Seriously though, I like something that fits a theme, so I would like to know a little something about their origins, culture, traditions, etc. Examples of more stolen ideas: Crimson Dawn Black Sun The Hyenas The Cleaners The Rikers Black Tusk Riposte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 The Overworld. Riposte and wcw43921 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Amway! pinecone, BoloOfEarth, bluesguy and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 The Saietta family. From Dark Champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Something innocuous The Business The Organisation DoctorImpossible and bluesguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorImpossible Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 "The Community" Never intended to become a name, just like the classic name for the Mafia: "La Cosa Nostra" is literally just the phrase "our thing", used to refer obscurely to the crime organisation you're running. In the case of "The Community", it was a case of people involved always providing themselves with plausible deniability and even a veneer of respectability, as they do things on behalf of "The Community". They don't expect you to pay for protection or anything. They simply prefer you to be a generous donor, providing the community with "necessary funding". They don't try to recruit impressionable young mutants or metahumans, to serve as lieutenants of a street gang. No, they simply welcome them to the super-powered community. And if it ends up with them implicated for, or even involved in, some initial crimes, that's just more evidence that the rest of the world is out to get people like us, and only people in The Community really have your back. The super-"heroes"? They're all just sell-outs. Steve, Echo3Niner, Duke Bushido and 9 others 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 My first instinct was to go with a favorite pejorative of the supers genre as a whole: "Spandex Commandos." However, even before I finished thinking it, it occurred to me that an intelligent group of criminals-- mafia or not-- would realize that advertising the idea that this group is organized by super-powered individuals increases the risk of drawing super-powered scrutiny. The much more clever thing to do would to be name themselves after an archaic organization or a name that sounded "kinda like all the others" while quietly encouraging the _rumor_ that this organization is run by "way more powerful men than most other families can boast of" and kind of let it ride. Echo3Niner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 They could just go with The Famia. Won't take anybody long to figure out that's just an anagram of Mafia, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Adapting a supervillain name from 4E Champions (European Enemies, so unlikely to ever be brought back : The Despoilers, from "despoil," meaning to plunder, to steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions. Riposte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 7 hours ago, DoctorImpossible said: "The Community" Never intended to become a name, just like the classic name for the Mafia: "La Cosa Nostra" is literally just the phrase "our thing", used to refer obscurely to the crime organisation you're running. In the case of "The Community", it was a case of people involved always providing themselves with plausible deniability and even a veneer of respectability, as they do things on behalf of "The Community". They don't expect you to pay for protection or anything. They simply prefer you to be a generous donor, providing the community with "necessary funding". They don't try to recruit impressionable young mutants or metahumans, to serve as lieutenants of a street gang. No, they simply welcome them to the super-powered community. And if it ends up with them implicated for, or even involved in, some initial crimes, that's just more evidence that the rest of the world is out to get people like us, and only people in The Community really have your back. The super-"heroes"? They're all just sell-outs. I'm stealing this - I'll give you credit when I do... 4 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: My first instinct was to go with a favorite pejorative of the supers genre as a whole: "Spandex Commandos." However, even before I finished thinking it, it occurred to me that an intelligent group of criminals-- mafia or not-- would realize that advertising the idea that this group is organized by super-powered individuals increases the risk of drawing super-powered scrutiny. The much more clever thing to do would to be name themselves after an archaic organization or a name that sounded "kinda like all the others" while quietly encouraging the _rumor_ that this organization is run by "way more powerful men than most other families can boast of" and kind of let it ride. Likely a more realistic approach... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 The Syndicate. A popular term used in ‘70’s TV shows when Anti Italian-American Defamation groups protested the used of the term Mafia. JackValhalla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 The Superior. Shows both position and attitude. JackValhalla and Riposte 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werehawk Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 6:08 PM, death tribble said: Something innocuous The Business The Organisation Chicago has the Outfit Khymeria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Union of the Snake. Perfect for CoIL and VIPER rejects. wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsatow Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 The https://www.thesaurus.com/ is your friend. Do we win a prize for best name? Maybe a couple of XP Foxbat might have stashed? The Cartel The Plunderbund (def: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunderbund) The Consortium The Ring The Corporation The Association The Guild of Cleaners, Fixers, and Safecrackers The Enterprising Villains Involved in Larceny The Merrymen - Especially if the villain's name is Robin the Hood (a arrow based supervillain - Might have to use this... ) Realistic Opponents of Banks, Businesses, Enterprises, and Righteous Supers. JackValhalla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravencour Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 I've always been fond of Intergang, DC's global crime syndicate that's backed by Apokolips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 2:19 PM, Riposte said: Hello everyone, I need a good name for a kind of mafia created and controlled by supervillain. Tired of fighting heros in bad world's conquest plan, they decided to organised the mundane crime such as vice, drugs, weapons dealing, racket.... They have customs, tradition, rules.... but... i dont have a name. Any suggestion? Make it something to do with the origin of the group. Like if they're coming from a working class blue collar background, make it something like the Hardhat Union. If they're traditional Italian mafia, name them after their don, like Stephano's Men. Or make it originating from their part of the city like if they're primarily based in Fisherman's Wharf, call them the Wharfers. Or based around the name or background for the founding supervillain. Riposte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Use something where they use the first part of a longer phrase to identify themselves. So, you could use something like The Foundation for Social Justice as the full name. But when they Say “The Foundation” with an emphasis on the “The” it takes on additional meaning to those who understand it. It also gives them some cover when overheard or recorded. Sundog, SCUBA Hero, cbullard and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utensil Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Signori d'Onore ... meaning Lords of Honor. They demand honor, when given you live a more peaceful life. They would live by a code [i.e. Honor]. Just a Thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 "The Union" "...Which Union?' "The one that matters". "Which one?" "Exactly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 A real name for a network of corrupt police in Australia in the 70s and 80s: The Joke. If you were receiving payments, you were in on the joke. Steve and Scott Ruggels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 The Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang, was a criminal mob of bootleggers and hijackers comprised predominantly of Jewish gangsters. They operated in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1920s of the Prohibition era and came to be Detroit's dominant criminal gang. Excessive violence and infighting caused the gang to destroy itself in the 1930s. There are various theories as to the origin of the name "Purple Gang". One version says that a member of the gang was a boxer who wore purple shorts during his bouts. Another was that the name came from a conversation between two shop keepers: "These boys are not like other children of their age, they're tainted, off color." "Yes," replied the other shopkeeper. "They're rotten, purple like the color of bad meat, they're a Purple Gang." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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