Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-41.46.202.193-20121031232748/@comment-5606883-20121101023807

^ Yes, later they did become a "type" of mercinary group- but only in a very loose definition. They were originally formed to counteract the tyranny that the Feudal lords and their Samurai would force on the peasants. Later in their history they became a type of assassin for hire, but once again only in a loose definition of the word.