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A subset of the [[Outlaw]] with a Hispanic flavor. Most often found in stories set in Mexico or near the Mexican border. |
A subset of the [[Outlaw]] with a Hispanic flavor. Most often found in stories set in Mexico or near the Mexican border. |
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Stereotypically, the bandito has a thick Mexican accent, wears a sombrero and poncho or serape, and in later time periods a [[Badass Bandolier|bandolier of ammunition]]. A [[Magnificent Moustaches of Mexico|thick mustache]] is common, but not mandatory. |
Stereotypically, the bandito has a thick Mexican accent, wears a sombrero and poncho or serape, and in later time periods a [[Badass Bandolier|bandolier of ammunition]]. A [[Magnificent Moustaches of Mexico|thick mustache]] is common, but not mandatory. |
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Usually the villains of a [[The Western|Western]], but if portrayed sympathetically will have a [[Robin Hood]] code of honor, or be [[La Résistance|revolutionaries]] fighting against the corrupt government. |
Usually the villains of a [[The Western|Western]], but if portrayed sympathetically will have a [[Robin Hood]] code of honor, or be [[La Résistance|revolutionaries]] fighting against the corrupt government. |
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As with the outlaw, the bandito often overlaps with [[The Gunslinger]] and [[Cowboy]] roles, with the latter being called vaqueros. A bandito might also be a [[Knife Nut]] or [[Improbable Weapon User|lariat expert]]. |
As with the outlaw, the bandito often overlaps with [[The Gunslinger]] and [[Cowboy]] roles, with the latter being called vaqueros. A bandito might also be a [[Knife Nut]] or [[Improbable Weapon User|lariat expert]]. |
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Note bandito is the English spelling. In Spanish it is ''bandido''. We get desperado from the Spanish ''desesperado''. |
Note bandito is the English spelling. In Spanish it is ''bandido''. We get desperado from the Spanish ''desesperado''. |
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* ''[[¡Three Amigos!|Three Amigos]]'' |
* ''[[¡Three Amigos!|Three Amigos]]'' |
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* In the Disney film ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'', there was a single bandito among the otherwise homogenous-white bad guys. |
* In the Disney film ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'', there was a single bandito among the otherwise homogenous-white bad guys. |
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* Calvera and his band of outlaws in ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''. |
* Calvera and his band of outlaws in ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''. |
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* The bandits in ''[[Django]]''. |
* The bandits in ''[[Django]]''. |
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* Several Banditos are part of Hedley Lamarr's army in ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. |
* Several Banditos are part of Hedley Lamarr's army in ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. |
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** El Indio of ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' takes the sterotypical bandito [[Up to Eleven]]. A drug-addicted [[Large Ham]] who stalks women, murders families, rigs duels, and takes trophies from his victims, he spends most of the film in an oppium-induced haze, while plotting to use [[Anti-Hero|Monco]] and [[Best Served Cold|Colonel Mortimer]] to do his dirty work, wiping out his gang and leaving all the money from his robberies for him. |
** El Indio of ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' takes the sterotypical bandito [[Up to Eleven]]. A drug-addicted [[Large Ham]] who stalks women, murders families, rigs duels, and takes trophies from his victims, he spends most of the film in an oppium-induced haze, while plotting to use [[Anti-Hero|Monco]] and [[Best Served Cold|Colonel Mortimer]] to do his dirty work, wiping out his gang and leaving all the money from his robberies for him. |
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** The Rojo brothers of ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' are banditos-turned-bootleggers, who sell alcohol on both sides of the border, and have an ugly rivalry with the Baxters, a family of white-collar American gunrunners. While two of the brothers are absolutely stereotypical, Ramon subverts it somewhat by being totally evil, but [[Evil Genius|very bright]]. |
** The Rojo brothers of ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' are banditos-turned-bootleggers, who sell alcohol on both sides of the border, and have an ugly rivalry with the Baxters, a family of white-collar American gunrunners. While two of the brothers are absolutely stereotypical, Ramon subverts it somewhat by being totally evil, but [[Evil Genius|very bright]]. |
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* ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' has examples of both. On the villain side, we have Mapache, the primary villain and his army of bandits. On the (anti-)heroic side, we have Angel, one of the Bunch. |
* ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' has examples of both. On the villain side, we have Mapache, the primary villain and his army of bandits. On the (anti-)heroic side, we have Angel, one of the Bunch. |
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* Revolutionary banditos make up one of the bad guy groups in the movie ''[[The Professionals (film)|The Professionals]]''. |
* Revolutionary banditos make up one of the bad guy groups in the movie ''[[The Professionals (film)|The Professionals]]''. |
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* Tomas Milian played this type (usually the sympathetic version) in a lot of spaghettis. |
* Tomas Milian played this type (usually the sympathetic version) in a lot of spaghettis. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Sanchez in the ''[[Desperados]]'' video games is a (deliberately) stereotypical bandito character. |
* Sanchez in the ''[[Desperados]]'' video games is a (deliberately) stereotypical bandito character. |
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* ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' has ammo vending machines with a cartoon/period picture of a bandito's masked face, which spouts recorded messages with an outrageously thick accent. "¡[[Gratuitous Spanish|Bienvenidos al Ammo Bandito]]!" |
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* ''[[Outlaws (1997 video game)]]'': has "Spittin'" Jack Sánchez. |
* ''[[Outlaws (1997 video game)]]'': has "Spittin'" Jack Sánchez. |
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* Part of ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' takes place in Mexico, where the protagonist contends with both banditos and revolutionaries. |
* Part of ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' takes place in Mexico, where the protagonist contends with both banditos and revolutionaries. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* Gordito is a heroic variant of this (mixed in with [[Sidekick]]) in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. |
* Gordito is a heroic variant of this (mixed in with [[Sidekick]]) in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. |
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** Gordito's uncle Pedro would be a straighter example of this, except Pedro uses a [[Rule of Cool|velociraptor]] as his [[Horse of a Different Color|steed]]. |
** Gordito's uncle Pedro would be a straighter example of this, except Pedro uses a [[Rule of Cool|velociraptor]] as his [[Horse of a Different Color|steed]]. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |