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: Outlaw is a term for people who live outside the law and commit criminal actions. Raiders, bandits, bikers and punks are also commonly used. | : Outlaw is a term for people who live outside the law and commit criminal actions. Raiders, bandits, bikers and punks are also commonly used. | ||
: An uncountable amount of survivors became outlaws after the [[Nuclear war of 199X|Nuclear Apocalypse]] made resources scarce, resulting in many people throwing away their pre-war morality for a chance to prey on other survivors for food and water. | : An uncountable amount of survivors became outlaws after the [[Nuclear war of 199X|Nuclear Apocalypse]] made resources scarce, resulting in many people throwing away their pre-war morality for a chance to prey on other survivors for food and water. | ||
: The stereotypical outlaw wears outrageous punk fashion, the mohawk being a famously popular hairstyle. Motorcycles are the transportation of choice for the majority of outlaws. | : The stereotypical outlaw wears outrageous punk fashion, the mohawk being a famously popular hairstyle. Motorcycles are the transportation of choice for the majority of outlaws. | ||
: Outlaws usually fight with scrounged weapons such as axes, maces, and crossbows. It isn't uncommon for Outlaws to be martial artists, the [[Taizanji Kenpo|Taizanji]] and [[Kazan-ha Kenpo]] in particular are widely used by punks. | |||
: While many punks work in small gangs, they are commonly used by warlords such as [[Raoh]] or [[Souther]] . | : While many punks work in small gangs, they are commonly used by warlords such as [[Raoh]] or [[Souther]] . | ||
: Outlaw Gangs are at times very sadistic, sometimes even without any reason such as [[Abida]] having wastelander men thrown at buildings. Despite the heartlessness of | : Outlaw Gangs are at times very sadistic, sometimes even without any reason such as [[Abida]] having wastelander men thrown at buildings. | ||
: Despite the heartlessness of many outlaws, there are occasional examples of outlaws with humanity such as [[Akashachi|Akashachi's]] pirates or [[Juza|Juza's]] punk gang in the anime. Additionally they are capable of genuine loyalty, much of Raoh's army were fanatically faithful to him. | |||
== Video games == | |||
: In [[Hokuto Muso]] and [[Shin Hokuto Muso]], a playable character simply known as [[Outlaw (Hokuto Musou)|Outlaw]], sometimes known as the nameless Outlaw, is introduced. The nameless outlaw has techniques taken from the various biker and other small fry enemies in the series like [[Spade. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Many of the Outlaw gangs in the series draw inspiration from the criminal biker gangs in MadMax such as the Marauders who also wore mohawks. | * Many of the Outlaw gangs in the series draw inspiration from the criminal biker gangs in MadMax such as the Marauders who also wore mohawks. | ||
* In the fandom, Outlaws are widely known as "Zaku", a term for small fry enemies in fiction. | |||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Outlaws]] | [[Category:Outlaws]] | ||