User blog comment:AustinDR/PE Proposal: Mr. Grasping, Mr. Toplofty, Mr. O'Bloat/@comment-2059440-20190605113426/@comment-36652967-20190605115853

The trio are one entity because they are the masterminds of the plot and think of/commit the same atrocities.

Police Chief McBrusque is a separate entity since he is The Dragon to the trio and is a sadistic henchman.