The Rogues (gang)

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The Rogues are one of the main gangs in the 1979 cult film The Warriors. They also appeared in the 2005 video game The Warriors. Their turf was Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, until the Gramercy Riffs cornered them for assassinating Cyrus. The Rogues' later whereabouts have never been specified.

The Rogues dress like 1950s greasers. They wear deep blue leather jackets, with their logo - a hooded grim reaper in chains - embroidered on the back. Rogues also wear greaser hats with matching jeans. The Rogues' temporary warlord is Crazy Luther, who killed Cyrus merely because "I enjoy doing things like that!" Luther's warchief (deputy leader) is Cropsey.

In the film, the Rogues are the gang responsible for the shooting of Cyrus, which they pinned on The Warriors. This resulted in The Warriors being hunted down by the Gramercy Riffs. Near the end of the film, the Rogues are proven guilty by an unnamed witness. In the video game, The Rogues follow the same storyline as the film, but you are introduced to them earlier on, via cut scenes before and after certain missions. At the beginning of "Boys In Blue" for example, you discover how their Luther got the gun and police badge in the first place. The cut scenes show more of Luther's character and mentality, and also the bullying of another member of the gang.