The Thumb
The Thumb (엄지, eomji) is one of the Five Fingers of the Backstreets, operating with a focus on adherence to hierarchy.
Like the other Fingers, the Thumb is one of the most powerful Syndicates in the City, possessing enough influence to rival even the Wings.[4]
Overview
Like the other four Fingers, the Thumb is a large Syndicate with a unique culture and creed that all members follow fervently. In particular, members of the Thumb value politeness and respect to one's superiors above all else.[5] In practice, this means that the Syndicate demands absolute compliance to hierarchy, as when dealing with the Thumb, any action that demonstrates a lack of respect for higher authority will be met with immediate punishment. Depending on the mistake, the consequence may extend past the rule breaker, to even their blameless comrades.[6] Ultimately, the Thumb will punish anyone it deems an offender, regardless of how innocent the mistake or clueless the individual is.[7] Members of the Thumb also understand their own need to respect outsiders, and may spend time studying the hierarchy of other City factions in order to ensure they never disrespect someone of a higher rank.[8] Thumb punishments tend to revolve around the removal of body parts, such as body dismemberment or the forceful removal of one's tongue.[9]
While the shape of the Syndicate differs slightly depending on the quadrant of the City, members tend to dress in black, red, and gold attire. Each member's status can be gleamed from their uniform, as the Thumb signifies its ranks by the number of arrows on its badges, and sub-rank by the number of pins on its collars. The Thumb's weapons of choice are guns, which they make varied use of—such as through fighting with the bayonet or buttstock—in order to cut down on bullet costs.[10]
Hierarchy
The Thumb's hierarchy system features four major ranks, which are then divided into multiple sub-ranks. The ranks are as follows:
- Soldato (Soldier): The common foot soldier of the Thumb, and the lowest rank possible. "Common Fixers" are equivalent in rank to them.[11]
- The Soldato rank is divided into four sub-ranks: Primo, Secondo, Terzo, and Quarto.[12]
- Capo (Captain): Those who command groups of Soldatos, relaying orders from their higher-ups. They are able to act with more liberties. A Grade 1 Fixer is considered equivalent in rank to a Capo.[11][1]
- The Capo rank is divided into four unknown sub-ranks.[13]
- Sottocapo (Underboss): The direct underlings of the Capo dei capi, who have permission to manage entire operations of the Syndicate within designated areas. They also manage the Thumb's 'families' of subsidiary Syndicates, each Sottocapo being assigned a different one. Top-ranking members of a Wing are of equivalent rank to a Sottocapo.[11]
- Capo dei capi (Godfather, Padrino): The highest echelon. It is unclear whether the rank belongs to more than one individual at a time.
Thumb standards of respect are extreme, to the point that individuals are not allowed to look directly at those of a higher rank than them.[14] However, Thumb members of similar rank (or outside parties of an equivalent rank) are free to speak to each other however they please, such that some members may prefer to speak to their equals in order to alleviate any pressure in the discussion.[15][16]
Occasionally, a higher-up may temporarily grant their own rank to someone of lower rank, should they see said person as a better fit for an operation or require someone else to attend to matters in their stead. However, this is far from a common practice.[17]
Recent Developments
The Thumb has been shown to be active in the south and east quarters of the City. After the fall of Lobotomy Corporation, the Thumb has attempted to gain control of its fallen Nest, particularly through the help of the Kurokumo Clan, its subsidiary. However, after the disappearance of Sottocapo Kalo and his underlings, their strength was hindered, and ultimately neither of the Syndicates was able to lay claim on the District.
In more recent times, the eastern branch of the Thumb has attempted to gain more direct control of Hongyuan, with Capo IIII Lei Heng supporting a candidates of the Shi Family during the Family Hierarch Evaluation. In the case a member of the Shi family failed to win the Evaluation, the Thumb was contracted to void the results of the Evaluation and plunge the District into chaos.[18] After Jia Xichun was declared the winner of the Evaluation, the Thumb, together with a number of other factions, marched towards Hongyuan and attempted to lay siege to Daguanyuan, although they were ultimately driven back after the death of Lei Heng and the ascension of Jia Xichun into the role of Hierarch.
Members
 The Thumb
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Lucio Unknown Rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enemies
Fighting Style
The Eastern Soldatos of the Thumb employ a unique type of Ammo, 
Propellant Ammo Propellant Ammo- Unique Ammo
- Spent by certain Skills
- Max Stack: 4. Their main Sin Affinities are 
Sloth and 
Wrath, and they inflict 
Tremor TremorWhen hit by attacks that trigger Tremor Burst, raise the Stagger Threshold by X. Lasts Y turn(s). and 
Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). with their Skills. Furthermore, the more of those two statuses a target has, the stronger their attacks become.
When they trigger 
Tremor Burst Tremor BurstRaise target's Stagger Threshold by Tremor Potency on target, they are rewarded with buffs, and additionally inflict more damage to Staggered enemies. Should one of their allies fall in battle, they also gain 
Clash Power Up Clash Power UpClash Power +X for this turn..
Types of Thumb Enemies
Sinner Identities
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Gallery
Rigid Soldato of the Thumb
Stern Soldato of the Thumb
Lei Heng Story Log Portrait
Valencina Story Log Portrait
Lucio Story Log Portrait
Rigid Soldato of the Thumb Story Log Portrait
Stern Soldato of the Thumb Story Log Portrait
Trivia
- Other members of The Thumb seen in additional Project Moon media include:
- Kalo (Library of Ruina) - A Sottocapo.
- Boris (Library of Ruina) - A Capo who worked under Kalo.
- Denis (Library of Ruina) - A Capo who worked under Kalo.
- Katriel (Library of Ruina) - A Capo who worked under Kalo.
- Isabelle (The Distortion Detective) - A Capo who occupied a building in L Corp.'s Nest while the Library was active, she was later killed by Edgar, a Fixer of the Zwei Association.
- Rami (The Distortion Detective) - A Soldato who worked under Isabelle.
- The Thumb ranked as the #1 Syndicate Fixers would least want to encounter.[5]
- The Thumb seems to draw heavy inspiration from the Sicilian Mafia, mostly seen in their hierarchy and their protection services.
- The arrows on the badge of the Rigid Soldato of the Thumb's story sprites are misaligned.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Library of Ruina The Thumb (Episode 2) pre-Reception
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kurokumo Clan Wakashu Heathcliff/Identity Story
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Night Awls Capitano Gregor/Identity Story
- ↑ Library of Ruina The Carnival pre-Reception - Roland: "Anyway, the Five Fingers have enough power and influence to rival the Wings, so nothing good will come out of opposing them."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Library of Ruina A Thumb Soldato's Page
- ↑ Library of Ruina A Night Awl's Page: "In other places, mistakes would just cost ya own life, but losing your credit in meetings like that means the members of your Syndicate are also biting the dust."
- ↑ Library of Ruina Denis' Page: "If someone is trying to disrupt the hierarchy, they will be purged in a few days. It doesn’t matter if it’s a member of the Syndicate or an outsider… Every person must abide by the rules…"
- ↑ The Thumb East Soldato II Sinclair/Voicelines - Sinclair: "I usually study other Syndicates at night, trying to learn more about companies and organizations' internal structure to gauge their hierarchy. I have to… try my best to uphold the perfect manners and etiquette."
- ↑ Canto 8-12: "Instead of a reply, we heard a blast of gunpowder, then saw the right arm of the man who spoke out catapult into the air. (…) The scream muffled as Lei Heng forcibly shoved his giant hand down the man's throat. Then, with the sound of wet meat being pulled apart, he ripped the entire length of the man's tongue out through the mouth."
- ↑ Library of Ruina Boris' Page
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Library of Ruina Kalo's Page: "Capo dei capi (Godfather), Sottocapo (Underboss), Capo (Captain), and Soldato (Soldier/Goodfella)… The Thumb is divided into these four echelons. (…) a common Fixer is comparable to a Soldato, an Associate Fixer to a Capo, a board member of a Wing to a Sottocapo…"
- ↑ The Thumb East Soldato II Sinclair/Voicelines - Post-Uptie Chat 2: "Primo, Secondo, Terzo, Quarto. Even within the same ranks there exists distinctly tiered subdivisions."
- ↑ Lei Heng is a Capo IIII, and Faust states that this rank makes him directly below his Sottocapo, indicating that 4 is also the highest rank for the Capos.
- ↑ The Thumb East Soldato II Sinclair/Identity Story - "Unfortunately, I could not get a very good look at his face, because it would be against etiquette to stare directly at a superior's face, but…"
- ↑ Canto 8-30 - Lei Heng: "… Hwell, alrighty. Young master Baoyu of the mighty Jia family's got 'nuff clout to talk to my face without makin' things awkward."
- ↑ Library of Ruina Kalo's Page: "If a person on the same echelon as ours were to approach us, we’d gladly greet them and hear what they have to say with an open mind."
- ↑ Library of Ruina Katriel's Page: "There is one exception, however; it’s when a high-ranking individual temporarily devolves their power to a subordinate of theirs. Usually, this occurs if they have urgent business that prevents them from joining a meeting, or when they need their peer to know something that the subordinate can explain more professionally… It’s still a rare occurrence even then."
- ↑ The Thumb East Capo IIII Meursault/Identity Story
External Links
- The Thumb - Library of Ruina Wiki
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