The Apokalips Invasion wreaked untold havoc on the entire planet, but its effects were shared by every group, regardless of their wealth or station. It even managed to make its way into the shadowy world of criminal enterprise, where the ethically-challenged sought shelter. Yet the greatest threat to their existence came not from parademons, but from the badge.
S.H.I.E.L.D. took advantage of the vast powers given to them by the provisional world government, striking deep into the criminal underworld. In New York City, this meant raids against Fisk Industries, one of the front organizations for the dreaded Intergang crime network. Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime himself was summarily arrested and held for trial.
Subsequent operations targeted other power-players in the city. Backed by heroes such as Daredevil, agents took down the regional leadership of The Hand, The Maggia, and HYDRA. This left much of the organized crime groups greatly diminished within NYC. Without support, the remnants of these groups in the New York region were forced to work together mutual support and survival.
This interconnected web of support and assistance didn't sit well with the national and international leadership of these organizations. There were rivalries and vendettas that were being forgiven or consciously being ignored by their underlings. So representatives went to the Big Apple to correct this situation once and for all. I didn't go the way they expected.
In the aftermath of the bloodshed that followed, ninjas Oroku Saki and Thomas Arashikage broke away from The Hand, forming The Foot and the Arashikage clans respectively. HYDRA fractured when the Scientist Supreme and the military Commander severed their ties to form A.I.M and Cobra. What remained of the Maggia crime families consolidated under the control of Parker 'The Hood' Robbins and Tobias Whale.
Drawn together further by their rebellion, the resulting alliance became known on the streets as The Underside. Since that time they have managed to avoid renewed incursions by the Hand and Intergang, as well as keeping ahead of actions by the NYPD and S.H.I.E.L.D.
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