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Thief Sword Guards are criminals assisted to protect illegal enterprises and their ill-gotten gain from outsiders such as the authorities or certain independent thieves. They are much like Thief Assassins but are on average weaker with less health, but doing the same amount of damage.
Introduced in the mission, "The Thieves Guild", they are tougher and more aggressive then the guards found earlier in the game. Being in a similar profession as Garrett, they will recognize him if they catch sight of him and call him out by name.[1][2] Because they prefer to avoid the City Watch they are mostly found within their hideouts or directly outside of them.