The Snakes

The Snakes claim Fuller Street in central Red Sector. Smaller than the Sinners and Arteries, they are a longstanding presence in the Mix, with a reputation built on territorial violence, loyalty, and business.

Turf and Business

Fuller Street is one of the city's busiest thoroughfares. Its shops, hotels, and market bring a steady flow of residents, traders, and newcomers through Snake territory. The Black Drome Bar and Fuller Street Medical Clinic are among its best-known landmarks.

The Snakes enforce their claim through taxes and tolls. Doing business on their streets means dealing with the gang, and disputes over who can work, trade, or collect on Fuller are part of everyday life.

Identity and Reputation

Family and loyalty are central to the Snakes' image of themselves. Respect for the gang and its territory matters, but so does keeping business moving. Their leaders have supported neighborhood art projects, commissioning murals intended to celebrate Snake history and build goodwill with local artists.

Their graffiti includes "SNAKE TURF!", strings of hissing S's, and repeated sevens. Seven Ecks remains a recurring presence in the gang's street language and imagery.

Their shared origins with the Sinners have not prevented bitter rivalry. Both gangs also harbor a longstanding hatred of the Arteries, making Fuller a recurring battleground in the Mix's gang wars.

Origins

The gang formed in 2091 after Seven Ecks, a notorious banished criminal, killed Sinner leader Chaim but failed to seize the gang. Followers who broke with the Sinners joined him as the Snakes.

Fuller's violence has sometimes drawn attention beyond Red. In March 2095, murders and escalating gang conflict spilled into Gold Sector, prompting corporations to demand harsher penalties from the Withmore Justice Force.

King Snake

The leader traditionally holds the title King Snake. Ecks established that any member could challenge for leadership.

Early Leaders

• Seven Ecks, 2091: Founded the gang before his capture by the WJF left its leadership vacant.
• D., 2091-2092: Succeeded Ecks. Street stories claim he killed Ecks after the founder returned to the Mix as a Cryo Judge. D. disappeared in 2092.
• Zenigra, 2092: Favored business and later yielded leadership to the returning Ecks, remaining second in command.

Later Leadership

Ecks held the title again, and Queen Lyla subsequently led the gang. After Lyla's death, Siken became King Snake with the gang's support and vowed revenge.

Zenigra, also known as Crusher, is the current King Snake. Under his leadership, the Snakes continue to defend their turf, oversee business on Fuller, and cultivate their identity as a gang bound by family and loyalty.