With things seemingly settled down after months and months of warring a new High Council appears to have formed. With Ric, the Barzini RHM, as Kingpin the American Mafia seems to be heading in a new direction. No more will mobsters just sit back and tolerate low ranking associates be killed for reasons unknown. It seems for once all of the families have banded together. This, of course, took many months of bloodletting and infighting to get to this place.
We’ve seen Families & Empires come and go throughout the years, but through the last several months a few have remained consistent and appear to have taken control of the American Mafia, in the form of the High Council. The Barzini Family, which currently has been running for the longest period of time without a closure, has stepped up in a big way with Ric becoming Kingpin. The Noodles Family, led by Scarface and a close ally of the Barzini clan, have also managed to stay strong and branch out considerably, allowing their Capo Di Tutti Capi, Benny “The Mad Angel” Noodles, gain the underworld title of “American Mafia Legend.” We have also seen a resurgence of The Fratesi Crime Family and The Corleone Crime Family, with Vindog and Angel of Death, respectively, coming back from retirement to re-launch their empires. It is also rumored that notorious underworld figure Grim Reaper has returned to help Angel with the Corleone Empire.
Things definitely seem to be running smooth these days, but it wasn’t that long ago that dissident factions in the American Mafia were attempting to throw a wrench in the spokes of the progress the High Council seems to be making. Bane, the leader of The League of Shadows, had been going on a killing spree for several weeks, seemingly only focusing his attention on the Barzini family. During this time, notorious mobster Pazzo-Sangue returned and Joe Colombo, the son of Royce Gambino, also made his way onto the national scene. It had appeared Pazzo and Joe had made an agreement with the High Council, through the Barzini and Noodles Families, to become allied with the Council and help bring the American Mafia back to glory. That, as well as the almost successful attempted murder on former self-proclaimed Kingpin Frankie Calabrese, appears to have been the sparks that lead to Bane’s assault. The pact with Pazzo and Joe, however, seemed to quickly fall apart, with Benny Noodles gunning both down within several hours of each other. Joe’s relatives have vowed revenge, and even though it is known Benny was the man to pull the trigger, Joe’s relatives have placed the blame on LeftyTwoGunz and Ricardo “Ric” Barzini.
Bane was not the only mobster who had his sights on the various families. Along the way several unknown gangsters, attempting to make a name for themselves, also started taking out low level associates of the crime families, particularly members of the Barzini clan, depleting the ranks of the family in the process. Before Bane and the others went on their sprees, the Barzini Family had been the largest family in the American Mafia. The Barzini Family, whose Official Boss LeftyTwoGunz is temporarily retired, has been rapidly recovering since these events took place, thanks to Acting Boss and current Kingpin Ric. The multitude of attacks on the Barzini Family has led many to believe that LeftyTwoGunz might really have been the one running the Council this whole time.
It’s shocking to believe that a retired mobster could have so much influence on the day-to-day activities of the American Mafia, but it seems many of the attacks carried out on the Barzini Family, and the High Council for that matter, have been blamed on orders made by none other than LeftyTwoGunz. Is Lefty the real boss behind it all? Chances are the answer is no, but enough mobsters believe Lefty’s opinion carries enough clout that it could sway the Council in one direction or another, and it looks as if they took it out on his family for this reason.
Benny Noodles has also been pegged as a possible “behind the scenes” Kingpin, but has adamantly denied this claim and pledged his loyalty to Ric, so it does seem that Ric firmly holds the title of Kingpin of the American Mafia. With the many legendary mobsters, as well as the up and coming gangsters, now filling the ranks of the High Council, one wonders if egos may clash and violence due to infighting may occur. As of now, reports say the Council is working like a well oiled machine and have implemented some changes to assure all families have an equal say. Apparently evidence of this can be seen with how quickly the Council quashed the attempted uprising by Charlie “Bradley” Luciano. Luciano was taken into the Corleone family so that they could keep an eye on the young inexperienced mobster. Luciano’s quick rise to power may have gotten to his head; however rumors on the streets say that any attempts to step out of line will most certainly result in his death. It is also rumored that Luciano is currently hiding out on an exotic island somewhere in the South Pacific recuperating from the injuries he sustained at the hands of Benny Noodles.
So as of today the American Mafia seems to be headed in a direction of peace and prosperity, but only time will tell. This reporter knows all too well how easily a good situation can go bad, so all of you should keep your fingers crossed that this version of the Council can continue to keep order.
Until next time…Stay safe out there!