Stan & Mitch

**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, and don't express any political disposition during their conversations with the player, except a wish for fewer cops for obvious reasons.

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.

## Roles

### *Road 96: Mile 0*

The two brothers can be seen sitting in front of a campfire outside of White Sands.

### *Road 96*

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 bothers 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.

## Appearances

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.

## Personalities

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 could be called a gentle giant. 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.

## 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. The two begin to argue, 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

### Some Like It Hot

Stan and Mitch will enter the burger shop you are at after you sit down to eat your food. After a brief conversation, they will have you go around and collect money from all the customers before escaping and taking you as a "hostage". They give you a portion of the cash you collected.

### 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; after the game is over, the taxi stops and 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.

### 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 steal the money and get out.

You get the Lockpicking skill.

### 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. Suddenly, a police car starts chasing them. In a panic, Stan & Mitch beg the player to throw something at the cop. The player then 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

* 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).
* They 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)