Henchman

Henchmen are the first proper enemy to use melee combat to appear in Mother Russia Bleeds. They first appear in Chapter 1: The Lab, and make multiple appearances throughout the game.

Appearance
They are muscular men who wear sunglasses and have cigarettes in their mouths, wear a wrist watch on their arm and have a single golden tooth. They wear a t-shirt, a belt, a pair of pants, and plain black shoes. They usually have buzzcuts, but one variation is completely bald.

Background
They are low-ranking members of the Bratva, who, despite being at the bottom of their hierarchy, form the backbone of the entire organization, and are seen doing various tasks where physical strength and fighting skills are needed, like being guards for a secret lab, or security forces for a nightclub, and even competitors in a gladiator arena.

Description
Henchmen make their first appearance in Chapter 1, where the leader of a group of them will taunt the player characters, and introduce them to the mechanic of berserking.

Enemy Behaviour
Henchmen approach player characters to get into range for a melee attack, and even when they are equiped with a firearm, like the Beretta or the Glock, they will stop to attack at a slightly larger distance, altough it is still possible to hit them with attacks.

Their primary method of attack is to attack with a series of alternating punches where they have a period of idleness before throwing the next punch, and finish these punches off with a side kick that knocks whoever it hits down. They will also grab a downed player character and repeatedly punch them until their health runs out or they escape.

Trivia

 * They appear in almost every Story Mode level, except for The Jail, and The City, making them one of the most common enemies in the game.