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Originally Posted by Antisocial  Train Bandit
No, it's not a Bandit; it's a Shy Guy. No explanation for the misnomer, but in YI, Train Bandits were Shy Guy chalk drawings that came to life whenever you rode chalk tracks on the back wall during a train transformation. They follow you around, attempting to body-check you and slow you down. You cannot defeat them, so just hold that Y button and speed away. |
Rather than going for a cute name, I'm pretty certain they were just named for what they literally were: bandits that waylay the train, in the style of the wild west and the James gang, among others.