Bandit

Bandits are the most commonly encountered enemies in Nuclear Throne, likely being the first ones you will kill every run and are seen in the majority of areas.

Behavior

Bandits do little more than walk around aimlessly, and fire randomly without actually aiming for their target. They commonly gather near Explosive Barrels, which they sometimes shoot before the player has a chance to do so.

They pose very little threat and will usually only hit the player by accident, serving as fodder to drain your resources. It's advised you do not use weapons that currently have low ammo or use high amounts of it per shot to kill Bandits.

Variants

• Camper Bandits, reskins that spawn under certain conditions in Desert.
• Hiker Bandit, a stronger version that drops a Backpack and spawns under certain conditions in Desert.
• Miner Bandits, reskins that spawn normally and provide light in Crystal Caves and Cursed Crystal Caves.
• Snow Bandits, reskins that replace them in Frozen City.
• Jungle Bandits, a more aggressive version that uses a Pop Rifle found in Jungle.

While not true variants, Divers, Assassins, Jungle Assassins and Big Bandit are also Bandits. Rebel is a playable redeemed Bandit, who can summon additional friendly Bandits called Allies.

Areas

Bandits are primarily located in the Desert. While this is the only location they appear normally, they also spawn with Chests and Proto Statues in applicable locations, listed below.

• Desert
• Oasis
• Sewers
• Scrapyard
• Y.V.'s Mansion
• Crystal Caves
• Cursed Crystal Caves
• Jungle
• Labs
• Palace

Changes in NT:TE

• Three new variants, the Bandit Camper, Bandit Hiker and Miner Bandit are added.
• Bandits can be found hiding in small rocks within the walls of Desert. Destroying the wall the rock is on will spawn the Bandit and an Ammo Pack or Medkit.
• Bandits additionally spawn in the Warp Zone.
• Bandits no longer spawn in Oasis, being replaced by Divers.

Trivia

• Bandits appear in the most Areas of any Enemy in the entire game.
• Bandits have two eyes, as shown by Big Bandit's portrait and promotional art of Rebel.
• Bandits speak a simplified version of Trashtalk, as revealed by JW.
• The words "Bandit" and "Bandits" are written on this page a combined total of 22 times.