Criminals

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Criminals
Criminals Emblem
Game	Battlefield Hardline
Type	Criminal Organization
Nickname	Suspect

"Hunt Together"

— The Criminals' mantra as seen on their emblem.

Criminal refers to a person (or a group of people) who committed crime; an act harmful not only to some individual or individuals, but also a community, society, or the state; such actions are forbidden and punishable by law with the state having the power to severely restrict one's liberty for committing a crime, although an action is regarded as a crime if declared as such by the relevant and applicable law in the state.

Acts that is declared as a crime generally includes, but not limited to, murder, assault, drug manufacturing, trade and trafficking, burglary, robbery, and motor vehicle theft (often referred to as a grand theft auto).

Battlefield Hardline

The Criminals are a faction featured in Battlefield Hardline, opposing Law Enforcement in the multiplayer. They appear to be a well equipped and well financed Criminal organization, with Criminal agents having access to military grade weapons, like the M416 and AWM, and high tech equipment and attack vehicles, including top of the line Stinger missiles and heavily armored Counter Attack Trucks and Attack helicopters. The organization's reach appears to stretch across the continental United States, with their activities extending from Miami, Florida to Los Angeles, California.

The Criminals' appearance varies from map to map. On urban maps, like Downtown, Hollywood Heights and Bank Job, they have a more professional look, wearing vests and balaclavas. This team is known as Thieves.

On most other maps such as Everglades and The Block, they wear plain clothes with hats, hooded jackets, and bandanas. This team is known as Bangers.

Weapons

While both Law Enforcement and Criminals start off with the same default weapons, certain purchasable weapons are exclusive to Criminals until a Weapon License is earned for the weapon, when it will then be accessible to the Law Enforcement as well. Weapons earned through Assignments are immediately available to both factions.

All Kits

Image	Name
	FN57
	G17 RACE
	Dual VZ .61
	RO933 .300 BLK
	M1A1
	M1
	M110K5
	MP7
	MP5SD
	1887
	AWS
	M1903
	A 8S
	Mammoth Gun
	Syndicate Gun

Operator

Image	Name
	RO933 (Default)
	AKM
	M416
	SAR-21
	RPK-74
	AUG A3
	ARM (Assignment)
	L85A2 (Battlepack)
	F2000 (Robbery)
	RPK (Robbery)
	AKS-74U
	FAMAS
	ACWR (Battlepack)
	CAR-556 (Battlepack)
	92FS (Default)
	CZ-75
	G17 (Assignment)

Mechanic

Image	Name
	MP5K (Default)
	UZI
	P90
	UMP-45
	Scorpion
	MX4
	FMG-9 (Assignment)
	UMP-9 (Getaway)
	AUG Para (Getaway)
	.38 Snub (Default)
	.44 Magnum
	.410 Jury (Assignment)

Enforcer

Image	Name
	870P Magnum (Default)
	SPAS-12
	Saiga 12
	M4
	Double-Barrel Shotgun (Assignment)
	SA-58 OSW
	HK51
	FN FAL (Criminal Activity)
	45T (Default)
	.40 Pro
	Bald Eagle (Assignment)

Professional

Image	Name
	Scout Elite (Default)
	AWM
	388-Recon
	M98B
	.300 Knockout (Assignment)
	PTR-91
	Saiga .308
	SP-AR
	G18C (Default)
	TEC-9
	MAC-10 (Assignment)
	Improvised Gun (Betrayal)

Vehicles

The following are the vehicles used by Criminal Agents in multiplayer. Most of the vehicles are repurposed luxury civilian vehicles; the Hardened Attack Truck and Rogue Chopper are the only two original military-built vehicles. The civilian vehicles (The Utility Van, Fuel Tanker, Airboat, Hearse, and Snowmobile), can also be used by Criminals.

Image	Name
	Street Bike
	Dirt Bike
	Sports Sedan
	Import Tuner
	Muscle Car
	Armored SUV
	Hardened Attack Truck
	Syndicate Crew Cab
	Smuggler's Boat
	Rogue Chopper
	Executive Helicopter

Gallery

Thieves

Operator

Mechanic

Enforcer

Professional

Bangers

Operator

Mechanic

Enforcer

Professional

A group of Bangers on Derailed

Trivia

The Criminals' emblem in the game's alpha (left).

• During the game's alpha, the Criminals' emblem was originally two knives crossing over each other as evidenced in the gamemode tutorial videos that can be accessed through the in-game menu.
  • This emblem can still be seen on some Assignments and their corresponding Patches.
• The Thieves are called PRO in the game file. This likely influenced from the Professionals based on a Heist film Heat.
• The Bangers are called STREET in the game file, indicated they are base on Street gang hence the dialect.
• In the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, only the Bangers voice lines are used