Sour Thieves
| Sour Thieves | |||
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 A Hikō Patrol with a stolen bag of treasure | |||
| Appears in | Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024) | ||
| Species | Robot | ||
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The Sour Thieves are an antagonist group associated with the Sour Bunch in Princess Peach: Showtime! They differ significantly in design and behavior from the Dūke of the Sour Bunch. They are primarily associated with the four levels that Dashing Thief Peach appears in and can be halted temporarily by striking them with her grappling hook.
There are three enemy types which the Sour Thieves consist of: Hikō Patrol, A small, spherical, flying one with arms that robs items; Laser Patrol, a different small, spherical, flying one with a large purple, eye that shoots lasers if it detects Dashing Thief Peach; and Keibiin Robo, a wheeled one that guards and attacks.
Appearances[edit]
The Perfect Infiltration[edit]
Soon after the start of The Perfect Infiltration, a bunch of Hikō Patrol rob a nearby bank through a broken window and carry the stolen bags to their base further down the street, while a sixth has stolen Ribboner's treasure further down from the base. Peach then deactivates some Keibiin Robo on her way to reach an agent.
The conveyor belt area of their base that Peach makes her into is guarded by many Laser Patrol while the Hikō Patrol place bags into crates. After some rooms were left unguarded, two Keibiin Robo try to stop Peach from opening the vault door but are defeated as the vault door opens out on them.
As Peach has reclaimed the bags, many Keibiin Robo try to stop Peach from fleeing including by starting an upwards laser platform, while Hikō Patrol fly by as Peach makes her escape in a hang glider.
The Stolen Statue[edit]
Soon after the start of The Stolen Statue, the Hikō Patrol steal a golden statue of a Theet (with a live Theet hanging on to the statue) from a town square with an air blimp that Peach attempts to catch up to and lands on.
Various Laser Patrol and Keibiin Robo are turned on as Peach turns the lights off when she has got inside the air blimp base. The blimp's cockpit is piloted by two Keibiin Robo that are turned off after Peach breaks through the front window and hacks into a nearby computer. Two Keibiin Robo and a propellor airplane try to stop Peach from operating the lift, and then attempt to initiate a self-destruction of the blimp which Peach narrowly escapes.
The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap[edit]
Five Hikō Patrol and two Laser Patrol show up partway through the escape sequence in The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap.
Dashing Thief Rehearsal[edit]
As with the hang gliding section in The Perfect Infiltration, Hikō Patrol fly around in the air in Dashing Thief Rehearsal, but in much larger numbers and pose, a much bigger threat to Peach.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Zure Boeven | Sour Thieves | [1] | |
| German | Räubertruppe | Robber Troop | [?] | |
| Italian | Ladri | Thieves | [?] | |
| Guardia | Guard | security robot | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ Named by a scared Theet immediately after the start of "The Perfect Infiltration".
