Thread:LuminaFaith2468/@comment-32268344-20171102024516/@comment-26832013-20171102204621

Malo was, at one point, the first heir; his granduncle, Midnight (who I believe is in the Dark Forest and played by Wave), originally was leader and was the one who really solidified the Dusk Syndicate's reputation (mostly by being very ruthless, corrupted by power, and starting a war), however he became paranoid about his children killing him so he killed them, but Midnight was eventually killed by his sister (Malo's grandmother), who took the position as she was the first choice after Midnight's kits were killed. She led the Syndicate into a more peaceful era, which then led to Malo being a lot softer than the leaders before Midnight.

As the first heir and the older kit of the litter (Malo has two littermates, Imara (Played by Icy) and Kindle (Played by App)), he was highly expected to be the next leader. All heirs (and somewhat including the lesser heirs) sort of get special treatment during training, namely they're more respected and a lot harder trained. In general, they're more experienced and stronger than the average recruit. As such, Malo is one of, if not the best, fighter in the Syndicate, who are all already a lot more experienced in combat than the other Clans, which can effectively place him near the top of the "Strongest clan cats" list.

Throughout the seasons, there were attempts to remove the heirarchy system from the Syndicate, but it was so deeply rooted (and still is) that it's extremely unlikely for it to happen. Not only is it the only way of life that they know, but the heirs themselves are, for the most part, able to fend off and survive these attempts. It also made them more experienced and removed most of the kit-innocence that might've been left over from training.

When Malo took the position of leader, he became a lot more wise from having to make decisions for the Syndicate, and also proved times before that he was capable of leading. Though he only has 5 lives left, Malo's strength is beyond the capabilities of the average recruit. Only other leaders could really have a chance to match even with him, since they'd also have the advantage of having multiple lives.