Mao Yenrai

Records for the syndicate capo list him at fifty-two years of age, with a frame measuring five feet six inches and a weight near one hundred thirty-three pounds. His registered identity number reads R48475S01, and Mars serves as his listed home. Everything about how he carries himself points to a seasoned criminal executive rather than a street enforcer, a man whose authority rests on rank and reputation within the Red Dragon hierarchy.

Mao stands apart from the ruthless younger generation of the syndicate by favoring negotiation over endless conflict. He argues openly that the era of constant killing is tearing every family apart, and he stakes his own standing on sealing a treaty with a rival organization. Beyond business he shows genuine warmth, keeping close ties with Annie and her husband and treating certain recruits almost as his own.

During the 2060s Mao served as a guiding presence for both Spike Spiegel and Vicious as they rose through the Red Dragon ranks, and it is suggested he personally brought the pair into the fold. When Spike appeared to die in a 2068 shootout, Mao grieved, yet he clung to a conviction that his protege had survived and quietly kept searching for him.

In 2071 the syndicate resolved to make peace with the White Tiger crime family, and Mao was chosen to sign the accord. Carlos came aboard to Mao's chamber, and the agreement was completed. The moment Mao voiced his relief, he watched Carlos's vessel detonate and his own guards cut down by Vicious and his crew. Warning Vicious that violence would change nothing and that times had moved on, he added that Spike's presence would have stopped the betrayal, then died. Blame for Carlos's death fell on Mao, and a bounty of twenty-eight million woolong was posted in his name.