Bratva

Bratva are a more difficult version of Henchmen that first appear in the Tutorial Level, and reappear in Chapter 4, and Chapter 8.

Appearance
They are moderately muscular men with scars on their cheeks, tattoos on their neck, arms and hands, who have black hair styled into slicked back flat-top.

They dress in a fashion that is none too flashy and more plain and practical, as they wear a pair of sunglasses, a plain t-shirt, belt, pants, and shoes combo, as well as a cross necklace made from a dull-looking metal material.

Backgrounds
They seem to be middle ranked members of the Russian Mafia, given how they have a tendency to take the role of leaders whenever they show up.

Description
The first Bratva appears in the Tutorial, accompanied by a squad of Riot Police who capture the four protagonists.

Another Bratva appears in Chapter 4: The Train, who is also leading a squad, this time being composed out of other Bratvas and Henchmen as well.

Their final appearance is in Chapter 8: The Penthouse, where they are among the many enemies who appear in that level.

Enemy Behaviour
They fight slightly more cautiously than other enemies, as they try to move back to gain distance when the player advances on them.

Like the Train Inspectors, they are capable of blocking attacks, which can be bypassed by preforming a Stun attack on them.

They have three methods of attack. The first is to preform repeated light punches, and the second is to preform a stronger focus punch, their third and final method of attack is to preform a three hit combo of a light punch, a launching uppercut, then their focus punch.

Strategy
Their ability to block attacks can be circumvented by preforming a stun combo, grappling them, or using a weapon on them.

Trivia

 * The coloration of the Blue Bratva's outfit might be a reference to the white suits and cyan shirts that the members of the Russian Mafia wore in Hotline Miami.
 * Their is an unused sprite of them injecting a syringe into their arm, suggesting that they had the ability to heal and/or send themselves into a berserk state, much like the players.
 * Their hairstyles might be inspired by the Small Fry Henchmen from God Hand, as they both have all of their hair shaved off except for the hair on the top of their head, which is also slicked back.
 * Their character might be inspired by Ryuji Yamazaki from Fatal Fury and the King Of Fighters, considering how they are casually dressed gangsters who have slicked-back hair.