Thug (ThugMale2)

ThugMale2 is a class of NPCs in Deus Ex. The default label of ThugMale2 is "thug," but various other in-game labels are used for NPCs of this class, including mercenary thug, NSF thug, and gang member. ThugMale2 is one of the most common class of thugs (HumanThug) in the game, and is the only class of thugs that is typically hostile to the player.

Characteristics
Thugs generally have a combat proficiency that is somewhere between that of civilians and combatant-type characters. For example, thugs have a maximum weapon range of 43.75 feet, lower than that of combatant-type characters (62.5 feet), but higher than that of civilians. Thugs will sometimes crouch in combat, but will do so less frequently than combatant-type characters.

Thugs have a default inventory of a pistol and a crowbar.

Locations

 * Thugs are first seen on Liberty Island during the first mission, fighting on the side of NSF forces. They are labeled in-game as "mercenary thugs." Compared to regular NSF forces (i.e., terrorists), the thugs on Liberty Island have greater durability (100 HP rather than 75 HP) but lower weapon accuracy (having a -30% accuracy modifier, rather than a -10% modifier). This -30% accuracy modifier specifically assigned to the thugs on Liberty Island is more favorable than the default value of -60% for the HumanThug class.
 * Common thugs labeled as "NSF thugs" are later seen intimidating a bum at the basketball court in Hell's Kitchen.
 * Later, in Brooklyn Bridge Station, common thugs labeled as "gang members" appear as members of the Rooks gang led by El Rey.