Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
Probably a sliver of truth to some of those origins stories.

Chinese triads began as "patriot boxer" societies trying to get the Manchu out of China, when it was forever lost after the failed boxer rebellions all those men with organization, fighting and weapon skills found other industry.

And while it's harder to pinpoint the beginnings of yakuza families in Japan, more than a few began as samurai families who lost their status with the Meiji restoration.
They lose their way and become the very things they were founded to fight against.