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Chicago Crime Syndicate is the villainous organization in the 1992 arcade game Lethal Enforcers and its console spin offs.
Beginning[]
One day, Chicago police officer Don Marshall visits a doughnut shop to take a break from his duties. While sipping the last drop of his coffee, he receives a call from the Chicago Police Department. They inform Don that the city is being overrun by a major crime syndicate. They also inform him that he is one of two police officers who still remain. (The other police officer is an unnamed female. She will accompany Don if a second player joins the game.) Every other officer was either hospitalized or killed. Once the calls ends, Don leaves the doughnut shop and drives away in his police car. From this point onward, he is going to experience the toughest job during his history in the Chicago Police Force.
Crime Spree[]
Bank Robbery[]
The crime syndicate begins its crime spree by robbing a bank. Several criminals don ski masks and hold up a local bank. Don gets a call on his police radio about the robbery and heads over there. Grabbing his gun, he enters the bank to handle the robbery.
Many of the robbers are stopped but the others escape into an alley right behind the bank. Don follows them. They attack him from behind a parked car, dumpster, the backdoor of the bank, and other random places but are also stopped.
With the bank robbery over, the criminals, who didn't participate, try to drive away. Don follows them in his police cruiser. Still confident, they attack from inside their vehicles but are still shot. The remaining vehicle, a van marked with hazardous chemicals, pulls up to the police car. The side doors open and a man dressed in a trench coat, supposedly the leader, emerges. He pulls out a rocket launcher and starts to shoot rockets.
Don defeats the man, putting the situation under control.
Assault on Chinatown[]
After the bank robbery, the syndicate sends criminals to cause havoc on Chinatown by shooting people and destroying vehicles. Upon Don's arrival, they attack him. Many of them wield guns whereas others use knifes for stabbing. Even though Don manages to stop them, there are more in a nearby subway.
Descending into the subway, criminals appear from left to right. Most of them wield guns whereas others use knifes for stabbing like above. They, too, are defeated. Don notices that several of them trying to board a moving train. He follows them in an adjacent train.
After they are dealt with, a window on the train opens. Without warning, a man pops out and starts throwing what seems to be an endless amount of axes. Unlike the others, the man is quick. In fact, he is more efficient than the criminal who wielded a rocket launcher. Don still manages to defeat him. Chinatown is placed under control.
Airplane Hijacking[]
With the bank and Chinatown under control, the syndicate begins a new situation. A rogue captain, along criminals who are wearing gas masks, attempt hijack a plane at the local airport. This attracts the attention of the law enforcement.
While they are trying to get onto the plane, Don shows up. This time, he has to deal with criminals wielding rifles and grenades. They prove to tougher than the ones from the previous situations. Even though he defeats many of them, the remainder manage to start the plane. Before it can take off, the remaining criminals must deal with Don to prevent him from stopping the hijack. They fire from behind the plane's windows, but are still defeated.
At this point, the rogue captain steps in. By using a Gatling gun, he shoots from one of the wings but is defeated, bringing the plane to a halt.
Drug Dealing[]
The crime syndicate still has one more operation. On a ship in the harbor, criminals are exchanging drugs with citizens for large amounts of cash. Someone tips off the Chicago police department.
During one of the deals, the police arrive with Don Marshal and the officers who recovered from their hospitalization. After being told to put their hands up, the criminals respond with gunfire. A battle takes place in the harbor which switches to the boat while it was moving. It then moves to the loading area with trucks where one of them tries to ram Don.
After the failure of the deal, the remaining criminals try to flee driving through the bridge. As Don catches up to them, a helicopter shows and the door opens. A person covered in green gear starts fire rockets from a bazooka. Unlike the rogue captain, this criminal is more accurate as well. He keeps shoot a large amount while the helicopter is moving. After getting hit several times, he dies and the helicopter crashes.
Power Plant Takeover[]
The police trace the Chicago Crime Syndicate to their headquarters which is an abandoned power plant. Surrounding the power plant, they tell the syndicate to come outside. As with the drug deal, the criminals respond with gunfire. With not other option, Don goes inside and finds criminals who are dressed completely in hazmat suits. They counterattack him everywhere. The criminals are assisted by robot tanks. The criminals, as well as the robot tanks, are destroyed.
In the last room, the roof explodes. After a flash of slight, an armored helicopter enters. It is the most powerful technology in the entire syndicate. It shoots missiles and bullets from Gatling guns. Despite this, the chopper is still damaged. After much destruction, the pilot emerges and attempts to shoot Don with a machine gun. He is the very last criminal, in the Chicago Crime Syndicate, and is defeated by Don shooting him.
Downfall[]
After the power plant is placed until the police's control, the Chicago Crime Syndicate is no more. Peace returns to the city and Don returns to his regular duties as a cop.