Bandits

A bandit refers to a type of organized criminal that primarily operates on land. Otherwise, they act very much like most pirates, invading and stealing from communities.

Bandits in the world of One Piece are regarded as the opposite to pirates in terms of views and ideals (and from what is seen in the series, also strength). While pirates focus on greater, legendary treasures, most bandits tend to target local villages and towns, rarely travelling to sea and remaining mostly situated in one region.

Mountain Bandits
The only known groups of bandits who have made an appearance are mountain bandits (山賊), some of whom are based on Mt. Colubo on Dawn Island. Higuma stated that the differences between pirates and bandits mean that they do not get along at all with each other. They also do not pose a major threat to the World Government, as they mainly remain on their home island and local communities, rarely (if ever) setting out to sea. However, that does not mean that they are without infamy: Curly Dadan and her "family", who lived on the same island as Higuma, are stated to have accomplished a number of crimes "as many as the stars in the sky".The Mt. Atama Thieves are a specific group of mountain bandits that reside in Wano Country, taking residence in the forests of the Kuri region. Their leader, a Samurai known as Shutenmaru, has achieved enough notoriety around the country for his great strength, unlike the mountain bandits of Dawn Island, to the point of being courted by the Emperor Kaidou to join his pirate crew.

Trivia

 * Desert bandits are a specific class of bandit that usually appears in non-canon media of the series, such as the anime and One Piece Odyssey, usually as inhabitants of the Sandora Desert in Arabasta Kingdom.
 * Vander Decken IX was referred as a bandit of the sea despite being a pirate. This may be due to the limited area in which he operated.
 * One of Higuma's bandits was the first person to be shown to be killed after being shot by Lucky Roux.
 * Jean Ango is known by the epithet of "The Bandit", despite being a Bounty Hunter.

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