Thug

Thugs are a group of enemy who first appear in the level, The Train.

They are hooligans and louts who fight with an unrefined brawling style.

Appearance
They are shabby looky men who have missing teeth, and missing strips of hair.

They wear vests, long sleeved sweaters, pants with stripes on the sides (similar to the Gopniks) and black shoes.

Description
They first appear in Chapter 4, in the very first car of the train, where one is playing an accordion and attempting to harass bystanders for alcohol money. After an argument with the protagonists, he will throw his accordion at them and begin to fight with them, which causes a trio of Train Inspectors to show up.

They return in Chapter 6: The City, riding motorcycles in the first section of the level.

Enemy Behavior
They have two attacks, like most enemies in the game. The first attack is to pause, then preform a swinging punch that sends them forward from the momentum, and their other attack is to grab a player character, repeatedly punch them, then toss them away.

They will attack Train Inspectors, Snipers, and even Drug Addicts at times.

On their motorcycles in Chapter 6, they will randomly appear, their presence being foretold by the shining of their motorcycles headlights. If they are attacked, or run over an enemy's body, they will be knocked off their motorcycles, and their helmets will be knocked off as well, their motorcycles will also explode over time, instantly gibbing any enemy unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast radius.

Trivia

 * The motorcycle riding thugs are likely to be a reference to the Rider enemies from Streets of Rage.