Assassins

Assassins are, to put it simply, a specialized kind of trooper designated for the distinct and particular mission of wiping out enemy units of merit, usually politicians, kings and Heroes. They are experts at sneaking around and cheating their way past guards or, if lacking the charisma or patience for this manner of subtlety, just especially good at killing people. Ninjas are assassins, but the more general topic of "assassin" encompasses anyone built for the role, whether or not they like head scarves and katanas.

Although a lethal and dangerous enemy in the "real world", using assassins presents a bit of a problem in Brikwars. Their best battlefield application is in squelching the morale and commander effects of the enemy's force by attacking the command structure and "soft targets" like unarmed governors or generals. However, these particular units are frequently absent in Brikwars, being rather Anoraky in nature and therefore forbidden from the field of combat. Thus, assassins are rather redundant, and are better deployed as scouts or elite units.

Assassins could be deployed as anti-Hero forces, were it not for the legendary capacities of Heroes to avoid harm by lesser minifigs (as any action film will accurately depict). No formal consensus has yet been reached concerning this topic, as the powers that be have more important things to be wasting their time on.

See also Ninjas, the more popular (and renowned) brand of assassins.