Rogue
Rogue noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
Usage example: a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly
Thug
Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
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Basically, the scars represent how despite his pretensions to being a cool rogue, he's just a thug.
Source: Good Scars, Evil Scars -
A Rogue Hawke, facing a man with a sword to his hostage's throat, can put a knife through the thug's own neck.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Age II -
In the game Rogue Trip, the Earth is an irradiated wasteland, and the only green spots left are vacation areas controlled by a thug named Big Daddy.
Source: Gaia's Lament
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