I haven't read up on the Syndicate game much but when I first heard about it first thought was I still hope they have the Persuadertron(love this name, it's simply awesome) in it.
Sorry but nothing beats
persuading an army of minions to do your biding
Mind control in X-Com was great fun, hope to see it return!
Pity alot of games don't really have much these days unless it becomes the theme behind the game.