Yeah but you can't control 100 banes , you need a certain kind of person to be a cannon fodder goon and another to be a right hand man. When you get too competent a right hand they usually try And screw you over or become a boss like say starscream or stringer . Chris and snoop were some of the best henchmen I ever saw , never turned on Marlo no matter the situation and were actually more than competent at their jobs but stayed loyal
Chris and snoop were some of the best goons ever ! Marlo lucked outEven in TV shows. Look at what Avon had to deal with on The Wire.once he lost his top muscle he had trouble finding good goons.
It also shows good goons prolly cost a grip. Brother Mouzone didn't come cheap. Then look at movies like The Jackal. That Russian had to pay Bruce Willis 50 million.
Low level goons probably get paid just enough to put their lives on the line but not enough to where they can save up and leave.
Its that old school gang mentallity profile of a bunch of pussies joining together cause they weak as shyt alone. Plus their skill depends on the boss. If its a thanos or darkseid type villain they can wipe out the powerful ones that get too cute but a nikka like two face is just ugly with a gun. Bane or joker would clip em in his sleep if they worked for him
How many movies would be utter trash if the hero died at the hands of a goon? James Bond getting killed by a henchman. Bruce Lee getting killed by a guard. Batman getting killed by one of the Penguin's goon.
The problem with competent goons is that they can start thinking they can do a better job than the boss. It's the downsides to being a villain boss.
Memory is fuzzy but I think only time I've seen a crew where the goons were badass and stayed loyal was Hotel Moscow in that Black Lagoon anime. God bless your soul if you managed to kill one of their goons
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goons on the roof like 
, "You scary AF capitan..."
I wrote a script 3 years ago called "Henchmen for hire" and was an animated tv show and the basic premise is the undelined part.
Also
http://www.henchmenonline.com/
"Henchmen for Hire is a webcomic about three normal guys who hire themselves out as help for super villains"
I agree, probably why when I watch any of the original James Bond films with Sean Connery I am usually like
after Bond saves the day from the main villain that the henchman is always the LAST person Bond has to fight and gives Bond hell and damn near kills him.
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