This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Morgan Wick: What the hell is this supposed to be?
Robert: A crook whose forced to work for the good guys, or be sent back to prison. It's one of the common motivations for antiheroes, but not very well explained here.
Jordan: Would it be acceptable to add that Moist in Going Postal seems to be a pastiche of the Stainless Steel Rat?
I'm having trouble understanding the last one on the page, about royals vaccinating prisoners.. too many 'it's to follow what refers to what.