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{{Disambig2|the modern day organized crime outfit|the political organization that it grew out of|Crimson Tide (Political Organization)}}
{{Infobox organization
| membership      = 30 [[wikipedia:Made men|made]] members and 200+ associates (2017)
| membership_year = est.
| predecessor     = [[Crimson Tide (Political Organization)]]
| leader_name     = [[Pandion]]
| affiliations    = {{plainlist|
* [[The Committee (Criminal Organization)|The Committee]]
* [[New York Families (Criminal Organization)|New York Families]]
}}
| formation       = 1992
| founder         = [[Pandion]]
| purpose         = [[wikipedia:Organized Crime|Organized Crime Outfit]]'''/'''[[wikipedia:Criminal Society|Criminal Society]]
}}
The '''Crimson Tide''' is a highly organized [[wikipedia:Criminal society|criminal society]] and [[wikipedia:Organized Crime|organized crime]] group made up primarily of [[Meta-Humans]] based out of [[Sanctuary City]].

== Summary ==
Emerging from the ashes of the crime war between what remained of [[Crimson Tide (Political Organization)|the original Crimson Tide]] after its bloody war with the [[Ratti Crime Family]] by an unknown man from the [[Vitale Family]] who would later take the moniker of [[Pandion]].  Having come out of its gang war with Ratti victorious, the Crimson Tide established itself as the largest criminal organization within [[Sanctuary City]], with a territory covering a large portion of the city, including claiming ownership over the entire network of [[The Hollows]] - although in practical terms, this grip is tenous at best, with many groups in the undercity acting independently of the organization.

In the years since its founding, the Crimson Tide has managed to avoid any major reprisal from law enforcement, both from the [[Sanctuary City P.D.|police]] and [[Meta-Human Response Division|MRD]], and has entrenched itself into many of the city's functions, preferring to reap the benefits of long term corruption and other low level activities over large, high-profile jobs.

As a member of the greater [[Italian American Criminal Society]], The Crimson Tide has a seat on [[The Committee]] and is allied with other Italian American gangs such as the [[New York Families]].

{{Questionable Canonicity}}
Under orders from someone that was either high up in the organization, or someone with significant connections within it, [[Salvatore Drago|Salvatore "The Dragon" Drago]] attacked a late night interview of [[Bella Blake]], earning her ire and causing her to declare a private crusade against the organization as Apex.<ref>Epekhein</ref> Salvatore would later be the first lieutenant of the organization that Apex would strike.<ref>Cavatina</ref>
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As Apex's crusade continued, the Crimson Tide brought more and more focus on its operations in The Hollows, using the underground passages more and more in regular operations, eventually bringing it into conflict with both [[Josephine Endicott|Jo Endicott's]] [[Anarchs]] and the [[Ghoul (Species)#Ghoul Tunnelers|Ghoul Tunnelers]], leading to [[Unnamed Crimson Tide Hollow's Lieutenant|one of Pandion's lieutenants]] being assigned to ensure operations went smoothly. During the Anarch attempt to sink [[Futures Tower]], the Crimson Tide kidnapped Anarchs member [[Ayla Aarons]], leading into a brief conflict with [[Orion Thompson (Earth-0)|Omnius]], during which they attempted to distract the vigilante by bringing him into the path of the ghoul horde.<ref>Scions, Sinners, and Sovereigns</ref>

== Structure ==
{{Crimson Tide Structure}}

== Notable Members ==
* [[Pandion]]
* [[Rosella Spini|"Rhodanthe"]]
* [[Father Alexander Ratti|"The Father"]]
* [[Philomela]]
* [[Beatrice Lupo|"The Hierophant"]]
* [[Harry Williams|"Hermes"]]
* [[Salvatore Drago|Salvatore "The Dragon" Drago/"Typhon"]]

== Trivia ==
* Most of the key lieutenants of the Crimson Tide derive their names from Greek Mythology:
** ''Pandion'' is the hero of the ''Pandionis'', and is typically assumed to also be either Pandion I or Pandion II of Athens
** ''Philomela'' is a minor figure from Greek mythology, famous for being the younger daughter of Pandion I of Athens, as well as for obtaining revenge on her sister's husband, King Tereus of Thrace.
** ''Hierophant'' is the title of the chief priest at the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Attica.
** ''Typhon'' is a legendary creature from Greek Mythology that attempted to challenge Zeus for supremacy over the cosmos, and is renowned as the father of many monsters within Greek mythology. 
* The exceptions to the above rule are:
** ''Rhodanthe'' is a name attested to a Corinthian queen from Greek mythology, but no surviving evidence of the tale being from Ancient Greek times remains.
** ''Father'' is a title typically assigned to male members of the Catholic Priesthood.

== References ==
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