Bastards who steal your shit in video games

[Isegrim]

I remember some very old RPG's on Apple 2 or was it PC where thief enemies could steal anything from you randomly including very valuable equipment or even important in-game objects that were crucial for winning the game.

The only one I can remember now is Ultima 2 where a thief enemy could steal a "ring" from you. The ring is very important...you need to go to outer space, find a certain planet and find a certain person on that planet. Then you return to earth and find another hidden person, pay him lots of money and he'll give you the "ring" but only if you managed to find that other person in outer space.

The "ring' is necessary to avoid getting killed by a force field in the castle where the final boss is. Trouble is, there are numerous enemies in the castle and some of them are thieves who can steal your ring, that ring you did a really long outer space quest for and thus render the game unwinnable (unless you're in the boss chamber and all you need is one final blow).

 

[Sunnyside]

Well, I believe Clutch is one of the best characters in the game tho! And he joins your crew after you caught him as well, so at least you won't have to worry about missing him during your adventure xD

Yeah I still ended up using him after chasing his ass around the whole city. And that's true! I didn't recruit Rhyth until near the end of the game. Was looking up guides due to the buggy "jump on platforms" Graffiti Soul and discovered there was a whole other character I missed early in the game.