Triads

The Triads are ancient, organized, crime cartels primarily found in China. They have no political agenda other than the protection of their centuries-old monopolies on the underworld of the Pacific Rim. They most closely resemble the mafia - they are involved in various niches of everyday life, while maintaing criminal activities such as smuggling and drug trafficking.

Human Revolution
The player has no direct contact with any represenatives of the Triads, though many are named in passing, including the Red Arrow and Luminous Path. Jensen does have close contact with Tong Si Hung who wields an impressive amount of power and appears to be the de-facto leader of the Harvesters. Despite the Harvesters being more of a gang than a Triad, Tong Si Hung has been rumored to possibly be the next Dragon Head, or 'leader of the pack'.

Deus Ex
Only two Triads are seen (or even heard of) in the city of Hong Kong in Deus Ex. They are the Luminous Path Society led by Gordon Quick and backed by Tracer Tong, and the Red Arrow led by Max Chen and influenced by Maggie Chow. By 2052, there is often fighting between the two Triads, mostly due to Ms. Chow's stealthy manipulation under the orders of Bob Page."Know Your Enemy - The Triads: UNATCO surveillance of Hong Kong is currently a high priority given the renewed threat of Chinese organized crime in the form of the Triads. Despite being a model of prosperity and technological leadership for decades, Hong Kong persists as a haven for organized crime.

The Triads, namely the Luminous Path and Red Arrow, vie for control of the ten-trillion credit shipping business, much of which supplies greater Asia with pirated technology, illegal drugs, and weapons. Most disturbing of all, the Triads preach an ethic of technopiracy that has found enthusiastic support among small shopkeepers and businessmen who often aid the gangsters and buy their bootlegged software.

Gullible and greedy, this army of middlemen remain insensitive to how their violations of intellectual property and copyright laws damage the global information economy."

- Datacube, circa 2052