Crook Clan

The Crook Clan is an International Crime Syndicate that originated in Japan. They started as the Black Dragon Society, an Ultra nationalist secret society in Japan that helped expand Imperial Japanese Empire across the east. After the Fall of Imperial Japan, they quickly lost power and had to go into hiding, they have been secretly influencing International trade with Japan in secret hiding behind Yakuza gangs and various companies. Eventually they came to the U.S.A and established a branch led by Brian Ponce and Ichi Tomoe. They are the Arch-Nemesis of the group, the New Sunstars ever since Omar Resindez fought back against them. They are allies of the Thug Club, Villains(Codename: Kids Next Door) and The AGP show. They always plan a destruction of The New Sunstars, but always fail.

History
The Crook Clan, then known as the Black Dragon Society, was founded in 1901 by martial artist Uchida Ryohei as a successor to his mentor Mitsuru Tōyama's Gen'yōsha. Its name is derived from the translation of the Amur River, which is called Heilongjiang or "Black Dragon River" in Chinese (黑龍江?), read as Kokuryū-kō in Japanese. Its public goal was to support efforts to keep the Russian Empire north of the Amur River and out of East Asia.

The Kokuryūkai initially made strenuous efforts to distance itself from the criminal elements of its predecessor, the Gen'yōsha. As a result, its membership included Cabinet Ministers and high-ranking military officers as well as professional secret agents. However, as time passed, it found the use of criminal activities to be a convenient means to an end for many of its operations.

The Society published a journal, and operated an espionage training school, from which it dispatched agents to gather intelligence on Russian activities in Russia, Manchuria, Korea and China. Ikki Kita was sent to China as a special member of the organization. It also pressured Japanese politicians to adopt a strong foreign policy. The Kokuryūkai also supported Pan-Asianism, and lent financial support to revolutionaries such as Sun Yat-sen and Emilio Aguinaldo.

During the Russo-Japanese War, annexation of Korea and Siberian Intervention, the Imperial Japanese Army made use of the Kokuryūkai network for espionage, sabotage and assassination. They organized Manchurian guerrillas against the Russians from the Chinese warlords and bandit chieftains in the region, the most important being Marshal Chang Tso-lin. The Black Dragons waged a very successful psychological warfare campaign in conjunction with the Japanese military, spreading disinformation and propaganda throughout the region. They also acted as interpreters for the Japanese army.

The The Black Dragon Society assisted the Japanese spy, Colonel Motojiro Akashi. Akashi, who was not directly a member of the Black Dragons, ran successful operations in China, Manchuria, Siberia and established contacts throughout the Muslim world. These contacts in Central Asia were maintained through World War II. The Black Dragons also formed close contact and even alliances with Buddhist sects throughout Asia.

During the 1920s and 1930s, the The Black Dragon Society evolved into more of a mainstream political organization, and publicly attacked liberal and leftist thought. Although it never had more than several dozen members[citation needed] at any one time during this period, the close ties of its membership to leading members of the government, military and powerful business leaders gave it a power and influence far greater than most other ultranationalist groups. In 1924, retired naval captain Yutaro Yano and his associates within the Black Dragon Society invited Oomoto leader Onisaburo Deguchi on a journey to Mongolia. Onisaburo led a group of Oomoto disciples, including Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba.

Initially directed only against Russia, in the 1930s, the Black Dragon Society expanded its activities around the world, and stationed agents in such diverse places as Ethiopia, Turkey, Morocco, throughout Southeast Asia and South America, as well as Europe and the United States.

The Black Dragon Society was officially disbanded by order of the American Occupation authorities in 1946. According to Brian Daizen Victoria's book, Zen War Stories, the Black Dragon Society was reconstituted in 1961 as the Crook Clan in Secret and continued to hide in the shadows and continue it's criminal activities in secret.

Notable Members:
-Brian Ponce

- Mr. Chorneau

-Jairo Garcia

-Regino Chávez

-Jair Ortiz

-Irvin Puerta

-Estevan Nuñez

-Ichi Tomoe

-Jay Kizer

-Mary Keile

-Adriel Gervacio

-Anibal Penaloza

-Christian Ramon

-Yadell Pedraza

-Elizabeth Romero

-Tiffany Moncada

-Agnes Ortiz

-Jesus Valdez

-Jennifer Valdez

-Christmas Yes Sunny Day No

-Jason the CYSDN Fan

-Emmanuel Thomas

-Ms. Rita

-Teacher Anna

-Polor Bear mascot

-Alejandro Oropeza

-Chi

-The chlorine men

-Alejandro Rodriguez

-Mr. Hoffman

-Mr. Navarrete

-Lyn

-Juan Nava

-Mr. Skillin

-Augie

-King Xavier

-Tez

Affiliated Organizations
-Imperial Japan

-Nazi Germany

-Fascist Italy

-Yakuza

-Evil Adult Industries Inc

-The Delightful Children From Down The Lane

-Kids Next Door(Briefly)

- AGP's Army

-Ichi Tomoe's Channel

-Champions from the other side of the creek

-KKK