Lynxley Network

Lynxley Network
Organization Information
Type
Criminal syndicate
Leadership
Milton Lynxley (patriarch)
Base
Lynxley Manor, Tundratown
Status
Dismantled
Key Members
Patriarch
Milton Lynxley (incarcerated)
Heir
Cattrick Lynxley (escaped S03E05)
Daughter
Kitty Lynxley (escaped S03E05)
Youngest Son
Pawbert Lynxley (cooperating witness)
Series Information
First Appearance
Dismantled
Contents

The Lynxley Network is a multi-generational criminal enterprise operated by the Lynxley family, specializing in extortion, blackmail, money laundering, and violence-for-hire. The network is dismantled over the course of Season 1 through the cooperation of Pawbert Lynxley, the youngest son of patriarch Milton Lynxley.

Overview

The Lynxley Network operated for decades as one of Zootopia's most sophisticated criminal organizations. Unlike street-level crime families, the Lynxleys specialized in white-collar operations backed by strategic violence: blackmail networks, document forgery, offshore banking, and targeted assassinations. The family's legitimate business front, Lynxley Holdings, provided cover for illegal activities.

Leadership

Milton Lynxley (Patriarch)

Milton Lynxley built the modern Lynxley Network into a sophisticated criminal enterprise. He ruled through fear and manipulation, particularly targeting his youngest son Pawbert as "the weak link" of the family. Milton is serving a life sentence without parole following the RICO trial in S01E23.

Cattrick Lynxley (Heir)

Cattrick Lynxley, the eldest son, served as Milton's primary enforcer and heir apparent. He escaped during the S03E05 prison breach and remains at large.

Kitty Lynxley

Kitty Lynxley, Milton's daughter, managed network operations and information control. She escaped alongside Cattrick during the S03E05 prison breach.

Clawrence Lynxley

Clawrence Lynxley, Milton's older half-brother, was believed dead for thirty years before resurfacing in Season 2 as the architect of the weather wall terrorism campaign.

Network Operations

Key Operatives (S01)

Target Species Episode Role Fate
Hackjaw Wolverine E02 Chief enforcer Arrested
Breck Clawmark Badger E03 Document forger ("The Eraser") Arrested
Vesper Coade Mink E04 Money launderer ("The Architect") Arrested
Sterling Pebbleworth Otter E09 Personal banker ("The Vault") Arrested
Perry Stackwell Marmot E10 Offshore accounts Cooperates
Kellan Slink Weasel E15 Logistics coordinator Arrested
Dr. Silris Mawl Mole E17-18 Psychological manipulator Arrested

Criminal Enterprises

  • MOSAIC - Blackmail network maintaining files on anyone who might threaten the family (dismantled S01E08)
  • Document Forgery - Operated by Breck Clawmark ("The Eraser")
  • Money Laundering - Managed by Vesper Coade through shell companies
  • Offshore Banking - Handled by Sterling Pebbleworth and Perry Stackwell
  • Logistics - Coordinated by Kellan Slink

History

Pre-Series

The Lynxley family has operated in Zootopia for generations. Milton's half-brother Clawrence originally designed the family's modern operations before faking his death thirty years prior to the series.

Zootopia 2

The events of Zootopia 2 expose the Lynxley Network's involvement in weather wall sabotage and attempted murder. Pawbert Lynxley is arrested after attempting to murder Judy Hopps and others.

Season 1 - Dismantling

With Pawbert's cooperation, ZPD and ZSI systematically dismantle the Lynxley Network over 24 episodes:

  • E02: Hackjaw arrested (chief enforcer)
  • E03: Breck Clawmark arrested (document forger)
  • E04: Vesper Coade arrested (money laundering)
  • E08: MOSAIC blackmail network destroyed
  • E09: Sterling Pebbleworth arrested (banking)
  • E10: Perry Stackwell cooperates (offshore accounts)
  • E15: Kellan Slink arrested (logistics)
  • E17-18: Dr. Silris Mawl arrested (psychological manipulation)
  • E23: Milton, Cattrick, and Kitty convicted; life sentences

Season 2 - Clawrence's Return

Clawrence Lynxley emerges as a new threat, recruiting former Lynxley operatives for his weather wall terrorism campaign. His organization operates through the shell company Tempest Holdings.

Season 3 - Prison Breach

During the Lionheart prison breach (S03E05), Cattrick and Kitty escape custody and disappear. They are never recaptured during the series.

Legacy

Despite the network's dismantlement, the Lynxley family's historical actions continue to affect Zootopia:

  • Weather wall vulnerabilities exploited by Clawrence Lynxley (S02) and Mikhail Icener (S05)
  • Agnes De'Snake's stolen patent and journals remain relevant to weather wall operations
  • Pawbert's testimony and cooperation become central to his redemption arc

Trivia

  • The MOSAIC archives contained leverage files on Zootopia citizens.
  • Pawbert destroyed his own file from the MOSAIC archives, choosing to unmake what controlled him.
  • All Lynxley assets were seized following the RICO convictions (S01E23).