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{{Infobox_Max_Payne_Factions |leader = [[Vladimir Lem]] |year_disbanded = 2003 |type_of_organization = Contract killers |status = Wiped Out |right-hand_man = [[Kaufman]] (lieutenant) |headquarters = [[Castling Construction Site]] |no_of_members=544 |image1=MaxPayne2_2010-12-29_19-05-33-56.jpg}} '''Squeaky Cleaning Company''' or more commonly, '''Cleaners '''are a group of contract killers and the main antagonistic group in ''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]''. ==History== ===Early History=== It is unknown when the organization is formed but it can assumed that it is founded by [[Vladimir Lem]] who wanted to use the group to kill his rivals. It is formed from the members of [[Russian Mob]] and individual criminals who owe loyalty to their boss. They are used to kill Lem's enemies for various reasons, either to undermine his Inner Circle's opposition or to target a person who is a threat to Lem himself. Some are quite cold professional hitmen while others seem to be new recruits and act more like common criminals. ===Inner Circle Civil War=== The Cleaners are used by Lem to eliminate any [[Inner Circle]] members who support [[Alfred Woden]], they are enemies with [[Mona Sax]], who was hired by Woden to support the civil war on his side. [[Max Payne]] unwittingly joined the war as his first case was in Vlad's own warehouse. While the Cleaners are hired to clear the [[Mafia]] attackers sent by [[Vinnie Gognitti]], they also kill their [[Annie Finn|own gunsmith]] in order to pin the blame on the Mafia. Although they succeed in killing the gunsmith and taking the weapon stockpile to their HQ, they suffered massive casualties with only few men and their lieutenant, Kaufmann escaping, most being killed by Max Payne. Due to Max Payne's involvement in the case, the Cleaners who were spying on Max for months decided to take action as Mona goes to meet Max. However, nearly all the Cleaners task force are killed by Max, Mona and the apartment residents which are forced to fight including [[New York City Police Department|police]] coming to the scene. Kaufmann soon lead an assault to kill Inner Circle members in the Upper Side Apartments, despite their success, they suffered a heavy blow with their commander and the entire force are killed. Detective [[Valerie Winterson]], who is Vlad's girlfriend, gave a tip on Vlad about Max and Mona's situation. Using the information, the Cleaners attempted to assassinate Mona while killing police officers on the way but she escaped and Max eliminated the hitmen. The Cleaners soon attack [[Address Unknown Funhouse|Mona's hideout]], as Max unknowingly directed Vlad to Mona's location, just like their previous attempts, they got killed and were forced to escape. However this time Max got into the back of a Cleaners' van, driving him towards their HQ. ===The Cleaners Downfall=== As Max entered their HQ, he proceeded to slaughter all the Cleaners in sight with Mona entering from the other side and joining the massacre. With their HQ ambushed and destroyed, many Cleaners were killed and escaped. They attempted to get their revenge the next night in the hospital where Max is hospitalized, but they are soon eliminated. Once Max found out that the Cleaners are led by Lem, he headed to Vodka and killed many Russian mobsters and also discovered important evidence of the Cleaners and Vladimir Lem connection. Other Cleaners are sent to finish Vinnie's gang who is cut off support from the [[Punchinello Crime Family|Punchinellos]] with the Russian Mob joining in. However, they failed to kill Vinnie due to Max's intervention but caught them in Mona's hideout. Vlad kills Vinnie and blows up the hideout before heading to Woden's manor to kill Woden. The Cleaners are joined by Woden's treasonous bodyguards to kill Woden but Max and Mona enter the manor and kill nearly all the Cleaners there. The remaining resistance were protecting Vlad from Max but finally all are killed. The Cleaners are finally dead with their leader killed along with all the members. ==Equipment and Tactics== The Cleaners use a wide assortment of weaponry, sometimes wielding sidearms such as [[Beretta]] 9mm or [[Desert Eagle]] pistols, but often preferring mid-range weaponry such as [[Ingram]] machine pistols and [[Pump-Action Shotgun]]s. They also wield military-grade weaponry, often using the [[Kalashnikov]] assault rifle and occasionally the [[M4 Carbine]] assault rifle. After switching to full commando gear, they also began to use the [[MP5]] submachine gun as well. Cleaners often carry and throw grenades, and also fairly often dodge-roll to attempt to evade gunfire. Cleaner lieutenants wear blue caps and heavy blue jackets over their cleaner jumpsuits. This is a similar outfit that is worn by Kaufman, the Cleaners' field commander, only lacking a ballistic vest. These lieutenants are slightly tougher than regular Cleaners, able to barely survive a Beretta headshot (though a headshot from any other weapon other than the Ingram will still kill them). They are also slightly better skilled than regular Cleaners. They carry similar weaponry as regular Cleaners. Cleaners equipped with full commando gear wear dark ballistic vests over dark fatigues with black balaclavas covering their heads and faces, strongly resembling the [[Mercenaries]] from the first game. Some also wear night-vision goggles. The ballistic vests worn by the Commandos give them increased durability, reducing the damage done by most projectiles and allowing them to survive several torso shots from 9mm pistol rounds before dying, giving them about double the durability of most other enemies. Their armor can still be penetrated by the [[M4 Carbine]] or [[Sniper Rifle]]. Commandos seem to carry assault rifles more frequently than the regular disguised Cleaners, primarily using the AK-47, but also using the M4 and MP5 more often than disguised Cleaners. Commando lieutenants have shaved heads and wear black jackets over their flak vests. They have slightly more health and are somewhat better skilled than regular Commandos, though the difference is not very noticeable. They seem to predominately wield the AK-47, as well as the MP5. One or two of them wear ballistic helmets, which protects them from headshots. Some Cleaners wear partial Commando gear (the dark fatigues and flak vest), but still wear their white Cleaner jumpsuits, with the top portion worn down and tied around their waist. These Cleaners behave similarly to fully equipped Commandos, but have slightly lower combat skill (though more than the regular Cleaners). ==Known Members== *[[Vladimir Lem]] - Leader and founder *[[Kaufman]] - Field leader of the Cleaners *[[Mike]] - Commando *[[Mitchum]] - Commando *[[Feller]] - Commando *[[Andrews]] - Soldier ==Trivia== *Although the Cleaners technically consist of the same group of contract killers as the Commandos, they are often depicted as inexperienced and clumsy, a sharp contrast to the Commandos' professionalism and cold efficiency. *There are a number of actual cleaning companies known to use names similar to the Squeaky Cleaning Company: **In Australia, there is a carpet cleaning service named [http://www.squeakycleanteam.com.au/ "The Squeaky Clean Team"]. **In England, "The Squeeky Cleaners, Ltd." is a domestic and commercial cleaning company (which, coincidentally, is owned by an ex-military individual). *The Commandos are the third group of enemies to wear bulletproof vests, after the [[mercenaries]] and the [[Aesir Security|Aesir security guards]], but they're also the first to wear bulletproof helmets, which is later used by the [[UFE]] in the third game. 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