Antagonists
Cronies
Both words in one sentence
- Al Swearengen's faction, Bullock's antagonists in the first season, are the Bad; they're a pimp and his cronies attempting to prevent the town from rising above the status of Outlaw Town so they won't have to deal with the government.
Source: The Good, the Bad, and the Evil -
If the character is defecting from the antagonists (or at least from a group whose goals or methods are less than admirable), perhaps because they are a Guilt-Ridden Accomplice, expect the former cronies to become All of the Other Reindeer.
Source: Defector from Decadence
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