Andre Takashi is a member of the Syndicate. Since his mysterious disappearance, Andre's VPO position has been replaced by Choe Yo'ng.
Overview[]
The Syndicate head of the Far East, Takahashi has perfected the art of personae. With advanced bio-alteration (Life magicks), he switches identifies and nationalities to whatever suits him. Under aliases, Takahashi is thought to govern three yakuza families, the Wo Group Triad, a Nepalese liberation group and a Brahmin clan with a lineage going back over 2,000 years. Whether or not Andre killed off the original leaders or simply used Mind influence to "convince" others that he belonged is a mystery.
Records trace Takahashi to a marriage between a French tradesman and a female samurai in the late 1800s. He learned secrets from a number of mystickal societies before joining the Matsuba-kai ikka shortly before W.W.II. There, he encountered a Syndicate cell and devoted himself to the Union's cause. When the Technocracy switched sides during the war, he personally undermined the japanese defense, then fostered U.S. economic interest before turning their best methods against them. Although he concerns himself largely with "legitimate" corporations, Takahashi has found the underground elements to be a superior form of damage control.
Andre is a formidable man, versed in sorcery, technomagick, economic control and street violence. Few who meet him realize it at the time; Tradition cabals have clashed with crime families in Asia, Europe and the U.S., only to find some lead back to one of Takahasi's many personas. Only infiltration, date raids and a bit of Andre's egotism have allowed the Council to recognize him at all.
References[]
- MTAs: Technocracy: Syndicate, p. 57
- MTAs: Hidden Lore, p. 23
- MTAs: Guide to the Technocracy, p. 117