What kind of tactics do 621 and those following him use? I'm guessing they keep a low profile at first and act with a bit of secrecy, but what about once they're known? Do they ENGAGE IN EPIC BATTLE like Splodyhead and Slushy once did, or are they more hit-and-run?
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They are more hit-and-run, which is just how 621 wants it! Sometimes he makes targeted attacks when he wants something, but just as often if the renegade cousins are getting antsy with nothing to do on Niihau, he’ll just let them go blow off some steam by causing mayhem (as long as they can get back without being followed or captured.)
621 himself is never with the group when they attack. He has Bonnie act as a kind of “field team leader” in his place, and he uses Jay (Experiment 410) as his eyes and ears. 621 sulks and broods and masterminds from Niihau, where he can come up with nasty schemes without the danger of Lilo, Stitch, Ani, or the rest of the Ohana learning that he’s on Earth.
Usually the Renegade Cousins fall into a pattern. At first they’d all meet up and try to get as far into town to cause damage as they could before the Ohana could react. But then, after Lilo figured out the naughty cousins were always coming from somewhere over the ocean, she moved Yaarp to a spot on the coast to act as a warning alarm. So that slowed them down, until after Trip (Experiment 453) was convinced to join 621’s cause. He teleports the gang straight into town—well, almost. He’s one of Jumba’s failed Experiments, so he can never quite teleport exactly where he’s told to, but usually it’s close enough.
Then they’ll cause trouble. Grindz (Experiment 486) will smash stuff up, Bonnie and Clyde will use the mayhem to loot local businesses, while Flame (Experiment 518) just goes sort of berserk and runs through the scene on fire and screaming. When the Ohana inevitably comes to corral or stop them, Klamp and Prism come in as a sort of “second wave” and make it difficult so that everybody can escape through one of Trip’s portals back to Niihau. Klamp (Experiment 429) does this by rolling up and locking himself around Lilo or sometimes Pleakley or even Stitch’s ankle to keep them from interfering. Prism (Experiment 560) helps waylay the Ohana by bouncing around, flashing light in their eyes. She’s an active little lady and loves testing out the blinding gauntlets 621 had stolen for her from Jumba’s ship. Phoon is helpful too, knocking the heroes over or away with her gusts of wind. Usually, the whole gang gets away while the Ohana is putting out the fires.
Some other missions 621 sends them out on are:
- kidnapping weaker cousins to use as hostages, as in the case once with Yin and Yang.
- stealing equipment, either from Jumba’s ship or Gantu’s ship.
- spy missions, to scope out what the Ohana is doing or how other Experiments might be manipulated. (Bonnie, Clyde, and Jay are most useful for this.)
- Night Marcher tactics. This was Prism’s idea, because she abandoned her One True Place even before 621 came around, having more fun scaring tourists on the hiking trails than lighting up shows at the Coliseum. She started taking Grindz with her on little field trips to keep doing this even after she began working with 621, and Trip helped because he’d do anything for Prism, and then the rest of the crew started getting into it. 621 encourages this because he takes delight in hearing how tourists are getting scared away from Stitch’s precious Town, so now they do more stuff like that.
Crystallene, Comet, and Butter tend to stay on Niihau more than the others. Comet claims she wants to be lookout and guard their hideout, but she really hasn’t warmed up to the idea of encountering and fighting anybody in the Ohana yet. Crystallene doesn’t even try to hide that she feels miserable going against Stitch, and she’s already been on the fence, so 621 shrewdly keeps her on Niihau crystal-forming their hideout. And Butter is little more intelligent than a clever horse, so he sticks with 621 even when the others are out causing mayhem.
Sooo long answer short, hit-and-run tactics it is! When Leroy comes on the scene though…things get more epic-showdown-y.
