  |
This article's content is marked as Mature The page contains mature content that may include coarse language, sexual references, and/or graphic violent images which may be disturbing to some. Mature pages are recommended for those who are 18 years of age and older. If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. |
| “ | Originating from the prisons of Brazil, Comando Sombra has embraced fear and violence to become one of the deadliest organized crime groups in São Paulo. Their power spreads throughout the favelas where they can recruit soldiers as well as hide illegal activies from law enforcement. | „ |
| ~ Description of the gang in the game |
Comando Sombra, also known as Shadow Command or the CS, are major antagonists in the video game Max Payne 3. They are a deadly group of gangsters that were one of the main factions that controlled Sao Paulo. The criminal organization would eventually collapse after they were attacked by the Unidade de Forças Especiais (UFE) unit with only a few members escaping, including the former leader of the gang, Serrano.
History[]
Origins[]
The Comando Sombra were formed around the mid-1990s as a splinter group of a prison gang (the gang still has a strong prison influence). Since around 2005, Comando Sombra are believed to be involved with the murder of over 450 police officers. In 2006, one of the gangs members, who is only known as "Serrano", took over the criminal organization. By 2010, the CS was connected to more than 20 high-profile kidnappings. Later between mid 2011 to mid 2012, the Comando Sombra's criminal activity changed toward contract killing, which included judges and politicians. During 2012, the gang reached more than 3000 members and were at war with other gangs and organized groups for control of Sao Paulo.
Max Payne 3[]
Eventually, the Comando Sombra kidnaps Rodrigo Branco's wife, Fabiana Branco, which results in Max Payne and Raul Passos, who both work for Rodrigo (but Raul is secretly paid by Victor Branco), trying to get her back which results in violent confrontations with the gang. Later, the Comando Sombra moves Fabiana into Nova Esperança and continues to hold her for ransom. After Max Payne confronts and is held at gun point by the gang, Serrano kills Fabiana. The gang's stronghold is then attacked by the UFE and the Crachá Preto. After this, most of the gang is either captured or killed. Although some of the gangsters including Serrano escaped their containment in the Imperial Palace, most of the organization collapsed and the events that followed resulted in the exposure of the Organ Harvesting Scandal, and their rivals, the Tropa Z gang, would start filling up the power vacuum left behind.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Comando Sombra is inspired by the real life gang called PCC, which was responsible for a series of attacks against the São Paulo Police Force in 2006. It is also inspired by Rio de Janeiro's Comando Vermelho.
- It is unknown what happened to the gang following the events of Max Payne 3, but it is presumed that it is very crippled due to the deaths of a majority of their members by Max, Passos, the Cracha Preto and the UFE and loss of 3 of their 4 territories.
- It is unknown if Serrano had survived the explosion of the Imperial Palace Hotel, but is is very likely that he has died, due to the hotel being 5 stories, and the fact that it's abandoned implies that the elevator is unusable, and since using the stairs takes longer to get to the ground floor than the elevator, Serrano is probably killed when the building was falling apart following Payne's detonation of the C4, crushing him to death.
External Link[]
- Comando Sombra - Max Payne Wiki
[]
 Villains
| ||
|
Max Payne Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Max Payne 3 Max Payne (film) See Also | ||