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Groups of bandits are very popular picks for the lowest power human([[:Category:Fantastic Sapient Species Tropes|oid]]) enemies in the [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]] in fantasy and [[Post Apocalyptic]] fiction. Their motivation is straightforward and requires little explanation, they can come from anywhere, and, while armed combatants, bandits rarely have significant combat skill and generally only have actual training if they began as [[Dangerous Deserter|military deserters]] (in which case their training is generally still minimal) making them some the weakest willing combatants possible. Even more importantly is that, unless [[Just Like Robin Hood|they style themselves as champions of the poor]], bandits [[Outlaw|have absolutely no legal or social protection]] and [[Asshole Victim|the only people who have a problem with killing bandits are other bandits]], so the heroes are free to slaughter them as they wish. Games focused on space flight often use [[Space Pirates]] in this role while those focused on naval operations use the normal kind of [[Pirate]]. This is especially frequent in trader simulator type games.
 
If they're stupid enough to try attacking someone who winds up clearly overpowering them, they're [[Mugging the Monster]]. Despite the similar titles, not necessarily will have any [[Bandit Mook]]s.
 
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