Talk:Captain Alatriste

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What term should use for the temporal "job" of Alatriste and the permanent "job" of Malatesta ?

In Spanish would be probably "matón"; something like "espadachin" (swordfighter) mixed with and "asesino a sueldo" (contract killer). But assassin is not good enough.

By the way, not mercenary as Alatriste was always a soldier (except when doing jobs on the side) in the Spanish Tercios and Malatesta was never a soldier or mercenary.

--Carrasco 07:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)