faction

Rikers

A faction originating with escaped Rikers Island prisoners and later recruits, reorganized into splinter groups after the first game.

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From prison break to faction

The Rikers' identity begins with escaped prisoners and expands as outsiders adopt the group's convict theme. [1]

The faction seen in Warlords of New York is one reorganized splinter rather than an unchanged continuation of the original leadership. [1][2]

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The Rikers began with escaped prisoners from Rikers Island and later added recruits adopting the faction's convict identity. [1]
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After Larae Barret's death, the Rikers became leaderless and split into multiple sub-groups. [1][2]
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The Lower Manhattan sub-group is led by James Dragov, one of Aaron Keener's rogue lieutenants. [1]