Stand & Mitch | Road 96

Stan and Mitch Sanchez are two of the 8 main Characters in Road 96. They're brothers and career criminals who act as the comic relief due to their incompetence in the art of thieving. Stan can be recognized by his mask's smile and his shotgun, while Mitch's mask frowns and he wields a crowbar. The two brothers rob and drive a motorcycle all across Petria,

Both being convicted felons, Stan and Mitch represent in the game members of the citizenry who can't vote whether they want to or not. However they do express a desire for fewer cops.

It is later revealed that the two are related to Sonya, which explains why they're so invested in hunting down Jarod. Depending on the circumstances, they are either nice to the teens they come across or end up robbing them. They will almost always scream the duo's names in every encounter.

Mitch will grant you the lockpick ability.

The brothers are shown to be ruthless during their robbing, they even threaten the player in some of their encounters. However they also show a more nicer side as in some encounters, as they can give them a ride towards the border. The pair is depicted as unsuccessful robbers and it seems they mostly choose this way of life for the adrenaline or the "fame" that comes with it.

Throughout the game, Stan and Mitch are hunting down Sonya's would be killer, Jarod, to protect her. The player can choose to either help them find out the 'would be killer's appearance and the day and place he will strike, or prevent them to do so. This will affect the encounter with Sonya and Jarod on the Border, where it will be revealed that they are related.

It seems Sonya and her brothers separated when she started to gain fame as she desperately wanted to get out of the poor and useless life she had with her family. She has not talked to them for more than 10 years but if they reunite they will forgive each other.

The twins have matching outfits that cover their whole body, so we can only see their brown shiny eyes beneath the masks. They both wear a yellow suit adorned with spikes and what seems to be tape keeping the whole thing together. It is compared several times in the game with "BDSM" outfits. Stan is the smallest of the pair, he is rather thin, wears a smiling masks and has a shotgun with a Sonya star keychain. Mitch wears a frowning mask and is the bigger of the pair, with a crowbar showing a keychain of Sonya's microphone.

Mitch is the calmest out of the two. He is the most kind and understandable towards your player character, speaking in a calm voice in contrary with Stan who speaks much faster and louder than him. Mitch dislikes violence and likes to take things slow. He is shown to be too naive for his own good, like when he states that Jarod is a "nice guy". Despite his calm nature, Mitch sometimes turns into what he calls "The Beast", when he gets into an angry state and violently hits his target, effectively knocking them down. He has few dialogue compared to his brother, and most of the time repeats or mirrors the end of Stan's sentences.

Stan is more of a daredevil. It seems he is the leader of the pair, as he is the one with a gun and does most of the talking. He also commands his brother around, telling him when he has to use "The Beast". He likes to do things fast and fears of returning in prison.

They both have unconditional love for their sister, seeing as they have keychains reminding them of her, they are always watching or reading her news, and will protect her from a murderer, despite her ignoring them for years.

If asked about the event later in the game, Stan and Mitch will both express dismay about the teenager shot at the border, telling the player that they would have helped if they could have. Being felons incapable of voting, they have little opinion on politics and believe taking action is more effective. However they do still believe a change in the oppressive regime could be good for the country.

Encounters The Wild Boys The encounter begins with the character driving in a stolen vehicle, before being stopped by Mitch standing in the middle of the road. Stan and Mitch enter the car and have a conversation about how their motorcycle broke down while trying to rob a laundromat. They play the radio, unfortunately turning on the Sonya Show which reveals that their robbery turned up a mere 72 Petrian Dollars entirely in quarters and portrays them as a couple of idiots.

The two begin to argue, completely ignoring anything the player says, and decide the robbing duo should break up, and that the character should team up with Mitch - after passing Mitch's Ultimate Bank Robbin' Quiz

Question 1: Of the following, what is the best location to rob?

A fast-food joint Question 2: When is the best time to rob?

When it's foggy Question 3: What is the best get-a-way vehicle?

A helicopter Question 4: What is the best thing to do with your money at your hideout?

Bounce with it on the bed Regardless, the duo change their mind about breaking up. They either rob the player of all money and knock them out, or just kick them out of the car and take it for themselves.

Some Like It Hot Stan and Mitch will enter the Super Supper (which has a very familiar yellow and red logo) after you sit down to eat your food. After a brief conversation where the cashier points out they don't have a safe, just the register and his piggy bank of tips, they will force you to go around and collect money from all the customers in the piggy-bank. They will then consider taking you as a hostage.

You will have an opportunity to stop Stan and Mitch from taking you as a hostage when a lady starts screaming in a plan to distract them. Jump Stan, and he'll throw you off, then the two of them run off with just the piggy bank, much to the dismay of the cashier.

If you don't jump Stan, they will take you hostage and take both the piggy bank and register takings. Once out of the burger joint they'll give you a portion of the cash you collected, at the cost of the lady having her head smashed in with a crowbar by Mitch, so it's your call.

A View To A Kill Stan and Mitch pick you up and explain to you that they're after Sonya's would-be killer. After standing on their motorcycle, a taxi drives past you. A chase minigame will then occur; regardless of success or failure, the taxi breaks down, allowing Stan and Mitch to catch up. Mitch goes to confront the driver. Stan then asks you what the driver looks like, you can either tell him the truth or lie (This will affect events that happen later in the game). No matter what you say, Mitch will end up letting the driver go and you will shortly be dropped off.

Thieves In The Temple Stan and Mitch will ask you to break into Jarod's taxi company. You will go in through the vents to get into the security office. You will help Stan and Mitch by telling them where they are, turning off the alarm and reporting to the security company that the alarm was false.

You will have a choice to betray Stan and Mitch to comply with the security guard or to continue to help them. If you continue to help them, you will learn of Jarod's plan to kill Sonya at the border. If this encounter happens after the assassination attempt, the plan will be about Robert Winters.

You get 60 seconds to escape the office. It is enough time to grab the chair, steal the money and get out.

You get the Lockpicking skill in this encounter.

Nobody's Supposed To Be Here On your journey, you happen to find Stan and Mitch hideout. Trying to get through, a wooden plank breaks and they hold you at gunpoint for being in the wrong place. After they stole all your money, they ask your inputs in finding the date of Jarod assassination attempt on Sonya.

Evidences lead you to discover it is the ten years anniversary of the Peak Collapse of 1986 where Jarod's daughter Lola found death. After that, Stan & Mitch give back your money and let you go.

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now The player is riding in Stan & Mitch's sidecar with a large bag full of money. They boast that, in a rare success, they had just robbed First Petria National Bank and now they are going to be famous criminals. Suddenly, a police car starts chasing them. In a panic, Stan & Mitch beg the player to throw something at the cop. With nothing on hand, the player begins throwing bags of the pair's stolen money, much to their dismay. The player must then hit the police car enough times to get them to stop to collect their "bribe." Meanwhile, the bike is running over bumps to increase the challenge.

If the car catches up to the bike, or the player runs out of money, Stan & Mitch get arrested and put into the cop car, but escape while the officer is dealing with the player. The cop gives chase after them, leaving the player stranded.

If the player succeeds in getting the cop to stop, Stan & Mitch thank the player, even though they lost all their loot. The player then has the option of getting out or riding further to end the encounter.

Quotes "STAANNN AND MIITCCHHH!"

Stan: "Embrace your criminal destiny, kid!"

Mitch: "You'll use my lucky lockpick to get in. It's lucky because I've never had to actually use it."

Stan: "THIS HERE, LADIES AND GENTS, IS WHAT YOU'D CALL A ROBBERY!"

Stan: "TIME TO DONATE TO THE STAN AND MITCH FUND!"

Mitch: "If anything happens to sweet Sonya, I might just go crazy."

Mitch: "No, Stan and I don't pay taxes. Proudly."

"STAN AND MITCH AND THE KIIIIIIIIIID"

Trivia

• They can be a bit threatening despite their lively, chaotic personality. Stan, more or less. Mitch can be threatening due to his build.
• In The Wild Boys when they drive off, Stan is seen doing a dance through the sunroof, which is very similar to Sonya's sunroof dance in Crusin'. -Stan's shotgun has a white and pink star charm, while Mitch's crowbar has a pink microphone charm (both are nods to Sonya).
• It's implied that Stan and Mitch chose the life of robbers to acquire the fame needed to gain the famous reporter Sonya's attention.
• Turns out both are Sonya's older brothers.
• During the end credits, a photo is seen where they and Sonya go to the beach.
• Their initials "S and M", and their clothes, are commonly poked fun at, with the two being called "S and M Role-players" (Sadism and Masochism)
• They are about 36 (counting from their birth year, 1960, to 1996 [present])
• Stan is voice by Matthew Vanston
• Mitch is voice by Christian Starr-Lassen