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The average [[Mook]] in video games and other fiction is usually of the straightforward variety - you see them, they see you, fighting time, fighting time, blows are thrown. From large to small, regular mook to [[Elite Mook|elite]], all walks of life... ''most'' Mooks don't mince words about how they're out to mince you. But some of them are much more cloak-and-dagger about their business - ''their'' job is to ensure they remain unseen as long as possible. |
The average [[Mook]] in video games and other fiction is usually of the straightforward variety - you see them, they see you, fighting time, fighting time, blows are thrown. From large to small, regular mook to [[Elite Mook|elite]], all walks of life... ''most'' Mooks don't mince words about how they're out to mince you. But some of them are much more cloak-and-dagger about their business - ''their'' job is to ensure they remain unseen as long as possible. |
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These '''Stealth Mooks''' aren't always exclusively majors in hiding, and can easily overlap with other Mook types. For a Mook to qualify as one, though, the stealth must be the core of the niche that they fill in enemy parties and/or stages - whether or not the Mook elects to fight you varies. The sources of this Mook's stealth ability can range from being visible but hard to spot on-screen, to being completely undetectable until they attack; said abilities can be conferred by anything from magic or super-technology to [[Geo Effects]], or simply being [[Genre Savvy]] (perhaps [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|dangerously so]]) in using the terrain. Tougher Stealth Mooks may warrant special tactics and/or items to defeat. |
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[[Ninja]] are by far the classic and most common examples of Stealth Mooks, as well as a common subtype of Mook that actively avoids your sight until you draw near. |
[[Ninja]] are by far the classic and most common examples of Stealth Mooks, as well as a common subtype of Mook that actively avoids your sight until you draw near. |
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