Lemures

The Lemures (introduced as the Black Suits) are a militaristic cult that claim to revere Huey Laforet as their master. Their leader is Goose Perkins.

Huey regards their self-proclaimed loyalty as largely meaningless: in truth, most of the Lemures ultimately value him for his immortality rather than as a person, and see him as a means to an end. His impression of their abilities is similarly dim, as he considers them incapable of carrying out a hostage operation without the help of his daughter Chané.

Summary of Events
On December 29, 1931, Goose gathers the Lemures in an abandoned warehouse. During the meeting, Nader Schasschule and his allies betray Goose and attempt an coup (intending to defect to the Russo Family). Much to their misfortune, Goose is aware of Nader's plan, and the loyal Lemures gun down all the traitors save for Nader himself. Chané severs Nader's right hand and they leave him inside the factory. Spike uses his sniper rifle to shoot a detonator as he and the other Lemures drive away, causing the factory to implode.

Apparently, the Lemures loyal to Nader were not aware of Huey's true nature.

On December 30, 1931, one Lemur detachment boards the Flying Pussyfoot under the guise of the "Chicago Paysage Philharmonic," their guns hidden in instrument cases. They separate into groups of ten, one group per class. A few hours into the journey, the Lemures take the passengers hostage in an attempt to force Senator Manfred Beriam to arrange Huey's release from jail. The plan quickly disintegrates as the Lemures struggle with various other factions on board for control of the train. Ladd Russo's faction battles the Lemures for control of the hostages while Claire Stanfield, displeased with the threat both groups pose to the safety of the passengers, murders various members of both the Lemures and the White Suits.

Several more Lemures are overwhelmed by a passenger uprising lead by members of Jacuzzi's Gang, armed with the Lemures' own weapons. The surviving Lemures are arrested when the train stops at a switch point prior to arriving at the station.

The same day (Dec 30), a detachment made up of ten Lemures acts as the negotiating team while the others hijack the train. Led by Serges, the negotiating team set up camp by the bridge (upon which the train will travel on the 31st) in anticipation for ransom negotiations with Senator Beriam. Their plan goes awry thanks to a bear, Gabriel and Juliano, and others at the scene.

Loyal

 * Goose Perkins (leader; deceased)
 * Spike (sniper)
 * Serges (commander of the negotiating team)
 * George (killed by the Rail Tracer in Episode 05)
 * The Older Flying Pussyfoot Conductor (killed by the Rail Tracer)

Non-Loyal

 * Nader Schasschule (traitor)
 * Upham (separated)
 * Chané Laforet (left)

Trivia

 * The name Lemures (Leh-mur-ays) is a Latin word referring to a type of malevolent ghost in Roman mythology. The singular is Lemur (leh-mur). Accordingly, Goose uses the metaphor of ghosts to describe the organization, saying that they are living ghosts because they have cut off all ties to the living except for each other and Huey. As ghosts, he goes on, they do not need to fear death.


 * Though the black suits that they wear during the Flying Pussyfoot incident are simply formalwear in lieu with their cover identity as an orchestra, the color's associations with the occult still lends them a cultish aura. They are never directly identified as a cult in the anime. In normal circumstances, they wore unmarked military uniforms.
 * They refer to each other as Comrades, and usually to Huey as "Master Huey."