The Kimen-Gumi is a sub-group of the Tyger Claws gang.
History[]
After the Fourth Corporate War, the Tyger Claws were reformed into a guardian gang tasked with protecting the Japanese community of Night City. The Claws formed the Kimen-Gumi as their public image, becoming the face everyone knew about, and being recognized to operate as a legal entity. This group had security contracts, and often deputized themselves as law enforcement in specific parts of the city, even collaborating with the NCPD on occasions. Its members wore Oni masks, and despite their frightening appearance, they were disciplined and loyal to their duties, as well as providing a good publicity for the gang as a whole. Beneath the surface, the Tyger Claws took their cut from the Kimen-Gumi's public activities, often insisting on protection fees. Both the Tyger Claws and Kimen-Gumi had offices in Kabuki and Old Japantown, though their main base of operations was the Nakagawa Kabuki Theater.
Over time, the Tyger Claws found it more difficult to find work due to their gang reputation, and had to relay more and more from the Kimen-Gumi's contracts and other fronts. Often described as the "police" arm of the Tyger Claws, the Kimen-Gumi were led by a trusted advisor of the Claws' leader known as Burai. Due to his red mask, and the unique ones his lieutenants wore, the people of Kabuki begun to refer to the leadership of the Kimen-Gumi as the "Kabuki Rangers." Each one of them led a squad of Hanmen (half-masks).[1]
Known Members[]
- Takeru "Burai" Akagi (captain)
- Masashi "Masa" Miyamoto (hanmen)
References[]
- ↑ GRAY, J. et al., Danger Gal Dossier. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2023. (pp.121,124,127)